Under Suspicion
mystery
Series · crime fiction
DI Jackman & DS Evans
The DI Jackman & DS Evans series by Joy Ellis has 11 known books (11 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Murderer's Son (2016).
- Books
- 11 known books (11 novels)
- Published
- 11
- First published
- 2016
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Mystery & Crime
- Last checked
Start here: The Murderer's Son (2016) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Murderer's Son
The Murderer's Son is the book that opens Joy Ellis's DI Jackman & DS Evans series, first published in 2016. It's followed in the reading order by Their Lost Daughters. It's where this catalogue's reading order for the series starts, and the series has continued since.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Murderer's Son - Book 2:
Their Lost Daughters
Their Lost Daughters is the second book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2017. It sits between The Murderer's Son and The Fourth Friend in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Their Lost Daughters - Book 3:
The Fourth Friend
The Fourth Friend is the third book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2017. In the reading order it comes after Their Lost Daughters and before The Guilty Ones.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Fourth Friend - Book 4:
The Guilty Ones
The Guilty Ones is the fourth book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2018. It sits between The Fourth Friend and The Stolen Boys in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Guilty Ones - Book 5:
The Stolen Boys
The Stolen Boys is the fifth book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2018. It follows The Guilty Ones and precedes The Patient Man in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Stolen Boys - Book 6:
The Patient Man
The Patient Man is the sixth book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2019. It follows The Stolen Boys and precedes They Disappeared in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Patient Man - Book 7:
They Disappeared
They Disappeared is the seventh book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2020. It follows The Patient Man and precedes The Night Thief in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of They Disappeared - Book 8:
The Night Thief
The Night Thief is the eighth book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2021. It follows They Disappeared and precedes Solace House in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Night Thief - Book 9:
Solace House
Solace House is the ninth book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2022. It sits between The Night Thief and The River's Edge in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Solace House - Book 10:
The River's Edge
The River's Edge is the tenth book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2023. It follows Solace House and precedes Black Notice in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The River's Edge - Book 11:
Black Notice
Black Notice is the 11th book in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series, published in 2025. It follows The River's Edge and is the most recent entry in the series to date.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Black Notice
About the DI Jackman & DS Evans series
The DI Jackman & DS Evans series follows Detective Inspector Rowan Jackman and Detective Sergeant Marie Evans, colleagues investigating serious crime in the same fictional Fenland town of Greenborough that anchors Joy Ellis's DI Nikki Galena series. Beginning with The Murderer's Son in 2016, the series gives Ellis a second lead pairing within the same police force and setting, letting her run two parallel, occasionally overlapping series set in the same fictional world.
As with Ellis's other Fens-set crime fiction, the books combine contemporary police procedural plotting with a strong sense of the bleak, isolated Fenland landscape, and the series has been particularly well received in audiobook form.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the DI Jackman & DS Evans series?
Eleven, published from 2016 to 2024.
How is this series related to DI Nikki Galena?
Both are set in the same fictional Fenland town of Greenborough and police force, but follow different lead detectives; either can be read on its own.
If you like the DI Jackman & DS Evans series
Reading order last verified .