Archer and Baines Books in Order

A brutal murder disrupts a Buckinghamshire town and the fresh start sought by disfigured detective Lizzie Archer. Working with a colleague haunted by his family's murder, she must overcome friction as an apparently unconnected body count grows.

An aspiring Olympic swimmer drowns in a quarry, while a thief is found murdered at local allotments. Archer and Baines investigate two deaths whose apparent explanations conceal darker motives and people determined to keep them hidden.

A reformed teenage gang leader and an unidentified man are shot dead, dividing Archer and Baines over the likely target. National Crime Agency interference and further deaths leave the detectives uncertain whom they can trust.

After a girl dies in a hit-and-run, the two classmates who witnessed it disappear. Archer and Baines investigate whether someone is silencing witnesses, uncovering buried histories and secret relationships while time to find the girls runs short.

An explosion exposes a body buried in concrete for more than a decade. As Archer and Baines investigate, a fresh killing suggests a gang war is moving into their district, linking current danger with old secrets.

A violent homophobic attack begins a new case for Archer and Baines. When another woman is found barely alive and her partner disappears, the investigation becomes personal and revives Baines's unresolved trauma.

Threats, an unwelcome former lover and a murder close to home place Lizzie Archer and her husband under suspicion. Sidelined from the case, Baines and his colleagues investigate to uncover the truth before the situation worsens.