Chris McDonald Books in Order

An actress’s mutilated body is discovered on a Manchester ice rink, echoing a scene from one of her films. Recently recovered from a brutal attack, DI Erika Piper pursues the killer as further deaths and a personal threat raise the stakes.

A drug dealer and a senior detective are found shot dead together in an apparent murder-suicide. When another pair of deaths follows the same pattern, DI Erika Piper searches for whoever may be orchestrating the killings behind the scenes.

A rowing captain dies shortly before Stonebridge’s annual regatta, and the police call it an accident. His widow suspects otherwise and hires amateur detectives Adam and Colin to discover what really happened beneath the apparently straightforward case.

Police believe an activist died while setting fire to a meat business poised for a lucrative takeover. His mother asks Adam and Colin to investigate, sending them among hostile owners, rival interests, and people determined to conceal their secrets.

Stonebridge’s regular Santa is found dead in the snow, apparently after a drunken accident. Adam and Colin uncover evidence of foul play and pursue the truth through drug dealers, deceptive suspects, and department-store Santas despite police objections.

New evidence frees rock star Johnny Mayhem after his conviction for murdering his wife. When he threatens those involved in the case and his dealer turns up dead, Erika Piper must investigate whether he seeks revenge or was wrongly convicted.

Adam and Colin attend a radio crew’s Halloween party on supposedly haunted Winkle Island. A murder and the theft of a valuable necklace interrupt dinner, while a fierce storm traps them with deceptive guests and a killer.

The best man is found dead on the morning of a Stonebridge wedding, and police dismiss it as an accident. Groomsman Adam Whyte suspects more and recruits his friend Colin, relying on television-detective knowledge to investigate.

Adam and Colin sail toward Italy for Adam’s wedding when a valuable painting disappears aboard their cruise ship. Suspecting someone from their dinner table, they race to recover it before Venice while trouble threatens the groom’s plans.

Struggling private investigator Irving Ash takes a security job at a pornography studio to pay his bills. When its biggest star disappears, he follows her trail through Denver’s dive bars and dangerous streets, uncovering more than he expected.