These are series of books, mostly detectives, that I am reading in mainly in order but not always! They are in alphabetical order by author.Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the books from around the world. Many of these books will be in translation.
Bilal, P. Markana Mystery
| The Golden Scales (2012) | Dogstar Rising (2013) | The Ghost Runner (2014) |
| The Burning Gates (2015) | City of Jackals (2016) | Dark Water (2017) |
Drake and Crane
| The Divinities (2019) | The Heights (2019) | The Trenches (2022) |
Box, C. J. – Joe Pickett series
| Open Season (2001) | Savage Run (2002) | Winterkill (2003) | Trophy Hunt (2004) |
| Out of Range (2005) | In Plain Sight (2006) | Free Fire (2007) | Blood Trail (2008) |
| Below Zero (2009) | Nowhere to Run (2010) | Cold Wind (2011) | Force of Nature (2012) |
| Breaking Point (2013) | Stone Cold (2014) | Endangered (2015) | Off the Grid (2016) |
| Vicious Circle (2017) | The Disappeared (2018) | Wolf Pack (2019) | Long Range (2020) |
| Dark Sky (2021) | Shadows Reel (2022) |
Cruz Smith, Martin – Arkady Renko series
| Gorky Park (1981) | Polar Star (1989) | Red Square (1992) | Havana Bay (1999) |
| Wolves Eat Dogs (2004) | Stalin’s Ghost (2007) | Three Stations (2010) | Tatiana (2013) |
| The Siberian Dilemma (2019) |
Furst, Alan Night Soldiers series
| Night Soldiers (1988) | Dark Star (1991) | The Polish Officer (1995) | The World at Night (1996) |
| Red Gold (1999) | Kingdom of Shadows (2000) | Blood of Victory (2002) | Dark Voyage (2004) |
| The Foreign Correspondent (2006) | The Spies of Warsaw (2008) | Spies of the Balkans (2010) | Mission to Paris (2012) |
| Midnight in Europe (2014) | A Hero in France (2016) | Under Occupation (2019) | |
Gregory, Susanna – Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles
| An Unholy Alliance (1996) | A Bone of Contention (1997) | A Deadly Brew (1998) | A Wicked Deed (1999) |
| A Masterly Murder (2000) | An Order for Death (2001) | A Summer of Discontent (2002) | The Hand of Justice (2004) |
| The Mark of a Murderer (2005) | The Tarnished Chalice (2006) | To Kill or Cure (2008) | The Devil’s Disciples (2008) |
| A Vein of Deceit (2009) | A Killer of Pilgrims (2010) | Mystery in the Minster (2011) | Murder by the Book (2012) |
| The Lost Abbot (2013) | Death of a Scholar (2014) | A Poisonous Plot (2015) | A Grave Concern (2016) |
| The Habit of Murder (2017) | The Sanctuary Murders (2019) | The Chancellor’s Secret (2021) | A Plague on Both Your Houses (1995) |
Herron, M.
| Slow Horses (2010) | Dead Lions (2013) | The List (2015) |
| Real Tigers (2016) | London Rules (2017) | Joe Country (2019) |
| Slough House (2020) | Bad Actors (2021) |
Iles, G.
| Natchez Burning | The Bone Tree | Mississippi Blood | A Private Hell |
Judd, A. Thoroughgood spy series
| A Breed of Heroes (1981) | Legacy (2001) | Uncommon Enemy (2012) |
| Inside Enemy (2014) | Deep Blue (2016) | The Accidental Agent (2019 |
| Queen and Country (2022) |
Mosley, W. Easy Rawlins series
| Devil in a Blue Dress | A Red Death | White Butterfly | Black Betty |
| A Little Yellow Dog | Gone Fishin’ | Bad Boy Brawley Brown | Six Easy Pieces |
| Little Scarlet | Cinnamon Kiss | Blone Faith | Little Green |
| Rose Gold | Charcoal Joe | Blood Grove |
Nadal, Barbara – Inspector Ikmen series
| Belshazzar’s Daughter (1999) | A Chemical Prison/The Ottoman Cage (2000) | Arabesk (2001) | Deep Waters (2002) |
| Harem (2003) | Petrified (2004) | Deadly Web (2005) | Dance with Death (2006) |
| A Passion for Killing (2007) | Pretty Dead Things (2007) | River of the Dead (2008) | Death by Design (2010) |
| A Noble Killing (2011) | Dead of Night (2012) | Deadline (2013) | Body Count (2014) |
| Land of the Blind (2015) | On the Bone (2016) | The House of Four (2017) | Incorruptible (2018) |
| A Knife to the Heart (2020) | Blood Business (2020) | Forfeit (2021) | Bride Price |
Parks, A. Harry McCoy Series
| Bloody January 2017 | February’s Son (2019) | Bobby March Will Live Forever (2020) | The April Dead (2021) |
| May god Forgive 2022 |
Parris, S. J. Giordano Bruno series
| Heresy (2010) | Prophecy (2011) | Sacrilege (2012) | Treachery (2014) |
| Conspiracy (2016) | Execution (2020) | 3 ebooks The Academy of Secrets (2020) | A Christmas Requiem (2020) |
| The Dead of Winter (2020) |
Quinn, A.
| Half of the Human Race (WW1) | The Streets (victorian) | Curtain Call (30s) | Our Friends in Berlin (Blitz) |
| Freya (50s) | Eureka (60s) |