D.I. Sam Cobbs books in order

The D.I. Sam Cobbs series by M.A. Comley is a 41-book British detective series running from 2018 to 2025, featuring a detective whose investigations cover murder, organized crime, and cold cases in the Lake District and beyond.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 To Die For 2021 M.A. Comley Buy
2 To Silence Them 2022 M.A. Comley Buy
3 To Make Them Pay 2022 M.A. Comley Buy
4 To Prove Fatal 2022 M.A. Comley Buy
5 To Condemn Them 2022 M.A. Comley Buy
6 To Punish Them 2022 M.A. Comley Buy
7 To Entice Them 2022 M.A. Comley Buy
8 To Control Them 2023 M.A. Comley Buy
9 To Endanger Lives 2023 M.A. Comley Buy
10 To Hold Responsible 2023 M.A. Comley Buy
11 To Catch a Killer 2023 M.A. Comley Buy
12 To Believe The Truth: A Lake District Thriller - M.A. Comley N/A
13 To Believe The Truth 2024 M.A. Comley Buy
14 To Blame Them 2024 M.A. Comley Buy
15 To Judge Them 2024 M.A. Comley Buy
16 To Fear Him 2024 M.A. Comley Buy
17 To Deceive Them 2025 M.A. Comley Buy
18 To Hurt Them 2025 M.A. Comley Buy
19 The Truth Will Out 2025 M.A. Comley Buy
20 No Right to Kill 2018 M.A. Comley Buy
21 Deluded 2019 M.A. Comley Buy
22 Killer Blow 2019 M.A. Comley Buy
23 The Dead Can’t Speak 2019 M.A. Comley Buy
24 The Murder Pact 2019 M.A. Comley Buy
25 Cold Mercy 2020 M.A. Comley Buy
26 For the Love of… 2020 M.A. Comley Buy
27 Run For Your Life 2020 M.A. Comley Buy
28 The Lies She Told 2020 M.A. Comley Buy
29 Twisted Revenge 2020 M.A. Comley Buy
30 I Can See You 2021 M.A. Comley Buy
31 Indefensible 2021 M.A. Comley Buy
32 Locked Away 2021 M.A. Comley Buy
33 Sign of Evil 2021 M.A. Comley Buy
34 Crossing the Line 2022 M.A. Comley Buy
35 The Kill List 2022 M.A. Comley Buy
36 Time to Kill 2022 M.A. Comley Buy
37 Deadly Passion 2023 M.A. Comley Buy
38 Evil Intent 2023 M.A. Comley Buy
39 Son of the Dead 2023 M.A. Comley Buy
40 The Games People Play 2023 M.A. Comley Buy
41 Revenge Streak 2024 M.A. Comley Buy

D.I. Sam Cobbs is M.A. Comley’s largest single series to date, running to 41 books between 2018 and 2025 across two distinct naming phases. The earlier books use straightforward crime titles – No Right to Kill, Killer Blow, The Dead Can’t Speak, Cold Mercy – while the later run from 2021 onward adopts the “To” naming convention: To Die For, To Silence Them, To Make Them Pay, and so on through to The Truth Will Out in 2025.

The Cobbs books are set partly in the Lake District, with several entries in the “To Believe the Truth” strand specifically labeled as Lake District thrillers. This geographical grounding gives a distinct flavor to parts of the series compared to Comley’s more generically urban British procedurals.

A significant portion of the early Cobbs books also appear in the D.I. Sara Ramsey series, making the two deeply interconnected. Readers who pick up either series will inevitably encounter the other, and working through the two in parallel is a reasonable approach for anyone who wants to experience the full scope of Comley’s mid-2020s detective universe.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the D.I. Sam Cobbs series?

There are 41 books in the D.I. Sam Cobbs series, published between 2018 and 2025.

What is the first book in the D.I. Sam Cobbs series?

The first book in the D.I. Sam Cobbs series is To Die For, published in 2021.

Is D.I. Sam Cobbs related to D.I. Sara Ramsey?

Yes, several books appear in both the D.I. Sam Cobbs and D.I. Sara Ramsey series, including No Right to Kill, Killer Blow, and others from the 2018-2023 period. The two detectives share overlapping investigations, and many readers follow both series simultaneously.

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