Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vendetta | 2013 | Nick Oldham | Buy |
| 2 | We Still Kill the Old Way | 2014 | Nick Oldham | Buy |
Nick Oldham’s two standalone novels appeared during a break between Henry Christie installments. Vendetta (2013) and We Still Kill the Old Way (2014) gave him room to write crime fiction without the continuity obligations of a long-running series. Both books stay within the thriller and crime genre that defines his body of work.
Vendetta deals with revenge and criminal underworlds, while We Still Kill the Old Way features an older generation of gangsters pulled back into violence. Neither book requires any familiarity with the Henry Christie or Steve Flynn series.
Oldham spent decades as a police officer in Lancashire before turning to fiction, and that law enforcement background shows in both standalones. Readers who have finished his longer series will find these two books fill a gap in the timeline, while newcomers can treat them as a quick introduction to his style.