Dorset Crime Series by Rachel McLean

4.32 · 132 ratings
  • The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime #1)
    #1

    The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime #1)

    Rachel McLean

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2021

    Meet DCI Lesley Clarke. She’s a straight-talking city copper who doesn’t suffer fools gladly… and she’s been transferred to rural Dorset.After being injured in a bomb attack, Lesley is presented with a choice - early retirement, or a period of respite in a calmer location.But things don’t stay calm for long.Before she’s even started her new job, Lesley is dragged into investigating a murder at one of England’s most iconic landmarks, the imposing Corfe Castle.Lesley must hit the ground running... more

  • The Clifftop Murders (Dorset Crime #2)
    #2

    The Clifftop Murders (Dorset Crime #2)

    Rachel McLean

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2021

    DCI Lesley Clarke is settling into her new job in Dorset's Major Crimes Unit, and becoming accustomed to a slower pace of life.But then she's called in to solve the murder of a woman with links to Lesley's new girlfriend... more

  • The Island Murders (Dorset Crime #3)
    #3

    The Island Murders (Dorset Crime #3)

    Rachel McLean

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2021

    An isolated community... a web of secrets... a mysterious death.When a body washes up on the shores of Brownsea Island, DCI Lesley Clarke initially suspects suicide. But as she gets closer to the island's close-knit community, she starts to suspect foul play... more

  • The Monument Murders (Dorset Crime #4)
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    The Monument Murders (Dorset Crime #4)

    Rachel McLean

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2021

    When a body is found draped over Swanage's iconic Globe monument, DCI Lesley Clarke is called in.A message points to the Go Home.Is this a hate crime? Or something closer to home?Lesley must find the killer before he or she strikes again, all while dealing with a mutiny in her team and political pressure from her boss.At the same time, she's becoming increasingly aware that her predecessor was involved with an organised crime gang, and that people close to her are covering it up... more

  • The Millionaire Murders (Dorset Crime #5)
    #5

    The Millionaire Murders (Dorset Crime #5)

    Rachel McLean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2022

    An anonymous murder victim and a missing journalist: can Lesley uncover the truth?DCI Lesley Clarke has too many suspects to choose from when a wealthy lawyer and her unidentified companion are found brutally murdered in a Sandbanks mansion... more

  • The Fossil Beach Murders (Dorset Crime #6)
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    The Fossil Beach Murders (Dorset Crime #6)

    Rachel McLean

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2022

    The Susannah Ramsay and Sadie Dawes cases are solved and DCI Lesley Clarke's team is back together.But there are tensions. Is Dennis hiding more than just mental health problems? Did Superintendent Carpenter cover up the details of DCI Mackie's death? And does Lesley's girlfriend Elsa know more about Mackie than she's letting on?Just as Lesley feels she is getting closer to answers, she's forced to work on the other side of Dorset after a body is uncovered by a landslide at Lyme Regis's beach... more

  • The Blue Pool Murders (Dorset Crime #7)
    #7

    The Blue Pool Murders (Dorset Crime #7)

    Rachel McLean

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2023

    DCI Lesley Clarke is a busy woman.She's dealing with the reopened investigation into DCI Mackie's death, supporting DS Dennis Frampton through recurring mental health problems, and making plans for her own future.And then prominent crime boss Arthur Kelvin is found dead at a local beauty spot... more

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