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Explore Malcolm Rose’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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Rift

by Malcolm Rose

1985

Neil's orderly, scientific view of life changes when he begins seeing events before they happen. Over a tense summer, visions involving his family draw closer, forcing him to discover whether knowledge of the future can help him alter it.

Son of Pete Flude

by Malcolm Rose

1991

Seb Flude, the son of a famous rock musician, is caught in the schemes of ruthless drug dealers. Their efforts to control him plunge him into a terrifying experience in which he can no longer distinguish reality from hallucination.

The Highest Form of Killing

by Malcolm Rose

1992

A disfigured animal washes ashore near a secret military research station, followed by suspicious deaths and a missing lethal substance. Three young people become entangled in the cover-up, risking their lives to discover what the facility conceals.

The Obtuse Experiment

by Malcolm Rose

1993

A group of troublesome pupils and teachers board a cruise ship for a journey beyond the Arctic Circle. As the true purpose of their invitation emerges, the passengers discover that an apparent opportunity hides a dangerous government experiment.

The Smoking Gun

by Malcolm Rose

1993

Ros's grandfather appears to die of a heart attack, but her brother David suspects something else and is murdered. Ros investigates a scientific laboratory and a mysterious poison before whoever killed David can silence her too.

Concrete Evidence

by Malcolm Rose

1995

After their mother's body is discovered in rubble, the three Keating children resolve to find her killer. An unidentified man and a puzzling message may hold the answers, but understanding her death means uncovering the secrets surrounding her life.

The Alibi

by Malcolm Rose

1996

Police believe they have solved Stuart Burrage's murder, but his son Kieran suspects his stepmother. Proving it appears impossible: Rhia was outside the country when Stuart died, leaving Kieran to challenge an apparently unbreakable alibi.

Tunnel Vision

by Malcolm Rose

1996

Isolated by the stigma of a childhood illness, Joel finds acceptance in a charismatic leader's group and discovers a talent for running. A friendship with a Ugandan refugee forces him to question what his new community is hiding.

Circle of Nightmares

by Malcolm Rose

1997

Jodie investigates disturbing experiments at the research station where her father works. An ancient stone circle has become the testing ground for a new device, bringing scientific ambition into conflict with local rituals and increasingly frightening events.

Deep Waters

by Malcolm Rose

1997

A man's strange fatal illness leaves a pathologist suspecting poison despite an inconclusive examination. Detectives Lawless and Tilley turn toward the pharmaceutical industry, where the victim's connections to chemists may explain who had the knowledge to kill him.

The Secrets of the Dead

by Malcolm Rose

1997

Four rapidly decomposing bodies discovered in the Peak District leave detectives racing to preserve crucial evidence. Brett Lawless pursues a theory that threatens his career, working with Clare Tilley to uncover the secrets the dead have left behind.

Fire and Water

by Malcolm Rose

1998

Burned remains in an abandoned cottage send Lawless and Tilley into a village where nobody seems willing to talk. Sifting through the victim's past, the detectives must uncover what the fire was intended to conceal and why the community stays silent.

Flying Upside Down

by Malcolm Rose

1998

A seemingly worthless gift from an old man makes Glynn a target for dangerous pursuers. His unlikely connection with bullied schoolmate Duncan, who understands the gift's value, becomes a test of friendship and loyalty amid escalating threats.

Magic Eye

by Malcolm Rose

1998

A string of murders leaves cryptic messages beside bodies across the country. Detectives Brett Lawless and Clare Tilley search for the pattern linking the killings as media attention intensifies and the killer promises still more deaths.

Still Life

by Malcolm Rose

1998

A young girl disappears from a Sheffield wood, and her parents begin receiving disturbing notes. Detectives Lawless and Tilley investigate a kidnapping whose demands reach beyond money, even as tensions threaten their working partnership.

