Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Indie Chicks |
2011 |
Buy |
| A Splendid Salmagundi |
2012 |
Buy |
Carmel Cove Cozy Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder at the Wedding |
2019 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Hotel |
2019 |
Buy |
| Murder by the Sea |
2019 |
Buy |
| Watching Over Me |
2019 |
Buy |
| Down to Sleep |
2020 |
Buy |
| If I Should Die |
2020 |
Buy |
Crime After Crime Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Watching Over Me |
2019 |
Buy |
| Down to Sleep |
2020 |
Buy |
| If I Should Die |
2020 |
Buy |
| Clever Deception |
2016 |
Buy |
| Tragic Deception |
2016 |
Buy |
| Sinful Deception |
2017 |
Buy |
D.I. Helena Stratton Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Man in the House |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Lady in the Street |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Child in the Tree |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Missing Children |
2017 |
Buy |
| Dying Breath |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hidden Agenda |
2018 |
Buy |
| Killer on the Run |
2018 |
Buy |
| Murderous Betrayal |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Hostage Takers |
2018 |
Buy |
| Taken |
2020 |
Buy |
D.I. Kayli Bright Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Missing Children |
2017 |
Buy |
| Killer on the Run |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hidden Agenda |
2018 |
Buy |
| Murderous Betrayal |
2018 |
Buy |
| Dying Breath |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Hostage Takers |
2018 |
Buy |
| Taken |
2020 |
Buy |
| No Hiding Place |
2015 |
Buy |
| Wrong Place |
2015 |
Buy |
| Cold Case |
2017 |
Buy |
| Deadly Encounter |
2017 |
Buy |
| Lost Innocence |
2018 |
Buy |
| Goodbye My Precious Child |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Missing Wife |
2022 |
Buy |
| Truth or Dare |
2022 |
Buy |
| Sinner |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Good Die Young |
2023 |
Buy |
| Where Did She Go? |
2023 |
Buy |
D.I. Sally Parker Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Wrong Place |
2015 |
Buy |
| No Hiding Place |
2015 |
Buy |
| Cold Case |
2017 |
Buy |
| Deadly Encounter |
2017 |
Buy |
| Lost Innocence |
2018 |
Buy |
| Goodbye My Precious Child |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Missing Wife |
2022 |
Buy |
| Truth or Dare |
2022 |
Buy |
| Where Did She Go? |
2023 |
Buy |
| Sinner |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Good Die Young |
2023 |
Buy |
| Coping Without You |
2024 |
Buy |
| Could It Be Him? |
2024 |
Buy |
| Frozen in Time |
2024 |
Buy |
| Echoes of Silence |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Final Betrayal |
2025 |
Buy |
| Garden of Bones |
2025 |
Buy |
| Web of Deceit |
2016 |
Buy |
D.I. Sally Parker Short Stories/Novellas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Web of Deceit |
2016 |
Buy |
| To Die For |
2021 |
Buy |
| To Condemn Them |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Entice Them |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Make Them Pay |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Prove Fatal |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Punish Them |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Silence Them |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Catch a Killer |
2023 |
Buy |
| To Control Them |
2023 |
Buy |
| To Endanger Lives |
2023 |
Buy |
| To Hold Responsible |
2023 |
Buy |
D.I. Sam Cobbs Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| To Die For |
2021 |
Buy |
| To Silence Them |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Make Them Pay |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Prove Fatal |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Condemn Them |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Punish Them |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Entice Them |
2022 |
Buy |
| To Control Them |
2023 |
Buy |
| To Endanger Lives |
2023 |
Buy |
| To Hold Responsible |
2023 |
Buy |
| To Catch a Killer |
2023 |
Buy |
| To Believe The Truth: A Lake District Thriller |
- |
N/A |
| To Believe The Truth |
2024 |
Buy |
| To Blame Them |
2024 |
Buy |
