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Browse Wild Fens by Jack Cartwright in publication order, with short book summaries to introduce the series and help you choose your next read.

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Wild Fens books in publication order

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1

Dance With Death

by Jack Cartwright

2022

While mourning a colleague, DI Bloom's team investigates the death of a university lecturer found in a field. Evidence points toward a suspect who understands murder investigations, but a second body broadens the case and postpones their grief.

2

Dying To Tell

by Jack Cartwright

2022

A hit-and-run leaves a child critically injured, then the young driver is found murdered nearby. DI Freya Bloom and DS Ben Savage discover that she knew a dangerous secret and race to stop the killer's next move.

3

In Cold Blood

by Jack Cartwright

2022

DI Freya Bloom investigates the murder of carer Emma Blanch, found in a frosty Lincolnshire field. Learning that Emma was herself suspected in another death points toward someone taking revenge and eliminating people who know too much.

4

Lie Beside Me

by Jack Cartwright

2022

A body at ruined Tupholme Abbey launches an investigation that grows more complex as Freya Bloom's team fractures. With an officer victimized, a newcomer causing conflict and a suspect missing, she must restore cooperation before the killer strikes again.

5

Never To Return

by Jack Cartwright

2022

A teenage boy's body is recovered from the River Witham, leaving DI Freya Bloom to distinguish suicide from murder. Evidence of bullying and abuse exposes several suspects and reveals how badly the adults around him underestimated the victim.

6

One For Sorrow

by Jack Cartwright

2022

A woman is found murdered in a forest a year after her death, though nobody reported her missing. DI Freya Bloom examines her husband, friends and colleagues, untangling stories that gave a killer ample time to construct an alibi.

7

Secrets In Blood

by Jack Cartwright

2022

Newly transferred DI Freya Bloom investigates a teenage girl found carefully posed on a Lincolnshire beach. A dangerous secret, community loyalties and resistance within her team complicate her first local case as another tragedy threatens.

8

Suffer In Silence

by Jack Cartwright

2022

The search for missing Abigail McGowan during a blizzard appears to end when a body is found in a drain. But her father says the victim is someone else, leaving Freya Bloom and Ben Savage racing to connect two cases.

9

Her Dying Mind

by Jack Cartwright

2023

An elderly woman's apparent natural death becomes suspicious when another body is discovered in her house. Freya Bloom and her team reconstruct the life of a neighbor known as Mad Alice, confronting a case that challenges their assumptions.

10

In Dead Water

by Jack Cartwright

2023

A teenage girl is found dead in coastal marshland, leaving Freya Bloom and Ben Savage with little evidence and no supporting team. Their increasingly difficult search for the truth pushes them toward breaking rules to move the investigation forward.

11

One Deadly Night

by Jack Cartwright

2023

An antiques dealer vanishes after entering a nature reserve, drawing Freya Bloom into another case while her career and personal life unravel. Finding a body raises the stakes, especially when it proves to be someone other than the missing man.

12

Burden of Truth

by Jack Cartwright

2024

Reluctantly taking command after a disaster, Ben Savage investigates a man found dead in a rural pond. With scant forensic evidence, the team traces footprints, a forgotten party and a growing group of suspects guarding a shared secret.

13

Into Death's Arms

by Jack Cartwright

2024

An early dog walk through a Lincolnshire village brings a retired couple to a turning point. While the husband conceals his private thoughts, the wife prepares to reveal a secret capable of changing both their lives.

14

No More Blood

by Jack Cartwright

2024

A girl's disappearance attracts little urgency from her parents until days stretch into years. Investigating Deborah Jarvis's fate, DCI Freya Bloom and her team uncover a solitary life and signs that her death connects to earlier victims.

15

Deadly Little Secret

by Jack Cartwright

2025

A report of a body leads Freya Bloom and Ben Savage to an abandoned farmhouse, but the victim has vanished. A second discovery confirms a killing and draws their team toward a secret long hidden in the village.

16

Run From Evil

by Jack Cartwright

2025

An elderly man's death combines signs of a heart attack with an unexplained head wound and broken window. As Freya Bloom investigates, a missing friend and estranged relatives create a suspect list in which everyone had reason to want him dead.

17

Waiting For Death

by Jack Cartwright

2025

A groom is found dead during his stag party’s paintball outing, leaving nine companions under suspicion. DCI Freya Bloom and DI Ben Savage investigate their motives, but another disappearance makes the remaining men’s safety increasingly uncertain.

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Echoes of Death

by Jack Cartwright

2026

In the twentieth Wild Fens mystery, Freya Bloom returns to investigate another case in rural Lincolnshire, where secrets hidden within walls promise to disturb the region's apparent quiet.

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Into The Woods

by Jack Cartwright

2026

An anonymous caller reports a hand emerging from a forest grave, then vanishes. Investigating solicitor Oliver Trent’s burial alive, DCI Freya Bloom and DI Ben Savage uncover bitter professional disputes, personal grudges, and concealed relationships.

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Murder At Heart

by Jack Cartwright

2026

Human remains in a village allotment expose the suffering of a teenager who died nearly a century earlier. DCI Freya Bloom faces determined local silence as a second body suggests the violence has continued into the present.

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