Breathing Fear

by Malcolm Rose

1999

Seb Flude and his band learn of an international arms deal and use their music to protest it. A series of increasingly dangerous attacks makes clear that someone intends to silence them before their campaign can threaten the sale.

Flying Blind

by Malcolm Rose

1999

Returning from Tobago, Lawless and Tilley narrowly escape an aviation disaster. Threats against other aircraft force the detectives to track an invisible weapon before more passengers die, while questions about their own relationship remain unresolved.

Lethal Harvest

by Malcolm Rose

1999

Lawless and Tilley hope a holiday in Tobago will offer relief from their latest case. Instead, a body washes ashore and threats against the island's reef draw them into another investigation, where protecting natural beauty can prove fatal.

Plague

by Malcolm Rose

2000

A deadly virus reaches an English town, turning an ordinary summer into a quarantine nightmare. Trapped behind barriers as deaths multiply, Rev, Lucy and Scott confront the disease and the urgent mystery of where it came from.

Bloodline

by Malcolm Rose

2002

A seemingly healthy boy carries a genetic flaw that a research company hopes to correct. As scientific promise becomes entangled with danger, the possibility of treating inherited disease raises troubling questions about who may instead be targeted.

Clone

by Malcolm Rose

2002

Scientist Patrick Finch pursues human cloning despite its ethical risks and the cost to his family. When his son Jordan meets a young man determined to change the future, they confront consequences that may threaten humanity itself.

Transplant

by Malcolm Rose

2003

Disfigured by a terrorist attack, Cassie receives a pioneering face transplant and must rebuild her identity. Her new appearance offers another chance at life, but the people who attacked her are still determined to find and kill her.

The Tortured Wood

by Malcolm Rose

2004

Dillon struggles to make friends at a new school and senses that the surrounding community is concealing something. The wood where he seeks refuge stands at the center of the mystery, drawing him toward a potentially dangerous secret.

Framed!

by Malcolm Rose

2005

Newly qualified forensic investigator Luke Harding faces his first case when a student is killed with an arrow. Further murders leave evidence pointing at Luke, forcing him and his robotic assistant Malc to find the killer and clear his name.

Hurricane Force

by Malcolm Rose

2005

Years after his father's suspicious death, Jake discovers that he shares his unusual gift for predicting weather. His father's research could transform warfare, and Jake must confront those who want to turn their abilities into a weapon.

Lost Bullet

by Malcolm Rose

2005

Luke Harding and his robotic assistant investigate a doctor's murder in the London slums, but rain has washed away crucial evidence. As further shootings follow, they race to identify the killer before the violence becomes a massacre.

Roll Call

by Malcolm Rose

2005

A murderer targets women and girls who share the name Emily Wonder, leaving little usable evidence. When another Emily disappears, Luke Harding and Malc race to save her while a looming natural disaster places London in further danger.

Double Check

by Malcolm Rose

2006

With an execution nineteen days away, Luke Harding reopens a murder case despite official opposition. He and Malc must challenge apparently conclusive forensic evidence while another investigation exposes corruption in the system controlling whom citizens may marry.

The Death Gene

by Malcolm Rose

2006

After witnessing a biologist's death, Karl and Finn find themselves holding her laboratory notebook. Its research describes bacteria that could fight pollution or become a devastating weapon, and determined pursuers will stop at little to obtain it.

The Kiss of Death

by Malcolm Rose

2006

During a visit to the plague village of Eyam, Seth's friends steal coins from a well. Disturbing consequences follow, leaving Seth to wonder whether their theft has awakened something connected to the village's history of death and sacrifice.

Final Lap

by Malcolm Rose

2007

Suspicious accidents threaten construction of a sports complex for the International Youth Games. When its manager vanishes, Luke Harding and Malc investigate sabotage, racing to identify the person determined to bring the development to a disastrous end.

Blood Brother

by Malcolm Rose

2008

A hospital's unusually high death rate brings Luke Harding and Malc into another investigation. Luke discovers his estranged father working there, but DNA evidence linking him to the deaths turns a hoped-for reunion into a deeply personal case.