| To Judge Them |
2024 |
Buy |
| To Fear Him |
2024 |
Buy |
| To Deceive Them |
2025 |
Buy |
| To Hurt Them |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Truth Will Out |
2025 |
Buy |
| No Right to Kill |
2018 |
Buy |
| Deluded |
2019 |
Buy |
| Killer Blow |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Dead Can’t Speak |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Murder Pact |
2019 |
Buy |
| Cold Mercy |
2020 |
Buy |
| For the Love of… |
2020 |
Buy |
| Run For Your Life |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Lies She Told |
2020 |
Buy |
| Twisted Revenge |
2020 |
Buy |
| I Can See You |
2021 |
Buy |
| Indefensible |
2021 |
Buy |
| Locked Away |
2021 |
Buy |
| Sign of Evil |
2021 |
Buy |
| Crossing the Line |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Kill List |
2022 |
Buy |
| Time to Kill |
2022 |
Buy |
| Deadly Passion |
2023 |
Buy |
| Evil Intent |
2023 |
Buy |
| Son of the Dead |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Games People Play |
2023 |
Buy |
| Revenge Streak |
2024 |
Buy |
D.I. Sara Ramsey Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| DI Sara Ramsey Thriller Series Box Set Books 1-3 |
- |
N/A |
| No Right to Kill |
2018 |
Buy |
| Killer Blow |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Dead Can’t Speak |
2019 |
Buy |
| Deluded |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Murder Pact |
2019 |
Buy |
| Twisted Revenge |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Lies She Told |
2020 |
Buy |
| For the Love of… |
2020 |
Buy |
| Run For Your Life |
2020 |
Buy |
| Cold Mercy |
2020 |
Buy |
| Sign of Evil |
2021 |
Buy |
| Indefensible |
2021 |
Buy |
| Locked Away |
2021 |
Buy |
| I Can See You |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Kill List |
2022 |
Buy |
| Crossing the Line |
2022 |
Buy |
| Time to Kill |
2022 |
Buy |
| Deadly Passion |
2023 |
Buy |
| Son of the Dead |
2023 |
Buy |
| Evil Intent |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Games People Play |
2023 |
Buy |
| Revenge Streak |
2024 |
Buy |
| Seeking Retribution |
2024 |
Buy |
| Gone… But Where? |
2024 |
Buy |
| Last Man Standing |
2024 |
Buy |
| Vanished |
2025 |
Buy |
| Shadows of Deception |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Killing Route |
2025 |
Buy |
| Torn Apart |
2013 |
Buy |
| End Result |
2014 |
Buy |
| Deadly Act |
2015 |
Buy |
| Double Jeopardy |
2017 |
Buy |
| In Plain Sight |
2017 |
Buy |
| Criminal Actions |
2020 |
Buy |
| Regrets Mean Nothing |
2020 |
Buy |
| Prowlers |
2021 |
Buy |
Deception Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Clever Deception |
2016 |
Buy |
| Tragic Deception |
2016 |
Buy |
| Sinful Deception |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Child in the Tree |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Lady in the Street |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Man in the House |
2019 |
Buy |
Hero Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Torn Apart |
2013 |
Buy |
| End Result |
2014 |
Buy |
| Deadly Act |
2015 |
Buy |
| In Plain Sight |
2017 |
Buy |
| Double Jeopardy |
2017 |
Buy |
| Criminal Actions |
2020 |
Buy |
| Regrets Mean Nothing |
2020 |
Buy |
| Prowlers |
2021 |
Buy |
| Sole Intention |
2013 |
Buy |
| Grave Intention |
2014 |
Buy |
| Devious Intention |
2016 |
Buy |
Intention Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sole Intention |
2013 |
Buy |
| Grave Intention |
2014 |
Buy |
| Devious Intention |
2016 |
Buy |
| Avenging Christa |
2019 |
Buy |
| Tempting Christa |
2019 |
Buy |
Irresistibly Mine Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tempting Christa |
2019 |
Buy |
| Avenging Christa |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Caller |
2016 |
Buy |
Justice Again Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Gone In Seconds |
2020 |
Buy |
| Ultimate Dilemma |
2020 |
Buy |
| Shot of Silence |
2021 |
Buy |
| Taste of Fury |
2021 |
Buy |
| Crying Shame |
2021 |
Buy |
| See No Evil |
2023 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Hotel |
2019 |
Buy |
| Murder at the Wedding |
2019 |
Buy |
| Murder by the Sea |
2019 |
Buy |
Lorne Simpkins / Justice Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Blind Justice |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Justice Series Boxed Set #1-3 |
