Roger RN Morris Books in Order

After witnessing a young woman's suicide, Rob Saunders takes a possession she left behind. Collecting objects associated with subsequent tragedies becomes an obsession, while an affair and a discovery in the woods further unsettle his life.

Two bodies discovered in a St Petersburg park suggest a straightforward murder and suicide. Investigator Porfiry Petrovich doubts that explanation, following connections between the city's impoverished neighborhoods and respectable society to uncover a more complicated crime.

A doctor's wife and son die unexpectedly during a hot St Petersburg summer, leading to his arrest for poisoning. Further killings force Porfiry Petrovich to reconsider the case and explore cruelty hidden beneath the city's respectable surface.

An abducted child worker and a murdered society woman draw very different official responses in 1870 St Petersburg. Porfiry Petrovich investigates both, encountering powerful connections, political suspicion, and dangerous uncertainty about whom he can trust.

Amid fires and revolutionary agitation in 1872 St Petersburg, Porfiry Petrovich investigates a body recovered from a canal. His younger colleague infiltrates a terrorist group, where conflicted loyalties complicate efforts to distinguish political idealism from violence.

In London before the First World War, a killer leaves victims drained of blood. Detective Inspector Silas Quinn follows the investigation through impoverished streets and aristocratic nightlife, seeking the motive behind the crimes and an exclusive club's connections.

A department-store fashion model is found strangled inside a locked room, with a monkey as the apparent suspect. Silas Quinn questions that explanation and investigates the jealousies and concealed desires surrounding the store's resident models.

At a London film premiere in 1914, a woman's horrific injuries echo violence depicted onscreen. Silas Quinn investigates the filmmakers and their guests, while strange deliveries to influential figures suggest that the threat extends beyond cinema.

A series of apparent suicides in 1914 London leaves Silas Quinn searching for a connection between the victims. Cards bearing a red hand provide his chief clue, drawing him toward disturbing territory in his own past.

In a future marked by increasing violence, a computer game rewards players for creating and manipulating psychopaths. Dr Arbus develops a device to identify them, while relationships and questions about its use expose the society's deeper instability.

As wartime pressure to enlist grips London, a body is discovered with a white feather in its mouth. Silas Quinn, whose department has recently been dismantled, pursues a case shaped by suspicion, humiliation, and accusations of cowardice.

Walter Raleigh's ambitions bring him into Elizabeth I's favor and the dangerous rivalries of her court. Seeking wealth and fame through overseas ventures, he faces uncertain royal support and risks everything in pursuit of legendary Eldorado.

The murder of a choirmaster threatens a Christmas concert raising funds for war refugees. Silas Quinn investigates the dead man's enemies and a mysterious music box delivered before his death, seeking answers before the performance.

A body on St Petersburg's frozen river draws magistrate Virginsky into an investigation interrupted by the tsar's secret police. Continuing unofficially exposes terrorist plots and competing loyalties, placing him in danger as violence reaches the imperial palace.

A retired general's murder after following a mysterious child puts pressure on magistrate Virginsky to solve an apparently impossible case. A convenient confession and a covert assignment draw him into reactionary circles where past crimes fuel new revenge.

Recovering at a Russian spa, Virginsky reluctantly investigates a princess's suspicious death and the disappearance of a medical assistant. When local authorities dismiss his information, pursuing the case alone leaves him uncertain whether he is uncovering truth or entering a trap.

A struggling novelist accepts payment to write an unpublished book supporting a spy's cover identity. Producing his best work creates a dilemma when he wants it back, while his employer's violence reveals how dangerous their arrangement has become.