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  • Bibliography:
    22 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2004
  • Latest Book:
    July 2019
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Full Series List in Order

Detective Jon Spicer

1 - Killing the Beasts: Death Moves Among Us (Apr-2017)
2 - Shifting Skin: Killing Them Wasn't Enough (Apr-2017)
3 - Savage Moon: Some Won't See the Morning (Apr-2017)
4 - Hell's Fire: There Will Be No Forgiveness (Apr-2017)
5 - The Edge: Tread Carefully (Apr-2017)
6 - Cut Adrift: Only the Fittest Will Survive (Apr-2017)
7 - Sleeping Dogs (Nov-2014)
Killing the Beasts (May-2008)
Shifting Skin (May-2008)

Detective Constable Iona Khan

1 - Scratch Deeper (Feb-2013)
2 - A Price to Pay (Jan-2014)

A sean Blake Mystery

1 - Loose Tongues (Oct-2018)

Book List in Order: 22 titles




  • A gripping psychological crime novel that follows the success of his first, Outside the White Lines.

    Rubble lives in a caravan and works on a battery farm. Totally oblivious to the outside world, he spends his days disposing of the sick and in...




  • The Commonwealth Games are coming to town and the city is alive with possibilities. Caught up in the commercial feeding frenzy is Tom Benwell, account manager at an advertising firm. The pressure is getting to Tom -- too many deals to make and lies t...



  • "The Butcher of Belle Vue" has struck again. Like the first two victims, the third has been partially skinned, her muscles, tendons, and ligaments exposed to view. But this time her face has also been removed. Jon Spic...



  • Third book in the critically-acclaimed Jon Spicer series, also includes the opening of the fourth novel in the series, Hell’s Fire. Reviews

    'I'll be downloading more of Chris Simms' books ASAP. I feel like I've found a hidden gem.' (Amazon Rea...



  • Introducing feisty Detective Constable Iona Khan -- the first in a thrilling new crime series. In sun-soaked Mauritius, a retired Law Lord is brutally murdered, while in rain-sodden Manchester, the Labour Party conference is beginning. Promoted to Gr...



  • It starts with the death of a teenage runaway, killed when she leaps from a motorway bridge into the speeding traffic below. The girl’s identity remains a mystery--until the discovery of the dead girl’s details along with profiles of three other ...



  • Seventh in the critically-acclaimed DI Spicer series. Out walking with his family in the local park, Jon Spicer’s life is shattered forever. The dog â€" aggressive and huge - appears from nowhere. At first, Jon assumes the attack was random. Soon, ...






  • Laura and Owen's new home should be lovely. But soon after moving into the secluded cottage on the edge of the Peak District, Laura starts to hear faint snatches of birdsong. Her husband, wrapped up in his job, is rarely at home. Nervous and confused...



  • Rats’ Nest - a ghost story Long, shimmering hair extensions are in. The blondest, silkiest and most expensive type of all is known as Russian Virgin. Mandy Cost is a beautiful young woman who has come to London for one thing: fame. To lift her medi...



  • Sixth book in the critically-acclaimed Jon Spicer series, also includes the opening of the seventh novel in the series, Sleeping Dogs. Reviews

    'I'll be downloading more of Chris Simms' books ASAP. I feel like I've found a hidden gem.' (Amazon Read...



  • Will your next move be your last? Manchester: an injured survivor from a motorway pile-up flees the scene, leaving behind evidence that a terror attack is being planned… Jon Spicer, newly trained as a Specialist Firearms Officer, has joined Manches...



  • Fifth book in the critically-acclaimed Jon Spicer series, also includes the opening of the sixth novel in the series, Cut Adrift. Reviews

    'I'll be downloading more of Chris Simms' books ASAP. I feel like I've found a hidden gem.' (Amazon Reader Re...



  • Fourth book in the critically-acclaimed Jon Spicer series, also includes the opening of the fifth novel in the series, The Edge. Reviews

    'I'll be downloading more of Chris Simms' books ASAP. I feel like I've found a hidden gem.' (Amazon Reader Rev...



  • First book in the critically-acclaimed Jon Spicer series, also includes the opening of the second novel in the series, Shifting Skin. Reviews

    'I'll be downloading more of Chris Simms' books ASAP. I feel like I've found a hidden gem.' (Amazon ...



  • Third book in the critically-acclaimed Jon Spicer series, also includes the opening of the fourth novel in the series, Hell’s Fire. Reviews

    'I'll be downloading more of Chris Simms' books ASAP. I feel like I've found a hidden gem.' (Amazon Reade...



  • Second book in the critically-acclaimed Jon Spicer series, also includes the opening of the third novel in the series, Savage Moon Reviews

    'I'll be downloading more of Chris Simms' books ASAP. I feel like I've found a hidden gem.' (Amazon Reader R...



  • Newly-qualified DC Sean Blake must tackle a series of bizarre and brutal killings in his first week on the job. A series of chilling murders has left Manchester in a state of terror. Women are being found dead in their homes, their bodies arrange...






  • In this thrilling sequel to Loose Tongues, DC Sean Blake returns to investigate a number of violent drownings in the Greater Manchester area.

    A corpse is found in a Manchester canal, encased in a sleeping bag and weighed down by bricks. DC Se...



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    DI Jon Spicer's investigation into the vicious slaying of a Russian asylum-seeker grinds to a halt when the man's identity turns out to be false. The only truth to his story was the fact he was found drifting off the British coast in a boat. Before h...



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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Chris Simms has published 22 books.

Chris Simms does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Marked Men, was published in July 2019.

The first book by Chris Simms, Outside the White Lines, was published in April 2004.

Yes. Chris Simms has 3 series.