The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 4 books · 2018 to 2024 · Set in Shoreham-by-Sea

Harbinder Kaur Books in Order

The Harbinder Kaur books follow a sharp, sardonic detective, starting in a Sussex town and later moving to London, alongside amateur sleuths.

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Series facts

Books
4
Published
2018 to 2024
First book
The Stranger Diaries
Latest
The Last Word (2024)
Setting
Set in Shoreham-by-Sea

The reading order

Every Harbinder Kaur book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

4 books · Set in Shoreham-by-Sea
  1. 1The Stranger Diaries2018With Clare CassidyClare Cassidy, an English teacher, teaches a creepy Victorian ghost story every year.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Postscript Murders2020With Harbinder Kaur and Natalka KolisnykNinety-year-old Peggy Smith dies peacefully in her flat, but her carer, Natalka, is not so sure.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Bleeding Heart Yard2022With Harbinder KaurHarbinder Kaur, now a detective inspector in London, investigates a death at a school reunion, where one of the guests is a police officer with secrets.Buy on Amazon
  4. 4The Last Word2024With Natalka Kolisnyk and Edwin FoxNatalka and Edwin’s small detective agency looks into the death of a local writer, and the trail leads to an unsettling writers’ retreat, with help from DI Harbinder Kaur.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read in order, starting with The Stranger Diaries. Each book stands alone.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Harbinder Kaur book
BookHarbinder KaurNatalka KolisnykEdwin FoxClare Cassidy
1 The Stranger DiariesMMajorLLead
2 The Postscript MurdersLLeadLLeadMMajor
3 Bleeding Heart YardLLead
4 The Last Word·MinorLLeadLLead

Characters in the Harbinder Kaur books

4 characters from Elly Griffiths’s chart, with the number of Harbinder Kaur books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Harbinder KaurDetective Sergeant, later Inspector4The Stranger Diaries 2018
Natalka KolisnykCare worker turned amateur sleuth2The Postscript Murders 2020
Edwin FoxRetired BBC producer and amateur sleuth2The Postscript Murders 2020
Clare CassidyEnglish teacher and writer1The Stranger Diaries 2018