DI Rowan Jackman & DS Maria Evans Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Murderer’s Son | 2014 | Buy |
| Their Lost Daughters | 2017 | Buy |
| The Fourth Friend | 2017 | Buy |
| The Guilty Ones | 2018 | Buy |
| The Stolen Boys | 2018 | Buy |
| The Patient Man | 2019 | Buy |
| They Disappeared | 2020 | Buy |
| The Night Thief | 2021 | Buy |
| Solace House | 2022 | Buy |
| The River’s Edge | 2023 | Buy |
| Black Notice | 2025 | Buy |
The DI Rowan Jackman and DS Maria Evans books are a British police procedural series by Joy Ellis. Set in the flat, atmospheric Fenland region of eastern England, the eleven novels follow the detective partnership of DI Jackman and DS Evans as they take on increasingly dark cases. The series launched with The Murderer’s Son in 2014 and has continued through to Black Notice in 2025.
Joy Ellis is known for her fast-paced plotting and strong central partnerships. Jackman and Evans have a working dynamic built on trust and complementary skills, which gives the series an anchor even as the crimes grow more complex. Fans of British police fiction by writers like Angela Marsons or Helen Durrant will feel at home here.