Reading order · 24 books · 2015 to 2026 · Set in Dudley
Kim Stone Books in Order
Detective Inspector Kim Stone, shaped by a brutal childhood in care, leads a small, loyal team in the Black Country of the English Midlands, with the steady Detective Sergeant Bryant always beside her. Fast, dark police procedurals.
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Series facts
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 2015 to 2026
- First book
- Silent Scream
- Latest
- Last Whisper (2026)
- Setting
- Set in Dudley
The reading order
Every Kim Stone book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
24 books · Set in Dudley
- 1Silent Scream2015With Kim StoneDetective Inspector Kim Stone investigates the murder of a headmistress, and then human remains are found at a former children’s home, a case that brings back her own childhood.Buy on Amazon
- 2Evil Games2015With Kim StoneKim comes up against Dr Alexandra Thorne, a psychiatrist who manipulates her patients into terrible acts.Buy on Amazon
- 3Lost Girls2015With Kim StoneTwo nine-year-old girls are kidnapped, and both families receive the same ransom demand: only the family that pays the most will see their daughter again.Buy on Amazon
- 4Play Dead2016With Kim StoneThe body of a young woman is found at a research facility where human remains are studied as they decay.Buy on Amazon
- 5Blood Lines2016With Kim StoneA social worker is found stabbed in her car, and Kim’s old enemy, Alexandra Thorne, returns.Buy on Amazon
- 6Dead Souls2017With Kim StoneHuman bones are found on a farm, and a spree of hate crimes spreads through the community.Buy on Amazon
- 7Broken Bones2017With Kim StoneKim Stone investigates the murder of a young woman working on the streets, on the same night a baby is abandoned at the station, and the case brings her close to someone from her own childhood.Buy on Amazon
- 8Dying Truth2018With Kim StoneA teenage boy falls from the roof of an elite boarding school, and the school will not give up its secrets.Buy on Amazon
- 9Fatal Promise2018With Kim StoneWhen a doctor is found murdered in local woodland, Kim learns he was tied to an earlier case, and the trail leads to the hospital where he worked.Buy on Amazon
- 10Dead Memories2019With Kim StoneSomeone is recreating the worst moments of Kim’s past, one by one.Buy on Amazon
- 11Child’s Play2019With Kim StoneA woman in her sixties is killed in Haden Hill Park, and Kim’s team uncovers a link to competitive tournaments for gifted children.Buy on Amazon
- 12Killing Mind2020With Kim StoneCalled to a young woman’s death, Kim is drawn into a sinister investigation that tests her and her team.Buy on Amazon
- 13Deadly Cry2020With Kim StoneA young mother is murdered after a shopping trip with her child, and when a second mother is killed and a child goes missing, Kim races against time.Buy on Amazon
- 14Twisted Lies2021With Kim StoneCalled to a gruesome crime scene, Kim soon suspects the victim’s wife is hiding something, and must untangle a web of deceit.Buy on Amazon
- 15Stolen Ones2021With Kim StoneEight-year-old Grace Lennard vanishes from a childcare centre garden, and the case becomes tied to a disappearance twenty-five years earlier.Buy on Amazon
- 16Six Graves2022With Kim StoneA house fire reveals a family shot dead, but a clue suggests someone else was responsible, and a threat against Kim raises the stakes.Buy on Amazon
- 17Hidden Scars2022With Kim StoneKim is convinced that the death of a nineteen-year-old, first thought to be self-inflicted, was murder.Buy on Amazon
- 18Deadly Fate2023With Kim StoneA woman who claimed she could speak to the dead is found stabbed in an overgrown graveyard, and Kim faces a group of women who all have reasons to lie.Buy on Amazon
- 19Bad Blood2023With Kim StoneA man is found near death, posed unnaturally, and his violent past leaves Kim asking whether someone is seeking revenge.Buy on Amazon
- 20Guilty Mothers2024With Kim StoneA woman is found dead in her kitchen with her silent daughter beside her, and the case leads Kim into the competitive world of child beauty pageants.Buy on Amazon
- 2136 Hours2024With Kim StoneAn anonymous note gives Kim thirty-six hours to follow a trail of cryptic clues set by someone who threatens lives if she fails.Buy on Amazon
- 22Little Children2025With Kim StoneKim is sent to help find two boys who vanished from a seaside arcade and pier, working with a hostile local team.Buy on Amazon
- 23Wicked Women2026With Kim StoneA well-liked social worker and mother is stabbed, and when more women die in the same deliberate way Kim races to find what links them.Buy on Amazon
- 24Last Whisper2026With Kim StoneWhen a young mother dies in an apparent accident shortly after seeking Kim out at the station, Kim vows to find justice for her and the baby she leaves behind.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Silent Scream. Kim’s past and her team’s lives develop through 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 | Kim Stone | Bryant | Stacey Wood | Woody | Alex Penn | Kevin Dawson | Alexandra Thorne |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Silent Scream | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 2 Evil Games | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 3 Lost Girls | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 4 Play Dead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 5 Blood Lines | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 6 Dead Souls | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 7 Broken Bones | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 8 Dying Truth | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 9 Fatal Promise | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 10 Dead Memories | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor | |
| 11 Child’s Play | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 12 Killing Mind | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 13 Deadly Cry | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 14 Twisted Lies | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 15 Stolen Ones | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 16 Six Graves | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 17 Hidden Scars | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 18 Deadly Fate | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 19 Bad Blood | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 20 Guilty Mothers | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 21 36 Hours | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 22 Little Children | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 23 Wicked Women | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 24 Last Whisper | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor |
Characters in the Kim Stone books
7 characters from Angela Marsons’s chart, with the number of Kim Stone books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Kim StoneDetective Inspector in the Black Country | 24 | Silent Scream 2015 |
| BryantDetective Sergeant, Kim’s partner | 24 | Silent Scream 2015 |
| Stacey WoodDetective Constable and the team’s researcher | 24 | Silent Scream 2015 |
| WoodyDetective Chief Inspector, Kim’s boss | 24 | Silent Scream 2015 |
| Alex PennDetective Sergeant who joins after Dawson | 16 | Fatal Promise 2018 |
| Kevin DawsonDetective Sergeant | 8 | Silent Scream 2015 |
| Alexandra ThornePsychiatrist who becomes Kim’s nemesis | 3 | Evil Games 2015 |