Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask Me No Questions | 2019 | Louisa Scarr | Buy |
| 2 | Nowhere To Be Found | 2020 | Louisa Scarr | Buy |
The DS Kate Munro series was Louisa Scarr’s debut. Ask Me No Questions (2019) and Nowhere To Be Found (2020) follow Detective Sergeant Kate Munro through two investigations, establishing the taut, character-driven style Scarr would carry into her later series.
Ask Me No Questions opens with a case that forces Munro to dig into secrets people would rather keep buried. Nowhere To Be Found continues her work with a missing-person investigation that proves more complicated than it first appears. Both books are tight and focused, running on short chapters and quick plotting.
Scarr went on to write the longer DI Butler series, but the Kate Munro books remain a good starting point for readers new to her work. The two-book format means a small time commitment, and the British procedural style will appeal to fans of authors like Angela Marsons and Rachel Abbott.