Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Body on the Beach | 2019 | Anna Johannsen | Buy |
| 2 | Death on the Beach | 2020 | Anna Johannsen | Buy |
| 3 | Die alte Dame am Meer | 2018 | Anna Johannsen | N/A |
The Island Mystery series by Anna Johannsen is a police procedural set on the remote North Frisian islands off the German coast. Each book follows DI Lena Lorenzen as she works through new criminal cases, with the isolated island communities providing both atmospheric settings and tightly woven suspect pools.
The series began with The Body on the Beach in 2019, which became a #1 Kindle bestseller and introduced English-language readers to Johannsen’s work through Amazon Crossing translations. The books combine traditional detective fiction with a strong sense of place, making the windswept islands as much a character as the people who live there.