Chris Nickson

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  • Bibliography:
    38 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    December 2009
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
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Full Series List in Order

A Dan Markham Mystery

1 - Dark Briggate Blues (Aug-2015)
2 - The New Eastgate Swing (May-2016)

A DI Tom Harper Mystery

1 - Gods of Gold (Dec-2014)
2 - Two Bronze Pennies (Aug-2015)
3 - Skin Like Silver (Mar-2016)
4 - The Iron Water (Nov-2016)
5 - On Copper Street (Jun-2017)
6 - The Tin God (Jul-2018)
7 - The Leaden Heart (Jul-2019)
8 - The Molten City (Jul-2020)
9 - Brass Lives (Sep-2021)
10 - A Dark Steel Death (Sep-2022)
11 - Rusted Souls (Sep-2023)

Emerald City

1 - Emerald City (Apr-2013)
2 - West Seattle Blues (Dec-2009)

John the Carpenter Mystery

1 - The Anchoress of Chesterfield (Jan-2021)

Medieval Mysteries

1 - The Crooked Spire (Nov-2013)
2 - The Saltergate Psalter (Nov-2015)
3 - The Holywell Dead (Feb-2018)

A Richard Nottingham Mystery

1 - The Broken Token (Oct-2010)
2 - Cold Cruel Winter (Aug-2012)
3 - Come the Fear (Dec-2012)
4 - At the Dying of the Year (Jun-2013)
5 - Fair and Tender Ladies (Jan-2014)
6 - Free from All Danger (Feb-2018)

Simon Westow

1 - The Hanging Psalm (Jan-2019)
2 - The Hocus Girl (Jan-2020)
3 - To the Dark (Mar-2021)
4 - The Blood Covenant (Feb-2022)
5 - The Dead Will Rise (Mar-2023)
6 - The Scream of Sins (Mar-2024)
7 - Them Without Pain (Sep-2024)

A WPC Lottie Armstrong Mystery

1 - Modern Crimes (Jan-2017)
2 - The Year of the Gun (Feb-2018)

Book List in Order: 38 titles

  • West Seattle Blues

    Emerald City - 2

    It’s March 1994, and Laura Benton is still working as a music journalist. But she’s married now, living in West Seattle, and the mother of a son who’s about to reach his first birthday. Life is crazy, and it takes a much darker turn after she i...

  • The Broken Token

    A Richard Nottingham Mystery - 1

    When Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds, discovers his former housemaid murdered in a particularly sickening manner, his professional and personal lives move perilously close. Circumstances conspire against him, and more murders follow. Soon the ...

  • The Constant Lovers

    A tale of greed, ambition and thwarted love in eighteenth-century Leeds July, 1732. On a hot summer morning, Richard Nottingham, Constable of Leeds, is called out when a young woman is found stabbed to death among the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. In...

  • Cold Cruel Winter

    A Richard Nottingham Mystery - 2

    Second in the highly-acclaimed Richard Nottingham historical mystery series 1732. Richard Nottingham, Constable of the City of Leeds, is grieving the death of his daughter, but he must rouse himself from his lethargy when the body of wealthy wool mer...

  • Come the Fear

    A Richard Nottingham Mystery - 3

    With the discovery of a young woman’s charred and blackened body, Richard Nottingham tackles his most disturbing case yet March, 1733. Fire rages through an empty house in a rundown area of Leeds, but the investigation takes a disturbing turn...

  • Emerald City

    Emerald City - 1

    Seattle, May 1988: Why would up and coming musician Craig Adler OD on heroin just days before signing a major record deal? Craig’s band was the first of the new Seattle music scene to break out of the Northwest, and they were about to hit the big t...

  • At the Dying of the Year

    A Richard Nottingham Mystery - 4

    In the latest Richard Nottingham historical mystery, the Constable must track down a predatory child-killer roaming the city. Leeds, 1733. Three children are found dead in a disused bell pit, their bodies battered and bruised, each of them sta...

  • The Crooked Spire

    Medieval Mysteries - 1

    1361: Orphaned by the Black Death, all young John has left are the tools his father, a carpenter, leaves behind. Before long, however, John realises that he too has a way with wood; it speaks to him and he can make it do what he wants. Leaving the po...

