Chris Dolley Books in Order
Explore Chris Dolley's books in order, including Reeves and Worcester steampunk mysteries, science-fiction thrillers, comic crime stories, and memoirs.
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Chris Dolley books in publication order
15 books
Resonance
by Chris Dolley
2005
Graham Smith relies on written notes to navigate a reality that keeps changing around him. When a young woman warns that he is being hunted, he discovers that his peculiar connection to parallel universes threatens a powerful corporation.
Shift
by Chris Dolley
2007
A serial killer with multiple personalities and an astronaut transformed by higher-dimensional travel lie at the center of this science-fiction mystery. Two unlikely investigators must enter the killer's mind to understand a threat extending beyond ordinary space.
Magical Crimes
by Chris Dolley
2009
Psychic investigator Seb Kemp wakes after a drunken night with a bizarre magical alteration and no memory of what happened. With his usual partner missing, a new colleague joins him to investigate a difficult murder case in Tulsa.
French Fried
by Chris Dolley
2010
Dolley recounts the chaotic first eight months of his move to France with his wife and several animals. Domestic disasters escalate into an investigation when identity theft empties their savings and police forces dispute responsibility for the crime.
International Kittens of Mystery
by Chris Dolley
2010
Photographs and comic commentary follow kittens being trained for secret missions at Camp Alpha. Disguises, suspicious human handlers, renegade squirrels, and dangerous wool become part of an increasingly elaborate feline effort to protect the world.
An Unsafe Pair of Hands
by Chris Dolley
2011
Police administrator Peter Shand joins a rural detective team to gain experience, then confronts a baffling murder at a stone circle. Under media pressure, he invents a lead, trapping himself in lies as further killings threaten his career.
Medium Dead
by Chris Dolley
2011
Reluctant medium Brenda Steele teams up with Brian, a reckless vigilante demon, to identify murdered spirits and pursue their killers. His playful punishments and uncertain origins complicate an investigation involving a captive child and possible supernatural danger.
What Ho, Automata
by Chris Dolley
2011
In an alternative 1903, gentleman detective Reginald Worcester and automaton valet Reeves confront missing debutantes, stolen time machines, and resurrected conspirators. This collection combines four comic steampunk adventures while Reggie struggles with mysteries and unwanted matrimonial prospects.
Glampire
by Chris Dolley
2012
A detective with spiky red hair and platform shoes investigates an unusual murder that develops into a first-contact crisis. Mixing noir conventions with glam rock, the case places far more than one victim’s fate at stake.
Reggiecide
by Chris Dolley
2012
A resurrected Guy Fawkes threatens Parliament, but his return may conceal a wider conspiracy. Reggie Worcester, automaton valet Reeves, and suffragette fiancée Emmeline investigate a plot that places Queen Victoria and the Empire in danger.
The Aunt Paradox
by Chris Dolley
2014
H. G. Wells hires Reggie Worcester and Reeves to recover a time machine borrowed by his meddling aunt. As history changes and corpses accumulate behind Reggie's sofa, solving the mystery requires navigating facts that refuse to stay fixed.
The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall
by Chris Dolley
2016
Reggie Worcester follows his fiancée to the Baskerville-Smythe household, where a family curse and an escaped cannibal accompany mounting deaths. With Reeves and Emmeline assisting, he must investigate suspicious guests and a decidedly unusual chief suspect.
Free Cornish Army
by Chris Dolley
2019
Dolley recalls the student hoax that persuaded British media Cornwall had declared independence, staged to promote Plymouth's charity week. Other episodes from his early life include further outrageous publicity stunts and an unusually aggressive chess program.
Deja Vu Halloo
by Chris Dolley
2020
February 2, 1906 keeps repeating, and only Reggie, Reeves, and Emmeline seem aware of the loop. Their competing theories send them searching for its cause before the world becomes trapped in perpetual winter.
Truth Lies Bleeding
by Chris Dolley
2025
Mathew Sedley receives a miniature house containing a doll posed as a murdered woman, then discovers the crime is real. More models arrive, making him a police suspect as an actress offers assistance he cannot confidently trust.
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The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall
by Chris Dolley
2016Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries, Book 4


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