2014 |
N/A |
| Impeding Justice |
2011 |
Buy |
| Virtual Justice |
2013 |
Buy |
| Cruel Justice |
2011 |
Buy |
| It’s a Dog’s Life |
2011 |
Buy |
| Merry Widow |
2012 |
Buy |
| Guaranteed Justice |
2012 |
Buy |
| Hostile Justice |
2014 |
Buy |
| Tortured Justice |
2014 |
Buy |
| Foul Justice |
2012 |
Buy |
| Dubious Justice |
2015 |
Buy |
| Calculated Justice |
2015 |
Buy |
| Ultimate Justice |
2013 |
Buy |
| Rough Justice |
2015 |
Buy |
| Justice at Christmas |
2016 |
Buy |
| Unfair Justice |
2017 |
Buy |
| Irrational Justice |
2017 |
Buy |
| Prime Justice |
2017 |
Buy |
| Heroic Justice |
2017 |
Buy |
| Seeking Justice |
2018 |
Buy |
| Twisted Justice |
2015 |
Buy |
| Shameful Justice |
2018 |
Buy |
| Final Justice |
2011 |
Buy |
| Mortal Justice |
2016 |
Buy |
| Toxic Justice |
2018 |
Buy |
| Caring for Justice |
2019 |
Buy |
| Overdue Justice |
2019 |
Buy |
| Savage Justice |
2020 |
Buy |
| Immoral Justice |
2018 |
Buy |
| Justice at Christmas 2 |
2019 |
Buy |
| Vile Justice |
2020 |
Buy |
| Flawed Justice |
2021 |
Buy |
| Gone In Seconds |
2020 |
Buy |
| Ultimate Dilemma |
2020 |
Buy |
| Crying Shame |
2021 |
Buy |
| Shot of Silence |
2021 |
Buy |
| Taste of Fury |
2021 |
Buy |
| See No Evil |
2023 |
Buy |
Organised Crime Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Caller |
2016 |
Buy |
| Lost Temptation |
2014 |
N/A |
| Past Temptation |
2014 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Time to Heal |
2011 |
Buy |
| A Time For Change |
2011 |
Buy |
| Forever Watching You |
2014 |
Buy |
| Evil in Disguise |
2014 |
Buy |
| She’s Gone |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Cottage / Shattered Lives |
2022 |
Buy |
Temptation Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Past Temptation |
2014 |
Buy |
| Tragic Deception |
2016 |
N/A |
| Lost Temptation |
2014 |
Buy |
| Death by Association |
2021 |
Buy |
| Death on the Coast |
2021 |
Buy |
Wellington Cozy Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Death on the Coast |
2021 |
Buy |
| Death by Association |
2021 |
Buy |
| A Time For Change |
2011 |
Buy |
| A Time to Heal |
2011 |
Buy |
| Evil in Disguise |
2014 |
Buy |
| Forever Watching You |
2014 |
Buy |
| She’s Gone |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Cottage / Shattered Lives |
2022 |
Buy |
M.A. Comley is a British author who has built one of the most extensive catalogs in self-published crime fiction. Writing primarily in the British police procedural tradition, she has released well over two hundred books since her debut in 2011, covering everything from gritty detective thrillers to lighter cozy mysteries. Her output across nineteen series shows a consistent focus on female detectives working through morally charged cases in British settings.
Her best-known work centers on DI Lorne Simpkins, whose long Justice series launched Comley’s career and has been followed by readers for over a decade. Alongside Lorne, the DI Sara Ramsey and DI Sam Cobbs series have become major ongoing franchises with dozens of entries each. Comley also branches into cozier territory with series like Carmel Cove Cozy Mysteries and Wellington Cozy Mystery, giving readers a range of tones to choose from depending on their preference.
For readers who like their crime fiction fast-moving and consistently delivered, Comley is a reliable author to follow. Her books tend toward shorter, brisk reads with returning characters that reward series reading, though most entries work well enough on their own. With new releases appearing regularly each year, there is always something new in her catalog to pick up.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has M.A. Comley written?
M.A. Comley has written 245 books across nineteen series.
What was M.A. Comley's first book?
M.A. Comley’s first book is A Time For Change, published in 2011.
Which M.A. Comley series should I start with?
Most readers start with the Lorne Simpkins / Justice series, which began in 2011 and runs to 39 books. If you prefer a more recent entry point, the D.I. Sara Ramsey series starting with No Right to Kill (2018) is a popular choice and has grown to over 30 books.