Charlie Resnick Books in Order

When Shirley Peters is murdered, her rejected boyfriend appears the obvious suspect. A second woman’s killing makes Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick question that conclusion, as connections between the victims suggest someone is exploiting lonely people looking for companionship.

Two burglars steal cocaine from a television director’s home, and one begins an affair with his wife. Inspector Resnick follows the resulting conflicts into drug dealing and the television industry, while the drugs’ real owner demands their return.

A series of knife attacks linked to a city hospital brings Charlie Resnick and his team into a difficult investigation. The attacker’s apparent anatomical knowledge raises disturbing possibilities, and the detectives must find the connection before another victim is struck.

A murdered child’s body is found in a disused warehouse, then another girl disappears without a trace. Charlie Resnick faces public alarm and mounting pressure, relying on patient investigation rather than easy assumptions to find the missing child.

A gang’s increasingly violent robberies remind Charlie Resnick of a case that nearly killed him a decade earlier. To stop the current spree, he must return to painful memories of both a dangerous criminal and his failed marriage.

Routine Christmas policing turns urgent when Dana Matthieson reports her flatmate Nancy missing. Charlie Resnick and his team search for her while Dana faces troubles of her own, knowing every passing hour reduces the chances of finding Nancy alive.

A woman attacks men who approach her for sex, while a visiting crime novelist receives threats during a Nottingham convention. Charlie Resnick’s overstretched team investigates both cases, looking for the clues that will prevent further violence.

A fifteen-year-old accused of attacking an elderly couple dies in custody, apparently by suicide. When the senior officer on the case is murdered, Charlie Resnick investigates the disturbing connections while developing feelings for the boy’s teacher.

Bodies discovered in a Nottingham canal suggest a serial killer, but Charlie Resnick’s partner Hannah recognizes one victim and suspects domestic abuse. Her involvement draws him into a case that unsettles his assumptions about violence, intimacy, and their own relationship.

A convicted murderer disappears while attending his mother’s funeral on compassionate leave. With Nottingham police already stretched by gang violence, drugs, and corruption, Charlie Resnick faces a manhunt shaped by complicated loyalties and the relationships that draw people into danger.

Eleven stories follow Nottingham detective Charlie Resnick through criminal investigations and the lives entangled around them. The collection brings together cases including Bird of Paradise, Confirmation, and Stupendous, offering shorter encounters with the inspector’s world.

A teenage girl dies in a gang shooting that Detective Inspector Lynn Kellogg survives. Charlie Resnick helps with the aftermath while Lynn’s investigation into trafficking and gunrunning exposes deceit that puts their professional work and personal relationship in danger.

A woman’s remains are discovered thirty years after she disappeared during the miners’ strike. Nearly retired Charlie Resnick returns to the investigation, confronting the surveillance work he once directed and resentments that have survived long after the dispute ended.