The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 2005 to 2007 · Set in Glasgow

Paddy Meehan Books in Order

The Paddy Meehan books follow a young trainee journalist in Glasgow in the 1980s, determined to become a real reporter.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
2005 to 2007
First book
The Field of Blood
Latest
The Last Breath (2007)
Setting
Set in Glasgow

The reading order

Every Paddy Meehan book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Set in Glasgow
  1. 1The Field of Blood2005With Paddy MeehanIn 1981, Paddy Meehan is a copy girl at a Glasgow newspaper, dreaming of being a reporter.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Dead Hour2006With Paddy MeehanIn 1984, Paddy, now a reporter on the night shift, attends a call at a house where a woman is bleeding, and the next day the woman is dead.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Last Breath2007With Paddy MeehanIn 1990, Paddy, now a columnist, learns that an old friend has been murdered.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read The Field of Blood, The Dead Hour and The Last Breath in order.

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 Paddy Meehan book
BookPaddy Meehan
1 The Field of BloodLLead
2 The Dead HourLLead
3 The Last BreathLLead

Characters in the Paddy Meehan books

1 character from Denise Mina’s chart, with the number of Paddy Meehan books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Paddy MeehanTrainee journalist, later a reporter3The Field of Blood 2005