Order of Alison Bruce Books
Alison Bruce is an English author of crime fiction and suspense novels, and non-fiction books. She writes the DC Gary Goodhew series. Alison was born in Surrey, and grew up loving British crime fiction, U.S. pulp fiction, classic films and crime shows on television. She lives in Cambridge, and is married with two children.
Alison Bruce made her debut as an author in 2005 with the true crime book Cambridgeshire Murders. Subsequently, she made her debut as a novelist in 2008 with the novel Cambridge Blue. Below is a list of Alison Bruce’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of DC Gary Goodhew Mystery Books
| Cambridge Blue | (2009) |    |
| The Siren | (2010) | |
| The Calling | (2011) | |
| The Silence | (2012) | |
| A Cry in the Night/The Backs | (2013) | |
| The Promise | (2015) | |
| Cambridge Black | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Ronnie Blake Books
| Because She Looked Away | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Deadly Season | (2016) | |
| I Did It for Us | (2019) | |
| The Moment Before Impact | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Cambridgeshire Murders | (2005) | |
| Billington: Victorian Executioner | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Bodies in the Bookshop | (2014) | |
Note: The Backs was also titled A Cry in the Night.
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Alison Bruce Synopses: I Did It for Us is a standalone title by Alison Bruce. Cherry has negative instincts about her best friend Joanne’s new boyfriend. Cherry is worried about Joanne, and fears for Joanne’s children. But Joanne won’t listen because she’s in love. So Cherry watches, and waits… and then she makes a choice. But Cherry has a past, and secrets too. And is she really as good a friend to Joanne as she says she is?
Cambridgeshire Murders is a true crime non-fiction book by Alison Bruce. Inside the pages are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in the history of Cambridgeshire. The cases covered here record the county’s most fascinating but least known crimes, as well as famous murders that gripped not just Cambridgeshire but the entire nation.