Jessica Daniel Books in Order

When a body turns up in a locked house, DS Jessica Daniel has to solve both the murder and the impossible escape route. Then a second victim appears, and the case starts to look like a clever, fast-moving serial hunt.

A severed hand left in Manchester and footage of a robed woman kick off one of Jessica Daniel's strangest cases. As more body parts appear and a local politician's wife vanishes, fear spreads across the city.

Jessica Daniel investigates a run of murders where the victims are criminals, leaving the public oddly untroubled and the media thrilled. Then forensic evidence points to a suspect who is already in prison.

Jessica Daniel finds an abandoned package at Piccadilly Station and has to decide whether to raise the alarm or open it herself. This shorter story turns a routine moment into a brisk mystery with a weekend trip at stake.

A convicted arsonist is about to leave prison, and Jessica Daniel is asked to watch the fallout before revenge can strike. At the same time, other troubling cases crowd in and somebody seems ready to set everything ablaze.

A missing babysitter seems like a small job until the teenager's body turns up elsewhere and an obituary appears too soon. Jessica Daniel faces a baffling case where family trust and timing both look badly wrong.

After a stolen car crashes, Jessica finds a dead child wrapped in plastic in the boot. The trail leads to buried clothes, a list of children's names, and a cold case that may still be claiming victims.

Broken and isolated, Jessica Daniel is offered a shot at redemption by going undercover around a reclusive community in a remote stately home. People keep vanishing, bodies keep appearing, and the house holds the answer.

Manchester is gripped by echoes of the old Stretford Slasher case just as a new attacker starts targeting apparent strangers in broad daylight. Jessica Daniel must untangle present violence and long-buried secrets at the same time.

A student is found dead in a wheelie bin, and Jessica Daniel's week only gets worse from there. Threatening letters, random attacks and friction inside the force turn the case into something uncomfortably personal.

When schoolgirl April Willis is nearly snatched on her way to school, panic spreads through the area. Jessica Daniel investigates the second attempted abduction in days in this very short, focused case.

A gang is robbing wealthy homes and giving the money to charity, which does little to calm Jessica Daniel's boss. Between burglaries, a missing woman and pressure inside the force, Jessica has more than enough on her plate.

An isolated veteran under siege, a prison van ambush and a city full of side cases pull Jessica Daniel in different directions. Then one of the escapees turns up dead, suggesting the breakout was only the start.

A serial kidnapper is released with a new identity, only for a copycat attack to happen almost at once. Jessica Daniel also has a frightened rock star, a missing fiancé and unwelcome figures from her past to handle.

Jessica Daniel's missing friend makes brief contact from a seaside payphone, then vanishes again. When a supposed helper turns up murdered, Jessica is pushed into a race to find Bex before she becomes the prime suspect herself.

A killer seems obsessed with people who survived once already, from a drowning victim to someone hit by a car. Jessica is posted to the city's quietest estate, but the lack of crime may be the most suspicious thing about it.

A blind teenage boy is the only witness when his mother is attacked in their flat. Jessica Daniel is pulled into a case involving a dead man in a gutter, a secret within her own team and a witness no one can afford to dismiss.