Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Among the Shadows | 2016 | Bruce Robert Coffin | Buy |
| 2 | Beneath the Depths | 2017 | Bruce Robert Coffin | Buy |
| 3 | Beyond the Truth | 2018 | Bruce Robert Coffin | Buy |
| 4 | Within Plain Sight | 2020 | Bruce Robert Coffin | Buy |
The Detective Byron series follows a Portland, Maine detective through four cases published between 2016 and 2020. Among the Shadows introduced readers to Byron and the city, followed by Beneath the Depths, Beyond the Truth, and Within Plain Sight, each title echoing the theme of looking past surfaces.
Coffin’s own career as a Portland detective sergeant gives the series its procedural authenticity. The books work as both standalone mysteries and a continuing story of Byron’s career and personal life. Fans of location-specific crime fiction will appreciate the Portland setting that only a local could write.