Inspector Thanet Books in Order

When Julie Holmes is found stabbed in her hallway, Inspector Luke Thanet faces a jumble of clues that make little sense on their own. To solve the case, he has to reach back to a crime buried for twenty years.

Dr. Arnold Pettifer appears to have died by his own hand, but Inspector Thanet is not convinced. A young wife, an affair, and a carefully arranged scene turn an apparent suicide into a tricky murder case.

The murder of plain, middle-aged Carrie in a quiet Kent garden looks almost absurd at first. Thanet soon finds blackmail, hidden passions, and far more danger than the village surface suggests.

Fifteen-year-old Charity Pritchard vanishes from her strict religious world and is later found dead. Thanet must piece together the girl's hidden life and the closed community that failed to protect her.

Alicia Parnell returns to Sturrenden after twenty years, and within a day she is dead. Because Thanet remembers her from his youth, this case forces him to dig into old friendships, old shame, and a secret that never stayed buried.

Steven Long is found bludgeoned in his flat, and almost everyone who knew him had reason to hate him. Thanet has to sort through lies, grudges, and family bitterness to find which enemy finally acted.

Beautiful, notorious Nerine Tarrant falls from an upstairs balcony, but Thanet doubts it was an accident. Her husband, children, lovers, and in-laws all have motives, and the lovely village setting hides a nasty web of resentment.

Successful businesswoman Marcia Salden is found drowned in the local river, with no clear sign of murder. Thanet pushes past appearances and discovers how many enemies a powerful return to a small town can create.

Leo Martindale comes home after decades away, determined to reclaim the estate his relatives turned into a hotel. When he ends up dead in a snowy ditch, Thanet enters a house full of grudges, inheritance fights, and old resentments.

Artist Perdita Master is found dead in a borrowed house, suffocated with a plastic bag while babysitting. Thanet must untangle possessive love, family strain, and a crowd of visitors who all crossed her path that night.

At a summer fête at Thaxden Hall, the elderly mother of an MP dies in what first looks like a natural end. Thanet quickly sees murder, and the investigation turns an elegant family gathering inside out.

Vineyard owner Zak Randish is found dead in his laboratory, surrounded by broken glass and blood. Thanet's search through the victim's affairs uncovers a trail of infidelity, business tricks, and people with very little reason to mourn him.

Max Jeopard, a gifted and selfish writer, is found dead in a swimming pool during his engagement celebrations. Thanet has to work through jealous exes, uneasy in-laws, and the wreckage Max left in other people's lives.

A woman's broken neck on a staircase could be an accident, but Jessica Manifest's death feels wrong from the start. While wedding plans swirl at home, Thanet follows a trail of affairs, obsession, and family secrets.

Virginia Mintar disappears from a garden party and is found dead in a well the next morning. As Thanet investigates the prominent family around her, the case begins to echo an older disappearance that was never explained.