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DI Jackman & DS Evans
The DI Jackman & DS Evans series by Joy Ellis has 11 books and is best read in publication order, starting with The Murderer's Son (2016).
- Books
- 11 books
- First published
- 2016
- Status
- ongoing
- Last checked
Start here: The Murderer's Son (2016) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Murderer's Son
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Murderer's Son - Book 2:
Their Lost Daughters
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Their Lost Daughters - Book 3:
The Fourth Friend
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fourth Friend - Book 4:
The Guilty Ones
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Guilty Ones - Book 5:
The Stolen Boys
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Stolen Boys - Book 6:
The Patient Man
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Patient Man - Book 7:
They Disappeared
Alternative text for cover: Cover of They Disappeared - Book 8:
The Night Thief
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Night Thief - Book 9:
Solace House
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Solace House - Book 10:
The River's Edge
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The River's Edge - Book 11:
Black Notice
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Black Notice
About the DI Jackman & DS Evans series
The DI Jackman & DS Evans series follows Detective Inspector Rowan Jackman and Detective Sergeant Marie Evans, colleagues investigating serious crime in the same fictional Fenland town of Greenborough that anchors Joy Ellis's DI Nikki Galena series. Beginning with The Murderer's Son in 2016, the series gives Ellis a second lead pairing within the same police force and setting, letting her run two parallel, occasionally overlapping series set in the same fictional world.
As with Ellis's other Fens-set crime fiction, the books combine contemporary police procedural plotting with a strong sense of the bleak, isolated Fenland landscape, and the series has been particularly well received in audiobook form.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series?
Eleven, published from 2016 to 2024.
How is this series related to DI Nikki Galena?
Both are set in the same fictional Fenland town of Greenborough and police force, but follow different lead detectives; either can be read on its own.
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