Order of Mat Coward Books
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) |    |
Publication Order of Frank Mitchell and Don Packham Books
| Up and Down | (2000) | |
| In and Out | (2001) | |
| Over and Under | (2004) | |
| Open and Closed | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Soother's Boy | (2008) | |
| Acts of Destruction | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| On Borrowed Time | (0) | |
| What Could Possibly Go Boing | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Do the World a Favour and Other Stories | (2003) | |
| So Far, So Near | (2007) | |
| You Can Jump and Other Stories | (2012) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Cannibal Victims Speak Out! And Other Astonishing Press Cuttings | (1995) | |
| Classic Radio Comedy | (2003) | |
| Success... and How to Avoid It | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles Audio Books
| Frostfire | (2007) | |
| Mother Russia | (2007) | |
| Old Soldiers | (2007) | |
| Here There Be Monsters | (2008) | |
| The Doll of Death | (2008) | |
| Home Truths | (2008) | |
| The Prisoner's Dilemma | (2009) | |
| The Drowned World | (2009) | |
| Resistance | (2009) | |
| The Mahogany Murderers | (2009) | |
| The Prisoner of Peladon | (2009) | |
| Ringpullworld | (2009) | |
| The Guardian of the Solar System | (2010) | |
| Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code | (2010) | |
| Find and Replace | (2010) | |
| Quinnis | (2010) | |
| The Perpetual Bond | (2011) | |
| Ferril's Folly | (2011) | |
| The Cold Equations | (2011) | |
| The Memory Cheats | (2011) | |
| The Many Deaths of Jo Grant | (2011) | |
| The First Wave | (2011) | |
| Beyond the Ultimate Adventure | (2011) | |
| The Anachronauts | (2012) | |
| The Selachian Gambit | (2012) | |
| Binary | (2012) | |
| The Jigsaw War | (2012) | |
| The Time Museum | (2012) | |
| The Uncertainty Principle | (2012) | |
| Project: Nirvana | (2012) | |
| The Last Post | (2012) | |
| The Flames of Cadiz | (2013) | |
| House of Cards | (2013) | |
| The Scorchies | (2013) | |
| The Library of Alexandria | (2013) | |
| Shadow of the Past | (2013) | |
| The Alchemists | (2013) | |
| The Apocalypse Mirror | (2013) | |
| Mastermind | (2013) | |
| Upstairs | (2013) | |
| The Beginning | (2013) | |
| The Dying Light | (2013) | |
| The Sleeping City | (2014) | |
| Starborn | (2014) | |
| The War to End All Wars | (2014) | |
| The Elixir of Doom | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Crimewave 2: Deepest Red | (1999) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | |
| Show Business is Murder | (2004) | |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | (2004) | |
| The Last Noel | (2004) | |
Note: The Last Noel also has stories by Linda Berry, Steve Brewer and Catherine Dain.
If You Like Mat Coward Books, You’ll Love…
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.