Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mind of a Murderer | 2024 | Michael Wood | Buy |
| 2 | The Devil’s Code | 2025 | Michael Wood | Buy |
The Dr. Olivia Winter series is Michael Wood’s newer project, starting with The Mind of a Murderer (2024). The series shifts from the police procedural framework of the Matilda Darke books to focus on a criminal psychologist whose expertise brings her dangerously close to the minds of killers.
The Devil’s Code (2025) continues Dr. Winter’s story, and the psychological angle gives Wood a different way to approach crime fiction. Where Matilda Darke investigates from within the police force, Olivia Winter works from the outside, bringing academic knowledge to cases that test her personal boundaries.