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Leigh Russell Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Leigh Russell in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 40 books / 6 series

British crime writer Leigh Russell is best known for the Geraldine Steel detective series. Her books have sold over three million copies and been shortlisted for the CWA Dagger Award. This page lists Leigh Russell’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Leigh Russell in Publication Order

2009 Cut Short POoDGSB / 1 Buy
2010 Road Closed POoDGSB / 2 Buy
2011 Dead End POoDGSB / 3 Buy
2011 Death Bed POoDGSB / 4 Buy
2012 Stop Dead POoDGSB / 5 Buy
2013 Cold Sacrifice POoDIPB / 1 Buy
2013 Fatal Act POoDGSB / 6 Buy
2014 Race to Death POoDIPB / 2 Buy
2014 Killer Plan POoDGSB / 7 Buy
2015 Blood Axe POoDIPB / 3 Buy
2016 Journey to Death POoLHB / 1 Buy
2016 Girl in Danger POoLHB / 2 Buy
2016 Murder Ring POoDGSB / 8 Buy
2016 Deadly Alibi POoDGSB / 9 Buy
2017 The Wrong Suspect POoLHB / 3 Buy
2017 Killer Christmas POoDGSB / 10 Buy
2018 The Adulterer's Wife POoSN / 1 Buy
2018 Class Murder POoDGSB / 11 Buy
2019 Suspicion POoSN / 2 Buy
2019 Rogue Killer POoDGSB / 12 Buy
2019 Death Rope POoDGSB / 13 Buy
2020 Deathly Affair POoDGSB / 14 Buy
2021 Rachel's Story POoSN / 3 Buy
2021 Abigail of Venice POoSN / 4 Buy
2021 Deadly Revenge POoDGSB / 15 Buy
2021 Evil Impulse POoDGSB / 16 Buy
2021 Deep Cover POoDGSB / 17 Buy
2022 Guilt Edged POoDGSB / 18 Buy
2022 Fake Alibi POoDGSB / 19 Buy
2023 Barking Up the Right Tree POoPMTB / 1 Buy
2023 Barking Mad POoPMTB / 2 Buy
2023 Poppy Takes the Lead POoPMTB / 3 Buy
2023 Final Term POoDGSB / 20 Buy
2023 Without Trace POoDGSB / 21 Buy
2024 Poppy's Christmas Cracker POoAPMTB / 1 Buy
2024 Revenge Killing POoDGSB / 22 Buy
2024 Deadly Will POoDGSB / 23 Buy
2025 Poppy Plays Fair POoAPMTB / 2 Buy
2025 Cold Justice POoDGSB / 24 Buy
2026 Silent Ties POoDGSB / 25 Buy

Complete Leigh Russell Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Poppy's Christmas Cracker 2024 Buy
02 Poppy Plays Fair 2025 Buy
Poppy Mystery Tale Reading Order 3 books / 2023-2023
01 Barking Up the Right Tree 2023 Buy
02 Barking Mad 2023 Buy
03 Poppy Takes the Lead 2023 Buy
DS Ian Peterson Reading Order 3 books / 2013-2015
01 Cold Sacrifice 2013 Buy
02 Race to Death 2014 Buy
03 Blood Axe 2015 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 4 books / 2018-2021
01 The Adulterer's Wife 2018 Buy
02 Suspicion 2019 Buy
03 Rachel's Story 2021 Buy
04 Abigail of Venice 2021 Buy
DI Geraldine Steel Reading Order 25 books / 2009-2026
01 Cut Short 2009 Buy
02 Road Closed 2010 Buy
03 Dead End 2011 Buy
04 Death Bed 2011 Buy
05 Stop Dead 2012 Buy
06 Fatal Act 2013 Buy
07 Killer Plan 2014 Buy
08 Murder Ring 2016 Buy
09 Deadly Alibi 2016 Buy
10 Killer Christmas 2017 Buy
11 Class Murder 2018 Buy
12 Rogue Killer 2019 Buy
13 Death Rope 2019 Buy
14 Deathly Affair 2020 Buy
15 Deadly Revenge 2021 Buy
16 Evil Impulse 2021 Buy
17 Deep Cover 2021 Buy
18 Guilt Edged 2022 Buy
19 Fake Alibi 2022 Buy
20 Final Term 2023 Buy
21 Without Trace 2023 Buy
22 Revenge Killing 2024 Buy
23 Deadly Will 2024 Buy
24 Cold Justice 2025 Buy
25 Silent Ties 2026 Buy
Lucy Hall Reading Order 3 books / 2016-2017
01 Journey to Death 2016 Buy
02 Girl in Danger 2016 Buy
03 The Wrong Suspect 2017 Buy

Where to start with Leigh Russell

What is the best order to read Leigh Russell books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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