Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Violence Beat | 1997 | JoAnna Carl | Buy |
| 2 | The Homicide Report | 1998 | JoAnna Carl | Buy |
| 3 | The Smoking Gun | 2000 | JoAnna Carl | Buy |
The Nell Matthews series, written by Eve K. Sandstrom, features a newspaper reporter whose work brings her into contact with crime. The series began with The Violence Beat (1997) and continued with The Homicide Report (1998) and The Smoking Gun (2000).
Sandstrom drew on her own long career in journalism to create Nell, whose reporting skills double as investigative tools. The Oklahoma setting and the newsroom backdrop give these mysteries a grounded, working-world feel that reflects the author’s decades of experience in the newspaper business.