The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 2 books · 2015 to 2016 · Set in various US locations

Markus Novak Books in Order

Markus Novak is an investigator for a firm that defends people facing the death penalty, still grieving his murdered wife.

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Series facts

Books
2
Published
2015 to 2016
First book
Last Words
Latest
Rise the Dark (2016)
Setting
Set in various US locations

The reading order

Every Markus Novak book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

2 books · Set in various US locations
  1. 1Last Words2015With Markus NovakMarkus Novak, still grieving his wife, travels to Indiana to look into a cold case: a girl found dead in a cave years ago.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Rise the Dark2016With Markus NovakMarkus Novak follows the trail of his wife’s killer to the mountains of Montana.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Last Words first, then Rise the Dark.

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 Markus Novak book
BookMarkus Novak
1 Last WordsLLead
2 Rise the DarkLLead

Characters in the Markus Novak books

1 character from Michael Koryta’s chart, with the number of Markus Novak books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Markus NovakInvestigator for a death-penalty defence firm2Last Words 2015