Reading order · 4 books · 2021 to 2024 · Mostly set in various places
Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan Books in Order
Detective Sergeant Ivan Lucic of the New South Wales homicide squad and Nell Buchanan, a young investigator determined to prove herself, work murders in country towns where old money and old grudges run deep.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2021 to 2024
- First book
- Treasure & Dirt
- Latest
- The Valley (2024)
- Setting
- Mostly set in various places
The reading order
Every Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Mostly set in various places
- 1Treasure & Dirt2021With Ivan Lucic and Nell BuchananIn the opal-mining town of Finnigans Gap, a miner is found crucified in his own mine.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Tilt2022With Nell BuchananNow a homicide detective, Nell Buchanan is sent to investigate a skeleton found in the Murray River country where her own family has deep roots.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Seven2023With Ivan Lucic and Nell BuchananIvan Lucic and Nell Buchanan investigate a murder in Yuwonderie, a wealthy irrigation town in the Riverina run for generations by its founding families, known as the Seven.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Valley2024With Ivan Lucic and Nell BuchananA polarising businessman is found murdered in an isolated mountain valley, and Nell Buchanan discovers the victim is a close relative, linking the case to her own family’s past.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Treasure & Dirt. Each case stands alone, but Ivan and Nell’s partnership grows across the series.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Nell Buchanan | Ivan Lucic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Treasure & Dirt | LLead | LLead |
| 2 The Tilt | LLead | ·Minor |
| 3 The Seven | LLead | LLead |
| 4 The Valley | LLead | LLead |
Characters in the Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan books
3 characters from Chris Hammer’s chart, with the number of Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Nell BuchananDetective constable, later sergeant | 4 | Treasure & Dirt 2021 |
| Ivan LucicDetective sergeant with NSW Homicide | 4 | Treasure & Dirt 2021 |
| Simmons BurnsideTroubled young police officer | 1 | The Valley 2024 |