Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death by Dickens | 2024 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 2 | Death of an Ice Cream Salesman | 2024 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 3 | Death on the Nineteenth | 2024 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 4 | Death Stage Left | 2025 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
| 5 | Death by Degrees | 2026 | Steve Higgs | Buy |
The Mike Atwell Mysteries by Steve Higgs follow a detective through a string of murder cases, each book carrying a punning title built around the word “death.” The series launched in 2024 with Death by Dickens and continued with Death of an Ice Cream Salesman and Death on the Nineteenth.
The five-book series also includes Death Stage Left (2025) and Death by Degrees (2026). The titles give a sense of the tone, combining traditional detective fiction with the lighthearted wordplay that runs through much of Higgs’s catalog.