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ⓘ About Stephen Bentley
Stephen Bentley is a crime fiction author from the UK who is best known for the “Steve Regan” and “Detective Matt Deal” series of novels. Bentley was born in Accrington, Lancashire but grew in Huyton Liverpool. He then went to Merseyside’s Prescot Grammar School and graduated after seventeen years. Stephen then went on to work as a law enforcement officer and even worked undercover for several years in Hampshire and Lancashire before he retired as Detective Sergeant. At fifty years old, he went back to school and studied to become a barrister at the Inns Court School of Law in London. He would then practice criminal law defending anyone from murderers and burglars, drug dealers, and people charged with illegal possession of firearms among many other crimes.
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Who is Stephen Bentley?
Stephen Bentley is a crime fiction author from the UK who is best known for the “Steve Regan” and “Detective Matt Deal” series of novels. Bentley was born in Accrington, Lancashire but grew in Huyton Liverpool. He then went to Merseyside’s Prescot Grammar School and graduated after seventeen years.
Which Stephen Bentley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Steve Regan Undercover Cop series, the earliest of Stephen Bentley's multi-book series: it opens with Duplicity / Who the F*** Am I? (2017) and runs to 6 books across 2017–2025, ending with Bloodline Vendetta (2025). Stephen Bentley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Stephen Bentley written?
Stephen Bentley has 23 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2025. 18 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Detective Matt Deal series with 7 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Stephen Bentley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Stephen Bentley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Steve Regan Undercover Cop (2017–2025, 6 books), Detective Matt Deal (2019–2025, 7 books) and The Last Message (2025, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are Stephen Bentley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Stephen Bentley's 23 books into 4 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Detective Matt Deal (7 books, 2019–2025); Steve Regan Undercover Cop (6 books, 2017–2025); The Last Message (3 books, 2025); L.A. Cyber Noir Mystery (2 books, 2025).