The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 2020 to 2026 · Set in the fictional Ardnakelty, Ireland

Cal Hooper Books in Order

The Cal Hooper books follow a retired Chicago detective who moves to a small village in the west of Ireland, hoping for a quiet life.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
2020 to 2026
First book
The Searcher
Latest
The Keeper (2026)
Setting
Set in the fictional Ardnakelty, Ireland

The reading order

Every Cal Hooper book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Set in the fictional Ardnakelty, Ireland
  1. 1The Searcher2020With Cal HooperCal Hooper, a retired Chicago detective, moves to a village in the west of Ireland, where a local teenager asks him to find a missing brother.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Hunter2024With Cal Hooper and Trey ReddyTrey’s father returns to the village with a scheme to find gold in the mountains, and Cal is drawn into the trouble that follows.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Keeper2026With Cal HooperWhen a young woman about to be engaged is found dead in a river, the village of Ardnakelty splits along old grudges, and Cal Hooper and Lena uncover a scheme that casts her death in a new light.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read in order, starting with The Searcher.

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 Cal Hooper book
BookCal HooperTrey ReddyLena Dunne
1 The SearcherLLeadMMajorMMajor
2 The HunterLLeadLLeadMMajor
3 The KeeperLLeadMMajorMMajor

Characters in the Cal Hooper books

4 characters from Tana French’s chart, with the number of Cal Hooper books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Cal HooperRetired Chicago police detective3The Searcher 2020
Trey ReddyTeenager who works with Cal3The Searcher 2020
Lena DunneLocal widow and Cal’s partner3The Searcher 2020
Johnny ReddyTrey’s father1The Hunter 2024