Book 1

Report for Murder

by Val McDermid

Published 1 January 1987
Freelance journalist Lindsay Gordon is strapped for cash. Why else would she agree to cover a fund-raising gala at a girl's public school? But when the star attraction is garrotted with her own cello string, only moments before she is due on stage, Lindsay finds herself investigating a vicious murder.

Book 2

Common Murder

by Val McDermid

Published 1 September 1989

Book 3

Final Edition

by Val McDermid

Published 1 April 1991

Book 4

Union Jack

by Val McDermid

Published 1 August 1993

Book 5

Booked for Murder

by Val McDermid

Published 1 November 1996

Book 6

Hostage To Murder

by Val McDermid

Published 1 July 2003
A chance meeting with freelance journalist Rory leads to a new job for Lindsay Gordon. But a professional relationship seems to be turning into something stronger, despite Lindsay's commitment to Sophie. When a kidnapping case takes the journalists to St Petersburg, the action hots up in more ways than one. But the kidnapping case is not what it seems. When terrible violence intrudes, Lindsay is forced to make some profound choices about how far she is really prepared to go.