Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Yard | 2012 | Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad | Buy |
| 2 | The Black Country | 2013 | Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad | Buy |
| 3 | The Blue Girl | 2013 | Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad | Buy |
| 4 | The Devil’s Workshop | 2014 | Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad | Buy |
| 5 | The Harvest Man | 2015 | Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad | Buy |
| 6 | Lost and Gone Forever | 2016 | Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad | Buy |
Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad opens with The Yard (2012), which introduces the newly formed Murder Squad and its lead detectives in a London still reeling from the Ripper murders. The squad faces crimes that range from serial murder to industrial-era horrors, with each book expanding the world and deepening the relationships between the investigators.
The Black Country (2013) moves the action outside London, while The Blue Girl (2013), The Devil’s Workshop (2014), The Harvest Man (2015), and Lost and Gone Forever (2016) return to the city with increasingly personal stakes for the detectives. The series combines procedural investigation with the social tensions of Victorian England — class divisions, scientific progress, and the gap between justice and the law.