Reading Order for Every Mudlark's Press Series
Everything we publish, in the order it's meant to be read.
All our fiction is written by Liz Hurley under three pen names — one for each kind of story. If you've arrived looking for a particular author, Eva St John writes the science fiction and urban fantasy, Anna Penrose writes the crime, and Liz Hurley writes the women's fiction and the walking guides.
The Norwich Map Runners — Eva St John
In a city where history bites back, murder is just the beginning.
Urban fantasy set across a Norwich that exists in more than one time at once. Detective Eliza "Bish" Barnaby came home to a city she'd tried to leave behind, and found it full of people who can walk between its versions.
Flint in the Bones won Best Novel at The Selfies 2026, and was a semi-finalist in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO).
Read in order — this one is a continuing story rather than standalone cases.
- Flint in the Bones
- Fire in the Flint (also available as a deluxe signed edition)
- Blood in the Maps
Signed and deluxe editions are available direct from us. The deluxe edition of Fire in the Flint has sprayed edges with a map of Norwich hidden in them.
The Quantum Curators — Eva St John
Indiana Jones meets the Men in Black and all hell breaks out.
A bestselling series. Neith Salah retrieves priceless artefacts from a parallel Earth. Julius Strathclyde is the Cambridge academic who gets tangled up in her work. Five books of alternate history, stolen treasures, and rogue curators.
- The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg
- The Quantum Curators and the Enemy Within
- The Quantum Curators and the Missing Codex
- The Quantum Curators and the Shattered Timeline
- The Quantum Curators and the Great Deceiver
All five together in the box set, or signed.
The Golden Murders — Anna Penrose
Smart, sharp, and anything but cosy: Malachite Peck redefines village crime.
Mal Peck is a disgraced city banker who has washed up in the Cornish fishing village of Golden. She is nobody's idea of Miss Marple. Traditional whodunnits with modern teeth, shortlisted for the Holyer an Gof awards.
Each book is a complete case, but Mal's story runs across all three.
The Hiverton Sisters — Liz Hurley
Five sisters, five stories, one life-changing inheritance.
Uplifting women's fiction. A New Life for Ariana Byrne was a finalist in the Romantic Novelists' Association Debut Romantic Novel award.
Each sister gets her own book. You can read them in any order, but they're written to be read like this:
- A New Life for Ariana Byrne
- Cornish Dreams at Cockleshell Cottage
- High Heels in the Highlands
- From Ireland with Love
- Aster Victorious
The series was first published by Hera Books and is now back with Mudlark's Press.
Cornish Walks — Liz Hurley
Eight guidebooks covering Cornwall on foot and by bike. Shortlisted for the Holyer an Gof awards. These don't need to be read in order — pick the one that covers where you're going.
- Walking in the Fowey Area
- Walking in the Mevagissey Area
- Walking with Dogs between Truro and Fowey
- Walking with Saints and Tinners
- Top Walks in Mid Cornwall
- Top Walks in East Cornwall
- Top Walks in West Cornwall
- Cycling in Cornwall
There are also free sample walks if you'd like to try one before buying.
Common questions
Do I need to read the series in order?
The Norwich Map Runners and the Quantum Curators are continuing stories, so yes. The Golden Murders each solve a complete case, but Mal Peck's own story develops across them. The Hiverton Sisters can be read in any order. The walking guides are standalone.
Are the three authors the same person?
Yes. Liz Hurley writes as Eva St John for science fiction and urban fantasy, as Anna Penrose for crime, and under her own name for women's fiction and the Cornwall walking guides.
Where can I get signed copies?
Only here. Signed editions are posted from our bookshop in Mevagissey, Cornwall. Unsigned copies are printed to order and can be sent worldwide.
Are the books available as ebooks and audiobooks?
Most titles are. Formats vary by series — each product page lists what's available.