Books in Order: A Comprehensive Guide to Laura Wilson's Novels

For Laura Wilson, history is less a backdrop than a co-conspirator. Born and raised in London, with English literature studies at both Oxford's Somerville College and University College London behind her, she worked as a teacher and a non-fiction editor before making her fiction debut with A Little Death in 1999. She likes to braid past and present, tying plots to real events and often telling them through dual storylines that keep the suspense turning over.

Here the focus is her DI Ted Stratton novels: five books published between 2008 and 2013, from Stratton's War — The Innocent Spy in some editions — to The Riot. Meeting Stratton's cases in the order they appeared is the best way in.