Reading order · 3 books · 2023 to 2026 · Set in Manchester
Declan Miller Books in Order
Detective Inspector Declan Miller works for the police in Blackpool. His wife, also a police officer, was murdered, and he copes with his grief through ballroom dancing and an off-beat sense of humour.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2023 to 2026
- First book
- The Last Dance
- Latest
- The Shadow Step (2026)
- Setting
- Set in Manchester
The reading order
Every Declan Miller book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Manchester
- 1The Last Dance2023With Declan MillerDetective Inspector Declan Miller returns to work in Blackpool after the murder of his wife, also a police officer, and is assigned a new partner, Sara Xiu, just as two men are found dead in a hotel room.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Wrong Hands2024With Declan MillerDetective Declan Miller, still trying to solve his wife’s murder, is handed a briefcase with a gruesome discovery inside, and it points to the man he suspects of having her killed.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Shadow Step2026With Declan MillerBuy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Declan Miller books in order, starting with The Last Dance.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Declan Miller | Sara Xiu |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Last Dance | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 The Wrong Hands | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 The Shadow Step | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Declan Miller books
2 characters from Mark Billingham’s chart, with the number of Declan Miller books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Declan MillerBlackpool detective inspector grieving his wife | 3 | The Last Dance 2023 |
| Sara XiuMiller’s partner | 3 | The Last Dance 2023 |