Michael Kerr Books in Order

Former NYPD homicide detective Joe Logan is living quietly at a West Virginia trailer park when a frightened woman and her daughter ask for help. Her husband is dead, hitmen are coming, and Logan refuses to stand aside.

DI Frank Ryan hunts an organized killer whose execution-style murders appear unconnected. With psychologist David Wilde and DCI Julie Brannigan, Ryan follows a trail through London gangland before the predator targets people close to him.

The murder of former model Marsha Freeman leads DI Matt Barnes to missing pages from her address book, influential clients, and a previous killing with the same signature. He knows the offender will strike again.

After a hitman attacks a safe house protecting a witness against gangland boss Frank Santini, badly wounded DI Matt Barnes becomes the only survivor. With psychologist Beth Holder, he hunts the killer before the killer reaches him.

A young woman's murder on a lonely highway appears to condemn her boyfriend. Joe Logan finds signs that the evidence has been staged and joins lawyer Kate Donner to uncover the real killer before time runs out.

As DI Matt Barnes recovers from his injuries, the daughter of a senior police officer is abducted. Barnes and psychologist Beth Holder pursue a vengeful offender who is always prepared to turn the hunt back on them.

Twelve-year-olds Sam, Ben, and Frog find a golden chalice behind a waterfall and are transported to Otherworld. To get home, they must return it to its rightful keeper before the Dark One claims it.

A standalone crime thriller centered on a killer whose violent actions expose dangerous secrets. The investigation becomes a tense battle between the people trying to understand the crimes and the mind determined to conceal them.

After finding a mutilated body near the Arizona border, drifter Joe Logan discovers local indifference and a drug operation run by Zack Slater. Protecting two sisters turns his unofficial investigation into open war.

A woman returns to Black Rock Bay 17 years after four girls were raped and murdered there, only to be killed herself. Chief John Deakin and detective Ros Irving uncover a deadly link to the town's buried past.

DI Matt Barnes and his team are stretched between two London investigations, one involving murdered housekeepers and wealthy victims, the other a predator stalking women at night. Both killers leave almost nothing behind.

A collection of strange stories that moves beyond crime into unsettling and imaginative territory. These shorter pieces explore unusual encounters, unexpected dangers, and the uneasy feeling that ordinary life may be hiding something else.

After Steve Taylor is executed in Florida, his brother Harry travels from South Africa to hunt those responsible. London detective Ben Drury pursues Harry and a Mafia network as revenge leaves bodies across three continents.

Three people are gunned down in a small Georgia town, and ex-army security specialist Dana McKenna arrives from Britain after her father is killed. She joins Sheriff Lucas Turner to hunt the gangsters behind the shootings.

DCI Harper races to rescue Bethany Marchant, the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy businessman. As her father sends his own men after the captors, Harper's hunt collides with a cold case and puts someone close to him at risk.

Sam, Ben, and Frog continue their journey through Otherworld, where magical objects and old conflicts still threaten their way home. Their friendship is tested again as they face fresh dangers in a world far from ordinary.

DI Joe Hope hunts a killer who uses venomous snakes as murder weapons. With herpetologist Beverley McGovern's help, Joe follows the clues, but the case becomes personal when the killer abducts Joe's young son.

A science fiction novella that shifts away from Michael Kerr's crime work into a story of suspense, uncertainty, and looming change. Its characters must confront what happens when the future they expected no longer feels secure.

Three people connected to a popular real-crime television show die in apparent suicides. DI Matt Barnes doubts the explanation and begins looking for the person who has turned murder into a carefully hidden performance.

Joe Logan is pulled into a dangerous New York case after violence at an abandoned East River pier exposes a wider threat. His loyalty to the people caught in the middle leaves him confronting criminals with plenty to lose.

A standalone crime thriller that follows the consequences of violent acts and the hidden urges behind them. As danger builds, the people caught in the case must confront an offender willing to keep killing to protect himself.

