Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gallows Wood | 2024 | Louisa Scarr | Buy |
| 2 | Memorial Park | 2025 | Louisa Scarr | Buy |
| 3 | Broken House | 2025 | Louisa Scarr | Buy |
PC Lucy Halliday is Louisa Scarr’s newest series. Gallows Wood (2024) introduces Lucy Halliday, a police constable thrown into investigations that test her limits. Memorial Park and Broken House, both published in 2025, continue the series with new cases and growing character depth.
Scarr previously wrote the DS Butler and DC Megan Dalton police procedural series, and the PC Lucy Halliday books carry that same attention to police work and British crime fiction conventions. The title “PC” indicates Halliday is a lower-ranking officer, which shapes the kind of cases she encounters and the politics she has to navigate within her department.
The series is best read in order since Halliday’s development as an officer runs through all three books. Two entries came out in 2025 alone, suggesting Scarr plans to build this series quickly. Readers who enjoy British police procedurals with strong lead characters will find this a natural fit.