Lorne Simpkins / Justice books in order

Reading order

The Lorne Simpkins / Justice series is where M.A. Comley established her name in British crime fiction. Beginning with Blind Justice in 2011, the series follows DI Lorne Simpkins through case after case in a format that kept readers coming back for nearly fifteen years. With 39 books to its name, it is one of the longest-running detective series in self-published British crime.

Lorne is a determined, no-nonsense detective whose cases cover the full range of serious crime: murder, abduction, organized crime, and corruption. The series takes its titles largely from the word “Justice,” which signals Comley’s central concern across the books – the question of whether the right outcome can actually be achieved within the constraints of a police investigation. Some entries like Cruel Justice and Tortured Justice push into darker territory, while others such as Justice at Christmas take a slightly lighter seasonal angle.

The later books in the series blur into the Justice Again spinoff, with titles like Gone In Seconds and See No Evil appearing in both. Readers who reach the end of the core Justice run will find more familiar ground waiting in the spinoff, making it a natural next step once the original series is finished.