Chris Simms Reading Order

5 books (2014–2024)

Chris Simms has edited four anthologies of short mystery and thriller stories published between 2015 and 2024, with the series remaining ongoing. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with The Starlings & Other Stories, followed by Guilty Parties, CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour, Many Deadly Returns, and Midsummer Mysteries Short Stories. Each volume brings together original short fiction from various authors working in the mystery and thriller genres.

Start with The Starlings & Other Stories, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Guilty Parties 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Starlings & Other Stories 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Many Deadly Returns 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Midsummer Mysteries Short Stories 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2012–2013)

This two-book mystery thriller series by Chris Simms features detective Iona Khan and was completed between 2012 and 2013. Both novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Scratch Deeper, followed by A Price to Pay, to experience the story as intended. The series is now complete.

Start with Scratch Deeper and read in order.

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1	Scratch Deeper 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Price to Pay 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2018–2019)

Chris Simms's DC Sean Blake series consists of two mystery thrillers published between 2018 and 2019. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Loose Tongues followed by Marked Men. Both books feature detective Sean Blake investigating crimes in this concluded two-book mystery series.

Start with Loose Tongues and read in order.

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1	Loose Tongues 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Marked Men 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2005–2021)

Chris Simms's DI Jon Spicer series comprises eight mystery and thriller novels published between 2005 and 2017. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Killing the Beasts and concluding with Dark Angel. This British crime series follows detective Jon Spicer through investigations that span over a decade of cases.

Start with Killing the Beasts, the first of 8 books in the DI Jon Spicer series.

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1	Killing the Beasts 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shifting Skin 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Savage Moon 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hell's Fire 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Edge 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Cut Adrift 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sleeping Dogs 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Death Games 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Dark Angel 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2003–2015)

Chris Simms wrote four standalone mystery and thriller novels between 2003 and 2015. The series is now complete, and while each book can be read independently, they are best experienced in the order they were published: Outside the White Lines, Pecking Order, Sing Me to Sleep, and Rats' Nest (also published as Dead Gorgeous). These self-contained stories require no prior knowledge of previous installments and can be enjoyed in any sequence, though following publication order provides a chronological view of the author's work across this period.

Start with Outside the White Lines, the first of 4 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Outside the White Lines 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Pecking Order 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sing Me to Sleep 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rats' Nest / Dead Gorgeous 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible