Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A White Arrest | 1998 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 2 | Taming The Alien | 1999 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 3 | The McDead | 2001 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 4 | Blitz | 2002 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 5 | Vixen | 2003 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 6 | Calibre | 2006 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
| 7 | Kaliber | 2006 | Ken Bruen | N/A |
| 8 | Ammunition | 2007 | Ken Bruen | Buy |
The Inspector Brant series gives Ken Bruen’s noir sensibility a London setting. Brant is a detective who operates well outside the rules, and the eight books from A White Arrest (1998) through Ammunition (2007) follow him through cases solved with more force than finesse.
The series runs on dark humor and stripped-down prose, with each book delivering its violence and wit in short, sharp bursts. Blitz became the most widely known entry, later adapted into a film, but the full series rewards readers who appreciate crime fiction with no softened edges.