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Hennessey and Yellich Books in Order

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Browse the Hennessey and Yellich books in order by Peter Turnbull, with short summaries, series background, and tips on where to start in York.

Last updated: July 3, 2026

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25 books

1

Fear of Drowning

by Peter Turnbull

1999

When a comfortable middle-aged couple vanish from an affluent North Yorkshire suburb, Hennessey and Yellich start with a disappearance and end up in murder. The deeper they look, the more family and financial secrets surface.

2

Deathtrap

by Peter Turnbull

2000

An apparent suicide in a fume-filled car turns into murder once the autopsy is done. Hennessey and Yellich trace the dead reporter's last moves to an older killing and a conviction that may have gone badly wrong.

3

Perils and Dangers

by Peter Turnbull

2001

Blackmailer Nathan Ossler made a career out of other people's fear, so his death leaves a long trail of motives behind it. Hennessey and Yellich have to sort genuine terror from practiced deceit.

4

The Return

by Peter Turnbull

2001

A new case brings old history back to the surface for Hennessey and Yellich. The real tension lies in what has come back, who wants it buried again, and how the past keeps reshaping the present.

5

After the Flood

by Peter Turnbull

2002

Once the waters go down, what remains is harder to ignore. Hennessey and Yellich take on a case in which changed ground and exposed secrets force people to face what they hoped had washed away.

6

Dark Secrets

by Peter Turnbull

2002

When a drunk wanders into Micklegate Bar station with information he barely understands, Hennessey and Yellich find a case thick with hidden history. The investigation lives up to its title, with private guilt everywhere they turn.

7

All Roads Leadeth

by Peter Turnbull

2003

The discovery of an old skeleton and a newer killing sends Hennessey and Yellich through a maze of damaged marriages, missing women, and old betrayals. In York, several separate roads keep leading back to the same ugliness.

8

Treasure Trove

by Peter Turnbull

2003

A retired academic returns to places he knew as a child and disturbs more than memory. Hennessey and Yellich follow the trail as nostalgia gives way to danger, resentment, and a crime someone thought safely buried.

9

Hopes and Fears

by Peter Turnbull

2004

When Handy stumbles across trouble yet again, Hennessey and Yellich are pulled into a case balanced between anxiety and wishful thinking. As suspects hedge and families strain, the pair work toward a harder truth.

10

The Dance Master

by Peter Turnbull

2004

Hennessey and Yellich are led in circles by a case full of misdirection and carefully managed impressions. The pleasure here is watching patient police work break through a performance built to hide the truth.

11

The Chill Factor

by Peter Turnbull

2005

When Gary Sledge, known as Hammer, is found dead in a York park, Hennessey and Yellich step into a case that points toward bigger criminal muscle. The hunt for answers is as much about power as it is about murder.

12

The Legacy

by Peter Turnbull

2005

A hot afternoon takes a deadly turn, and Hennessey and Yellich are left to unravel what one death has inherited from the past. Family history, private grudges, and old choices all weigh on the case.

13

False Knight

by Peter Turnbull

2006

A shocking crime sends Hennessey and Yellich after appearances that will not hold up under scrutiny. The case turns on false respectability, damaged trust, and the gap between the story people sell and the truth beneath it.

14

Fire Burn

by Peter Turnbull

2006

A badly burned body leaves Hennessey and Yellich with almost nothing certain to work from. As identity and motive slowly emerge, the case grows into a tense search for the violence hidden behind the fire.

15

Chelsea Smile

by Peter Turnbull

2007

A particularly vicious case pushes Hennessey and Yellich into a world where violence is used as a warning. Fear and silence close ranks around the truth, and getting witnesses to talk becomes half the battle.

16

Once a Biker

by Peter Turnbull

2007

Old loyalties die hard in this Hennessey and Yellich case, where a deathbed revelation points back to lives shaped by biker culture. The investigation turns on what people remember, what they hide, and what they still owe.

