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ⓘ About Pauline Rowson
Author Pauline Rowson loves the sea and it has allowed her to create the unique sub genre called marine mysteries. She also enjoys adventure, heroes, and mystery. loves Rowson writes the “Andy Horton” series that stars the Detective Inspector of the same name. Horton is a flawed and rugged man works in Portsmouth and Isle of Wight. She is an acclaimed British author who reinvented the genre of police procedurals by setting them against an ever changing sea. She was raised in a working class house, and she was left to fend for herself, and she would create stories for her friends and then they would act them out behind her house. Rowson wrote her first novel (an adventure) while only eleven years old.
All Book Series by Pauline Rowson
Tide of Death / The Portsmouth Murders
Series opener · book 1 of 19 · published 2006
Footsteps on the Shore / The Portchester Castle Murders
Book 6 of 19 · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Pauline Rowson?
Author Pauline Rowson loves the sea and it has allowed her to create the unique sub genre called marine mysteries. She also enjoys adventure, heroes, and mystery. loves Rowson writes the “Andy Horton” series that stars the Detective Inspector of the same name. Horton is a flawed and rugged man works in Portsmouth and Isle of Wight.
Which Pauline Rowson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the DI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery series, the earliest of Pauline Rowson's multi-book series: it opens with Tide of Death / The Portsmouth Murders (2006) and runs to 19 books across 2006–2025, ending with The Tipner Lake Murders (2025). Pauline Rowson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Pauline Rowson written?
Pauline Rowson has 32 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2006 and 2026. 30 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the DI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery series with 19 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Pauline Rowson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Pauline Rowson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are DI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery (2006–2025, 19 books), Art Marvik (2015–2025, 5 books) and Inspector Alun Ryga (2019–2026, 6 books).
How are Pauline Rowson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Pauline Rowson's 32 books into 3 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: DI Andy Horton / Solent Murder Mystery (19 books, 2006–2025); Inspector Alun Ryga (6 books, 2019–2026); Art Marvik (5 books, 2015–2025).