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Detective Karen Hart Books in Order

by D. S. ButlerMystery, Thriller & Suspense

12 books so far (book 13 is due July 27, 2027). They run from Bring Them Home (2018) to Lie To Me (2026). Rated 4.4 across 2,231 listener reviews.

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Show No Mercy

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Reading order

  1. Bring Them Home

    Book 1 2018 4.2 (567)

    A perfect village. A perfect crime. When two young girls disappear from their primary school, the village of Heighington is put on high alert—and not for the first time.

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  2. Where Secrets Lie

    Book 2 2019 4.4 (381)

    Beneath a quiet village, dark crimes lie buried. When decomposed human remains are discovered in a suitcase behind a locked door in the home of an elderly man, Detective Karen Hart thinks the facts speak for themselves.

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  3. Don't Turn Back

    Book 3 2020 4.5 (276)

    You can cover up the truth, but it won’t stay buried forever. A man is found bludgeoned to death in woodland by the village of Canwick, and the close-knit community is sent into shock.

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  4. House of Lies

    Book 4 2020 4.6 (243)

    A dark secret. A haunted past. And a house full of lies. When two teenage girls vanish without a trace from an educational retreat at Chidlow House in Lincolnshire, the students and teachers are put on high alert.

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  5. On Cold Ground

    Book 5 2021 4.5 (246)

    A merciless killer who will stop at nothing. And a detective with nothing left to lose. When Detective Karen Hart hears a scream echoing out of beautiful Lincoln Cathedral one snowy evening, she is the first officer on the scene.

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  6. What She Said

    Book 6 2022 4.6 (185)

    Can DS Karen Hart rely on the word of a little girl to save the life of a woman in grave danger? When a woman is abducted from a quiet suburban street and bundled into the back of a white van, the only witness to the crime is a child with…

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  7. Find Her Alive

    Book 7 2023 4.5 (88)

    Is Karen Hart’s latest investigation a routine missing persons case—or part of a dark conspiracy? Detective Karen Hart is finally getting her life back on track—enjoying her new relationship and dealing with the grief in her past.

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  8. Before the Dawn

    Book 8 2024 4.5 (67)

    Only one person can help crack this case—but he’s also the prime suspect. DC Sophie Jones was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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  9. Leave No Trace

    Book 9 2024 4.7 (52)

    Three boys were taken and murdered fifteen years ago. The killer is in jail. So why is history repeating itself? A family outing to Tattershall Castle comes to a chilling end when eleven-year-old Tommy Burton disappears without a trace in…

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  10. In Plain Sight

    Book 10 2025 4.6 (56)

    A young girl finds a woman murdered. Can DS Karen Hart uncover the truth and find the killer? In the dead of night, four teenagers taking a shortcut through an archaeological dig site find a body in a trench.

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  11. See No Evil

    Book 11 2025 4.7 (51)

    Every instinct is screaming at her that something is wrong. ‘Lorraine?’ The door stands open, the kettle cold, the house dark and silent. Behind an overturned chair, she sees a figure on the floor.

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  12. Lie To Me

    Book 12 2026 4.7 (19)

    As soon as he picks up the phone, Arnie knows something is terribly wrong. ‘We’ve found him. Damon’s finally been found.’ For thirty-five years, DS Arnie Hodgson believed his childhood friend was dead. But he didn’t die back then.

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  13. Show No Mercy

    Book 13 Out July 27, 2027

    Porcelain angels arranged in a perfect semi-circle. A student strangled in her room. When Jemima Kelly is found murdered at Lincoln University, DS Karen Hart knows the ritualistic staging is a message.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Detective Karen Hart is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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