M.K. Turner Books in Order

Newly transferred detective Patsy Hodge joins John Meredith to investigate a death caused by lethal injection. Further victims challenge the appearance of suicide, while tensions within the team and a threatening interest in Patsy make trust increasingly difficult.

John Meredith attempts to prove a young murder suspect innocent while Patsy Hodge investigates an assault on a businesswoman. His secrecy strains their partnership as both inquiries become dangerous, forcing them to solve the cases before they become victims themselves.

A storm and flood trap guests at a Cornish coastal hotel, turning five women's spa weekend into a murder mystery. Detective Barlow must identify both victim and killer among people whose reasons for visiting are not entirely innocent.

A kidnapper holds one of Meredith’s officers to force him to investigate an apparent suicide. Meanwhile, Hodge searches for a missing man whose survival could clear another suspect, and the two cases converge around someone who may already be dead.

Hungover graduate Lucy attends an interview without remembering what she applied for and receives an immediate assignment. Assuming she has joined a secret government agency, she plunges into blackmail, disappearances, and possible murder before discovering what the job truly demands.

The planned abduction of a police officer’s daughter begins a series of disappearances that Meredith’s team races to stop. Hodge’s apparently ordinary private investigation leads toward an unexpected assignment while developments in Meredith’s family add pressure to the case.

A series of brutal murders draws Meredith between Russian criminals and the intelligence service, leaving his team uncertain of his loyalty. Hodge discovers Russian connections in her own assignment, and her relationship with Meredith places her directly in danger.

Successful detective John Meredith appears confident and fortunate, but his polished exterior conceals childhood wounds, betrayal, and heartbreak. This prequel explores the experiences that shaped him and the ways unresolved pain threatens his ability to trust another person.

On the verge of leaving his job, Meredith learns that a friend has been arrested for a seemingly unprovoked murder. His efforts to prove innocence collide with Hodge's investigation into two bodies, exposing links neither expected.

Five couples accept a free Cuban holiday from a charming host, only to discover a condition far more dangerous than expected. To return home, they must solve a centuries-old puzzle tied to the host family's concealed past.

Scriptwriter Angie Bearing discovers that her new thriller resembles an actress’s unsolved disappearance. Investigating Wendy’s final movements promises answers and a better story, but someone watching Angie is determined to keep the truth hidden, whatever the cost.

After teenager Teresa Walsh vanishes following an attempt to seek help, Bridget Bearing recruits her daughter and granddaughter to investigate. The three women uncover an unexpected direction to the case, exposing secrets that place their own lives in danger.

A Christmas gathering at a mountain castle turns deadly when Hodge discovers a body. Snow leaves the guests trapped with a killer, and a second death forces Meredith and Hodge to determine whether the danger is inside or outside.

Meredith's recovery is disrupted by his arrest and a body found in his half-brother's car. Evidence that Hodge and a colleague are being stalked points toward an adversary intent on destroying everyone important to him.

Seventeen-year-old Henry disappeared leaving only a scarf behind, and his family never learned what happened. Nearly forty years later, the Bearing women investigate the mystery, uncovering betrayal and a hidden truth that could shatter the people who loved him.

Murders resembling a decades-old case force Meredith to revisit the conviction of a man now claiming innocence. As the new killer targets someone close to Hodge, the detectives must decide whether the original investigation missed a crucial truth.

A dying woman's instructions send Hodge to investigate deaths among old friends, while Meredith examines a jeweller's violent murder. Their cases converge around buried history, raising the urgency of stopping another tragedy before their final clue arrives too late.

A terminally ill mother hires Hodge and the Bearing Witness team to discover what happened to her missing son. Meredith joins their efforts as the investigation into a six-year-old disappearance begins endangering people still alive.

A hostage incident in a village pub ends with Charlie Birch stabbed to death. Sent to investigate a missing bus and its passengers, Sergeant Sally Carter instead faces a murder whose suspects include people from her own childhood.

Meredith investigates a hotelier's murder after a police wedding, while Hodge searches for a dangerous stalker. Unexpected connections between their suspects expose overlapping deceptions, forcing them to untangle the cases before more people are harmed.

A young journalist draws Meredith into a possible miscarriage of justice while his cold-case team struggles with growing demands. When a personal crisis calls Hodge away, the investigations threaten to overwhelm both their professional and private lives.

Meredith and Hodge reopen the unsolved abduction and murder of a young girl taken from a crowded supermarket. With funding for their cold-case unit under threat, securing justice also becomes a race to prove the team's value.

Cleaner Liz Thorne and accountant Tom Large investigate the abduction of a woman taken outside her home. With no ransom demand and time running out, uncovering secrets and betrayals becomes essential to discovering who took her and why.

Liz returns home to confront a burglar as a series of crimes unsettles Little Compton. When the investigation turns fatal, she and Tom must identify a dead intruder and connect the events before more villagers are placed in danger.

Accountant Tom Large discovers a woman’s body, but his cleaner Liz Thorne refuses to accept the official explanation of misadventure. Their amateur investigation gains ground until a revelation from Tom’s daughter threatens to derail their search for a murderer.

Former police officer JJ Jenson returns home seeking peace after personal tragedy, finding refuge in photography. When his camera captures a local woman’s death, he joins an old adversary to investigate, reopening a past he hoped to leave behind.

A woman tired of protecting dangerous secrets finally follows her conscience, drawing Meredith and Hodge into a serial-murder investigation. Four victims and four plausible suspects promise a straightforward solution, but the killer has no intention of stopping.

Two women vanished years apart after boarding trains from Bristol to London, and both were later found murdered near Reading. Meredith's understaffed cold-case team investigates the connection while his deteriorating personal life threatens its uncertain future.

Photographs revive JJ Jenson’s determination to bring a child’s acquitted killer to justice ten years later. With his new partner Davie, he tracks a dangerous man whose powerful allies and determination to remain free threaten another disastrous escape.

When a successful barrister is found hanged, her partner refuses to accept the police verdict of suicide. JJ Jenson and Davie investigate professional rivals and hidden threats, exposing a dangerous private life behind an apparently perfect public image.

The discovery of a missing husband's body revives the mystery of a couple who vanished twelve years earlier. Meredith's team searches their family's hidden history while his possible retirement threatens to leave the investigation without its leader.

Anonymous letters prompt a new investigation into a policewoman's drowning a decade earlier. Their warning to look close to home points toward serving officers, putting Meredith at odds with colleagues as Hodge follows a dangerous lead.