Mat Coward is a British writer of crime fiction, science fiction, and children’s fiction novels. He also writes a gardening column for the Morning Star newspaper. He has been referred to by Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine as “one of the funniest writers in the history of crime fiction.” He lives in Somerset, England.

Mat Coward made his debut as a published author in 1995 with the non-fiction book Cannibal Victims Speak Out. His first novel was Up and Down, published in 2000, which began his Don Packham and Frank Mitchell series. Below is a list of Mat Coward’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Fortean Times Books

Mythconceptions (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Frank Mitchell and Don Packham Books

Up and Down (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
In and Out (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Over and Under (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Open and Closed (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Soother's Boy (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Acts of Destruction (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

On Borrowed Time (0)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
What Could Possibly Go Boing (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Do the World a Favour and Other Stories (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
So Far, So Near (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
You Can Jump and Other Stories (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Cannibal Victims Speak Out! And Other Astonishing Press Cuttings (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Classic Radio Comedy (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Success... and How to Avoid It (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles Audio Books

Frostfire (By: Marc Platt) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mother Russia (By: Marc Platt) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Old Soldiers (By: James Swallow) (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Here There Be Monsters (By: Andy Lane) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Doll of Death (By: Marc Platt) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Home Truths (By: Simon Guerrier) (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Prisoner's Dilemma (By: Simon Guerrier) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Drowned World (By: Simon Guerrier) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Resistance (By: Steve Lyons) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Mahogany Murderers (By: Andy Lane) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Prisoner of Peladon (By: Cavan Scott,MarkWright) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ringpullworld (By: Paul Magrs) (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Guardian of the Solar System (By: Simon Guerrier) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code (By: Eddie Robson) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Find and Replace (By: Paul Magrs) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Quinnis (By: Marc Platt) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Perpetual Bond (By: Simon Guerrier) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ferril's Folly (By: Peter Anghelides) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Cold Equations (By: Simon Guerrier) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Memory Cheats (By: Simon Guerrier) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Many Deaths of Jo Grant (By: Cavan Scott,MarkWright) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The First Wave (By: Simon Guerrier) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Beyond the Ultimate Adventure (By: Terrance Dicks) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Anachronauts (By: Simon Guerrier) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Selachian Gambit (By: Steve Lyons) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Binary (By: Eddie Robson) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Jigsaw War (By: Eddie Robson) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Time Museum (By: James Goss) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Uncertainty Principle (By: Simon Guerrier) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Project: Nirvana (By: Cavan Scott,MarkWright) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Last Post (By: James Goss) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Flames of Cadiz (By: Marc Platt) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
House of Cards (By: Steve Lyons) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Scorchies (By: James Goss) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Library of Alexandria (By: Simon Guerrier) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Shadow of the Past (By: Simon Guerrier) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Alchemists (By: ) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Apocalypse Mirror (By: Eddie Robson) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mastermind (By: Jonathan Morris) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Upstairs (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Beginning (By: Marc Platt) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Dying Light (By: ) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Sleeping City (By: ) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Starborn (By: Jacqueline Rayner) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The War to End All Wars (By: Simon Guerrier) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Elixir of Doom (By: Paul Magrs) (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Anthologies

Crimewave 2: Deepest Red(1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2(2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Show Business is Murder(2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5(2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Last Noel(2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Note: The Last Noel also has stories by Linda Berry, Steve Brewer and Catherine Dain.

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Mat Coward Synopses: Up and Down by Mat Coward is the first book in the Don Packham and Frank Mitchell series. Constable Frank Mitchell is forced to work with manic-depressive Inspector Don Packham when an old man is found pitchforked to death, sending this duo digging for clues in a garden full of suspects.

In and Out by Mat Coward is the second book in the Don Packham and Frank Mitchell series. DI Don Packham and DC Frank Mitchell investigate the death of Yvonne “Chalkie” Wood, a member of a pub darts team, after she is found bludgeoned to death during a victory celebration.

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