Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parts Unknown | 2012 | Craig McDonald | Buy |
| 2 | Carnival Noir | 2013 | Craig McDonald | Buy |
| 3 | Cabal | 2013 | Craig McDonald | Buy |
| 4 | Angels of Darkness | 2013 | Craig McDonald | Buy |
Craig McDonald’s Chris Lyon series takes a journalist protagonist and drops him into the kind of criminal conspiracies that most reporters only write about. The four books, published between 2012 and 2013, move fast and lean into the noir atmosphere that characterizes all of McDonald’s fiction.
The series offers a different flavor from the historical sweep of the Hector Lassiter books, grounding the action in contemporary settings while keeping McDonald’s trademark dark tone and complex plotting.