Caroline Mitchell Books in Order
Explore Caroline Mitchell books in order, with series lists, quick summaries, background on each thriller world, and clear guidance on where to start.
Last updated: June 8, 2026
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Publication Order
24 books
Paranormal Intruder
by Caroline Mitchell
2013
In this nonfiction account, Mitchell tells the story of terrifying paranormal activity in her family home. With witnesses ranging from police and fire crews to priests and investigators, it reads like a haunting nobody could ignore.
Don't Turn Around
by Caroline Mitchell
2015
Detective Jennifer Knight investigates a stabbing that opens into a series of murders echoing the work of the Grim Reaper, the killer her mother helped convict. The deeper she digs, the more personal and sinister it becomes.
Time to Die
by Caroline Mitchell
2015
A reality star dies on the way to her hen party, then more brutal murders follow. Detective Jennifer Knight must stop a killer targeting people with secrets before another victim, a vulnerable mother and her little boy, is next.
Love You To Death
by Caroline Mitchell
2016
Women who gave up daughters for adoption are being murdered, and the case stirs memories Ruby Preston would rather forget. As the killings turn personal, she must stop a disturbed killer before her own past destroys her.
The Silent Twin
by Caroline Mitchell
2016
When nine-year-old Abigail vanishes from Blackwater Farm, her silent twin sister may hold the key to what happened. Detective Jennifer Knight steps into a house full of tension, grief, and secrets that feel darker than they should.
Witness
by Caroline Mitchell
2016
Ten years after testifying against her abusive partner, Rebecca thinks she is finally safe. Then he returns with a terrifying demand, she must witness ten crimes, or the people she loves will pay the price.
Murder Game
by Caroline Mitchell
2017
A sadistic killer sends images of his victims alive, tortured, and dead as a brutal countdown begins. Detective Ruby Preston must solve the pattern fast, while an infamous old serial killer casts a long shadow over the case.
Sleep Tight
by Caroline Mitchell
2017
A killer is staging murdered women as twisted fairytale princesses across East London. Detective Ruby Preston is closing in until body parts are found at Nathan Crosby's home, forcing her to choose between duty and love.
Silent Victim
by Caroline Mitchell
2018
Emma has spent years hiding the body of the teacher who groomed her as a teenager. When she returns to the shallow grave before moving house, the body is gone, and her carefully built life starts to collapse.
Truth and Lies
by Caroline Mitchell
2018
DI Amy Winter's life shatters when a letter reveals her biological mother is a notorious serial killer. To find hidden victims and save a missing girl, Amy must enter a brutal game of cat and mouse.
The Secret Child
by Caroline Mitchell
2019
A four-year-old girl is snatched in the night, and her mother receives a deadly challenge linked to a man believed dead. DI Amy Winter races to save the child while her own buried trauma rises to the surface.
Left For Dead
by Caroline Mitchell
2020
DI Amy Winter spots blood oozing from a bridal shop window display and realizes the bride is a real victim. Hunting a killer preying on vulnerable young women, Amy is forced into a case that turns painfully personal.
The Perfect Mother
by Caroline Mitchell
2020
Pregnant and desperate, Roz agrees to place her baby with a glamorous wealthy couple in New York. But once she moves into their home, she starts to fear she has walked into a trap she may not survive.
Flesh and Blood
by Caroline Mitchell
2021
A string of apparent suicides across seaside towns looks suspicious to DI Amy Winter, especially when a police officer dies. As she digs deeper, frightened locals and a buried conspiracy push the case into dangerous territory.
The Midnight Man
by Caroline Mitchell
2021
Five teenage girls sneak into Blackhall Manor to play the Midnight Game, but only four come back. Newly returned detective Sarah Noble must face the town's darkest legends, and its ugliest secrets, to find the truth.
In Cold Blood
by Caroline Mitchell
2022
A pair of serial killers abduct victims, release them into the wild, and hunt them over four brutal days. When pregnant DI Amy Winter becomes the next target, the race to save her turns desperate and deeply personal.
The Night Whispers
by Caroline Mitchell
2022
Whispers in the dark and sightings of black-eyed children seem to follow a string of horrifying deaths in Slayton. Detective Sarah Noble, helped by young Elliott Carter, must uncover the truth before fear claims more victims.
