Order of Simon McCleave Books
Simon McCleave is an English author best known for the DI Ruth Hunter crime thriller series. The series began in 2020 with the release of The Snowdonia Killings.
McLeave worked in television and film development after leaving University. He worked for the BBC as a script editor, a producer at Channel 4, and a story analyst in Los Angeles. Simon would then begin to work as a script writer, writing for series such as Eastenders, Silent Witness, and the acclaimed film Out of the Game. He decided to try his hand at writing novels and his first book was The Snowdonia Killings.
Publication Order of Anglesey Books
| The Dark Tide | (2022) |    |
| In Too Deep | (2023) | |
| Blood on the Shore | (2023) | |
Publication Order of DI Ruth Hunter Books
| The Snowdonia Killings | (2019) | |
| The Theatre Street Killing | (2019) | |
| The Harlech Beach Killings | (2020) | |
| The Dee Valley Killings | (2020) | |
| The Devil's Cliff Killings | (2020) | |
| The Berwyn River Killings | (2020) | |
| The White Forest Killings | (2020) | |
| The Solace Farm Killings | (2020) | |
| The Menai Bridge Killings | (2021) | |
| The Conway Harbour Killings | (2021) | |
| The River Seine Killings | (2021) | |
| The Lake Vyrnwy Killings | (2022) | |
| The Chirk Castle Killings | (2022) | |
| The Portmeirion Killings | (2022) | |
| The Llandudno Pier Killings | (2023) | |
| The Denbigh Asylum Killings | (2023) | |
| The Theatre Street Killing is a prequel novella available free on the authors website. | ||
Publication Order of DC Ruth Hunter Murder File Books
| Diary of a War Crime | (2021) | |
| The Razor Gang Murder | (2021) | |
| An Imitation of Darkness | (2021) | |
| London, SE15 | (2021) | |
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The Snowdonia Killings is the first book in the DI Ruth Hunter series. The book begins as Hunter is dealing with the pain or her partner’s mysterious disappearance. She is about to turn fifty and decides to leave her life in London for a more quiet life in North Wales. Ruth barely settles into her position when the body of a woman is discovered with symbols carved into her skin. Her investigation doesn’t start well as she struggles to eliminate anyone from her list of suspects. When another victim is dead, she’s forced to re-think the investigation and solve this case before they strike again.
The DI Ruth Hunter series continued with The Harlech Beach Killings. This book sees a murdered millionaire that Hunter is set to investigate. The case leads her to a connection with an infamous Liverpudlian drug lord. Hunter and her partner want to bring the gangster to justice, but her partner’s personal vendetta could jeopardize things. The investigation features botched raids and a slew of cold-case murders, leading Ruth to believe the criminal has corrupt players in his pocket. To solve the case, she’ll need to work fast before a hit is ordered on her.
I have really enjoyed reading all Simons books