An apocalyptic adventure thriller in which survival becomes the central challenge after a world-changing threat emerges. The characters must adapt quickly, face danger from several directions, and decide whom they can trust.

After transferring to Yorkshire following her daughter's death, DI Laura Scott is assigned the murders of three young women. With little evidence, she asks former FBI profiler Jim Elliott to help find the killer known as the Tacker.

Three-year-old Kelly Ford is taken by traffickers who profit from human exploitation. Joe Logan goes after the organization responsible, knowing that every delay makes it less likely the child will be returned to her mother.

DI Matt Barnes returns for a case involving a ruthless killer and a growing threat to the people around him. The investigation pushes Barnes and his team to find the pattern before another planned act of violence can be carried out.

DI Laura Scott returns for another Yorkshire murder investigation where fear is part of the killer's method. The case tests Laura's resilience and forces her team to find meaning in evidence designed to mislead them.

Deputy Sheriff Cal Morgan is murdered while investigating a serial killer who keeps tattoos from his victims. Twenty-one years later, Cal awakens in another man's body with unusual mental powers and a chance for revenge.

Joe Logan takes on a case where the apparent suspect may not be the real threat. As he digs beneath the accusation, he finds a more dangerous situation and must act before an innocent person pays the price.

A collection of crime stories built for quick, tense reading. The pieces bring together dangerous characters, criminal acts, and compact mysteries, offering several dark stops for readers who enjoy Michael Kerr's thriller side.

DI Jack Ryder hunts a sadistic killer murdering young women who resemble actress Dawn Turner. With help from criminal psychologist Lisa Norton, he must stop an obsession that is becoming more violent with every rejection.

A standalone crime thriller about violence that reaches beyond a single crime scene. As investigators search for the person responsible, hidden motives and dangerous personal histories make the case increasingly difficult to contain.

A dark crime thriller in which a brutal offender brings fear and suspicion to a community. The search for answers becomes a test of how far people will go to expose evil that has been hiding in plain sight.

DI Laura Scott faces another dark investigation in which a killer's crimes point to a disturbing private motive. With her team under pressure, Laura must find the connection before the offender adds another victim.

DI Jim Cole investigates gangland shootings, a hitman pursuing a contract he will not cancel, and the mutilation murders of two couples. As the cases converge, the danger moves closer to Cole's own life.

DI Matt Barnes and the Special Crimes Unit face another violent, high-pressure investigation. As the evidence slowly reveals a dangerous offender's methods, Barnes must protect potential victims while keeping the case from turning against his team.

Former detective Joe Logan encounters a new case with lives at risk and few people willing to intervene. Following the trail forces him into conflict with dangerous criminals who are determined to keep their victims and secrets hidden.

A standalone crime thriller in which violent crime exposes the damage caused by a remorseless offender. As the investigation closes in, the people pursuing justice must face a threat with no interest in mercy or restraint.

Newly promoted DCI Matt Barnes hunts the East End Strangler, a killer who rapes and murders women before taunting the police with calls from the victims' phones. With no obvious link between the victims, the Special Crimes Unit needs a mistake.

Laura Scott joins Jim Elliott, Jerry Mitchell, and Alan Porter to find a missing casino worker. Their routine missing-person inquiry becomes a race against a hitman hired to recover stolen information and silence its owner.

Joe Logan is drawn into another dangerous situation where someone vulnerable needs help and powerful people want the truth buried. His search for justice becomes a fight to survive against opponents who expect him to walk away.

DCI Matt Barnes and the Special Crimes Unit investigate another escalating murder case. With pressure mounting and a dangerous offender still at large, Barnes must uncover the motive behind the violence before the next attack.

A mutilated young woman is found in an abandoned South Tottenham tower block, shortly after another similar murder. DCI Matt Barnes and his Serious Crime Unit know they are hunting a serial killer who will not stop.