Sea Detective Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Sea Detective | 2011 | Buy |
| The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea | 2013 | Buy |
| The Malice of Waves | 2014 | Buy |
| The Driftwood Girls | 2020 | Buy |
| Untitled | 2020 | N/A |
Mark Douglas-Home spent years in Scottish journalism before turning to fiction, and that background shows in the research-heavy approach of his Sea Detective series. His protagonist, Cal McGill, is a marine investigator who tracks ocean currents and drift patterns to solve cases that traditional policing cannot crack. It is an unusual premise for a crime series, and it gives the books a distinctive flavor.
The novels are set along the Scottish coast and draw heavily on the landscape and communities of that region. Douglas-Home combines procedural mystery plotting with environmental themes, creating stories where the sea itself is as much a character as the people involved. The series appeals to readers who like their mysteries grounded in a specific place and built on real-world science.