Reading order · 3 books · 2012 to 2014 · Set in Birmingham
Kate Hanson Books in Order
Kate Hanson is a forensic psychologist at a Birmingham university who works with the West Midlands Police’s Unsolved Crime Unit, applying her expertise to old cases that the police could not solve. The author is a forensic psychologist herself.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2012 to 2014
- First book
- Gone in Seconds
- Latest
- Something Wicked (2014)
- Setting
- Set in Birmingham
The reading order
Every Kate Hanson book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Birmingham
- 1Gone in Seconds2012With Kate HansonThe remains of a teenage girl are found in woodland five years after she disappeared, and forensic psychologist Dr Kate Hanson helps Birmingham’s Unsolved Crimes Unit reopen the case.Buy on Amazon
- 2Art of Deception2013With Kate HansonA mummified body found under the floorboards of an abandoned lake house is identified as an art student who vanished twenty years ago, and Kate Hanson’s team fear his killer is active again.Buy on Amazon
- 3Something Wicked2014With Kate HansonBuy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the three books in order, starting with Gone in Seconds. Each has its own case, and Kate’s working relationship with the unit develops across them.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Kate Hanson | Joe Corrigan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Gone in Seconds | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 Art of Deception | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 Something Wicked | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Kate Hanson books
2 characters from A. J. Cross’s chart, with the number of Kate Hanson books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Kate HansonForensic psychologist | 3 | Gone in Seconds 2012 |
| Joe CorriganDetective inspector who heads the unit | 3 | Gone in Seconds 2012 |