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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2007
  • Latest Book:
    August 2018
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Full Series List in Order

A Bev Morriss Mystery

1 - Working Girls (Jan-2007)
2 - Dead Old (Jan-2007)
3 - Baby Love (Feb-2007)
4 - Hard Time (Nov-2007)
5 - Bad Press (Nov-2008)
6 - Blood Money (Sep-2009)
7 - Death Line (Mar-2011)
8 - Grave Affairs (Dec-2009)

D.I. Sarah Quinn

1 - A Question of Despair (Nov-2011)
2 - Mother Love (Jan-2012)
3 - Dying Bad (Mar-2013)
4 - Child's Play (Apr-2014)
5 - Next of Kin (Mar-2016)

Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • Blood splattered on daffodils stuffed in a dead woman’s mouth. The random act of a sneering gang, or revenge forged in burning hatred? West Midlands Police think Sophie Carrington’s murder is the latest attack by teen yobs beating up the old - bu...



  • Fifteen years old … brutalised … dumped in a park… throat slashed… Schoolgirl prostitute Michelle Lucas died in agony and terror, utterly alone. The sight breaks the heart of Sergeant Bev Morriss of West Midlands Police. She thought she was h...



  • A good police officer doesn’t get emotional, but some cases just make you want to cry… Taken off a high-profile rape investigation to lead the hunt for a missing baby, Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss is torn professionally and personally. When the...



  • An abandoned baby… A kidnapped five-year-old… A dead police officer… And Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss thinks she’s having a hard time!  Bev doesn’t do fragile and vulnerable, and struggling to cope with the aftermath of a vicious att...



  • A serial killer's targeting Birmingham's paedophiles, and crime reporter Matt Snow always gets there first - ahead of the pack and the police. Is the murderer tipping him off? Snow isn't revealing his source - not when it's a story to die for. But is...



  • When family loyalties are at stake, can a woman can be as hard as a man? Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss is in a very dark place. Personal tragedy has pushed her close to self-destruct mode; both colleagues and friends have started to give her a wide ...



  • His wife murdered, his baby abducted - who’s making media personality Nathan Rayne suffer? And how much closer to home can the criminal get? The police inquiry is going nowhere … and Birmingham’s kick-ass cop Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss is o...



  • When ten-year-old Josh Banks's body is discovered dumped on waste ground, Detective Sergeant Bev Morriss wants justice. She's not alone. Everyone hates child killers - even hardened criminals. Tip-offs trickle in, and the new press liaison officer ha...



  • When a baby is snatched from outside a Birmingham newsagent’s, ‘Ice Queen’ DI Sarah Quinn and feisty TV reporter Caroline King clash head-on in the desperate search to find her. Quinn’s cool investigative methods contrast with those of the fi...






  • “Olivia Kent is lying. Olivia Kent is crying. Olivia Kent is dying. I could make it quicker. Put her out of her misery. But I won’t.” The anonymous letter sent to the chief superintendent would appear to be a piece of malicious nonsense. Bu...



  • Detective Inspector Sarah Quinn and her team are not having a good week. A series of horrifying, vicious street attacks have left the police baffled, with no leads to follow.Random acts of mindless violence? Or is there more to it than that? Meanwhil...



  • When 16-year-old Caitlin Reynolds fails to return home from school, Detective Inspector Sarah Quinn soon realizes this is no ordinary missing persons case. How could a schoolgirl vanish in broad daylight with no witnesses? Why is Caitlin's mother so ...



  • Ice-cool Detective Inspector Sarah Quinn and fiery reporter Caroline King lock horns once again in this latest intriguing mystery. When the body of a teenage girl is found in a local park, it is assumed she is the latest victim of a serial sex of...



  • Based on true events of a son’s search for a father he barely knew, this amazing tale of romance, drama and humour tells the story of Dick, a young American. After entering Australia as a stowaway, he becomes the first American in Queensland to en...



  • A widow kills herself. A father jumps to his death. A teenager’s body is callously dumped in a derelict school. Are there links with the menacing caller who’s playing a macabre game of cat and mouse with a reporter? All in all, Detective Sergeant...



  • A body with multiple stab wounds and four tiny puncture marks is found lying in a pool of blood, the victim beaten beyond recognition. Even seasoned detectives regard the damage inflicted as overkill. With a faceless, nameless victim, the inquiry’s...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Maureen Carter has published 16 books.

Maureen Carter does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Overkill, was published in August 2018.

The first book by Maureen Carter, Dead Old, was published in January 2007.

Yes. Maureen Carter has 2 series.