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Detective Kay Hunter Series

15 primary works • 17 total works

Book 1

Scared to Death
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3.98 · 3805 Ratings · 406 Reviews · published 2016 · 13 editions
A serial killer murdering for kicks.

A detective s…

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    Book 2

    Will to Live
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    4.20     · 2277 Ratings · 171 Reviews · published 2017 · 8 editions
    Reputation is everything.

    When a packed commuter …

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    Book 3

    One to Watch
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    4.28     · 1562 Ratings · 111 Reviews · published 2017 · 11 editions
    Sophie Whittaker shared a terrifying secret. Hours…

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    Book 4

    Hell to Pay
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    4.29     · 1642 Ratings · 122 Reviews · published 2017 · 10 editions
    When a road traffic accident on a dark autumn nigh…

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    Book 5

    Call to Arms
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    4.30     · 1401 Ratings · 107 Reviews · published 2018 · 9 editions
    Loyalty has a price.
    Kay Hunter has survived a v…

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    Book 6

    Gone to Ground
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    4.26     · 1397 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 2018 · 11 editions
    While attending a crime scene on the outskirts of …

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    Book 7

    Bridge to Burn
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    4.23     · 1214 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 2019 · 9 editions
    When a mummified body is found in a renovated buil…

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    Book 8

    Cradle to Grave
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    4.30     · 1006 Ratings · 82 Reviews · published 2019 · 9 editions
    When a faceless body is found floating in the rive…

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    Book 9

    Turn to Dust
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    4.30     · 934 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 2020 · 10 editions
    When the body of a naked man is found in the middl…

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    Book 10

    A Darker Place
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    4.18     · 787 Ratings · 40 Reviews · published 2021 · 8 editions
    The frozen body of a man is discovered in a used c…

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    Book 10.5

    A Burning Question
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    3.83     · 54 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 1 edition
    Can Kay stop a serial arsonist before another life…

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    Book 11

    A Lethal Deception
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    4.29     · 678 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 2022 · 8 editions
    When a brutal attack on a business owner is follow…

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    Book 12

    The Dying Season
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    4.14     · 566 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2023 · 6 editions
    When a man is shot at point blank range outside an…

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    Book 13

    A Deadly Promise
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    4.28     · 556 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 2024 · 7 editions
    When a woman’s mutilated body is discovered in a r…

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    Book 14

    A Fatal Silence
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    4.36     · 378 Ratings · 33 Reviews · 7 editions
    After the music stops, the killing begins…

    When the…

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    Book 15

    What Evil Hides
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    4.50     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 4 editions
    A man's body is found in a Kentish hop field, his …

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    Book 1-3

    The Detective Kay Hunter Box Set Books 1-3
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    4.53     · 603 Ratings · 33 Reviews · 1 edition
    Books 1-3 in the bestselling Detective Kay Hunter …

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