North and Martin Abduction Mystery Books in Order
Part ofJames Hunt Books in OrderSee the North and Martin Abduction Mystery books by James Hunt in order, with summaries, series background, and help choosing where to start.
Last updated: July 3, 2026
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North and Martin Abduction Mystery books in publication order
10 books
Lost And Found
by James Hunt
2020
Jim North has spent years haunted by his own childhood abduction and by the boy he left behind. As a detective, he finally gets a second chance to face the case that shaped his life.
Missing Pieces
by James Hunt
2020
North and Martin are pulled into another missing-child case where the family's past may be the real crime scene. The closer they get, the more dangerous the buried truth becomes.
Our Stolen Pieces
by James Hunt
2020
Two girls vanish after a slumber party, and newly partnered detectives Kerry Martin and Jim North catch the case. Both have damaged reputations, which makes a high-profile abduction even harder to solve.
The Pieces that Remain
by James Hunt
2020
When a young girl disappears from a cabin in the woods, North and Martin are thrown into a race against time. The remote setting narrows the suspects, but it also narrows their margin for error.
Familiar Pieces
by James Hunt
2021
Three months after a child dies on their watch, Jim North and Kerry Martin are hit with a string of new abductions. The kidnapper is taunting them, and obsession starts taking its own toll.
Pieces Of Our Past
by James Hunt
2021
A child disappears in the night, and North and Martin find themselves facing a father with too many secrets. The case presses hard on old wounds they still have not settled.
Shattered Memories
by James Hunt
2021
Another child is taken in the middle of the night, and every lead seems tied to what people cannot, or will not, remember. For North and Martin, the case becomes a fight against both time and buried truth.
The Forgotten Children
by James Hunt
2023
Bad news arrives early for North and Martin, and it leads them straight into another case involving missing children and old silence. The title tells the story well, these are victims too many people chose not to see.
The Pieces We Hide
by James Hunt
2023
On the eve of a major personal milestone, Jim North is pulled into a new disappearance. The fresh case forces North and Martin to confront the things they still keep from everyone, including each other.
The Island of Missing Children
by James Hunt
2025
Six children vanish from their beds on Salt Rock Island, and detectives Jim North and Kerry Martin are sent in. A brewing Pacific storm and the fallout from their last case make the search even more dangerous.
North and Martin Abduction Mystery books in chronological order

Our Stolen Pieces
by James Hunt
2020North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 1
Missing Pieces
by James Hunt
2020North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 2
Lost And Found
by James Hunt
2020North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 3
The Pieces that Remain
by James Hunt
2020North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 4
Pieces Of Our Past
by James Hunt
2021North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 5
Familiar Pieces
by James Hunt
2021North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 6
Shattered Memories
by James Hunt
2021North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 7
The Pieces We Hide
by James Hunt
2023North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 8
The Forgotten Children
by James Hunt
2023North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 9
The Island of Missing Children
by James Hunt
2025North and Martin Abduction Mystery, Book 10
Series background & context
This is one of James Hunt's clearest continuing detective series, and it is built on the partnership between Kerry Martin and Jim North. They are not polished, easygoing cops. They come into the job carrying reputations, private damage, and more history than either would like. That is part of what makes the books work.
Jim North knows abduction from the inside. As a child, he was taken and survived, but survival did not close the wound. Kerry Martin has spent years trying to outrun the stain attached to her family name. Put them together, give them cases involving missing children and desperate parents, and Hunt has a reliable emotional core for the whole run.
The first book, Our Stolen Pieces, sets the tone right away with two girls missing after a slumber party. From there, the series keeps returning to the same hard terrain, children who vanish, families who are not telling the whole truth, and towns where somebody always thinks silence is the safest option. Books like Missing Pieces, Lost And Found, The Pieces that Remain, and Familiar Pieces keep pushing that pressure while also widening what we know about Jim and Kerry themselves.
These books move fast, but they are not only about the case of the week.
Hunt uses the investigations to dig at guilt, trauma, and obsession. Jim's past is never far away. Kerry's sense of what she has to prove never really settles down. The partnership matters because both characters understand, in different ways, what it feels like to work while people are already judging you.
The result is a darker, more emotionally loaded detective series than a standard procedural. If you like child-abduction mysteries with recurring leads, plenty of urgency, and a partnership that carries real weight from book to book, North and Martin is one of Hunt's strongest entry points.
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