The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 11 books · 2012 to 2019 · Set in Cork

Katie Maguire Books in Order

Katie Maguire is a detective superintendent in Cork, in a dark, violent Irish crime series.

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Series facts

Books
11
Published
2012 to 2019
First book
White Bones
Latest
Murder Mile (2019)
Setting
Set in Cork

The reading order

Every Katie Maguire book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

11 books · Set in Cork
  1. 1White Bones2012With Katie MaguireThe bones of eleven women are found on a farm outside Cork, dating back nearly a century.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Broken Angels2013With Katie MaguireCatholic priests are being murdered in Cork, and the killings are linked to an old scandal.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Red Light2014With Katie MaguireA Cork pimp is found shot dead, and when a second is killed DS Katie Maguire must decide whether the vigilante killings can be justified.Buy on Amazon
  4. 4Taken for Dead2014With Katie MaguireA grisly discovery at a Cork wedding and the disappearance of another businessman point to a gang of extortionists.Buy on Amazon
  5. 5Blood Sisters2015With Katie MaguireAn elderly nun dies in a Cork nursing home and another is found in a river, and a discovery in the convent garden leads Katie to a fifty-year-old secret.Buy on Amazon
  6. 6Buried2015With Katie MaguireThe remains of a family who vanished in 1921 are found under the floorboards of a Blarney cottage, and old rivalries stir once more.Buy on Amazon
  7. 7Living Death2016With Katie MaguireCork’s drug trade is booming, and Katie goes undercover to find who is exploiting vulnerable victims to smuggle drugs.Buy on Amazon
  8. 8Dead Men Whistling2016With Katie MaguireA Garda sergeant due to testify in a corruption inquiry is murdered, and when another officer dies the same way Katie must uncover the secret behind the killings.Buy on Amazon
  9. 9Begging to Die2017With Katie MaguireA frightened young girl is found in a deserted cemetery as homeless people are being killed in Cork, and the case collides with an investigation into illegal dog fighting.Buy on Amazon
  10. 10The Last Drop of Blood2018With Katie MaguireA judge is found burned to death in his car, sparking a gang war that puts civilians in the crossfire.Buy on Amazon
  11. 11Murder Mile2019With Katie MaguireBuy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read in order, starting with White Bones.

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 Katie Maguire book
BookKatie Maguire
1 White BonesLLead
2 Broken AngelsLLead
3 Red LightLLead
4 Taken for DeadLLead
5 Blood SistersLLead
6 BuriedLLead
7 Living DeathLLead
8 Dead Men WhistlingLLead
9 Begging to DieLLead
10 The Last Drop of BloodLLead
11 Murder MileLLead

Characters in the Katie Maguire books

1 character from Graham Masterton’s chart, with the number of Katie Maguire books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Katie MaguireDetective Superintendent in Cork11White Bones 2012