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ⓘ About Martyn Waites
Martyn Waites is a renowned actor and writer hailing from the United Kingdom. He is best known for writing hard-boiled fiction novels of mystery, thriller, and suspense genres. The popular book series written by him include the Stephen Larkin series, Tom Killgannon series, and Joe Donovan series. Additionally, Waites has penned a couple of standalone novels and a nonfiction book called Great Lost Albums in collaboration with authors such as David Quantick, Stav Sherez, and Mark Billingham. Author Waites was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1963 and was brought up in his hometown. During the post-university years, Waites was involved in selling leather coats, doing stand-up comedy, and waiting tables in pubs. He started pursuing a career on the stage following a stint in a drama school.
All Book Series by Martyn Waites
The Woman in Black
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1983 Anthology · Susan Hill
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013
The Final Chapter
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026 Pen name · C.B. Everett
Great Lost Albums
Single-title series · published 2014 Co-authored · Mark Billingham,David Quantick,Stav Sherez
The Sirens of Time
Series opener · book 1 of 273 · published 1999 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs
The Marian Conspiracy
Book 6 of 273 · published 2000 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner
The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
Book 9 of 273 · published 2000 Anthology · Nicholas Pegg
Winter for the Adept
Book 10 of 273 · published 2000 Anthology · Andrew Cartmel
The Apocalypse Element
Book 11 of 273 · published 2000 Anthology · Stephen Cole
The Shadow of the Scourge
Book 13 of 273 · published 2000 Anthology · Paul Cornell
Minuet in Hell
Book 19 of 273 · published 2001 Anthology · Gary Russell,Alan W. Lear
The Eye of the Scorpion
Book 24 of 273 · published 2001 Anthology · Iain McLaughlin
The Chimes of Midnight
Book 29 of 273 · published 2002 Anthology · Robert Shearman
Embrace the Darkness
Book 31 of 273 · published 2002 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs
The Time of the Daleks
Book 32 of 273 · published 2002 Anthology · Justin Richards
The Church and the Crown
Book 38 of 273 · published 2002 Anthology · Cavan Scott,Mark Wright
Bang-Bang-a-Boom!
Book 39 of 273 · published 2002 Anthology · Gareth Roberts,Clayton Hickman
Doctor Who and the Pirates
Book 43 of 273 · published 2003 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner
Creatures of Beauty
Book 44 of 273 · published 2003 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs
Project: Lazarus
Book 45 of 273 · published 2003 Anthology · Cavan Scott,Mark Wright
The Wormery
Book 50 of 273 · published 2003 Anthology · Stephen Cole,Paul Magrs
The Creed of the Kromon
Book 53 of 273 · published 2004 Anthology · Philip Martin
The Natural History of Fear
Book 54 of 273 · published 2004 Anthology · Jim Mortimore
The Roof of the World
Book 59 of 273 · published 2004 Anthology · Adrian Rigelsford
The Next Life
Book 63 of 273 · published 2004 Anthology · Gary Russell,Alan Barnes
The Council of Nicaea
Book 70 of 273 · published 2005 Anthology · Caroline Symcox
Live 34
Book 73 of 273 · published 2005 Anthology · James Parsons,Andrew Stirling-Brown
Renaissance of the Daleks
Book 92 of 273 · published 2007 Anthology · Christopher H. Bidmead
Exotron and Urban Myths
Book 94 of 273 · published 2007 Anthology · Paul Sutton
The Wishing Beast & The Vanity Box
Book 96 of 273 · published 2007 Anthology · Paul Magrs
Mission of the Viyrans
Book 101 of 273 · published 2007 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs
The Girl Who Never Was
Book 103 of 273 · published 2007 Anthology · Alan Barnes
The Bride of Peladon
Book 104 of 273 · published 2008 Anthology · Barnaby Edwards
Assassin in the Limelight
Book 107 of 273 · published 2008 Anthology · Robert Ross
Spider's Shadow
Book 108 of 273 · published 2008 Anthology · Stewart Sheargold
The Death Collectors
Book 109 of 273 · published 2008 Anthology · Stewart Sheargold
The Boy That Time Forgot
Book 110 of 273 · published 2008 Anthology · Paul Magrs
The Doomwood Curse
Book 111 of 273 · published 2008 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner
Brotherhood of the Daleks
Book 116 of 273 · published 2008 Anthology · Alan Barnes
Forty Five
Book 117 of 273 · published 2008 Anthology · Mark Morris,Mark Michalowski,Nick Scovell,Steven Hall
