DS Jack MacKinnon Books in Order

A young woman is left propped against a bin outside a London takeaway, discarded like rubbish and marked with strange symbols on her arms. DS Jack Mackinnon, newly acting SIO, races to decode the pattern before another victim disappears.

For the Watson family, life shatters when their daughter Ruby is abducted. A text invites them into a twisted game against another set of parents, where only one child will live; DS Jack Mackinnon must stop the contest before it ends in murder.

When a top literary agent is found bloated and unrecognisable in a luxury London hotel, DS Jack Mackinnon’s unit catches the case. As more bodies appear, he must uncover what links the victims before the person orchestrating their deaths claims another target.

A murder victim is discovered with a carved wooden disc hidden in their mouth, sparking rumours of voodoo and occult rituals. DS Jack Mackinnon looks past the superstition, following a trail through the victims’ lives before the killer can stage another ceremony.

During a sweltering late summer, an unusual number of apparent suicides hit London. When similar farewell letters are found at each scene, DS Jack Mackinnon realises someone is staging the deaths and delivering their own form of justice from the shadows.

Still out of favour with his superiors and sidelined from the major investigation team, DS Jack Mackinnon is handed a case nobody wants. As he digs, he uncovers a chilling connection to a decade old crime that someone is finally settling in blood.

Ambitious student Anya Blonski vanishes after chasing fame through the slick Star Academy reality brand. As DS Jack Mackinnon investigates, he uncovers a culture of exploitation and obsession, and fears a second missing girl means a serial predator is at work.

A man is killed with the deadly plant toxin aconite, and a cryptic note points DS Jack Mackinnon toward an Oxford laboratory. Staff and students are desperate to hide their links to the victim, and as the truth surfaces, even Jack’s family may be in danger.