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Start with Prime Cut and continue through all 6 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Alan Carter • Published 2011
Banished to the stock squad after a career ending scandal, disgraced detective Cato Kwong is sent to a remote mining town when a human torso washes ashore. His search for the truth exposes exploited migrant workers, s...
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Cato Kwong reading order
Ends with Crocodile Tears
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Book 1:Prime Cut
Alan Carter • 2011
Banished to the stock squad after a career ending scandal, disgraced detective Cato Kwong is sent to a remote mining town when a human torso washes ashore. His search for the truth exposes exploited migrant workers, s...
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Book 2:Getting Warmer
Alan Carter • 2013
In a booming Western Australian city, Cato Kwong returns from exile to search for a missing fifteen year old girl. A spiked pig carcass in a shallow grave and a nightclub killing turn the case ugly, while mistakes ins...
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Book 3:Bad Seed
Alan Carter • 2015
When wealthy developer Francis Tan and his family are slaughtered in their Perth mansion, Cato Kwong faces a case that cuts close to home. Following the trail from Western Australia to Shanghai, he uncovers spoiled he...
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Book 4:Marlborough Man
Alan Carter • 2017
Ex undercover cop Nick Chester is hiding from British gangsters as a small town sergeant in the Marlborough Sounds. When two locals vanish and their bodies are found, he must hunt a clever predator across treacherous...
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Book 5:Heaven Sent
Alan Carter • 2018
Newly married and a new father, Cato Kwong is pulled into a series of brutal murders targeting Fremantle's homeless community. As an online journalist toys with the unknown killer and the media circus grows, the inves...
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Book 6:Crocodile Tears
Alan Carter • 2022
Detective Philip 'Cato' Kwong looks into the savage killing of a Perth retiree and finds links to Timor Leste's recent blood soaked history. Reunited with old spook Rory Driscoll, he is drawn into a deadly game involv...
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Cato Kwong FAQ
What is the best order to read the Cato Kwong series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Prime Cut.
How many books are in the Cato Kwong series?
There are 6 books currently listed in the Cato Kwong series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Cato Kwong series?
New readers should start with Prime Cut, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Cato Kwong series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2011 to 2022.