Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Scratch on the Surface | 1962 | Terry Harknett | Buy |
| 2 | Dead Little Rich Girl | 1963 | Terry Harknett | Buy |
| 3 | Invitation to a Funeral | 1963 | Terry Harknett | Buy |
| 4 | The Two-Way Frame | 1967 | Terry Harknett | Buy |
| 5 | Death of an aunt | 1967 | Terry Harknett | Buy |
| 6 | Softcover Kill | 1971 | Terry Harknett | Buy |
| 7 | Upmarket Affair | 1973 | Terry Harknett | Buy |
The Steve Wayne series was among Terry Harknett’s earliest published work, predating his famous western novels by over a decade. Starting with The Scratch on the Surface in 1962, these seven crime novels were published under Harknett’s own name through the 1960s and early 1970s.
The series features a crime fiction protagonist in a British setting, a different world from the American frontier stories that would later define Harknett’s career. These books are now rare and sought after by collectors of vintage British crime fiction.