Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stalker | 2016 | Sally Spencer | Buy |
The Stalker is Sally Spencer’s only Detective Sam Brody novel, published in 2016. It sits outside her main series and takes a more thriller-oriented approach than her traditional police procedurals. The book follows Detective Sam Brody through a case with a psychological edge, where the line between hunter and hunted becomes blurred.
Spencer published this during a period when she was also writing the Paniatowski series and several standalone novels. It shows a different side of her crime writing, leaning into suspense and tension rather than the slow-burn investigative style of her longer-running series. For readers who have worked through the Woodend and Paniatowski books and want something shorter and sharper, The Stalker offers a good change of pace.