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Home / Authors / M.J. Lee M.J. Lee British author M.J. Lee is best known for the Detective Thomas Ridpath crime series. His books have sold over half a million copies and been shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger. This page lists the M.J. Lee books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
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2015 Death In Shanghai POoIDB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 The Irish Inheritance POoJSGMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 City Of Shadows POoIDB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 The Somme Legacy POoJSGMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2017 The Murder Game POoIDB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 The American Candidate POoJSGMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2018 Where The Truth Lies POoDRB · 1 Buy ↗ 2018 The Vanished Child POoJSGMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2018 The Killing Time POoIDB · 4 Buy ↗ 2018 The Silent Christmas POoJSGMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2019 Where The Dead Fall POoDRB · 2 Buy ↗ 2019 Where the Silence Calls POoDRB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 The Sinclair Betrayal POoJSGMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2019 The Merchant's Daughter POoJSGMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2020 Where the Innocent Die POoDRB · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 When the Past Kills POoDRB · 5 Buy ↗ 2020 The Christmas Carol POoJSGMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2021 When the Evil Waits POoDRB · 6 Buy ↗ 2021 When the Guilty Cry POoDRB · 7 Buy ↗ 2022 When the Night Ends POoDRB · 8 Buy ↗ 2022 The Missing Father POoJSGMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2023 What the Shadows Hide POoDRB · 9 Buy ↗ 2023 The Irish Convict POoJSGMB · 10 Buy ↗ 2024 The Coffin in the Wall POoDECCTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2024 Death on the Dee POoDECCTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2024 What the Dead Want POoDRB · 10 Buy ↗ 2025 The Bones of Chester POoDECCTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2025 What the Dark Whispers POoDRB · 11 Buy ↗ 2025 The Salford Sioux POoJSGMB · 11 Buy ↗ 2026 The Dead of Deva POoDECCTB · 4 Buy ↗ 2026 What the Dying See POoDRB · 12 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of DI Ridpath Books 12 books · 2018–2026
01 Where The Truth Lies 2018 Buy ↗ 02 Where The Dead Fall 2019 Buy ↗ 03 Where the Silence Calls 2019 Buy ↗ 04 Where the Innocent Die 2020 Buy ↗ 05 When the Past Kills 2020 Buy ↗ 06 When the Evil Waits 2021 Buy ↗ 07 When the Guilty Cry 2021 Buy ↗ 08 When the Night Ends 2022 Buy ↗ 09 What the Shadows Hide 2023 Buy ↗ 10 What the Dead Want 2024 Buy ↗ 11 What the Dark Whispers 2025 Buy ↗ 12 What the Dying See 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Jayne Sinclair Genealogical Mystery Books 11 books · 2016–2025
01 The Irish Inheritance 2016 Buy ↗ 02 The Somme Legacy 2017 Buy ↗ 03 The American Candidate 2017 Buy ↗ 04 The Vanished Child 2018 Buy ↗ 05 The Silent Christmas 2018 Buy ↗ 06 The Sinclair Betrayal 2019 Buy ↗ 07 The Merchant's Daughter 2019 Buy ↗ 08 The Christmas Carol 2020 Buy ↗ 09 The Missing Father 2022 Buy ↗ 10 The Irish Convict 2023 Buy ↗ 11 The Salford Sioux 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Inspector Danilov Books 4 books · 2015–2018
01 Death In Shanghai 2015 Buy ↗ 02 City Of Shadows 2016 Buy ↗ 03 The Murder Game 2017 Buy ↗ 04 The Killing Time 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of DI Emma Christie Crime Thriller Books 4 books · 2024–2026
01 The Coffin in the Wall 2024 Buy ↗ 02 Death on the Dee 2024 Buy ↗ 03 The Bones of Chester 2025 Buy ↗ 04 The Dead of Deva 2026 Buy ↗