Natural Detective Books in Order

Owen Irvine, ex-cop and shepherd, cannot ignore reports of a con man exploiting vulnerable women. With help from DC Abla Khan, he follows the trail into a case that grows far more dangerous than expected.

What starts with a quarrel over missing Herdwick ewes and a phishing scam soon turns dangerous in the Kentmere valley. Owen Irvine and Kathy Stone are chasing more than petty rural crime.

In this Christmas prequel, a missing baby Jesus from a church nativity scene becomes young Owen Irvine's first odd little mystery. It is small-scale, funny, and quietly reveals how he first edged toward policing.

Flooded Cumbria brings looting, suspicion, and a boyfriend Kathy Stone does not trust. Owen Irvine steps in reluctantly, and a seemingly small worry opens onto something much darker.

When Owen Irvine finds a stash of drugs on his farm, he makes the worst possible sensible decision, he investigates it himself. Following the trail could expose the people really running the trade.

Owen Irvine goes after the gang bringing legal highs into Cumbria, and the consequences are deadly. Even with help from Andy Hall and Tom Atkins, he puts his family directly in harm's way.

A stolen Land Rover and a string of small arson attacks unsettle Staveley, and Owen Irvine refuses to let either go. As Kathy Stone investigates the fires, the risks in the valley start to look far from minor.

Owen Irvine is sure a young man he once tried to steer straight has been stitched up over a hotel burglary. The evidence says otherwise, so Irvine has to prove his instincts are better than the case against him.

Illegal hare coursing and the theft of rare pearl mussels pull Kathy Stone and Owen Irvine into another deceptively rural case. Old grudges, bad assumptions, and family trouble make the investigation messier than it first looks.

Kathy Stone is already juggling a missing person case when strange holes start appearing beside Owen Irvine's farm. At the same time, Ian Mann's off-duty arrest threatens serious fallout.