Ackroyd and Thackeray Books in Order

A fiercely fought by-election gives Bradfield reporter Laura Ackroyd plenty to cover, until a body is found on the moors. Her inquiries into local scandal draw her into DCI Michael Thackeray's murder investigation.

A heat wave sharpens tensions on a Bradfield estate after a young girl is murdered. Laura sees links to an older case, while DCI Michael Thackeray confronts fraud, broken loyalties, and the possibility of a copycat killer.

A young estate agent is found drowned in her car during a harsh Yorkshire winter. As Thackeray investigates, Laura follows leads involving local development, corruption, and a second murder that raises the stakes.

An undercover reporting assignment in Bradfield's red-light district ends with Laura Ackroyd arrested for soliciting. Then a young woman is found dead nearby, turning Laura and Thackeray's embarrassment into a dangerous murder inquiry.

Building work uncovers the bones of a young woman who vanished decades earlier. Laura Ackroyd and DCI Michael Thackeray reopen the old Bradfield case, where grief, memory, and fear still give someone reason to kill.

Laura witnesses the killing of a Somali man in London and soon finds herself threatened. Back in Bradfield, Thackeray investigates another case involving a Pakistani man and a missing woman, revealing a disturbing connection.

Sent to Oxford while his career hangs in the balance, DCI Thackeray investigates a missing college tutor. Old memories and buried crimes resurface, while Laura Ackroyd follows the repercussions of violence back in Bradfield.

After a young man is left in a coma following a night at the Carib Club, Thackeray investigates drugs and rising local tensions. Laura pursues a suspicious death on a housing estate, and the stories converge.

A thirteen-year-old girl is shot outside an abortion clinic, setting off a fierce public battle. Laura Ackroyd and DCI Michael Thackeray search for the real target while protest, family anger, and medical politics collide.

When an heir to Bradfield's troubled Earnshaw mill is killed, the future of the business becomes uncertain. Thackeray faces rising industrial and racial tensions while Laura investigates the disappearance of a gifted Muslim student.

The murder of a teacher draws DCI Michael Thackeray into a case marked by fear, anger, and conflicting accounts. Laura Ackroyd's reporting offers another route into a community where trust is in short supply.

A brutal attack leaves a mother and daughter dead, another child badly hurt, and a father missing. As DCI Thackeray digs deeper, Laura Ackroyd finds that the supposedly ordinary family has a carefully hidden past.

A young woman's body is found in the Bradfield canal, but no one seems able to identify her. As Thackeray investigates, Laura looks into troubling dealings around the local football club and its powerful directors.

Laura Ackroyd becomes involved with a woman fleeing domestic abuse after the woman's daughter vanishes. DCI Michael Thackeray is also investigating a death linked to a Muslim family, and the cases begin to overlap.

When Karen Bastable disappears after a secret forest meeting, DCI Michael Thackeray races to find her. Meanwhile, Laura Ackroyd investigates an elusive venture capitalist while struggling with news that could change her own life.

Laura Ackroyd and DCI Michael Thackeray return to Bradfield for another case shaped by the town's uneasy social divisions. Their separate lines of inquiry bring journalism and police work into close, sometimes uncomfortable contact.