Cumbria Crime Books in Order

DI Zoe Finch starts over in Cumbria with a new job, new team, and immediate murder case. To settle in, she must solve the crime while learning who she can trust.

A Christmas karaoke outing takes a grim turn when a man is found dead in the men’s toilets. Detectives Nina Kapoor and Tom Willis trade their festive evening for an investigation, with DI Zoe Finch joining the case.

A student is found stabbed outside a burning barn, pulling Zoe Finch into a case that stretches beyond Cumbria. The investigation links to earlier threats, and the killer may not be finished.

A fell runner is found dead near an isolated cairn during a race in the Lake District. Zoe Finch must navigate unfamiliar terrain, local rivalries, and secrets that reach beyond sport.

Zoe Finch and Carl Whaley expect a day off at the World’s Biggest Liar competition. Then a woman is murdered backstage, and every suspect seems professionally trained in not telling the truth.

When a businessman and former miner is found dead at a controversial new mine, Zoe Finch faces local history, protest, and suspicious colleagues. As an outsider, she has to dig carefully.

During a Whitehaven battle re-enactment, a man falls to his death and a witness is found tied up. Zoe Finch must decide whether the tragedy was accident, suicide, or murder.

Bobby Silver works at the Port of Workington, enduring a job he dislikes to pay his bills. Usually content to remain in the background, he finds his ordinary routine changing, with his connection to detective Aaron Keyes taking on new importance.

A body pulled from an icy rural lake drags Zoe Finch’s team into blackmail, corruption, and county-wide secrets. Silence protects the guilty, but speaking up can be just as dangerous.

This Cumbria Crime novella gives Zoe Finch another sharp, contained case in the middle of the wider series arc. A local mystery forces the team to act quickly before evidence slips away.

A man Zoe Finch knows is found dead inside the Port of Workington. The case draws in unlikely allies, territorial disputes, and the organised-crime enemy she has been chasing for years.

A key witness is murdered just as Zoe Finch closes in on organised crime and police corruption. With her station under pressure, she must protect the case from the people trying to control it.

As a major trial begins, a birdwatcher finds a body on the shifting Solway coast. Zoe Finch’s final Cumbria case ties murder, old disappearances, police politics, and personal uncertainty together.

Samira Hasan fails to turn up for cocktails, leaving her friend irritated until a visit to her home raises alarm. With snow covering West Cumbria and Samira’s former boyfriend answering her door, Zoe Finch’s team investigates her disappearance.