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
- 1The Stranger Diaries2018With Clare CassidyClare Cassidy, an English teacher, teaches a creepy Victorian ghost story every year.Buy on Amazon
- 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
- 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
- 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.
| Book | Harbinder Kaur | Natalka Kolisnyk | Edwin Fox | Clare Cassidy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Stranger Diaries | MMajor | LLead | ||
| 2 The Postscript Murders | LLead | LLead | MMajor | |
| 3 Bleeding Heart Yard | LLead | |||
| 4 The Last Word | ·Minor | LLead | LLead |
Characters in the Harbinder Kaur books
4 characters from Elly Griffiths’s chart, with the number of Harbinder Kaur books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Harbinder KaurDetective Sergeant, later Inspector | 4 | The Stranger Diaries 2018 |
| Natalka KolisnykCare worker turned amateur sleuth | 2 | The Postscript Murders 2020 |
| Edwin FoxRetired BBC producer and amateur sleuth | 2 | The Postscript Murders 2020 |
| Clare CassidyEnglish teacher and writer | 1 | The Stranger Diaries 2018 |