Catherine Lea Books In Order

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Hi, I’m Catherine Lea – crime writer, mother and rescue-dog owner. I live in beautiful New Zealand, a land of rugby and pioneers, of self-deprecation and fierce loyalty, and an accent that comedian Michael McIntyre accuses of ‘vowel rotation’. We’re also a nation so devoted to our birds that we hold an annual Bird of the Year competition. Yes, we celebrate birds.

It’s from this landscape that DI Nyree Bradshaw was born: hard-headed, smart, and what some readers have called maternally cringeworthy.

THE DI NYREE BRADSHAW SERIES

Nyree is not your usual detective. She’s an older chick working tough cases in the rugged Far North of New Zealand, among small towns that grew out of the whaling days, across swathes of Māori land and the tight-knit communities in between. On the surface, these are crimes you could find anywhere. But here, there’s a difference. Nyree is negotiating two cultures still learning to fit together, the intricacies of small-town life, and a family that keeps her up at night: a granddaughter she never knew she had, and a son she never knew how to reach, now serving time for murder.

Nyree is no Mother Superior. She bends the rules when she has to, treats her family as her team, and her team as her family. Come and get to know her. I think you just might like her.

The Water’s Dead – When a young Māori woman is found dead in a waterfall pool, every clue Nyree uncovers seems to point back at one of her own.

Better Left Dead – Lizzy Bean was a reclusive hoarder and the town reject. When she’s murdered, Nyree follows her life back through state care and abuse to the very people who were meant to protect her.

The Deeper the Dead – Two bodies on a private island lead Nyree into friendships gone sour, a town full of secrets, and the unexplained death of a toddler twenty years earlier.

THE ELIZABETH McCLAINE SERIES

Before Nyree, there was Elizabeth – a former Ohio high-flyer using her reputation and society connections to sleuth crimes in the darkest corners of family, the system and state affairs.

The Candidate’s Daughter – Elizabeth McClaine has never come to terms with her disabled six-year-old daughter. When the child is kidnapped, she has twenty-four hours to face her failures, forgive herself, and find the bond she’s been missing all along.

Child of the State – Elizabeth finds herself at the centre of a storm when a young incarcerated mother flees her only chance at redemption to save the life of her disabled son.

A Stolen Woman – When a young nanny vanishes, Elizabeth must walk into a world of prostitution, drugs and ruthless drug syndicates to bring her home.

Whether you start in the Far North or in Ohio, you’ll find women who are flawed, fierce, and determined to do right by the people they love, even when the rules get in the way.

(Thanks to Catherine for the bio!)