MP Wright Books in Order

In 1965 Bristol, unemployed former Barbadian policeman J. T. Ellington accepts a wealthy man's commission to find a missing deaf woman. The investigation draws him into corruption and danger in a city already shaped by racial hostility.

J. T. Ellington investigates a missing doctor and stolen documents connected to an orphanage. When a dying man's words point toward a child, the detective's search leads into a dangerous world of secrets and exploitation.

In 1967 Bristol, a clergyman asks J. T. Ellington to help bring Solomon back into the church's fold. The case involves an interracial relationship that faces disapproval, placing the detective amid tensions within the community.

His sister's murder draws J. T. Ellington back toward Barbados, but accepting help from Vic means undertaking another investigation. A journey to Harlem brings family connections, criminal networks, and disturbing links to his own past.

In 1970 Bristol, caretaker Fletcher presses J. T. Ellington into searching for Nikhil, who has disappeared shortly before his wedding. The urgent investigation takes the detective into the city's vice trade and its dangerous hidden dealings.

In 1980 Bristol, J. T. Ellington is raising fifteen-year-old Chloe after the loss of his fiancée. A minister's missing wife and a prematurely born infant draw him into a troubling investigation that threatens his fragile domestic life.