Book 1

Cut Short

by Leigh Russell

Published 18 July 2009

The first in the series featuring DI Geraldine Steel

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I really enjoy this author, once you start reading you can't put down' Amazon customer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Leigh always writes books I get lost in and the Geraldine Steel series is just fabulous!' Beyond The Books

'a gritty and totally addictive debut novel' Sam Millar, New York Journal of Books

When D.I. Geraldine Steel relocates to the quiet rural town of Woolsmarsh, she expects to find her new home to be somewhere where nothing much ever happens; a place where she can battle her demons in private.

But when she finds herself pitted against a twisted killer preying on local young women she quickly discovers how wrong she is...


Book 2

Road Closed

by Leigh Russell

Published 30 May 2010

The second in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel

When a man dies in a gas explosion, the police suspect arson. But the case takes on a new and terrible twist when the prime suspect, a local felon, is viciously attacked. As police enquiries lead from the expensive Harchester Hill estate to the local brothel, their key witness dies in a hit-and-run. Coincidence? Or cold-blooded murder?

With so many lives lost already, DI Geraldine Steel must put her problems aside, to protect others. After all, in the race for justice, sacrifices must be made.


Book 3

Dead End

by Leigh Russell

Published 1 January 2011

Book 4

Death Bed

by Leigh Russell

Published 2 February 2012

The fourth in the detective series featuring DI Geraldine Steel

When the bodies of two black girls are discovered in North London, the pressure is on to find a killer before the case divides the local community.

But motive seems to go far beyond race in DI Geraldine Steel's first investigation in the nation's capital.

Two teeth were extracted from each victim, and when this information is leaked to the press, there is a media frenzy over the unusual MO.

As the police pursue their lead suspect, a third girl goes missing.

With the death toll mounting, time is running out for Geraldine as she hunts for the elusive killer the media are calling 'The Dentist'.

'An innovative and refreshing take on the psychological thriller' Books Plus Food

'Death Bed is a marvellous entry in this highly acclaimed series' Lizzie Hayes, Promoting Crime Fiction

'Russell's strength as a writer is her ability to portray believable characters' Crimesquad


Book 5

Stop Dead

by Leigh Russell

Published 1 January 2013

Fatal ACT

by Leigh Russell

Published 1 January 2013
A glamorous young TV soap star dies in a car crash. Returning for her sixth case, Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel is baffled as the driver of the second vehicle miraculously survives - and vanishes. Another young actress is murdered and, once again, the killer mysteriously disappears. Geraldine unwittingly risks her sergeant's life in their struggle to track down a serial killer who leaves no clues.