The Destroyer of Delights
Book 119 of 273 · published 2009 Anthology · Jonathan Clements
The Magic Mousetrap
Book 120 of 273 · published 2009 Anthology · Matthew Sweet
The Judgement of Isskar
Book 122 of 273 · published 2009 Anthology · Simon Guerrier
The Company of Friends
Book 124 of 273 · published 2009 Anthology · Jonathan Morris,Stephen Cole,Lance Parkin,Alan Barnes
Blue Forgotten Planet
Book 127 of 273 · published 2009 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs
The Eternal Summer
Book 129 of 273 · published 2009 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
The Whispering Forest
Book 131 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · Stephen Cole
Survival of the Fittest
Book 132 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · Jonathan Clements
The Architects of History
Book 134 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · Steve Lyons
A Death in the Family
Book 136 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · Steven Hall
The Wreck of the Titan
Book 137 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · Barnaby Edwards
Legend of the Cybermen
Book 138 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · Mike Maddox
The Cradle of the Snake
Book 140 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · Marc Platt
Project: Destiny
Book 141 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · Cavan Scott,Mark Wright
Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge
Book 142 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · Marty Ross
The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories
Book 143 of 273 · published 2010 Anthology · William Gallagher,Jason Arnopp,Rick Briggs
Doctor Who - The Lions of Trafalgar
Book 144 of 273 · published 2011 Anthology · Jason Arnopp
The Crimes of Thomas Brewster
Book 145 of 273 · published 2011 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
Industrial Evolution
Book 147 of 273 · published 2011 Anthology · Eddie Robson
Recorded Time and Other Stories
Book 152 of 273 · published 2011 Anthology · Matt Fitton,Richard Dinnick,Catherine Harvey
The Doomsday Quatrain
Book 154 of 273 · published 2011 Anthology · Gordon Rennie,Emma Beeby
The Witch from the Well
Book 156 of 273 · published 2011 Anthology · Rick Briggs
The Curse of Davros
Book 158 of 273 · published 2012 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
The Emerald Tiger
Book 161 of 273 · published 2012 Anthology · Barnaby Edwards
The Jupiter Conjunction
Book 162 of 273 · published 2012 Anthology · Eddie Robson
The Butcher of Brisbane
Book 163 of 273 · published 2012 Anthology · Marc Platt
Protect and Survive
Book 164 of 273 · published 2012 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
Gods and Monsters
Book 166 of 273 · published 2012 Anthology · Mike Maddox,Alan Barnes
Doctor Who - UNIT Dominion
Book 168 of 273 · published 2012 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs,Jason Arnopp
1001 Nights
Book 171 of 273 · published 2012 Anthology · Jonathan Barnes,Gordon Rennie,Emma Beeby
The Seeds of War
Book 174 of 273 · published 2013 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs,Matt Fitton
Prisoners of Fate
Book 177 of 273 · published 2013 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
1963: Fanfare for the Common Men
Book 180 of 273 · published 2013 Anthology · Eddie Robson
1963: The Space Race
Book 182 of 273 · published 2013 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
1963: The Assassination Games
Book 183 of 273 · published 2013 Anthology · John Dorney
Antidote to Oblivion
Book 186 of 273 · published 2014 Anthology · Philip Martin
Tomb Ship
Book 189 of 273 · published 2014 Anthology · Gordon Rennie,Emma Beeby
Breaking Bubbles and Other Stories
Book 191 of 273 · published 2014 Anthology · Una McCormack,Mark Ravenhill,L.M. Myles
Revenge of the Swarm
Book 192 of 273 · published 2014 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
The Widow's Assassin
Book 194 of 273 · published 2014 Anthology · Nev Fountain
Masters of Earth
Book 195 of 273 · published 2014 Anthology · Cavan Scott,Mark Wright
The Entropy Plague
Book 199 of 273 · published 2015 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
We Are the Daleks
Book 203 of 273 · published 2015 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
Terror of the Sontarans
Book 206 of 273 · published 2015 Anthology · John Dorney
Shield of the Jötunn
Book 208 of 273 · published 2015 Anthology · Ian Edginton
You Are the Doctor and Other Stories
Book 209 of 273 · published 2015 Anthology · Matthew J. Elliott,John Dorney,Christopher Cooper
