DCI John Blizzard Books in Order

Sixteen skeletons near an old prisoner-of-war camp initially appear to be historical deaths requiring little investigation. DCI John Blizzard senses something wrong, and his inquiry with Sergeant David Colley uncovers long-buried secrets that reach into Blizzard’s own past.

On the anniversary of a mother and child's murder, the principal suspect is found dead beside their grave. Blizzard and Colley reopen the case, hoping to resolve old secrets and locate the girl who escaped the original killings.

A former railway worker's murder disrupts a museum opening and draws Blizzard into a troubling inquiry. As the victim's influence reaches across Hafton, the detective must consider whether his own friends are concealing information and face an unexpected betrayal.

A crooked businessman's apparently accidental fall becomes a murder case after his death. Blizzard's team investigates a controversial factory closure and suspected fraud, uncovering personal grudges and intimidation among people with powerful reasons to keep secrets.

Visiting a friend in hospital, Blizzard hears an elderly criminal reveal secrets about Hafton's gangs. When threatening visitors begin appearing at the ward, the detective must determine whether someone intends to silence the old man permanently.

A prisoner dies and police officers come under attack across Hafton, suggesting someone is working through a list of targets. Discovering his own name among them, Blizzard must uncover the source of the violence before more colleagues are killed.

Reports of a mysterious figure in a graveyard initially amuse Blizzard until the apparition commits murder. His investigation leads into an affluent neighborhood where respectable appearances conceal feuds, fear, and several people with reasons to kill.

An elderly couple fear their nephew's release from prison will bring another attack over his inheritance. Blizzard investigates conflicting accounts of the family's past, but a death makes distinguishing genuine warnings from buried guilt increasingly urgent.

Disciplined riots and a mysterious figure terrorize a Hafton estate while residents refuse to identify the organizer. A body and an apparent message from a murdered constable leave Blizzard confronting an internal leak and technology used to manipulate old crimes.