Author

Candice Fox

Q: What should I read first by Candice Fox?

Start with the Archer and Bennett series, since it is the first on file, then read it in publication order.

Candice Fox has 21 known credited books (21 published) across 5 series. Start with Archer and Bennett. Candice Fox continues James Patterson's Detective Harriet Blue and Bill Robinson and 2 Sisters Detective Agency series.

Candice Fox is an Australian crime novelist known both for her own award-winning fiction and for her collaborations with James Patterson. She won the Ned Kelly Award for first fiction with her debut novel Hades, the start of the Sydney-set Archer and Bennett series co-featuring a detective and the daughter of a serial killer, and went on to write the Crimson Lake trilogy featuring a disgraced ex-detective working as a private investigator in tropical Queensland. Fox partnered with Patterson on a run of internationally bestselling thrillers, including Never Never and its sequels, which introduced Detective Harriet Blue investigating crimes in the Australian outback, as well as other collaborative titles. Her solo work is distinguished by morally complex characters and a willingness to write from criminal perspectives, a quality that has drawn comparisons to some of the darker strands of contemporary crime fiction. Based in Sydney, Fox continues to alternate between her own acclaimed crime series and high-profile co-authored thrillers, making her one of the most visible Australian voices in international crime fiction publishing today.

Series: 5
Credited books: 21
Published: 21
Latest published book: Redbelly Crossing 31 March 2026
Active: 2014–present
Best known for: Archer and Bennett

Key facts about Candice Fox

Our list holds 21 books by Candice Fox. 15 of them belong to a series, while 6 stand alone. Since all 21 are out now, every book here is ready to read. Their series sit on our crime thriller and thriller shelves.

Candice Fox has 5 series on file. Archer and Bennett has 3 books, while Detective Harriet Blue has 5 books. Crimson Lake has 3 books, starting in 2017.

Bill Robinson has 2 books, starting in 2019. 2 Sisters Detective Agency has 2 books, starting in 2021. In particular, Detective Harriet Blue is the longest series on file. Detective Harriet Blue began with James Patterson, while Candice Fox has books in it too.

Archer and Bennett starts with Hades, while Detective Harriet Blue starts with Black & Blue. Crimson Lake starts with Crimson Lake.

Since Archer and Bennett is the first series on file, it is the place to start. Their first published book on file came out in 2014. Meanwhile, Redbelly Crossing is the latest published book, out on 31 March 2026.

There are also 6 standalone books. You can read them in any order, since each one stands alone. The newest one that is out is Redbelly Crossing, from 2026. The oldest on file is Gathering Dark, from 2020.