The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 39 books · 2001 to 2026

Fiona McIntosh

Crime and mysteryFantasyHistorical fictionChildren’sPolice proceduralEpic and high fantasyWartime and twentieth centuryFamily sagaMiddle-grade fantasy

Adelaide-based Fiona McIntosh writes epic fantasy trilogies, sweeping historical novels set in France, England and Australia, and the DCI Jack Hawksworth crime series set in London.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. The historical novels are standalones, so only their leads are charted where known. The Silencing (2027) and the novella Fields of Gold are left out.

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Fiona McIntosh books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Jack Hawksworth

6 books · Set in LondonPolice procedural
  1. 1Bye Bye Baby2007With Jack HawksworthBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Beautiful Death2009With Jack HawksworthBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Mirror Man2014With Jack HawksworthBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Dead Tide2023With Jack HawksworthBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Foul Play2024With Jack HawksworthBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Blood Pact2025With Jack HawksworthBuy on Amazon

Trinity

3 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Betrayal2001With Torkyn Gynt and Alyssa QeylBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Revenge2002With Torkyn Gynt and Alyssa QeylBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Destiny2010With Torkyn Gynt and Alyssa QeylBuy on Amazon

The Quickening

4 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Myrren's Gift2003With Wyl ThirskBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Blood and Memory2004With Wyl ThirskBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Bridge of Souls2004With Wyl ThirskBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Scrivener's Tale2012Buy on Amazon

Percheron

3 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Odalisque2005With Lazar and AnaBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Emissary2006With Lazar and AnaBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Goddess2007With Lazar and AnaBuy on Amazon

Valisar

3 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Royal Exile2008With Leonel and LoetharBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Tyrant's Blood2009With Leonel and LoetharBuy on Amazon
  3. 3King's Wrath2010With Leonel and LoetharBuy on Amazon

Whisperer

2 books · Set in an invented worldMiddle-grade fantasy
  1. 1The Whisperer2009Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Rumpelgeist2012Buy on Amazon

Luc and Lisette

2 books · Mostly set in various placesWartime and twentieth century
  1. 1The Lavender Keeper2012With Luc Bonet and Lisette Forestier · Set in ParisBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The French Promise2013With Luc Bonet and Lisette ForestierBuy on Amazon

Historical standalones

16 books · Mostly set in various placesWartime and twentieth centuryFamily saga
  1. 1The Tailor's Girl2013Set in LondonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Nightingale2014With Jamie Ravenscroft and Claire Nightingale · Set in JerusalemBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Tapestry2014Buy on Amazon
  4. 4The Last Dance2015Buy on Amazon
  5. 5The Perfumer's Secret2015With Stella Ashton · Set in ParisBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Chocolate Tin2016Set in YorkBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Tea Gardens2017Set in AssamBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Pearl Thief2018Set in BroomeBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Diamond Hunter2019With James Knight · Set in KimberleyBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Champagne War2020Set in ReimsBuy on Amazon
  11. 11The Spy's Wife2021Buy on Amazon
  12. 12The Orphans2022Buy on Amazon
  13. 13The Sugar Palace2023Buy on Amazon
  14. 14The Fallen Woman2024Buy on Amazon
  15. 15The Soldier's Daughter2025Buy on Amazon
  16. 16The Art Lovers2026Buy on Amazon

Characters

25 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Scotland Yard

Trinity

The Quickening

Percheron

Valisar

Luc and Lisette

Historical standalone leads