David Field Books in Order

Inspired by a real First World War civilian disaster, this supernatural mystery follows the long shadow of catastrophe and the strange grief it leaves behind.

Set against a vivid historical backdrop, this standalone novel turns on secrecy, ambition, and the cost of appearances. Field builds tension from the gap between what people show and what they hide.

This standalone Tudor novel follows the fragile rise of a new dynasty, where marriage, loyalty, and ambition reshape England's future. Private choices carry public consequences at every turn.

In 1888 Whitechapel, seamstress Esther Jacobs teams with young constable Jack Enright after her neighbour is murdered. As fear of Jack the Ripper spreads, they chase a killer through London's darkest streets.

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee brings celebration and a fresh fear of assassination. Jack, Esther, and Percy investigate corruption inside the Met while danger edges ever closer to their children.

Jack, now posted to Essex, is sickened by a series of dead infants that do not look like isolated tragedies. As London cases surface too, the Enrights uncover a wider plot targeting the most helpless.

Women across London are being harassed by an intruder who steals undergarments and leaves threats behind. Esther and Jack suspect the attacks are building toward something far worse.

The Oscar Wilde scandal throws Victorian society into uproar, and Jack Enright is ordered to keep dangerous secrets out of court. A missing peer and a second inquiry pull Esther into the case.

A young woman's death is clouded by gossip, suspicion, and half-truths. Jack and Esther have to cut through rumour before the real story is buried for good.

Deaths during an East End slum clearance look like accidents to everyone except Percy Enright. When a missing girl may be linked, Jack and Esther dive into another grim London mystery.

When the madame of an upmarket brothel is found dead, DCI Mike Saxby takes charge of a case full of suspects. Sex trafficking, police secrets, and an old haunting make the truth hard to pin down.

After Henry VIII dies, England lurches through regents, rivals, and brief reigns. As great men fight for power, two young women must find their own path through the deadly politics of Edward VI and Mary Tudor.

Journalist Jeremy Giles is murdered while investigating a string of suspicious deaths with roots in Cavendish Square. DCI Mike Saxby faces a tangle of modern secrets and a case that reaches deep into the past.

After Wolsey's death, Thomas Cromwell sets out to punish those he blames, especially Anne Boleyn's faction. In Henry VIII's treacherous court, revenge and survival quickly become the same game.

When a servant disappears and a murdered woman is found, Constable Thomas Lincraft doubts the obvious suspect is guilty. With little time and a coroner pushing closure, he has to uncover the truth fast.

Reluctant spy Oliver Wade looks into the murder of playwright Christopher Marlowe while his father works Robert Cecil's political game. Before long, theatre, treason, and family duty begin to overlap.

Queen Elizabeth I faces plots, suitors, Mary Queen of Scots, and the Spanish Armada while guarding her authority. Behind the public icon lies a ruler forced to choose between duty and the heart.

Cardinal Wolsey stands high in Henry VIII's favour, but enemies circle at court. When he fails to secure the king's annulment, the fall of a royal favourite becomes swift and brutal.

A troubling case involving vulnerable boys pulls Jack, Esther, and Percy into one more investigation. Their search leads them into a darker corner of London, where children can disappear all too easily.

Mary Tudor takes the throne, but her suspicion of Elizabeth shapes every move at court. Elizabeth must endure imprisonment, intrigue, and danger while waiting for her chance to rule.

Francis Walsingham sends Thomas Lincraft to uncover a priest-smuggling network that threatens Elizabeth's rule. The hunt drags him through London's underworld and back toward painful memories from his past.

As the Wars of the Roses convulse England, the exiled Henry Tudor is shaped for kingship by Jasper Tudor and Margaret Beaufort. He must survive long enough to seize the crown and found a new dynasty.

Pressed into Robert Cecil's service, former soldier and playwright Oliver Wade must sniff out Catholic plots during the uneasy accession of James I. Every alliance in early Stuart London feels temporary.

Senior Constable Tom Lincraft suspects a miller's hanging is murder, not suicide. What starts as a local inquiry soon opens into a dangerous intrigue with consequences for Queen Elizabeth herself.

In 1605, Oliver Wade is forced deep into the Gunpowder Plot as James I prepares to open Parliament. To save the king, he must play traitor among men ready to blow the kingdom apart.

William Thompson rises from a Nottingham slum to the brutal world of bare-knuckle prizefighting. This lively historical novel follows his climb through Georgian and Victorian England, where fame and violence go hand in hand.

Missing children, ghostly sightings, and rumours of Spring-Heeled Jack unsettle Victorian London. Carlyle, Matthew, and Adelaide must chase a flesh-and-blood evil hidden behind supernatural panic.

Dr James Carlyle and Matthew West are drawn into another baffling Victorian death, where fear spreads faster than facts. To solve it, they must look past appearances and challenge what everyone thinks they know.

When a plague pit is disturbed beneath East London, a spiritualist claims the dead are rising in vengeance. Doctor James Carlyle and preacher Matthew West must decide whether London faces a curse, or a very human killer.

