Detective Chief Inspector Jack Harris Books in Order

The theft of rare eagle eggs becomes a murder investigation when only two of three suspects return from the hills. Jack Harris follows the case into organized crime, confronting resistance from colleagues, local loyalties, and his own past.

A missing man is found beneath a fallen tree, but the death of his dog and criminal connections suggest more than an accident. Harris investigates while struggling to prevent his fixation on a longtime adversary from distorting the evidence.

Nighttime screams and burglaries unsettle a Pennine community before a young woman's body is discovered. Links to other disappearances increase fears of a serial killer, leaving Harris to manage public pressure and doubts within his team.

Vandalized war memorials and a veteran's murder lead Harris to suspect a connection as Remembrance Sunday approaches. Strong alibis undermine the obvious suspects, while clues reaching beyond his rural district force him to revisit Manchester.

A man found crucified at an allotment leads Harris toward an evasive religious group with unexpected local connections. When a second killing follows the same pattern, he must determine whether the group's secrecy hides guilt or distracts from another murderer.

A body discovered in an aircraft seat reopens questions about a fatal crash years earlier. Harris encounters resistance from those linked to the original inquiry, while fresh criminal activity suggests someone will kill to preserve its conclusions.

A birdwatcher guarding rare nesting harriers is shot on the Pennine moors, dividing local opinion over a landowner. Investigating the victim's freight business draws Harris toward organized crime and a suspect whose prosecution demands more than instinct.

Two schoolgirls' overdose deaths intensify a town's campaign against a young offender center. Harris suspects murder, but guarded witnesses and an elusive dealer complicate the inquiry as growing public anger demands a quick answer.

Searching for a missing vulnerable man, Harris discovers a journalist shot dead in a remote tent. Political intervention blocks the investigation, but the detective refuses to abandon either the unsolved killing or the man still lost in the hills.

Plans to redevelop an abandoned house provoke an inheritance claim, then builders uncover a woman's skeleton beneath its floor. Harris has his own youthful history with the property, making the investigation into its secrets uncomfortably personal.

A death initially linked to attacks on anglers proves to involve an investigator of illegal otter trapping. Harris and Gallagher follow the trail from the North Pennines to Scotland, navigating conflicting accounts and tension within their own team.

A bomb threat at a holiday resort leads Harris toward forged identities and allegations of war crimes. Two businessmen may be connected to a massacre he witnessed in Kosovo, drawing the investigation far beyond his familiar Pennine district.