Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A King of Infinite Space | 2009 | Tyler Dilts | Buy |
| 2 | The Pain Scale | 2012 | Tyler Dilts | Buy |
| 3 | A Cold and Broken Hallelujah | 2014 | Tyler Dilts | Buy |
| 4 | Come Twilight | 2016 | Tyler Dilts | Buy |
The Long Beach Homicide series by Tyler Dilts follows Detective Danny Beckett through four murder investigations in Long Beach, California. Starting with A King of Infinite Space (2009), the series is a character-driven police procedural where Beckett’s personal struggles with chronic pain are as much a part of the story as the cases he works.
The poetic titles (A Cold and Broken Hallelujah, Come Twilight) hint at the literary quality Dilts brings to the procedural format. Each book explores a different corner of Long Beach’s communities while deepening the reader’s understanding of Beckett as a person and a detective.