Scene of the Crime

by Malcolm Rose

2008

A body in a railway yard and a teenager's diary form the center of an interactive forensic mystery. Readers examine interviews, maps, security footage, and scientific evidence to decide whether the diary's author is a suspect or another person's victim.

The Forbidden Island

by Malcolm Rose

2009

Mike and his friends ignore a warning and explore an island missing from their maps. Stranded after uncovering a deadly secret, they confront the consequences of its concealed history and the people determined to keep it hidden.

Bionic Agent

by Malcolm Rose

2010

After an explosion kills his mother and destroys his arm, Ben becomes the enhanced secret agent Jordan Stryker. His first assignment takes him into a world of gangs and extremists as he searches for those responsible for his loss.

Cyber Terror

by Malcolm Rose

2011

Planes begin falling from the sky without warning, leaving investigators struggling to explain the attacks. Secret police unit Red sends cybernetically enhanced Jordan Stryker to uncover the cause before further unexplained disasters put more lives at risk.

Murder Club

by Malcolm Rose

2013

Still recovering from brain surgery, Luke Harding is assigned a murder investigation that seems unusually straightforward. Identifying the killer raises harder questions about responsibility, official motives and why the authorities sent Luke back to work before he was ready.

Body Harvest

by Malcolm Rose

2014

In a world shared by two human species, detective Troy Goodhart and forensic specialist Lexi Iona Four investigate bodies discovered in woodland. Missing organs reveal a deliberate purpose behind the killings and draw the unlikely partners into medical wrongdoing.

Super Spy

by Malcolm Rose

2014

A recovered Cold War journal invites readers to investigate the shooting of an agent who was pursuing a mole. Maps, photographs, and coded messages provide clues to the betrayal, turning the search for a double agent into an interactive puzzle.

Blood and Bone

by Malcolm Rose

2015

A crashed van reveals a cache of body parts from endangered animals. Detective Troy Goodhart and forensic specialist Lexi Iona Four investigate the illegal trade behind the slaughter, facing criminals prepared to extend their violence to human victims.

Fatal Connection

by Malcolm Rose

2015

Four people in different parts of the country die from mercury poisoning with no obvious connection. Troy Goodhart and Lexi Iona Four must establish what linked the victims before the same hidden threat can claim more lives.

Lethal Outbreak

by Malcolm Rose

2015

Three scientists die inside a sealed laboratory while examining material returned from Mars. Troy Goodhart and Lexi Iona Four investigate whether the deaths were accidental or deliberate, uncovering a threat that reaches far beyond the laboratory.

Connor's Brain

by Malcolm Rose

2016

A virus damages fifteen-year-old Connor's brain, erasing his memories and language. As he begins rebuilding his life, people connected to his forgotten past fear what he might recover and are prepared to keep him silent.

Chasing the Rapture

by Malcolm Rose

2019

Talented young runner Sophie seems headed toward Olympic success. But experimental treatment after childhood trauma changes her pursuit of exhilaration, leading her toward an experience more compelling than winning and threatening the people around her.

Jordan Stryker books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Bionic Agent"

    Bionic Agent

    by Malcolm Rose

    2010
  2. Book cover for "Cyber Terror"

    Cyber Terror

    by Malcolm Rose

    2011

Lawless & Tilley books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Deep Waters"

    Deep Waters

    by Malcolm Rose

    1997
  2. Book cover for "The Secrets of the Dead"

    The Secrets of the Dead

    by Malcolm Rose

    1997
  3. Book cover for "Fire and Water"

    Fire and Water

    by Malcolm Rose

    1998
  4. Book cover for "Magic Eye"

    Magic Eye

    by Malcolm Rose

    1998
  5. Book cover for "Still Life"

    Still Life

    by Malcolm Rose

    1998
  6. Book cover for "Flying Blind"

