Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Girl by the Thames | 2016 | Peter Boland | Buy |
Peter Boland published The Girl by the Thames in 2016 as his first novel, before moving on to the John Savage thrillers and The Charity Shop Detective Agency cozy mysteries. The story begins with a teenage girl on the bank of the Thames at four in the morning, where she sees something black drifting past in the murky water. What follows is a chain of events that pulls her out of her harsh inner-city existence.
The novel is inspired by a true story and has a grittier tone than Boland’s later cozy mystery work. It serves as an interesting starting point for readers curious about where the author began before finding his voice in both fast-paced thrillers and lighthearted crime fiction.