Reading order · 3 books · 2004 to 2006 · Set in Nottingham
Frank Elder Books in Order
Frank Elder is a retired detective living on the coast of Cornwall, drawn back to the cases he never solved.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2004 to 2006
- First book
- Flesh and Blood
- Latest
- Darkness and Light (2006)
- Setting
- Set in Nottingham
The reading order
Every Frank Elder book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Nottingham
- 1Flesh and Blood2004With Frank ElderFrank Elder, a retired detective living in Cornwall, learns that a man convicted of murdering a teenage girl is about to be released.Buy on Amazon
- 2Ash and Bone2005With Frank ElderA former colleague of Elder is shot dead, and he returns to work to find out why.Buy on Amazon
- 3Darkness and Light2006With Frank ElderA woman is found dead in an empty house, posed in a way that reminds Elder of an old unsolved case.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Flesh and Blood, Ash and Bone, then Darkness and Light.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Frank Elder | Katherine Elder |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Flesh and Blood | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 Ash and Bone | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 Darkness and Light | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Frank Elder books
2 characters from John Harvey’s chart, with the number of Frank Elder books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Frank ElderRetired detective inspector living in Cornwall | 3 | Flesh and Blood 2004 |
| Katherine ElderFrank's teenage daughter | 3 | Flesh and Blood 2004 |