Henry Christie Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Time For Justice |
1996 |
Buy |
| Nightmare City |
1997 |
Buy |
| One Dead Witness |
1998 |
Buy |
| The Last Big Job |
1999 |
Buy |
| Backlash |
2001 |
Buy |
| Substantial Threat |
2002 |
Buy |
| Dead Heat |
2004 |
Buy |
| Big City Jacks |
2005 |
Buy |
| Psycho Alley |
2006 |
Buy |
| Critical Threat |
2007 |
Buy |
| Screen of Deceit |
2008 |
Buy |
| Crunch Time |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Nothing Job |
2009 |
Buy |
| Seizure |
2010 |
Buy |
| Hidden Witness |
2011 |
Buy |
| Facing Justice |
2011 |
Buy |
| Instinct |
2012 |
Buy |
| Fighting for the Dead |
2012 |
Buy |
| Bad Tidings |
2013 |
Buy |
| Judgement Call |
2014 |
Buy |
| Low Profile |
2014 |
Buy |
| Edge |
2015 |
Buy |
| Unforgiving |
2015 |
Buy |
| Bad Blood |
2017 |
Buy |
| Bad Cops |
2018 |
Buy |
| Bad Cops: A British police procedural |
2018 |
N/A |
| Wildfire |
2020 |
Buy |
| Bad Timing |
2020 |
Buy |
| Scarred |
2021 |
Buy |
| Transfusion |
2022 |
Buy |
| Demolition |
2022 |
Buy |
| Death Ride |
2023 |
Buy |
Jessica Raker Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Death At Dead Man’s Stake |
2024 |
Buy |
| Death on Wolf Fell |
2025 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Vendetta |
2013 |
Buy |
| We Still Kill the Old Way |
2014 |
Buy |
Steve Flynn Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Onslaught |
2016 |
Buy |
| Ambush |
2016 |
Buy |
| Headhunter |
2017 |
Buy |
Nick Oldham served as a police officer in Lancashire for over thirty years, and that experience fills every page of his Henry Christie novels. The series launched in 1996 with A Time For Justice and ran through thirty-two books to Death Ride in 2023, following Detective Superintendent Henry Christie through cases across the northwest of England. Oldham writes police procedure from the inside — the paperwork, the politics, the late nights, and the toll the job takes.
Beyond Henry Christie, Oldham has written the Steve Flynn trilogy about an ex-cop turned marine operator, the newer Jessica Raker series starting in 2024, and a couple of standalone thrillers. His work stays firmly in the British crime fiction tradition, with Lancashire serving as a consistent setting that he knows from professional experience as much as personal familiarity.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Nick Oldham written?
Nick Oldham has written 39 books across four series.
What was Nick Oldham's first book?
Nick Oldham’s first book is A Time For Justice, published in 1996.
How long has the Henry Christie series been running?
The Henry Christie series spans nearly three decades of publishing, from A Time For Justice in 1996 through Death Ride in 2023. Over thirty-two novels, Nick Oldham followed Detective Superintendent Henry Christie through the Lancashire Constabulary, making it one of the longer-running British police procedural series in contemporary crime fiction.