Detective Ryan Chase Books in Order
Part ofMarissa Farrar Books in OrderBrowse the Detective Ryan Chase books by M.K. Farrar in order, with quick summaries, series background, and help picking a starting point.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Detective Ryan Chase books in publication order
6 books
Chase Down
by Marissa Farrar
2021
Ryan Chase and his team are pushed into another dark Bristol investigation where the trail refuses to go cold. The case hits hard while his personal life is still fraying.
Kill Chase
by Marissa Farrar
2021
When a dismembered leg is pulled from the River Avon, DI Ryan Chase is forced into a brutal investigation. He is already carrying grief, and the case does not go easy on him.
System Failure
by Marissa Farrar
2021
A short early Ryan Chase story that throws him into a fast, high-pressure case before the main series fully gets going. It works well as a quick introduction to his world.
Chase the Dead
by Marissa Farrar
2022
A case tied to the dead drags Ryan toward secrets that should have stayed buried. The series keeps its procedural drive but gives this one a colder, older shadow.
Paper Chase
by Marissa Farrar
2022
A young man is found with his abdomen cut open and his organs removed, and that first death is only the beginning. Ryan Chase has to follow a horrifying chain of murders.
Silent Chase
by Marissa Farrar
2023
Ryan Chase faces a quieter but no less dangerous investigation, where what people refuse to say matters as much as what the crime scene shows. The tension here is steady and close.
Detective Ryan Chase books in chronological order
System Failure
by Marissa Farrar
2021Detective Ryan Chase, Book 1
Kill Chase
by Marissa Farrar
2021Detective Ryan Chase, Book 2
Chase Down
by Marissa Farrar
2021Detective Ryan Chase, Book 3
Paper Chase
by Marissa Farrar
2022Detective Ryan Chase, Book 4
Chase the Dead
by Marissa Farrar
2022Detective Ryan Chase, Book 5
Silent Chase
by Marissa Farrar
2023Detective Ryan Chase, Book 6
Series background & context
The Detective Ryan Chase books are M.K. Farrar's Bristol police procedurals, and they have a slightly different texture from the Erica Swift series. The cases are still dark, but Ryan's voice brings a worn, bruised quality to them. He is already carrying grief and strain before each new investigation begins, which gives the books a steady undercurrent of personal damage.
The series opens with Kill Chase, where a body in the Avon drags Ryan and his Major Crimes team into a brutal investigation. From there the books keep the pressure on. Chase Down, Paper Chase, Chase the Dead, and Silent Chase all promise cases that are nasty, fast-moving, and tied to the hidden lives of the people around them. System Failure works as a short prequel if you want an extra early piece of Ryan's world.
These are police procedurals first.
What makes them work is the balance between solid casework and a detective who feels humanly stretched. Ryan is not written as a machine who solves crimes and then resets between books. The job keeps costing him something. If you want M.K. Farrar's crime fiction with a male lead, a Bristol setting, and a little more traditional detective-team structure, Ryan Chase is the best place to go.
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