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Crimson Lake

by Candice Fox

The Crimson Lake series by Candice Fox has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Crimson Lake (2017). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Gone by Midnight. The series is complete.

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2017
Status
complete
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Start here: Crimson Lake (2017) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Crimson Lake

Crimson Lake (2017)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Crimson Lake

    Novel

    Crimson Lake is the book that opens Candice Fox's Crimson Lake series, published in January 2017 at 416 pages. It's the natural place to begin the 3-book series, and is followed here by Redemption Point.

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  2. Redemption Point

    Novel

    Redemption Point is Candice Fox's 2nd Crimson Lake novel, published in January 2018 at 432 pages. It follows Crimson Lake and precedes Gone by Midnight in the reading order.

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  3. Gone by Midnight

    Novel

    Gone by Midnight is the last entry in the Crimson Lake series, published in January 2019 at 384 pages, bringing the 3-book series to a close after a run from 2017 to 2019. It follows Redemption Point in the reading order.

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About the Crimson Lake series

Ted Conkaffey is a disgraced former detective, acquitted of a child abduction charge that ruined his career and marriage but never quite convinced the public of his innocence; he retreats to the swampy Queensland town of Crimson Lake, where he's taken on by private investigator Amanda Pharrell -- herself a convicted killer released from prison. Candice Fox's trilogy pairs these two damaged, publicly reviled investigators against a backdrop of tropical menace: Crimson Lake (2017) has them searching for a missing true-crime author, Redemption Point (2018) tangles Ted deeper into local suspicion after another crime hits close to home, and Gone by Midnight (2019) closes the trilogy with a child's disappearance from a hotel room.

The series continues the interest in morally compromised protagonists that Fox established with her earlier Archer and Bennett trilogy, and predates her James Patterson collaborations on Detective Harriet Blue and other series.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Crimson Lake trilogy?

Three: Crimson Lake (2017), Redemption Point (2018) and Gone by Midnight (2019).

Is Crimson Lake connected to Candice Fox's Archer and Bennett trilogy?

No -- different characters and setting, though both showcase Fox's recurring interest in protagonists with troubled or criminal pasts.

Is Crimson Lake connected to Fox's James Patterson collaborations?

No -- it's entirely Fox's own creation, separate from Detective Harriet Blue, Bill Robinson or 2 Sisters Detective Agency.

Is the Crimson Lake trilogy complete?

Yes -- it concluded with Gone by Midnight in 2019 and no further entry has been announced.

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