Brian Thiem Books in Order

Returning to homicide work after a disastrous investigation, Oakland detective Matt Sinclair investigates a wealthy teenager's body at a city bus stop. More deaths follow, threatening his fragile recovery and forcing him to find a hidden connection.

Oakland homicide sergeant Matt Sinclair recognizes a murdered woman as a runaway he arrested years earlier. Investigating her powerful clients brings resistance from officials, while the killer's increasingly public actions threaten a much larger attack.

Matt Sinclair discovers that a body in a shallow grave belongs to his former partner, an Oakland intelligence commander. Rejecting the department's convenient explanation, he investigates secrets that could destroy the victim's reputation and his own career.

Widowed retired detective Sean Tanner joins fellow former investigators to examine an old murder on Spartina Island. When his neighbor is killed, the club finds a connection to its cold case and reluctantly works with Sergeant Charlie Nash.

A murdered mother and her missing teenage daughter draw Sean Tanner and Charlie Nash into a hunt for a serial killer. As a hurricane empties Spartina Island and cuts off assistance, they pursue the girl through a dangerous storm.

A young woman’s murder on Spartina Island leads Sean Tanner and Charlie Nash to a ruby pendant linked to an old killing. Their investigation uncovers secrets about Charlie’s missing father as apparently separate cases begin to converge.

A philanthropist’s murder at his charity gala interrupts Sean Tanner and Charlie Nash’s evening together. Ballistics links it to a decades-old killing, drawing the Mudflats Murder Club into land deals, political influence, and secrets involving Charlie’s missing father.