    Flying Blind

    by Malcolm Rose

    1999
  7. Book cover for "Lethal Harvest"

    Lethal Harvest

    by Malcolm Rose

    1999

Son of Pete Flude books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Son of Pete Flude"

    Son of Pete Flude

    by Malcolm Rose

    1991
  2. Book cover for "Breathing Fear"

    Breathing Fear

    by Malcolm Rose

    1999

The Outer Reaches books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Body Harvest"

    Body Harvest

    by Malcolm Rose

    2014
  2. Book cover for "Blood and Bone"

    Blood and Bone

    by Malcolm Rose

    2015
  3. Book cover for "Fatal Connection"

    Fatal Connection

    by Malcolm Rose

    2015
  4. Book cover for "Lethal Outbreak"

    Lethal Outbreak

    by Malcolm Rose

    2015

Traces books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Framed!"

    Framed!

    by Malcolm Rose

    2005
  2. Book cover for "Lost Bullet"

    Lost Bullet

    by Malcolm Rose

    2005
  3. Book cover for "Roll Call"

    Roll Call

    by Malcolm Rose

    2005
  4. Book cover for "Double Check"

    Double Check

    by Malcolm Rose

    2006
  5. Book cover for "Final Lap"

    Final Lap

    by Malcolm Rose

    2007
  6. Book cover for "Blood Brother"

    Blood Brother

    by Malcolm Rose

    2008
  7. Book cover for "Murder Club"

    Murder Club

    by Malcolm Rose

    2013

Standalone Malcolm Rose books

  1. Book cover for "Rift"

    Rift

    by Malcolm Rose

    1985
  2. Book cover for "The Highest Form of Killing"

    The Highest Form of Killing

    by Malcolm Rose

    1992
  3. Book cover for "The Obtuse Experiment"

    The Obtuse Experiment

    by Malcolm Rose

    1993
  4. Book cover for "The Smoking Gun"

    The Smoking Gun

    by Malcolm Rose

    1993
  5. Book cover for "Concrete Evidence"

    Concrete Evidence

    by Malcolm Rose

    1995
  6. Book cover for "The Alibi"

    The Alibi

    by Malcolm Rose

    1996
  7. Book cover for "Tunnel Vision"

    Tunnel Vision

    by Malcolm Rose

    1996
  8. Book cover for "Circle of Nightmares"

    Circle of Nightmares

    by Malcolm Rose

    1997
  9. Book cover for "Flying Upside Down"

    Flying Upside Down

    by Malcolm Rose

    1998
  10. Book cover for "Plague"

    Plague

    by Malcolm Rose

    2000
  11. Book cover for "Bloodline"

    Bloodline

    by Malcolm Rose

    2002
  12. Book cover for "Clone"

    Clone

    by Malcolm Rose

    2002
  13. Book cover for "Transplant"

    Transplant

    by Malcolm Rose

    2003
  14. Book cover for "The Tortured Wood"

    The Tortured Wood

    by Malcolm Rose

    2004
  15. Book cover for "Hurricane Force"

    Hurricane Force

    by Malcolm Rose

    2005
  16. Book cover for "The Death Gene"

    The Death Gene

    by Malcolm Rose

    2006
  17. Book cover for "The Kiss of Death"

    The Kiss of Death

    by Malcolm Rose

    2006
  18. Book cover for "Scene of the Crime"

    Scene of the Crime

    by Malcolm Rose

    2008
  19. Book cover for "All That Remains"

    All That Remains

    by Malcolm Rose

    2009
  20. Book cover for "The Forbidden Island"

    The Forbidden Island

    by Malcolm Rose

    2009
  21. Book cover for "Super Spy"

    Super Spy

    by Malcolm Rose

    2014Unmask the Double Agent!
  22. Book cover for "Connor's Brain"

    Connor's Brain

    by Malcolm Rose

    2016
  23. Book cover for "Chasing the Rapture"

    Chasing the Rapture

    by Malcolm Rose

    2019

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