  • Fair and Tender Ladies

    A Richard Nottingham Mystery - 5

    1734. When a young country lad requests the Constable’s help in finding his sister who has run away to Leeds to seek her fortune, Nottingham is not optimistic. Such girls usually end up as prostitutes--or worse. The following day, the young man is ...



  • Gods of Gold

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 1

    June 1890. Leeds is close to breaking point. The gas workers are on strike. Supplies are dangerously low. Factories and businesses are closing; the lamps are going unlit at night. Detective Inspector Tom Harper has more urgent matters on his mind....

  • Leeds, the Biography

    360 AD: A woman buries the remains of her husband in a stone sarcophagus in Northern Roman Britain. 1207: A man in desperate need of money plans a new street to be called Briggate 1645: A girl named Alice Musgrave of Vicar Lane is the first victim wh...

  • Dark Briggate Blues

    A Dan Markham Mystery - 1

    Leeds, 1954: When enquiry agent Dan Markham takes on a case for Joanna Hart, she simply wants to know if her husband Freddie is being unfaithful. But when Freddie Hart is killed, Markham suspects someone has set him up. Former Cold War spy David Cart...

  • Two Bronze Pennies

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 2

    The second intriguing historical mystery to feature Detective Inspector Tom Harper Leeds, England, Christmas Eve, 1890. DI Tom Harper is looking forward to a well-earned rest. But it’s not to be. A young man has been found stabbed to death in th...

  • The Saltergate Psalter

    Medieval Mysteries - 2

    A gripping murder mystery set in fourteenth-century Chesterfield and sequel to The Crooked SpireJohn the Carpenter, married and soon to become a father, has plenty of work to keep him busy in Chesterfield. But when the town coroner demands his h...

  • Skin Like Silver

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 3

    Leeds, England. October, 1891. An unclaimed parcel at the Central Post Office is discovered to contain the decomposing body of a baby boy. It’s a gruesome case for DI Tom Harper. Then a fire during the night destroys half the railway station. The n...

  • The New Eastgate Swing

    A Dan Markham Mystery - 2

    Leeds, 1957: When enquiry agent Dan Markham and his new partner, retired Detective Sergeant Baker, take on a missing persons case, what appears to be a simple case soon turns into a murder investigation when a body is recovered from the River Aire. T...

  • The Iron Water

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 4

    Two macabre discoveries in a single morning present an intriguing challenge for Detective Inspector Tom Harper Leeds, England. July, 1893. D.I. Tom Harper is witnessing the demonstration of a devastating new naval weapon, the torpedo, at Roundhay...

  • Modern Crimes

    A WPC Lottie Armstrong Mystery - 1

    1924: Still reeling from the effects of the Great War, life in the city of Leeds is hard: poverty is rife, work is scarce and crime is becoming more sophisticated. Bravely entering this maelstrom is one of the city’s first policewomen to walk the b...

  • On Copper Street

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 5

    Detective Inspector Tom Harper finds answers hard to come by in his latest, most challenging, investigation to date. Leeds, England. March, 1895. The day after his release from prison, petty criminal Henry White is found stabbed to death at his t...



  • Free from All Danger

    A Richard Nottingham Mystery - 6

    Richard Nottingham discovers that a new, more ruthless breed of criminal has colonised the city when he returns as Constable of Leeds. October, 1736. Lured out of retirement to serve as Constable once again, Richard Nottingham finds Leeds very di...

  • The Holywell Dead

    Medieval Mysteries - 3

    1364: the plague has returned and fear fills the air as the pestilence claims its first victims in Chesterfield. When the local priest vanishes, John the Carpenter believes the man is simply scared -- until he discovers a body left in an empty house....

  • The Year of the Gun

    A WPC Lottie Armstrong Mystery - 2

    1944: 20 years after WPC Lottie Armstrong was dismissed from Leeds police for insubordination, she's back, now a member of the Women's Auxiliary Police Corps and driving for her old boss. DCS McMillan is now head of Criminal Investigation Dep...

  • The Tin God

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 6

    When Superintendent Tom Harper’s wife is threatened during an election campaign, the hunt for the attacker turns personal. Leeds, England. October, 1897. Superintendent Harper is proud of his wife Annabelle. She’s one of seven women selected ...

