Angie Smith (Angie Smith (CXVI)) Books in Order
Part ofAngie Smith (CXVI) Books in OrderExplore Angie Smith’s thrillers in order, with concise summaries, series background, and a clear guide to starting the CXVI books or standalone novels.
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Angie Smith (Angie Smith (CXVI)) books in publication order
5 books
Secrets Broken
by Angie Smith
2015
Maria Barnes is linked to the murder of a former Home Secretary and trapped by serial killer Freddy Williams. To clear her name and stay alive, she must bluff her way through a search that pulls Greg Woods and the intelligence service back in.
The Beginning of the End
by Angie Smith
2015
When a colleague's murder connects to a string of suspicious deaths, Greg Woods' team is pushed into a dangerous investigation. New detective Maria Barnes arrives under a cloud, and soon the case turns toward secret services and buried government truths.
Desperate Measures
by Angie Smith
2016
Three years after retiring, Greg Woods is still searching for missing detective Maria Barnes. A new lead and a gifted young hacker pull him back into a hunt that threatens far more than one old case.
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The Spy Who Chipped The China Teacup
by Angie Smith
2018
Taylor Hudson realizes she is in danger and takes a desperate chance on a stranger who promises safety. Her escape route leads toward British intelligence, arms dealing, and a corruption case built on bluff and double-bluff.
Sex Lies and Swimming Naked
by Angie Smith
2019
Jonathan Miller agrees to help a woman who says she is a police detective, and the choice wrecks the safety of his home life. As he hunts answers with a feared old adversary, the case opens onto murder and long-hidden power.
Series background & context
Angie Smith writes crime and international thrillers where an ordinary investigation, escape, or favor can uncover a much larger problem. This page gathers the CXVI Trilogy, The Spy Who Chipped The China Teacup, and the Foundling opener, Sex Lies and Swimming Naked, so readers can see how the books fit together and choose a starting point.
The main connected story is the CXVI Trilogy. It begins with The Beginning of the End, when Detective Superintendent Greg Woods investigates the murder of a colleague and a run of suspicious deaths. The arrival of Detective Sergeant Maria Barnes adds another layer of uncertainty. She is skilled and useful, but her links to the case make it difficult for Greg and the people around him to know where they stand.
It gets bigger from there.
Secrets Broken keeps Greg and Maria at the center while shifting the pressure onto Maria herself. She is tied to the murder of a former Home Secretary and forced to navigate a deadly situation involving the serial killer Freddy Williams. Desperate Measures returns to Greg after retirement, with his long search for Maria drawing him back into a threat with much wider consequences.
The trilogy works as a blend of police investigation and espionage. Readers can expect detectives, secret-service interest, hidden agendas, missing people, and clues that change meaning as more information comes out. The books are best read in order because Greg and Maria's story develops from one installment to the next.
Smith's other novels offer different ways into the same broad thriller territory. The Spy Who Chipped The China Teacup is a self-contained story about Taylor Hudson, danger in Africa, and a corruption case that reaches toward British intelligence. Sex Lies and Swimming Naked starts the Foundling sequence with Jonathan Miller, whose dangerous new client leads him into assassination, family risk, and a long-buried conspiracy.
Start with The Beginning of the End for Smith's central series. Pick The Spy Who Chipped The China Teacup if you want a one-book spy thriller, or Sex Lies and Swimming Naked if you prefer a grittier conspiracy story with personal stakes.
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