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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2011
  • Latest Book:
    December 2024
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Full Series List in Order

DCI Kenny Murrain

1 - Late Checkout (Jun-2016)

Detective Annie Delamere

1 - Small Mercies (May-2020)
2 - Lost Hours (Nov-2020)
3 - Bad Terms (Mar-2022)
4 - Old Evils (Jul-2023)

DI Alec McKay

1 - Candles and Roses (Oct-2016)
2 - Death Parts Us (Oct-2017)
3 - Their Final Act (Sep-2018)
4 - Expiry Date (Sep-2019)
5 - For Their Sins (Feb-2021)
6 - A Parting Gift (Jun-2022)

Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • A timely and topical thriller which looks at the seedy back dealings of criminals and the police.An addictive read for fans of P.J.Tracey and Peter Robinson.A terrifically fast-paced novel that has you hooked from the first chapter with a captivating...



  • They’re above the law and they’re watching her every move…A compulsively readable thriller, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Peter Robinson.The lines between good and bad are indistinguishable…On the North Wales coast two people traffi...



  • DCI Kenny Murrain sees, hears and feels things that others do not. It’s a gift but also a curse. When he wakes to the phantom sound of screaming he knows a murder has been committed but not where or why. Then a woman’s body is found in a Stockpor...



  • In this gritty crime thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, a detective’s hunt for a serial killer leads him to confront his own past.Haunted by the loss of his daughter, Detective Inspector Alec McKay obsesses over a missing person case that’s ...



  • When a retired cop is murdered on a remote Scottish Isle, DI Alec McKay must dig into the man’s corrupt past in this British crime thriller series.Twenty years ago, Jackie Galloway was a senior cop with a bad reputation. But after crossing the wron...



  • A serial killer is targeting washed-up entertainers in the Scottish Highlands in this gritty crime thriller by the author of Candles and Roses.   Former comic Jimmy McGuire is found dead on the streets of Inverness, his body garroted. Years ago,...



  • In this post-WWII crime thriller, a detective searches for a serial killer who’s made a hunting ground of the English Fenlands.Det. Inspector Ivan Winterman has had more than his share of troubles. The Blitz left his young son dead and hi...



  • As a detective’s personal life unravels, he must piece together the clues to a baffling series of murders in this Scottish Highlands crime thriller.A family day out turns sour for DI McKay when he stumbles across an unidentified corpse. The day bec...



  • A killer is sending a message. But who is it for?DI Annie Delamere and her colleague DS Zoe Everett are off duty and enjoying a walk on the Peak District’s vast moorlands when they stumble across a mutilated corpse. The victim is unclothed and his ...






  • A vicious murder is committed, but who has blood on their hands?On a hot summer’s afternoon, Michelle Wentworth enjoys a rare few hours of relaxation. Sunning herself by her pool, she sends her lazy teenage son to fetch her a drink. But instead of ...



  • A gruesome killing spree resurrects the past and makes the present all the more dangerous for someone close to DI Alec McKay in this explosive thriller.In the depths of a cold Scottish winter, an unidentified body is found in the heart of a solstice ...



  • Dark deeds in the Peak District refuse to stay buried… When a skeleton is unearthed at a building site in the village of Meresham, the police immediately link the case to a notorious missing persons investigation. Jayne Arnold was sixteen when she ...



  • A massacre in the Scottish Highlands is far more than the family tragedy it first appears to be, in this riveting police procedural. The slaughter of the Dawson family seems to be a heartbreaking case of murder-suicide -- another deeply troubled man ...



  • “I am a huge fan . . . this book deserves 10 stars. Fast-paced and action-packed . . . Brilliant!” -- Rock Chick Fee, five starsAfter her son’s tragic death, a former cop discovers his dangerous secret life -- and...



  • Deadly truths lie buried beneath the snow.Three people are stranded at a pub on a winter's night " a couple, the Fairweathers, and a woman, Alison Evans. Hours later, in the middle of the night, the pub alarm begins to sound and Alison Evans is mis...



  • The past comes looking for a former police detective craving solitude in the Scottish Highlands in a taut thriller by “a talent to be reckoned with” (Daily Mail). After a stakeout turns deadly, Detective Sergeant Jack Mellor’s life ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Alex Walters has published 16 books.

The next book by Alex Walters, Nothing Left of Me, will be published in December 2024.

The first book by Alex Walters, Trust No One, was published in September 2011.

Yes. Alex Walters has 3 series.