Reading order · 5 books · 2019 to 2024 · Set in the fictional Ashdean, Devon
Kate Marshall Books in Order
Kate Marshall was a rising Metropolitan Police detective until a case ended her career. Now a university lecturer on the English coast, she reopens cold cases with her research assistant, Tristan Harper.
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Series facts
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2019 to 2024
- First book
- Nine Elms
- Latest
- The Lost Victim (2024)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Ashdean, Devon
The reading order
Every Kate Marshall book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
5 books · Set in the fictional Ashdean, Devon
- 1Nine Elms2019With Kate MarshallKate Marshall caught a serial killer as a young detective and lost her career in the aftermath.Buy on Amazon
- 2Shadow Sands2020With Kate MarshallKate Marshall finds a body in the Shadow Sands reservoir, and she and Tristan Harper begin to link it to a string of disappearances going back years.Buy on Amazon
- 3Darkness Falls2021With Kate MarshallKate Marshall and Tristan Harper take on their first big case as private investigators: the disappearance of a journalist twelve years ago, who may have discovered a serial killer.Buy on Amazon
- 4Devil’s Way2023With Kate MarshallKate and Tristan look into the disappearance of a small boy during a family camping trip on Dartmoor eleven years earlier.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Lost Victim2024With Kate MarshallBuy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Kate Marshall books in order, starting with Nine Elms.
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 Marshall | Tristan Harper | Jake Marshall | Peter Conway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nine Elms | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor |
| 2 Shadow Sands | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 3 Darkness Falls | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 4 Devil’s Way | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor | |
| 5 The Lost Victim | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Kate Marshall books
4 characters from Robert Bryndza’s chart, with the number of Kate Marshall books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Kate MarshallFormer Met detective turned university lecturer and private investigator | 5 | Nine Elms 2019 |
| Tristan HarperKate’s research assistant and investigating partner | 5 | Nine Elms 2019 |
| Jake MarshallKate’s son | 5 | Nine Elms 2019 |
| Peter ConwaySerial killer Kate caught as a young detective | 3 | Nine Elms 2019 |