Reading order · 2 books · 2015 to 2018 · Mostly set in Somerset
John Marvel Books in Order
Detective Chief Inspector John Marvel is a London policeman with a sour temper who appears in two of Belinda Bauer’s novels, The Shut Eye and Snap.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 2015 to 2018
- First book
- The Shut Eye
- Latest
- Snap (2018)
- Setting
- Mostly set in Somerset
The reading order
Every John Marvel book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Mostly set in Somerset
- 1The Shut Eye2015A little boy is missing in London, and a grieving mother whose son vanished months earlier turns to a psychic.Buy on Amazon
- 2Snap2018With Jack BrightOne hot summer afternoon, eleven-year-old Jack and his sisters wait in a broken-down car on the motorway while their mother goes to get help.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
The two books stand alone, but The Shut Eye comes first.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jack Bright | John Marvel |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Shut Eye | MMajor | |
| 2 Snap | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the John Marvel books
2 characters from Belinda Bauer’s chart, with the number of John Marvel books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Jack BrightBoy whose mother vanished | 1 | Snap 2018 |
| John MarvelDetective chief inspector | 2 | The Shut Eye 2015 |