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Gregg Dunnett Books in Order

Explore Gregg Dunnett’s books and series in order, with short summaries and reading lists to help you find your next book and decide where to begin reading.

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The Wave at Hanging Rock

by Gregg Dunnett

2016

Doctor Natalie questions her husband’s apparent death at sea after a mysterious phone call. Elsewhere, schoolboy Jesse’s life is uprooted by his father’s fatal experiment, and the two stories gradually converge around secrets neither can leave behind.

The Desert Run

by Gregg Dunnett

2017

Burdened by debt and a dead-end job, recent graduate Jake considers his friend’s lucrative but criminal plan. What begins as a calculation about risk and money becomes a dangerous journey in which getting caught may no longer be his greatest fear.

Killing Kind

by Gregg Dunnett

2018

A child's discovery of a confession on a park bench draws DI Beth Jordan into unsolved murders. More letters follow, bringing further deaths and an increasingly urgent investigation.

The Girl on the Burning Boat

by Gregg Dunnett

2018

After her father dies in an apparent accident, Alice meets a young man who claims to have evidence of murder. Their search through the origins of her family fortune exposes dangerous secrets and makes them targets of someone determined to conceal the truth.

Eleven-year-old Billy Wheatley lives above a remote island beach. When a teenage girl disappears and the police search fails, he interrupts his projects to investigate the mystery himself.

The Glass Tower

by Gregg Dunnett

2019

Debut novelist Julia rises from obscurity through a spectacular publishing deal, but her success conceals a dangerous secret. When someone discovers what she has done, she must decide how far she will go to protect the life she has created.

Fourteen-year-old Billy Wheatley opens a detective agency on isolated Lornea Island, unexpectedly gaining a client and a partner. With fearless Amber, he investigates a disappearance forty years earlier.

The Appearance of Mystery

by Gregg Dunnett

2020

Billy Wheatley joins a research ship studying great white sharks off Australia, determined to become a serious scientist. Discovering evidence of a crime aboard threatens his new ambitions.

The Cove

by Gregg Dunnett

2021

Widowed Christine Harvey moves her children to a clifftop house overlooking the sea, hoping to begin again. Their beautiful coastal refuge promises renewal, but carries disturbing uncertainty.

The Island of Dragons

by Gregg Dunnett

2021

Billy Wheatley leaves his island home for college, but a sophisticated group of students draws him into danger. When he disappears and is presumed dead, his new life becomes a mystery.

Little Ghosts

by Gregg Dunnett

2023

Two years after Layla's murder, her mother's grief is destroying the family and the police still have no killer. Then Layla's young brother says he knows who did it, because his dead sister told him.

The Trap

by Gregg Dunnett

2023

Detective Erica Sands investigates a woman's murder and discovers links to her own past. Her imprisoned serial-killer father claims to hold crucial information, forcing Erica to face him as another disappearance raises the stakes.

Falling From Grace

by Gregg Dunnett

2024

Years after a schoolboy's fatal fall, Paul revisits his memories of Eddie and their enigmatic classmate John. His unraveling certainty suggests a darker account of their shared past.

The Lake House Children

by Gregg Dunnett

2024

Kate dismisses her young son's claims of a previous life until he reveals memories he should not possess. His knowledge of events at the family lake house threatens to expose a secret that could tear the family apart.

Deep Blue Lies

by Gregg Dunnett

2025

After her plans collapse, Ava returns to a Greek island seeking answers about her mother’s past and her unknown father. Two decades-old murders and an abandoned resort lie behind the questions locals seem determined not to answer.

The Hunt

by Gregg Dunnett

2025

Detective Erica Sands hunts her escaped father, serial killer Charles Sterling. A journalist's investigation into financial fraud may reveal his hiding place, but following the connection risks drawing Erica into her father's next deadly plan.

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Perfect Stranger

by Gregg Dunnett

2026

A young woman joins her boyfriend on a road trip while secretly searching for answers about her brother’s disappearance. As they travel farther south, she realizes someone is following them and may know the truth she hopes to uncover.

Detective Erica Sands books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Cove"

    The Cove

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2021
  2. Book cover for "The Trap"

    The Trap

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2023
  3. Book cover for "The Hunt"

    The Hunt

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2025

Rockpools books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Things you find in Rockpools"
  2. Book cover for "The Lornea Island Detective Club"
  3. Book cover for "The Appearance of Mystery"

    The Appearance of Mystery

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2020
  4. Book cover for "The Island of Dragons"

    The Island of Dragons

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2021

The Sinister Coast Collection books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Wave at Hanging Rock"

    The Wave at Hanging Rock

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2016
  2. Book cover for "The Desert Run"

    The Desert Run

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2017
  3. Book cover for "The Girl on the Burning Boat"

    The Girl on the Burning Boat

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2018
  4. Book cover for "The Glass Tower"

    The Glass Tower

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2019

Standalone Gregg Dunnett books

  1. Book cover for "The Surfer's Handbook"

    The Surfer's Handbook

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2009How to Get Better
  2. Book cover for "Killing Kind"

    Killing Kind

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2018
  3. Book cover for "Little Ghosts"

    Little Ghosts

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2023
  4. Book cover for "Falling From Grace"

    Falling From Grace

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2024
  5. Book cover for "The Lake House Children"

    The Lake House Children

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2024
  6. Book cover for "Deep Blue Lies"

    Deep Blue Lies

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2025
  7. Book cover for "Perfect Stranger"

    Perfect Stranger

    by Gregg Dunnett

    2026

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