  • The Hanging Psalm

    Simon Westow - 1

    Introducing thief-taker Simon Westow in the first in a new historical mystery series set in Regency Leeds. Leeds, 1820. Thief-taker Simon Westow knows all about lost property. A boy from the workhouse, he now has a comfortable business finding and...

  • The Leaden Heart

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 7

    When an old friend asks Superintendent Tom Harper for help, he finds himself drawn into a deadly web of intimidation, corruption and misery on the streets of Leeds. Leeds, England. July, 1899. The hot summer has been fairly quiet for Detective Super...

  • The Hocus Girl

    Simon Westow - 2

    Thief-taker Simon Westow must save one of his closest friends from a grim fate at the hands of the government in this compelling historical mystery. Leeds, May 1822. Thief-taker Simon Westow owes Davey and Emily Ashton everything - the siblings ga...

  • The Dead on Leave

    Leeds, Autumn 1936. During a British Union of Fascists rally, a body is found. War veteran Detective Sergeant Urban Raven is tasked with finding the killer. But with virtually no clues, no witnesses and no obvious motive, he has few leads to start...

  • The Molten City

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 8

    Detective Superintendent Tom Harper senses trouble ahead when the prime minister plans a visit. Can he keep law and order on the streets while also uncovering the truth behind a missing child? Leeds, September 1908. There’s going to be a riot. D...

  • The Anchoress of Chesterfield

    John the Carpenter Mystery - 1

    John the Carpenter has been happy to leave the investigation of death behind. For six years now he’s been content to work with wood. His life looks prosperous, but times are growing desperate.Then the coroner summons him to look at the mysterious d...



  • To the Dark

    Simon Westow - 3

    Winter is about to take a chilling twist... Thief-taker Simon Westow is drawn into a deadly puzzle when the melting snow reveals a dark secret in this gripping historical mystery, perfect for fans of Anne Perry and Charles Finch. Leeds, 1822. T...

  • Brass Lives

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 9

    A dangerous American is in town, but is he really responsible for a deadly crime spree in Leeds? Leeds, June 1913. Deputy Chief Constable Tom Harper is a busy man. He's overseeing a national suffragist pilgrimage due in Leeds that his wife Annabel...

  • The Blood Covenant

    Simon Westow - 4

    The brutal deaths of two young boys and a young man connected to a mill in Leeds propel thief-taker Simon Westow into a disturbing, twisty mystery that recalls his own traumatic past. "Nickson does a superb job using the grim living and working ...

  • A Dark Steel Death

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 10

    Tom Harper must catch a traitor intent on disrupting the war effort and bringing terror to the streets of Leeds in this page-turning mystery."Nickson does his usual superb job of evoking the period and . . . reinforces his place in the front rank of ...

  • The Dead Will Rise

    Simon Westow - 5

    Thief-taker Simon Westow is used to finding stolen goods, not stolen bodies . . . Can he hunt down those committing crimes against the dead in Leeds?"This gritty and surprise-filled mystery will enthrall both newcomers and series fans"- Publishers We...

  • Rusted Souls

    A DI Tom Harper Mystery - 11

    Retirement beckons for Chief Constable Tom Harper. Can he stop a spiralling crime spree involving love letters, robbery and murder before he hangs up his boots for good?"A knockout conclusion . . . Series devotees will be thrilled" Publishers Weekly ...

  • The Scream of Sins

    Simon Westow - 6

    Thief-taker Simon Westow uncovers an evil lurking in the underbelly of Leeds in this page-turning historical mystery, perfect for fans of Anne Perry and Charles Finch."A dark and complex mystery that contrasts genuine honor with the false tokens para...

  • Them Without Pain

    Simon Westow - 7

    Simon Westow, the city's unwavering thief-taker, must confront betrayal, history and murder in this gritty page-turner set in nineteenth-century Leeds.Leeds, May 1825. Thief-taker Simon Westow is hired by Sir Robert Foley to find four silver cups sto...

  • No Precious Truth

    The first in a brand-new WW II historical thriller series introduces Sergeant Cathy Marsden â€" a female police officer working for the Special Investigation Branch â€" who risks her life to protect the city of Leeds from an escaped German spy!Leeds,...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Chris Nickson has published 38 books.

The next book by Chris Nickson, No Precious Truth, will be published in April 2025.

The first book by Chris Nickson, West Seattle Blues, was published in December 2009.

Yes. Chris Nickson has 8 series.
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