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John Madden Series

6 primary works • 6 total works
Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard, a shell-shocked veteran of World War I:

Book 1

River of Darkness
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3.95 · 8824 Ratings · 788 Reviews · published 1999 · 69 editions
In a quiet and picturesque English countryside whe…

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    Book 2

    The Blood-Dimmed Tide
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    3.95     · 4671 Ratings · 331 Reviews · published 2004 · 45 editions
    "Unnerving... from [a] richly textured background,…

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    Book 3

    The Dead of Winter
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    3.84     · 3596 Ratings · 278 Reviews · published 2009 · 12 editions
    On a freezing London night in 1944, Rosa Novak is …

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    Book 4

    The Reckoning
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    4.09     · 1773 Ratings · 271 Reviews · published 2014 · 32 editions
    Inspector John Madden—who debuted in River of Dark…

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    Book 5

    The Death of Kings
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    3.79     · 1182 Ratings · 157 Reviews · published 2017 · 16 editions
    In the fifth novel in the John Madden mystery seri…

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    Book 6

    The Decent Inn of Death
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    4.08     · 1009 Ratings · 137 Reviews · published 2020 · 7 editions
    "[Airth's] meticulously detailed procedural myster…

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