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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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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.

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.

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.

Standalone Chris Dolley books

  1. Book cover for "Resonance"

    Resonance

    by Chris Dolley

    2005
  2. Book cover for "Shift"

    Shift

    by Chris Dolley

    2007
  3. Book cover for "Magical Crimes"

    Magical Crimes

    by Chris Dolley

    2009Twenty-Four Inches From Tulsa
  4. Book cover for "French Fried"

    French Fried

    by Chris Dolley

    2010
  5. Book cover for "International Kittens of Mystery"
  6. Book cover for "An Unsafe Pair of Hands"

    An Unsafe Pair of Hands

    by Chris Dolley

    2011
  7. Book cover for "Medium Dead"

    Medium Dead

    by Chris Dolley

    2011
  8. Book cover for "What Ho, Automata"

    What Ho, Automata

    by Chris Dolley

    2011Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries, Book 1
  9. Book cover for "Glampire"

    Glampire

    by Chris Dolley

    2012
  10. Book cover for "Reggiecide"

    Reggiecide

    by Chris Dolley

    2012Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries, Book 2
  11. Book cover for "The Aunt Paradox"

    The Aunt Paradox

    by Chris Dolley

    2014Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries, Book 3
  12. Book cover for "The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall"

    The Unpleasantness at Baskerville Hall

    by Chris Dolley

    2016Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries, Book 4
  13. Book cover for "Free Cornish Army"

    Free Cornish Army

    by Chris Dolley

    2019
  14. Book cover for "Deja Vu Halloo"

    Deja Vu Halloo

    by Chris Dolley

    2020Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries, Book 5
  15. Book cover for "Truth Lies Bleeding"

    Truth Lies Bleeding

    by Chris Dolley

    2025

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