Joe Donovan Books in Order

Reclusive journalist Joe Donovan is approached by teenage Jamal, whose mysterious possession may connect to Donovan's missing son. Their search draws together an unconventional team while a relentless killer pursues them through a world of buried secrets.

Hired to establish a murder suspect's alibi, Joe Donovan investigates a young woman's mutilated body. Further deaths lead him beyond trafficking and prostitution toward a serial killer whose clues draw on Newcastle's disturbing history.

A Muslim student's murder initially points toward Newcastle's rising far right, but the evidence is less straightforward. Joe Donovan's investigation intersects with a former radical's return and a killer intent on protecting a decades-old secret.

Anne Marie returns home decades after killing a child and tells journalist Joe Donovan her story. When a teenager is murdered and she finds blood on her hands, terrifying memory gaps make her fear renewed involvement.