Jack Bradbury seems set for a prosperous legal career in Sydney, until trouble in an Aboriginal community pulls him back toward the life he left behind. Love, class, and conscience force him to choose a side.

In 1788, a transported young woman and Second Lieutenant Daniel Bradbury meet as Port Jackson struggles to survive. Her hidden past and the harsh new colony threaten the bond growing between them.

Lawyer Jack Bradbury heads to Victoria's goldfields to defend a man caught in a violent clash. Success draws him into colonial politics and the troubled orbit of the Kelly family, including a young Ned.

Adelaide joins Florence Nightingale's nurses after a bombing at the Tower of London. When the women come under attack and whispers of Jack the Ripper return, Carlyle and West race to stop a killer.

Young constable Matthew Bradbury hunts a dangerous gang across New South Wales. His uneasy alliance with bounty hunter Nellie Chambers deepens when her missing child appears tied to the outlaws they pursue.

Henry I's death leaves England split between Matilda and Stephen. With siblings serving opposite sides, Richard Walsingham and his family are dragged into a ruinous civil war.

On the eve of 1066, Saxon youths face invasion from Norway and Normandy. As the old order collapses after Hastings, they must fight for survival in an England that will never be the same.

Richard the Lionheart is away on crusade, and Prince John sees his chance. Chief Justice William of Repton must discover whether England's restless younger prince is plotting to seize the crown.

Henry II's accession ends one war but opens others at home and across the Channel. As crown, church, and family collide, England's fragile peace is tested all over again.

After William Rufus dies in the New Forest, Henry I seizes the crown under a cloud of suspicion. Saxon-born knight William Walsingham must uncover the truth before rivalry between royal brothers tears England apart.

Walter Raleigh chases western horizons, dreams of El Dorado, and pushes for an English foothold in the Americas. New World ambition meets hard seas, politics, and the harsh reality of settlement.

Teenaged Francis Drake gets his first real taste of the sea and of England's growing rivalry with Spain. Adventure, ambition, and danger drive him toward the career that will make his name.

In 1590 Nottingham, bailiffs Edward Mountsorrel and Francis Barton chase deer thieves, missing women, and a killer who strikes close to home. The deeper they dig, the more clearly the cases connect.

Simon de Montfort arrives at Henry III's court hoping to restore his family's fortunes. As royal favour curdles into injustice, he must choose between loyalty to the king and the chance to reform England.

After Richard's death, King John drives nobles toward rebellion with taxes, favourites, and failed wars. Hugh of Flint is trapped serving a ruler whose path leads straight to Magna Carta and civil conflict.

English Separatists flee repeated persecution and gamble everything on the Atlantic crossing. Their voyage on the Mayflower offers hope, but the wilderness waiting in America is unforgiving.

Two murdered justices lead Edward Mountsorrel and Francis Barton into a Catholic plot against Elizabeth I. To stop it, they must infiltrate traitors before the threat reaches the queen's court.

A screaming curse at Gallows Hill sparks panic, ghost stories, and accusations of witchcraft across Nottinghamshire. Edward Mountsorrel must separate fear from fact before more innocent people are destroyed.

Francis Barton is found beside the hacked body of his former lover, and the evidence against him looks overwhelming. Edward Mountsorrel races to find a missing servant and prove his friend did not kill Agnes Timberlake.

With James I newly on England's throne, Edward Mountsorrel hunts both a human trafficker and a rebel cell hiding in Sherwood Forest. Stopping the plot means stepping straight into its path.

After the Gunpowder Plot fails, an explosion in Nottinghamshire points Edward Mountsorrel toward fugitive conspirators. He and Francis Barton must track them down before desperate men strike again.

As Edward VII's accession approaches, a claim from the German Embassy suggests the future king once killed two people. Percy Enright returns from retirement to investigate a scandal that could shake the crown.

When an actor playing Julius Caesar is stabbed on stage, blame falls on Jack Enright's sister Lucy. Jack and Esther go undercover in the theatre world to clear her name and uncover a larger plot.

In 1899, gang tension and vigilante violence are unsettling London's East End just as Esther settles into school life. When her school is vandalised and a child is abducted, the Enrights are pulled into a deeply personal case.

A suspicious death shatters hopes of a quieter life and drags the Enrights back into detection. What begins as a single murder soon proves more tangled, and more personal, than expected.

The Enrights are drawn into the suffragette struggle when their daughter witnesses police brutality and Jack is asked to deny abuse in custody. Family loyalty and professional duty suddenly point in opposite directions.

After Simon de Montfort's fall, William of Kenilworth reinvents himself in Prince Edward's service as William Bywater. Royal favour restores his fortunes, but court politics soon turn dangerous again.

Edward II's reign gives Piers Gaveston enormous power, and Robert Bywater pays the price. As Isabella of France arrives and rebellion brews, the family must decide where loyalty will cost least.