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Start with The Body in the Marsh and continue through all 10 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The Body in the Marsh
Book 1 by Nick Louth • Published 2017
DCI Craig Gillard is called in when criminologist Martin Knight's wife, Liz, disappears and Martin flees. Liz is Gillard's former girlfriend, and as he investigates he uncovers secrets that suggest this is far more th...
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Dci Craig Gillard reading order
Ends with The Body in the Stairwell
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Book 1:The Body in the Marsh
Nick Louth • 2017
DCI Craig Gillard is called in when criminologist Martin Knight's wife, Liz, disappears and Martin flees. Liz is Gillard's former girlfriend, and as he investigates he uncovers secrets that suggest this is far more th...
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Book 2:The Body on the Shore
Nick Louth • 2019
Promising architect Peter Young is shot dead at his desk in what looks like a professional hit. Two weeks later an unidentified, branded corpse washes up on a windswept beach, drawing Gillard into a case that links co...
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Book 3:The Body in the Mist
Nick Louth • 2019
On a foggy Exmoor lane, a man with no ID is killed in a brutal hit and run. When the car is traced to Gillard's aunt, he finds himself unpicking old family tensions and a present day conspiracy that turns the case pai...
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Book 4:The Body in the Snow
Nick Louth • 2020
A young detective out jogging on a winter morning witnesses the drive by murder of Tanvi Roy, head of a hugely successful food empire. Gillard's inquiry into the wealthy Roy family exposes rivalries, secrets and dange...
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Book 5:The Body Under the Bridge
Nick Louth • 2020
When a talented musician vanishes from a train, it first looks like stage fright. Then Gillard learns her father is Germany's Justice Minister and political pressure soars. As he investigates, the missing woman become...
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Book 6:The Body on the Island
Nick Louth • 2020
A body is discovered on a small island in the Thames, asphyxiated and marked with strange symbols. While Gillard struggles to identify the victim, a notorious serial killer he once helped catch prepares for parole, an...
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Book 7:The Bodies at Westgrave Hall
Nick Louth • 2021
Russian oligarch Alexander Volkov is shot in the library of his Surrey mansion during a lavish party, his ex wife wounded and her new partner killed beside him. With no sign of an intruder and every guest holding an a...
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Book 8:The Body on the Moor
Nick Louth • 2021
After defending a violent enforcer in a major drug case, junior barrister Julia McGann suffers a break in and a scared young girl arrives at her door. Months later a respected headmaster is found murdered in his car,...
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Book 9:The Body Beneath the Willows
Nick Louth • 2022
Workmen excavating an Anglo Saxon burial site on the River Wey uncover a modern corpse with dental fillings and a shard of ancient dagger in his neck. Gillard's search for the dead man's identity leads into local fami...
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Book 10:The Body in the Stairwell
Nick Louth • 2022
Property lawyer and money launderer Jonathan Hale has just returned from a brutal spell in a United States prison and knows a gangster called the Reptile wants him dead. When the protection around Hale starts to unrav...
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Dci Craig Gillard FAQ
What is the best order to read the Dci Craig Gillard series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Body in the Marsh.
How many books are in the Dci Craig Gillard series?
There are 10 books currently listed in the Dci Craig Gillard series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Dci Craig Gillard series?
New readers should start with The Body in the Marsh, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Dci Craig Gillard series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2017 to 2022.