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M.S. Morris

4 Series • 21 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Bridget Hart Books
Start with: Aspire to Die (2019)
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Publication Order of Carys Morgan Books
Start with: The Caldey Island Murders (2026)
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Publication Order of DCI Tom Raven Books
Start with: The Landscape of Death (2022)

ⓘ About M.S. Morris

MS Morris is the pen name for the wife and husband writing duo of Margarita and Steve Morris. They first met in 1990 when they were both students at Oxford University. Margarita was born and brought up in the beautiful Victorian spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, which she never did appreciate until she had to leave. At Oxford, she studied Modern Languages and thereafter spent a year in Mainz Germany. When she graduated from Oxford, she moved in with Steve in Windsor and they would live in the city for more than sixteen years while she worked in computing. In 2008, they moved back to the Oxford area with their two sons. On his part, Steve Morris practiced as a nuclear physicist after graduating from Oxford University.

All Book Series by M.S. Morris

1
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Aspire to Die

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2019

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2019
2
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Killing by Numbers

Book 2 of 7 · published 2020

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2020
3
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Do No Evil

Book 3 of 7 · published 2020

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2020
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In Love And Murder

Book 4 of 7 · published 2020

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2020
5
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A Darkly Shining Star

Book 5 of 7 · published 2020

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2020
6
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Preface to Murder

Book 6 of 7 · published 2021

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2021
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Toll for the Dead

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2021

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2021
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The Caldey Island Murders

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2026

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2026
2
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The House of Silent Bones

Book 2 of 3 · published 2026

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2026
3
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The Chapel in the Rock

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2027

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2027
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The Landscape of Death

Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2022

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2022
2
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Beneath Cold Earth

Book 2 of 10 · published 2022

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2022
3
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The Dying of the Year

Book 3 of 10 · published 2023

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2023
4
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Deep into that Darkness

Book 4 of 10 · published 2023

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2023
5
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Days Like Shadows Pass

Book 5 of 10 · published 2023

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2023
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Vigil for the Dead

Book 6 of 10 · published 2024

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2024
7
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Stained with Blood

Book 7 of 10 · published 2024

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2024
8
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The Foaming Deep

Book 8 of 10 · published 2025

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2025
9
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A Dying Echo

Book 9 of 10 · published 2025

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2025
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The Raven's Call

Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2025

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2025
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The Red Room

Single-title series · published 2018

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2018

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is M.S. Morris?

MS Morris is the pen name for the wife and husband writing duo of Margarita and Steve Morris. They first met in 1990 when they were both students at Oxford University. Margarita was born and brought up in the beautiful Victorian spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, which she never did appreciate until she had to leave.

Which M.S. Morris series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Bridget Hart series, the earliest of M.S. Morris's multi-book series: it opens with Aspire to Die (2019) and runs to 7 books across 2019–2021, ending with Toll for the Dead (2021). M.S. Morris's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has M.S. Morris written?

M.S. Morris has 21 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2027. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the DCI Tom Raven series with 10 books.

In what order should M.S. Morris's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. M.S. Morris's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are M.S. Morris Standalone Novels (2018, 1 book), Bridget Hart (2019–2021, 7 books) and DCI Tom Raven (2022–2025, 10 books), plus 1 more.

How are M.S. Morris's books organised into series?

This guide splits M.S. Morris's 21 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: DCI Tom Raven (10 books, 2022–2025); Bridget Hart (7 books, 2019–2021); Carys Morgan (3 books, 2026–2027); M.S. Morris Standalone Novels (1 book, 2018).