The Village
by Caroline Mitchell
2022
Crime journalist Naomi moves her family into the cottage where the Harper family vanished ten years earlier. In Nighbrook, nobody wants old questions asked, and her obsession soon puts her own family in danger.
The Bone House
by Caroline Mitchell
2023
When birds fall from the sky over Slayton, dredging the lake reveals a pram with a baby's bones inside. Detective Sarah Noble must uncover who buried the truth there, and who is willing to kill to keep it hidden.
The Islanders
by Caroline Mitchell
2023
After a child's death shatters her confidence, pediatrician Claire retreats with her family to remote Selkie Island. But the island has its own buried history, and when her baby disappears, the past turns deadly.
The Last Guest House
by Caroline Mitchell
2024
Stranded on the Isle of Skye during a snowstorm, DC Nicola McKenna and her family take the last room at an isolated guest house. Strange rules, old whispers, and her son's disappearance turn shelter into a nightmare.
The Survivors
by Caroline Mitchell
2024
After a devastating crash on a dark Irish road, a grieving new mother wakes to find her baby safe, but not quite as she remembers. As her memories return, so do doubts about the family caring for her.
The Family at No. 1
by Caroline Mitchell
2025
Estate agent Laura Bradley thinks number 1 Aspen Hollow could change her life, until threats, strange noises, and a violent past start closing in. Someone is determined to keep the house's family secrets buried, no matter the cost.
The Ice Angels
by Caroline Mitchell
2026
Ten years after her daughter was taken in Finland, Detective Elea Baker is pulled into a new case in Lincoln when girls start disappearing again. A chilling clue suggests the old nightmare may never have ended.
Where should I start?
If you want a dark police series with a strong personal hook: Truth and Lies → The Secret Child → Left For Dead
If you like paranormal crime thrillers: Don't Turn Around → Time to Die → The Silent Twin
If you want gritty East London detective drama: Love You To Death → Sleep Tight → Murder Game
If you prefer eerie small-town suspense: The Midnight Man → The Night Whispers → The Bone House
If you want to try her newest detective: The Ice Angels
Author bio
Caroline Mitchell grew up in Gallen, near Ferbane in County Offaly, Ireland. Long before she became a bestselling thriller writer, she was the kind of child who drifted into stories and daydreams, something she has spoken about with a fair bit of honesty and humor.
Moving to the UK changed the shape of her life. She joined Essex Police in 2007 and went on to work as a detective in CID, dealing with vulnerable victims, high-risk domestic abuse cases, and serious sexual offences. That background gave her an up-close view of fear, resilience, and the messy reality behind criminal investigations.
Writing started from a very personal place.
After a traumatic paranormal experience in her family home, Mitchell wrote Paranormal Intruder, a nonfiction account of what happened. When that book was finished, she kept going. She later said she followed the old advice to write what you know, which led naturally to stories about detectives, danger, and the unexplained.
She began writing fiction while still working long shifts and raising four children. On her train commute, she opened a laptop and got words down where she could. That practical, hard-won start says a lot about her books. They move quickly, but they also feel lived in.
Her first fiction series introduced Detective Jennifer Knight, a police officer handling crimes with a paranormal edge. From there, Mitchell branched out in a few directions. Truth and Lies launched the DI Amy Winter series with a killer premise, a detective discovering that her biological mother is a notorious serial killer. The Ruby Preston books brought readers into East London cases where police work and criminal loyalties keep crashing into each other.
Her standalones show another side of her writing. Witness, Silent Victim, The Perfect Mother, and The Village all begin with an ordinary life tipping into danger, then keep tightening the screws. Readers often come to Mitchell for the twists, but they stay for the emotional pressure she puts on her characters.
Dark places turn up again and again in her work.
Remote villages, uneasy families, hidden histories, missing children, and detectives carrying private damage are all part of the landscape. Even when there is a creepy or supernatural thread running through the story, her novels stay focused on the human cost of fear and violence.
Her career gathered speed fast. She moved from fitting writing around police work to writing full time, and her books have sold in the millions, been translated into multiple languages, and picked up award attention. Truth and Lies was also optioned for television.
She now lives just outside Lincoln and writes full time. Alongside the novels, she teaches aspiring writers through her own course and shares her interest in crime and storytelling on YouTube.
Not bad for someone who once thought she was just a daydreamer.
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