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D.I. Lottie Parker Books in Order

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Find the D.I. Lottie Parker books by Patricia Gibney in order, with short summaries, series background, and guidance on where to start the mysteries.

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D.I. Lottie Parker books in publication order

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15 books

1

The Lost Child

by Patricia Gibney

2017

An elderly woman is murdered in her home, and her daughter vanishes. Days later, a nearby house is torched. Lottie suspects the crimes are linked to a cold case her father was investigating before his suicide, forcing her to dig into painful family secrets.

2

The Missing Ones

by Patricia Gibney

2017

When a woman is found strangled in a cathedral and a man is found hanging from a tree, Detective Lottie Parker spots a link: clumsy tattoos on both victims' legs. The trail leads to St. Angela's, a former children's home with a dark history that connects to Lottie's own past.

3

The Stolen Girls

by Patricia Gibney

2017

During roadworks, the body of a young pregnant woman is unearthed. Meanwhile, a stranger appears on Lottie's doorstep begging for help to find a missing friend. As more girls disappear, Lottie uncovers a terrifying ring of human trafficking that stretches from war-torn Kosovo to the Irish midlands.

4

No Safe Place

by Patricia Gibney

2018

A funeral is interrupted by a scream when a young woman's body is discovered in an open grave. She isn't the missing girl Lottie is already hunting for, but the cases are clearly linked. Lottie fears a serial killer is targeting commuters in Ragmullin.

5

Tell Nobody

by Patricia Gibney

2018

Eleven-year-old Mikey Driscoll is found dead on a bed of wildflowers. He was a friend of Lottie's son, Sean, making the case devastatingly personal. When another boy is found in a similar state, Lottie must uncover the secrets Mikey's friends are hiding to save her own child.

6

Broken Souls

by Patricia Gibney

2019

A bride-to-be is found hanging in her home, and another woman is pushed from a hospital roof. Both are dressed in wedding gowns with a lock of hair removed. When a victim's young daughter goes missing, Lottie hunts a killer obsessed with marriage and death.

7

Final Betrayal

by Patricia Gibney

2019

Two women vanish from a nightclub and are found dead clutching silver coins. As Lottie investigates, her own daughters, Katie and Chloe, disappear from the town center. With the killer targeting her family, Lottie must risk everything to bring her girls home.

8

Buried Angels

by Patricia Gibney

2020

Faye Baker discovers a child's skull behind a wall in her new home, then disappears herself. Her body is later found in the boot of her car. When a local boy finds more bones on a railway track, Lottie realizes a killer has returned to cover up decades-old crimes.

9

Little Bones

by Patricia Gibney

2021

A young mother is murdered in her nursery, a razor blade placed in her hand. Simultaneously, another mother vanishes and her son is abducted. Lottie races to find the missing child, uncovering a secret connection between the two women that someone is desperate to hide.

10

Silent Voices

by Patricia Gibney

2021

Rachel Mullen is found dead in her bed with a shard of glass in her throat after a glittering party. Soon, a doctor is killed the same way. As Lottie closes in on the truth, her fiancé Mark Boyd goes missing, putting her professional resolve to the ultimate test.

11

The Guilty Girl

by Patricia Gibney

2022

Teenager Lucy is murdered after a secret party at her parents' house. Her friend Hannah claims memory loss, but Lottie finds bloodstained clothes in her room. The case gets complicated when Lottie discovers her own son, Sean, was at the party and is lying about it.

12

The Altar Girls

by Patricia Gibney

2023

A child's body is found in the cathedral grounds, dressed in a white robe. It's not the missing girl Lottie expected, but her classmate. Both were altar servers. Lottie must penetrate the silence of the church community to stop a killer targeting innocent children.

13

Three Widows

by Patricia Gibney

2023

Young widow Éilis Lawlor vanishes, leaving her children asleep; her body is later found in a yellow dress. When another widow from the same support group is murdered in identical clothing, Lottie suspects the remaining members are hiding a deadly secret.

14

Her Last Walk Home

by Patricia Gibney

2024

Laura Nolan is found dead on a patch of wet grass after a night out. When another woman vanishes after getting into a taxi, Lottie discovers a link between the victims. The killer knew exactly who they were, and he isn't finished yet.

15

Hidden Daughters

by Patricia Gibney

2025

A woman is found burned to death in a deserted cottage. Lottie learns the victim was abandoned as a child at a local convent. When a journalist investigating the convent also goes missing, Lottie fears the killer is systematically silencing the "hidden daughters" of the past.

Series background & context

Patricia Gibney's D.I. Lottie Parker series follows an Irish detective whose investigations repeatedly bring hidden family histories into the present. Lottie works in Ragmullin, a fictional town where people who appear unconnected can share secrets reaching back decades. The books combine police investigations with the continuing life of their central detective, making each new case both a mystery to solve and another pressure on a family already coping with loss.

At the beginning of the series, Lottie is a widow raising three teenage children. Grief has unsettled her home life, and her responsibilities do not disappear when a murder demands her attention. Her colleague Boyd is an important presence in the investigations, while relationships with her children and mother add another layer of difficulty. She needs to protect others professionally even when she is unsure how to keep her own household secure.

The Missing Ones establishes the pattern with a woman's death in a cathedral and a man's body found hanging outside his home. Matching tattoos suggest a connection, and the trail leads to St Angela's, a former children's home with links to Lottie's family. As old unsolved murders enter the inquiry and teenage boys disappear, the urgency grows. The opening case makes clear that the town's past is something its inhabitants are still living with.

Ragmullin's familiar streets, homes, and public places make the violence feel close to daily life, especially when victims and witnesses already belong to Lottie's social or family world.

Later investigations bring different dangers into that setting. In No Safe Place, a body found in an open grave raises questions about a missing young woman, and further disappearances increase the pressure from a new boss. Tell Nobody brings the inquiry even nearer to home when a murdered boy turns out to be a friend of Lottie's son Sean. Her role as a mother complicates the questions she must ask as a detective, particularly when she suspects he is withholding information.

The series has a dark crime-thriller tone, with disturbing discoveries and urgent searches for people who may still be alive. The cases often involve relationships that look protective but conceal danger, and witnesses whose silence leaves others exposed. Three Widows, for example, draws Lottie into the lives of women connected through a support group after one disappears and another is found dead. Their shared experience does not mean they are ready to tell her everything.

Starting with The Missing Ones gives readers the clearest introduction to Lottie's family and working relationships, which continue to develop across the investigations even as each book presents a new central case.

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