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Start with Songbird and continue through all 4 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Songbird
Book 1 by Peter Grainger • Published 2019
At 5.29 a.m. on a July morning, Detective Sergeant Chris Waters gets the call every young detective waits for: his first major crime scene. A woman’s body lies in the park, and as the Kings Lake team investigates, fam...
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Kings Lake Investigation reading order
Ends with Missing Pieces
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Book 1:Songbird
Peter Grainger • 2019
At 5.29 a.m. on a July morning, Detective Sergeant Chris Waters gets the call every young detective waits for: his first major crime scene. A woman’s body lies in the park, and as the Kings Lake team investigates, fam...
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Book 2:On Eden Street
Peter Grainger • 2020
On the first morning of team‑building exercises, the brand‑new Kings Lake murder squad is diverted to a body in a shop doorway. The dead man is a rough sleeper, apparently another street tragedy, but DCI Cara Freeman...
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Book 3:Roxanne
Peter Grainger • 2020
A request to “see if there’s any news about the missing girl” pulls the Kings Lake squad into a grim new case. As they trace Roxanne’s last movements through clubs, back rooms and shabby bedsits, Cara Freeman is haunt...
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Book 4:Missing Pieces
Peter Grainger • 2021
With new murders thin on the ground, the Kings Lake team is assigned a stack of cold files. One unidentified young woman, found in the countryside decades earlier, catches their attention—and as forgotten clues surfac...
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Kings Lake Investigation FAQ
What is the best order to read the Kings Lake Investigation series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Songbird.
How many books are in the Kings Lake Investigation series?
There are 4 books currently listed in the Kings Lake Investigation series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Kings Lake Investigation series?
New readers should start with Songbird, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Kings Lake Investigation series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2019 to 2021.