17

No Stone Unturned

by Peter Turnbull

2008

Hennessey and Yellich dig through every layer of a stubborn case, following small clues that others missed. It's a patient Yorkshire procedural where the truth only appears once every easy answer has fallen away.

18

Turning Point

by Peter Turnbull

2008

A routine investigation changes direction when one fresh detail shifts the whole balance of the case. Hennessey and Yellich have to rethink motives, loyalties, and where the real danger lies.

19

Informed Consent

by Peter Turnbull

2009

A case with medical and moral overtones sends Hennessey and Yellich into a tangle of responsibility, secrecy, and self-protection. As the facts shift, they have to decide who knew what, and when.

20

Deliver Us from Evil

by Peter Turnbull

2010

A seemingly isolated crime draws Hennessey and Yellich into a darker pattern of fear, manipulation, and concealed guilt. The case asks whether the real danger is the obvious suspect, or the quieter evil hiding nearby.

21

Aftermath

by Peter Turnbull

2011

When a grim discovery reopens old damage, Hennessey and Yellich have to sort present danger from the wreckage left behind. This case is driven by consequences, where one violent act keeps rippling outward.

22

The Altered Case

by Peter Turnbull

2012

Five skeletons found in a deep grave pull Hennessey and Yellich into a multiple murder case with roots stretching far into the past. The longer it has lain buried, the harder it is to prove who killed whom.

23

Gift Wrapped

by Peter Turnbull

2013

Four postcards bearing the word murder and a set of map coordinates lead Hennessey and Yellich to a hidden skeleton. The puzzle uncovers old disappearances, clever killers, and a case designed to mislead.

24

A Dreadful Past

by Peter Turnbull

2016

A damaged vase nudges Hennessey and Yellich toward a case rooted in long memory and buried resentment. What begins as a small curiosity turns into a murder inquiry shaped by old wrongs that never quite died.

25

Cold Wrath

by Peter Turnbull

2018

A reclusive man is found shot dead in his drawing room, and almost no one seems to know who he really was. Hennessey and Yellich must piece together a life built on secrecy before a cool, efficient killer disappears.

Series background & context

The Hennessey and Yellich books are Peter Turnbull's long York based police series, and they have a steady, quietly addictive rhythm. At the center are DCI George Hennessey and DS Somerled Yellich, two detectives who are skilled, patient, and very good at carrying a case through from first confusion to final clarity. They are not flashy operators. They are working detectives, and that is the point.

York gives the series much of its character. These novels move between the city itself and the surrounding villages, fields, lanes, farms, and market towns. One case might begin in a park or a suburban home, another in a field where old bones turn up, another with a disappearance that seems domestic until it stops looking domestic at all. The setting lets Turnbull blend everyday life with long memory.

That long memory is one of the series' signatures. Again and again, the books begin with something from the past returning to view. In Fear of Drowning, a couple's disappearance opens into murder and hidden strain. In Deathtrap, an apparent suicide leads back to an older case and a possible miscarriage of justice. In All Roads Leadeth, The Altered Case, and Gift Wrapped, old remains, missing people, and carefully buried truths force the present to answer for what came before.

The books are procedural in the best sense. Hennessey and Yellich talk to witnesses, revisit assumptions, compare notes with colleagues, and keep going when the easy explanation falls apart. Turnbull gives space to the whole team, the false starts, and the quiet moments when a case changes shape because one small fact no longer fits. Readers who like forensics, routine police thinking, and an ensemble cast usually settle into this series very easily.

It is not a cozy world.

But it is not showy or cruel for effect, either. The tone is measured, sometimes dryly funny, and often interested in the gap between how people present themselves and what their lives are really like. Families, marriages, local feuds, property disputes, old resentments, and private shame all play a part. Even when the crime is brutal, the books stay grounded in ordinary motives.

That balance is why the series lasts. You come for the murder puzzle, but you stay for the texture of the investigations and the dependable partnership at the center. If you want to see what Turnbull does best over a long run, this is probably the clearest answer.

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