Rebecca Bradley Books in Order
Explore Rebecca Bradley books in order, with short summaries, series guides for Hannah Robbins and Claudia Nunn, and clear advice on where to start.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
17 books
Shallow Waters
by Rebecca Bradley
2015
An unidentified teenage girl is dumped in a Nottingham alley after a brutal ordeal, and DI Hannah Robbins is called to lead the case. Then fresh evidence suggests another victim may still be alive, turning the hunt into a desperate race.
Made To Be Broken
by Rebecca Bradley
2016
A woman dies suddenly at home, then more seemingly unconnected deaths plunge Nottingham into fear. While Hannah Robbins and her team hunt a killer with a point to prove, the fallout from their last big case still shadows every decision.
Three Weeks Dead
by Rebecca Bradley
2016
Jason Wells buried his wife just days ago, so the last thing he expects is for her body to be taken. As grief turns into pressure and blackmail, young DC Sally Poynter faces a case she will not forget.
Dead Blind
by Rebecca Bradley
2018
After a crash leaves DI Ray Patrick with face blindness, he hides the condition and returns to work. Then an organ trafficking investigation turns personal, and Ray must track a killer he may never be able to recognise again.
Fighting Monsters
by Rebecca Bradley
2018
Hours after gang leader Simon Talbot walks free from court, he is found shot dead with protected witness details on him. Hannah Robbins must find the killer fast, but the deeper she digs, the less she trusts the operation around her.
The Twisted Web
by Rebecca Bradley
2018
A body is staged in Nottingham city centre to look like an abandoned police crime scene, and the images spread online within minutes. Hannah Robbins is pulled into a toxic storm of social media rage and a killer who wants an audience.
A Deeper Song
by Rebecca Bradley
2020
A young man stumbles in front of Hannah Robbins's car covered in blood and with no memory of how he got there. Digging into his past leads Hannah toward a dangerous enemy who will do anything to keep old secrets buried.
Kill For Me
by Rebecca Bradley
2020
Lucy Anderson's daughter is kidnapped, and the ransom is simple: kill someone. As more people are forced into the same nightmare, Hannah Robbins hunts the puppet master before another terrified stranger becomes his weapon.
Perfect Murder
by Rebecca Bradley
2020
Crime writer Alice Friend becomes obsessed with whether the perfect murder can really be done. As she tests herself with increasingly bold killings, the game stops feeling theoretical and the consequences move terrifyingly close to home.
See No Evil
by Rebecca Bradley
2020
Older men are being murdered across Nottingham, each death marked by the same vicious signature. Newly returned to duty, Hannah Robbins must chase the pattern while the case collides with sensitive secrets outside the incident room.
Blood Stained
by Rebecca Bradley
2021
When undercover officer Ruth Harrison disappears, the blood in her garage points straight at her husband, DS Dominic Harrison. DI Claudia Nunn must decide whether he is a killer or the latest target of the Sheffield Strangler.
Seconds to Die
by Rebecca Bradley
2021
A gruesome drawing lands on Claudia Nunn's desk, then a murder scene turns up exactly as pictured. With a killer known as The Artist sending warnings before he strikes, Claudia is suddenly racing the clock, and the next sketch may involve her.
Love Lies Bleeding
by Rebecca Bradley
2022
Audrey King falls for a man serving life for slaughtering his family, then dies in a way that points straight back to him. Hannah Robbins must revisit a case that still haunts her and work out how a killer behind bars is casting such a long shadow.
She Knew Her Killer
by Rebecca Bradley
2022
Harlow Cunningham is found murdered in a smart Sheffield hotel during a reunion weekend with old school friends. As DI Claudia Nunn digs into secrets, disappearances, and possible corruption, the people trying to stop her get dangerously close.
The Broken Places
by Rebecca Bradley
2022
Adrian Sykes is abducted and murdered, but the people holding key information inside the police are not sharing it. As undercover officer Molly Bell moves closer to danger, suspended DI Hannah Robbins is dragged back into a past she cannot outrun.
Cold Hard Truth
by Rebecca Bradley
2023
Teenager Ivy Henthorn, the daughter of a respected judge, is found dead in a Sheffield park. DI Claudia Nunn uncovers a savage revenge blog, a long list of enemies, and the kind of secret that can wreck several lives at once.
Shattered Silence
by Rebecca Bradley
2024
Taxi driver Ryan Gregson is snatched in broad daylight, and his captor forces Ryan's wife into a cruel game with no safe moves. Back at work and under scrutiny, Hannah Robbins has to solve the case before the punishment gets worse.
Where should I start?
If you want the full Hannah Robbins journey: Three Weeks Dead → Shallow Waters → Made To Be Broken
If you want the main series entry point: Shallow Waters → Made To Be Broken → Fighting Monsters → The Twisted Web
If you want the Sheffield investigations: Blood Stained → Seconds to Die → She Knew Her Killer → Cold Hard Truth
If you want a standalone first: Dead Blind → Perfect Murder
Author bio
Rebecca Bradley writes crime novels that feel like they come from the inside, because in many ways they do. Before writing full time, she spent just over fifteen years in policing, including years in uniform and eight as a detective constable. That background shows up in the steady detail of her books, the pressure inside an investigation room, and the toll the job can take on the people doing it.
She was a big crime reader long before she was a crime writer. As a child she tore through whatever she could carry home from the library, starting with Enid Blyton and Nancy Drew before moving on to Agatha Christie. She has said that Nancy Drew especially stuck with her, and you can see that early influence in the determined women who lead many of her novels.
Joining the police was something she wanted for years. She has talked about getting there only after the old height restriction was dropped, which says a lot about her stubborn streak. She built a career she cared deeply about, and later wrote very openly about how hard it was to step away when illness forced her medical retirement in 2015.
Writing was already there.
Her first Hannah Robbins novel, Shallow Waters, appeared in 2014 while she was still serving, and it set the tone for much of what followed. The book is rooted in Nottingham and moves with the methodical pace of real police work, but it never forgets the people inside the case. The books that followed, including Made To Be Broken, Fighting Monsters, and The Twisted Web, kept building that world, giving readers tense investigations alongside the stresses and loyalties of the team around Hannah.
Bradley later opened a second series with Blood Stained, which introduces Detective Claudia Nunn in Sheffield. Those books, including Seconds to Die, She Knew Her Killer, and Cold Hard Truth, keep the procedural backbone but give it a slightly different energy, with more institutional pressure, more sharp-edged conflict, and another detective trying to do good work in bad circumstances. Across both series, readers tend to come for the twists and stay for the realism.
She has also shown she can step outside her main series without losing what makes her work hers. Dead Blind gives its lead detective the added challenge of face blindness, while Perfect Murder plays with a very different kind of tension by following a crime writer who thinks she can test the idea of the perfect murder in real life. Even when the hook is unusual, Bradley stays focused on consequence, character, and the uncomfortable choices people make under pressure.
That is really her lane.
Her books are not tidy puzzles floating free of real life. They are about what violence does to victims, families, witnesses, and the officers trying to make sense of it. They are also about work, loyalty, secrecy, shame, and the ways one case can spill into the next. The police detail feels earned, but it does not take over. She has said herself that there is a line between getting it right and turning a novel into a manual, and her best books sit comfortably on the readable side of that line.
These days Bradley lives in Nottinghamshire with her family and her two cockapoos, Alfie and Lola. She writes full time and also runs a virtual crime book club, which feels like a natural extension of someone who has been part of the crime-reading world for years. Tea seems to help too, and by her own telling, probably in very large amounts.
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