The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 10 books · 1999 to 2014 · Often set in Bristol

Mo Hayder

Mo Hayder wrote some of British crime fiction's darkest books: the Jack Caffery series, first in London and then in Bristol alongside police diver Flea Marley, and standalones set in Tokyo and on a Scottish island.

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.

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Mo Hayder 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 Caffery

7 books · Mostly set in BristolPolice proceduralPsychological suspense
  1. 1Birdman1999With Jack Caffery · Set in LondonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Treatment2001With Jack Caffery · Set in LondonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Ritual2008With Jack Caffery and Flea MarleyBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Skin2009With Jack Caffery and Flea MarleyBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Gone2010With Jack Caffery and Flea MarleyBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Poppet2013With Jack Caffery and Flea MarleyBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Wolf2014With Jack Caffery · Set in SomersetBuy on Amazon

Standalone

3 booksPsychological suspense
  1. 1Tokyo2004With Grey · Set in TokyoBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Pig Island2006With Joe Oakes · Set in a Scottish islandBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Hanging Hill2011Set in BathBuy on Amazon

Characters

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

Caffery and Marley

Standalone leads