DS Ava Merry and DI Jim Neal Books in Order

The strangling of student Amy Hill brings new partners Jim Neal and Ava Merry together. When the last person to see her disappears, their investigation uncovers family secrets and further crimes that place Merry herself in danger.

Two children witness a body being dumped while searching for a ghost. As Ava Merry and Jim Neal investigate, widow Laura Cameron discovers her husband concealed a troubling past linked to the place where he died.

Two young women are found dead in different stretches of the same river. Ava Merry, Jim Neal, and new colleague Tom Knight discover a connection and a sinister list that may identify the killer’s next victims.

A murdered investor leaves behind a failing business and numerous enemies among associates, friends, and family. Further deaths draw Jim Neal and Ava Merry deeper into concealed relationships while Neal faces a crisis at home.

At a Valentine’s dance, off-duty detective Ava Merry discovers a young couple murdered in separate locations. A fleeing man and conflicting accounts complicate the investigation as she and Jim Neal try to prevent another killing.