Detective Kay Hunter Books in Order

Kay Hunter enters the series chasing a vicious killer and carrying wounds of her own. The result is a brisk police thriller that introduces her toughness, impatience, and need for justice.

Kay Hunter's hunger for justice threatens to blur into vengeance in this tightly wound investigation. The deeper she goes, the more costly that drive could become.

Sophie Whittaker shares a terrifying secret, then dies within hours. Kay Hunter must work out what she knew, and who was desperate enough to silence her.

When a commuter train strikes a body on Suicide Mile, Kay Hunter soon realizes the dead man was murdered before he hit the tracks. It is a cold, methodical case with more than one false lead.

Kay Hunter faces a case where the truth could do real damage, and almost everyone has a reason to hold something back. It is the point where personal pressure and police work collide hard.

A dismembered victim on the outskirts of Maidstone sends Kay Hunter after a killer who has planned carefully. The lack of identity makes a brutal case even harder to crack.

A mummified body found in a renovated building pulls Kay Hunter and her team into a layered murder case. Old secrets and fresh evidence make the investigation harder to control.

A faceless corpse in the river leaves Kay Hunter with two urgent questions, who the man was and how he ended up there. The case turns on identity, absence, and what people choose not to say.

A Christmas setting turns cold and dangerous when festive cheer gives way to murder. This short mystery delivers a wintry sting without wasting a page.

An early case sends newly qualified investigator Kay Hunter into a tense pursuit where there is nowhere to hide. It is a quick, sharp glimpse of the grit and instinct that will define her later career.

A naked body in a barren field sends Kay Hunter into an investigation that tests every part of her judgment. The farther she digs, the harsher the truths waiting in rural Kent.

A frozen body turns up in a used car yard on the hottest day of the year. When Kay Hunter learns who the victim is, the case becomes even more disturbing.

What looks like the start of a drugs war turns into something far more tangled after a second death. With pressure from the media and her superiors, Kay Hunter must separate instinct from planted evidence.

A shooting outside an isolated country pub drops Kay Hunter into one of her most dangerous cases. As the investigation spreads, the risk to her team keeps rising.

When a boat is set on fire with someone still aboard, Kay Hunter suspects a serial arsonist is stalking a small riverside community. The case grows hotter the closer her team gets.

A mutilated woman in a remote property gives Kay Hunter little to work with, until more bodies begin to appear. With no clear link between the victims, she is forced to hunt a killer who keeps moving first.

A young woman's body is found after a music festival, with no weapon and no clear identity. Faced with thousands of possible suspects, Kay Hunter must rebuild the victim's last hours from almost nothing.

A man's brutal death in a Kent hop field looks straightforward only at first glance. Kay Hunter finds a tight-lipped farming community, murky background details, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.