Reading order · 4 books · 2018 to 2025
Martin Scarsden Books in Order
Martin Scarsden is a journalist who has seen too much as a foreign correspondent and finds the biggest stories of his life in Australian country towns. His partner, Mandalay Blonde, is caught up in the cases as often as he is.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2018 to 2025
- First book
- Scrublands
- Latest
- Legacy (2025)
The reading order
Every Martin Scarsden book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books
- 1Scrublands2018With Martin ScarsdenA year after a young priest opened fire on his parishioners outside the church in the drought-stricken town of Riversend, journalist Martin Scarsden arrives to write an anniversary piece.Buy on Amazon
- 2Silver2019With Martin ScarsdenMartin Scarsden returns to Port Silver, the coastal town where he grew up, to start a new life with Mandy Blonde, and finds his childhood friend murdered.Buy on Amazon
- 3Trust2020With Martin ScarsdenBack in Sydney, Martin Scarsden and Mandy Blonde are pulled into a web of crooked money, old secrets and powerful people, some connected to Martin’s past as a journalist, and the danger reaches Mandy herself.Buy on Amazon
- 4Legacy2025With Martin ScarsdenA bomb tears through Martin Scarsden’s book launch and his hometown comes under attack, and as he flees into the outback, he must find out who wants him dead and why.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Martin Scarsden books in order. Each has its own mystery, but Martin and Mandy’s relationship, and the consequences of earlier cases, run from book to book.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Martin Scarsden | Mandalay Blonde | Liam Blonde |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Scrublands | LLead | MMajor | |
| 2 Silver | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 3 Trust | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 4 Legacy | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Martin Scarsden books
3 characters from Chris Hammer’s chart, with the number of Martin Scarsden books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Martin ScarsdenJournalist | 4 | Scrublands 2018 |
| Mandalay BlondeMartin’s partner, known as Mandy | 4 | Scrublands 2018 |
| Liam BlondeMandy’s young son | 3 | Silver 2019 |