Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowen River | 2024 | Annie Seaton | Buy |
| 2 | Shadows on the Shore | 2025 | Annie Seaton | Buy |
| 3 | Storm Season | 2026 | Annie Seaton | Buy |
| 4 | Dark Waters | 2026 | Annie Seaton | Buy |
The Bec Whitfield Mystery series marks a shift in Annie Seaton’s writing, moving away from her signature outback romance toward crime fiction. The four-book series, which began in 2024 with Bowen River, follows investigator Bec Whitfield through cases set in tropical Queensland. Subsequent titles including Shadows on the Shore, Storm Season, and Dark Waters suggest a coastal, weather-influenced setting throughout.
As of 2026, the series is still running, with Storm Season and Dark Waters both published that year. The series draws on the same strong sense of Australian place that characterises Seaton’s romance work, now applied to a mystery framework.