Judith Cutler

Judith Cutler

12 Series

Judith Cutler, an English author from the Midlands, is renowned for her mystery series including the Kate Power, Sophie Rivers, Fran Harman, Lina Townend, and Jane Cowan series. Her extensive body of work spans multiple acclaimed series and standalone novels.

In "Murder the Boys," the first book of Judith Cutler's Detective Kate Power series, Kate relocates to Birmingham after being exiled from London's Metropolitan Police. Haunted by personal tragedy, she immerses herself in her work. When boys begin to be abducted and murdered in her jurisdiction, Kate takes on the case with urgency. Despite her colleagues' reluctance to act swiftly, Kate's determination drives her to uncover the truth. Her new start is complicated by the unwelcome advances of her fellow officers, adding tension to her professional challenges.

Caffy Tyler

Scar Tissue

(2004)

Fran Harman

Come to Harm / Life Sentence

(2006)

Do No Harm / Cold Pursuit

(2007)

Still Waters / In Harm's Way

(2008)

No Harm Done / Burying the Past

(2012)

Double Fault / No Harm, No Foul

(2014)

Road to Harm / Green and Pleasant Land

(2015)

Harriet & Matthew Rowsley

The Wages of Sin

(2020)

Legacy of Death

(2021)

Death's Long Shadow

(2021)

A House Divided

(2022)

The Dead Hand

(2023)

In at the Death

(2025)

Jane Cowan

Head Start

(2016)

Head Count

(2017)

Head Wound

(2018)

Jodie Welsh

Death in Elysium

(2014)

Josie Welford

Food Detective

(2005)

The Chinese Takeout

(2006)

Kate Power

Power On Her Own / Murder the Boys

(1998)

Staying Power / Murder by the Canal

(1999)

Power Games / Murder by Arson

(2000)

Will Power / Murder by Fraud

(2001)

Hidden Power / Murder in Devon

(2002)

Power Shift / Murder on the Job

(2003)

Lina Townend

Drawing the Line

(2005)

Silver Guilt

(2010)

Ring of Guilt

(2011)

Guilty Pleasures

(2011)

Guilt Trip

(2012)

Guilt Edged

(2013)

Guilty as Sin

(2015)

Sophie Rivers

Dying Fall

(1995)

Dying to Write

(1996)

Dying on Principle

(1996)

Dying for Millions

(1997)

Dying for Power

(1998)

Dying to Score

(1999)

Dying by Degrees

(2000)

Dying by the Book

(2001)

Dying in Discord

(2002)

Dying to Deceive

(2003)

Tobias Campion

The Keeper of Secrets

(2007)

Shadow of the Past

(2008)

Cheating the Hangman

(2015)

Standalone Novels

Coming Alive

(2000)

Head Over Heels

(2001)

Staging Death

(2010)

Anthologies

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5

(2004)

CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour

(2017)

Midsummer Mysteries Short Stories

(2024)

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