The Waters of Amsterdam
Book 210 of 273 · published 2016 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
Maker of Demons
Book 211 of 273 · published 2016 Anthology · Matthew J. Elliott
Aquitaine
Book 212 of 273 · published 2016 Anthology · Paul Morris,Simon Barnard
Vampire of the Mind
Book 214 of 273 · published 2016 Anthology · Justin Richards
The Memory Bank and Other Stories
Book 219 of 273 · published 2016 Anthology · Ian Potter,Eddie Robson,Paul Magrs,Chris Chapman
The Contingency Club
Book 224 of 273 · published 2017 Anthology · Phil Mulryne
Vortex Ice & Cortex Fire
Book 226 of 273 · published 2017 Anthology · Jonathan Morris,Ian Porter
Shadow Planet & World Apart
Book 227 of 273 · published 2017 Anthology · Scott Handcock,A K Benedict
The High Price of Parking
Book 228 of 273 · published 2017 Anthology · John Dorney
The Silurian Candidate
Book 231 of 273 · published 2017 Anthology · Matthew J. Elliott
Kingdom of Lies
Book 235 of 273 · published 2018 Anthology · Robert Khan,Tom Salinsky
Serpent in the Silver Mask
Book 237 of 273 · published 2018 Anthology · David Llewellyn
The Lure of the Nomad
Book 238 of 273 · published 2018 Anthology · Matthew J. Elliott
The Quantum Possibility Engine
Book 243 of 273 · published 2018 Anthology · Guy Adams
Black Thursday & Power Game
Book 248 of 273 · published 2019 Anthology · Eddie Robson,JamieAnderson
The Kamelion Empire
Book 249 of 273 · published 2019 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
The Monsters of Gokroth
Book 250 of 273 · published 2019 Anthology · Matt Fitton
An Alien Werewolf in London
Book 252 of 273 · published 2019 Anthology · Alan Barnes
Memories of a Tyrant
Book 253 of 273 · published 2019 Anthology · Roland Moore
Interstitial & Feast of Fear
Book 256 of 273 · published 2019 Co-authored · Carl Rowens
Warzone & Conversion
Book 257 of 273 · published 2019 Anthology · Guy Adams,Chris Chapman
Blood on Santa's Claw and Other Stories
Book 258 of 273 · published 2019 Anthology · Nev Fountain,Alan Terigo,Susan Dennom,Andrew Lias
The Lovecraft Invasion
Book 264 of 273 · published 2020 Anthology · Robert Valentine
Time Apart
Book 265 of 273 · published 2020 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner,Steve Lyons,Tommy Donbavand,Kate Thorman
Shadow of the Daleks 1
Book 266 of 273 · published 2020 Anthology · Jonathan Morris,Dan Starkey,Simon Guerrier,James Kettle
Shadow of the Daleks 2
Book 267 of 273 · published 2020 Anthology · Nicholas Briggs,John Dorney,Jonathan Barnes,Lizzie Hopley,Roland Moore
The Grey Man of the Mountain
Book 268 of 273 · published 2020 Anthology · Lizbeth Myles
Plight of the Pimpernel
Book 269 of 273 · published 2020 Anthology · Chris Chapman
The End of the Beginning
Book 272 of 273 · published 2021 Anthology · Robert Valentine
The Lost Resort and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 273 of 273 · published 2021 Co-authored · A K Benedict
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Martyn Waites?
Martyn Waites is a renowned actor and writer hailing from the United Kingdom. He is best known for writing hard-boiled fiction novels of mystery, thriller, and suspense genres. The popular book series written by him include the Stephen Larkin series, Tom Killgannon series, and Joe Donovan series.
Which Martyn Waites series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Stephen Larkin series, the earliest of Martyn Waites's multi-book series: it opens with Mary's Prayer (1997) and runs to 4 books across 1997–2003, ending with Born Under Punches (2003). Martyn Waites's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Martyn Waites written?
Martyn Waites has 414 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1983 and 2026. 408 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Joe Donovan series with 4 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Martyn Waites's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Martyn Waites's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Woman in Black (1983–2013, 2 books), Stephen Larkin (1997–2003, 4 books) and Joe Donovan (2006–2009, 4 books), plus 1 more.
How are Martyn Waites's books organised into series?
This guide splits Martyn Waites's 414 books into 6 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Joe Donovan (4 books, 2006–2009); Stephen Larkin (4 books, 1997–2003); Tom Killgannon (4 books, 2018–2022); The Woman in Black (2 books, 1983–2013); Doctor Who: Monthly Adventures Audio (273 books, 1999–2021), plus 1 further series.