DI Ripath Crime Thriller Books in Order

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The DI Ripath Crime Thriller series by M J Lee includes 12 books published between 2019–2026.

✓ All 12 books verified against the publisher's official series list.

Publication order

In the order the books were originally released.

  1. Cover of Where The Truth Lies

    Where The Truth Lies

    2019 · M J Lee

    The case was closed. Until people started dying DI Thomas Ridpath was on the up in the Manchester CID: a promising detective who captured a notorious…

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  2. Cover of Where The Dead Fall

    Where The Dead Fall

    2019 · M J Lee

    One chance encounter, one murder, will change everything. DI Thomas Ridpath is in the process of getting his life back together when everything goes…

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  3. Cover of Where the Silence Calls

    Where the Silence Calls

    2019 · M J Lee

    Play with fire, and you're going to get burned. The unputdownable new Ridpath crime thriller In Manchester, a block of flats is burning. The only…

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  4. Cover of Where the Innocent Die

    Where the Innocent Die

    2020 · M J Lee

    Nowhere is safe. No one can be trusted. A bloodied body is found in a Manchester Immigrant Removal Centre. The investigating officer and the…

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  5. Cover of When the Past Kills

    When the Past Kills

    2020 · M J Lee

    The past is never over. It's just waiting for an opportunity to return When the notorious serial killer the Beast of Manchester was captured, the…

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  6. Cover of When the Evil Waits

    When the Evil Waits

    2021 · M J Lee

    A child's body in an unmarked grave. A killer waiting to strike again. A young boy's body is found in a meadow beside the River Mersey. No DNA. No…

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  7. Cover of When the Guilty Cry

    When the Guilty Cry

    2021 · M J Lee

    Three severed hands. No clues. A race against time. Three embalmed hands are discovered in a disused Victorian house. Is it a gangland ritual? The…

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  8. Cover of When the Night Ends

    When the Night Ends

    2022 · M J Lee

    A death in custody. A life in jeopardy. When Ben Holdsworth dies alone in a police cell, riots erupt in Manchester. But after a post mortem, the…

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  9. Cover of What the Shadows Hide

    What the Shadows Hide

    2023 · M J Lee

    To love and to cherish, till death did them part... 'A brilliant thriller' The Sun Two desiccated bodies are found in each other's arms in the…

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  10. Cover of What the Dead Want

    What the Dead Want

    2024 · M J Lee

    They are waiting for death. He is waiting to kill them. In May 2020, fourteen-year-old Andrew Golding went out for a walk following a row with his…

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  11. Cover of What the Dark Whispers

    What the Dark Whispers

    2025 · M J Lee

    A web of lies. A confusion of secrets. A maze of murder. In a quiet Manchester suburb, a man sets himself on fire in a petrol station. Nearby, a…

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  12. Cover of What the Dying See

    What the Dying See

    2026 · M J Lee

    The system is broken - and it wants you dead. An elderly ex-soldier is found dead in his home starved, alone and long forgotten. No one notices. No…

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the DI Ripath Crime Thriller books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with “Where The Truth Lies”. Start with “Where The Truth Lies.”

How many books are in the DI Ripath Crime Thriller series?

We list 12 books by M J Lee , published between 2019–2026.

Where can I buy the DI Ripath Crime Thriller books?

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.