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Fleur McDonald reading flowchart
Every Fleur McDonald book in reading order by series, with the characters in each book, first appearances and crossovers.
READING FLOWCHART
Fleur McDonald
Read down each column. Every card lists the characters in that book, marks first appearances and crossovers, and says where it is set.
Titles and names link to their pages on the site.
RURAL NOVELS
16 books
DETECTIVE DAVE BURROWS
7 books
Red Dust
'09
L
Gemma Sinclair
NEW
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
NEW
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
2 (1 main)
Red Dust (2009): After her husband Adam is killed in a plane crash, Gemma Sinclair decides to keep running Billbinya, the station his family has worked for generations, as rumours spread that Adam was mixed up in stock theft.
Blue Skies
'10
L
Amanda Greenfield
NEW
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Blue Skies (2010): After her mother’s death, agribusiness graduate Amanda Greenfield is determined to turn the struggling family farm, Kyleena, into a profitable business, even though her father wants to sell.
Purple Roads
'12
L
Anna Butler
NEW
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
2 (1 main)
Purple Roads (2012): Childhood sweethearts Anna and Matt Butler finally buy their own farm, but drought, failing crops and a serious accident threaten everything, and they are drawn into something far more dangerous.
Silver Clouds
'13
No recurring characters charted
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
0 (0 main)
Silver Clouds (2013): Marketing executive Tessa Mathison comes home from London for her great-aunt’s funeral, and an unusual clause in the will keeps her at Danjar Plains, the isolated station of her childhood.
Crimson Dawn
'14
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Crimson Dawn (2014): Laura Murphy has built up Nambina, her family’s farming property, but a claim against it threatens everything, and her former best friend and former boyfriend live next door.
Emerald Springs
'15
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Emerald Springs (2015): Amelia Bennett, treasurer of her home town’s rodeo committee, is robbed after the biggest rodeo yet, and she and her boyfriend Paul become suspects.
Indigo Storm
'16
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Indigo Storm (2016): Ashleigh flees her difficult husband and reinvents herself as Eliza in a tiny rural town, where her interest in a nineteenth-century family begins to draw out secrets of her own.
Sapphire Falls
'17
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Sapphire Falls (2017): Fiona is grieving her husband Charlie, killed in a shooting accident, when Detective Dave Burrows arrives to close the case and finds that something on the farm is not right.
Suddenly One Summer
'17
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Suddenly One Summer (2017): Brianna Donahue juggles her farm and two children while her husband works in Perth, and when her son disappears, Dave Burrows’ investigation into stolen sheep begins to touch her world.
Where the River Runs
'18
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Where the River Runs (2018): Concert pianist Chelsea Taylor returns to her family’s farm near the town of Barker to mend things with her father, until a shocking discovery on the riverbed brings in Dave Burrows.
Starting From Now
'19
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Starting From Now (2019): Journalist Zara Ellison leaves the city to help her mother and ailing brother on the family farm near Barker, where she meets Dave Burrows and a series of mysteries.
The Shearer’s Wife
'20
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
The Shearer’s Wife (2020): Rose returns with her husband Ian to her family’s remote shearing station, pregnant with twins, as Dave Burrows is called in to look at a cold case in the same area.
Deception Creek
'21
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Deception Creek (2021): Emma Cameron, a recently divorced farmer near Barker in the Flinders Ranges, is still haunted by a car accident ten years ago, when Joel Hammond is released from jail and comes home.
Broad River Station
'22
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Broad River Station (2022): Newly graduated constable Mia faces prejudice in the country town of Broad River while caring for her grandmother, until a child goes missing and Dave Burrows sees what she can do.
Voices in the Dark
'23
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Voices in the Dark (2023): Sassi Stapleton rushes to the outback to see her ailing grandmother Cora but arrives too late, and her estranged mother Amber returns to stir up old tensions.
Out in Nowhere
'24
·
Dave Burrows
CROSSOVER
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (0 main)
Out in Nowhere (2024): Hallie Donaldson is isolated with her baby on a vast Flinders Ranges cattle station, until she shares a secret with Dave Burrows and Constable Mia Worth.
Fool’s Gold
'18
L
Dave Burrows
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Fool’s Gold (2018): In 1997, Dave Burrows takes a posting to the remote goldfields town of Barrabine, hoping it will lead to the stock squad, while his new wife Melinda struggles with country life.
Without a Doubt
'19
L
Dave Burrows
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Without a Doubt (2019): In Barrabine, Dave Burrows hunts for the link between a murdered man and illegal stock trading, while his wife Melinda resents being left alone with their baby daughter.
Red Dirt Country
'20
L
Dave Burrows
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Red Dirt Country (2020): With an ultimatum from his wife ringing in his ears, Dave Burrows is sent to Australia’s far north to investigate stock theft, and finds a web of secrets across two cattle stations.
Something to Hide
'21
L
Dave Burrows
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Something to Hide (2021): When his cover is blown, Dave Burrows realises his family is in danger from the stock thieves he has been chasing, and has to decide whether to stay in the police force.
Rising Dust
'22
L
Dave Burrows
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Rising Dust (2022): Dave Burrows and his partner Bob Holden are sent to investigate suspected sheep stealing on a station north of Carnarvon, while Dave’s marriage is under strain after a family tragedy.
Into the Night
'23
L
Dave Burrows
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Into the Night (2023)
Shock Waves
'24
L
Dave Burrows
WHERE
Western Australia
CHARACTERS
1 (1 main)
Shock Waves (2024): With his partner Bob Holden recovering from cancer treatment, Dave Burrows is acting head of the Stock Squad when bomb blasts in the small town of Kallygarn draw them into a dangerous criminal world.
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Lead
M
Major
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Minor or cameo
NEW
First appearance
CROSSOVER
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