Homicide Detective. Husband. Father. Mate.
Charlie Cooper is all of these, but most of all he’s an advocate for the victims. The final voice for those who can no longer speak, Coop won’t rest until justice is done.
Even if that means taking down one of his own.
Wife. Mother. Friend. Missing Person.
Rebecca Gilmore went out last night. She didn’t come home.
With the vicious Adultery Killer still on the loose, Detective Charlie Cooper is paying special attention to missing women. As he investigates Rebecca’s disappearance, he soon realises everyone close to the suburban housewife has something to hide. Is this the work of the elusive serial killer, or someone closer to home?
A tale of families, greed, corruption, and murder, Dark City is the prequel novella to the Detective Charlie Cooper Mysteries.
How can you get the truth from a dead man?
When real-estate agent Fraser Grant is found murdered, Detective Charlie Cooper realises the case dovetails with the “Adultery Killer” he’s been chasing for a decade. But while the hunt for the worst serial killer of his career may be over, there’s no time to celebrate.
A final victim is still out there, and Cooper has one shot to bring her home alive.
Andrew Fox, the journalist who made a career out of reporting the Adultery Killer case – and getting under Cooper’s skin – believes Grant took his wife. Amanda Fox has vanished without a trace, and when he gets nothing from Cooper but stonewalling and suspicion, a desperate Andrew turns to an unlikely ally.
Under the glare of the media, and with ten years of failure weighing heavy, Cooper must push aside his own doubts to navigate a maze of obsession, memory, and delusion. Because if Amanda Fox is alive, every moment could be her last.
Some secrets don’t stay buried. Not when the past refuses to die.
When Beth Fisher’s sister fails to show for lunch, she expects another case of Jill’s scattered priorities. Instead, she finds her body.
Detective Sergeant Charlie Cooper and his team are called to what looks like a burglary gone wrong – but as they peel back the layers, it’s clear Jill’s death is tangled in something far older and darker than a random break-in.
The Fishers have built an empire on Sydney’s waterfront – and a legacy full of secrets. From corporate boardrooms to docklands and the family foundation, Cooper finds loyalties that twist tighter than blood. But when another life is threatened, the case forces him to confront how far people will go to protect the past.
Because in this family, the truth isn’t buried – it’s anchored deep.
How far would you go to prove your child’s innocence?
When Jackie Rose’s teenage son is found dead, the evidence points to suicide. But a mother knows when something’s wrong. Desperate for answers, she turns to family friend and homicide detective Charlie Cooper – the one man she trusts to uncover the truth.
Reluctant to question another team’s case but unable to turn her away, Cooper reopens the file. What he finds shatters the neat official story: a pattern of young lives cut short, and a web of secrets no parent should ever have to face.
As the investigation spirals, Jackie’s grief turns to obsession – and when her ex-husband threatens to take their surviving children, she risks losing everything in her search for justice.
Reality television just got deadly.
When a contestant on hit reality show Transformation in Paradise turns up dead, Detectives Cooper and Quinn find themselves out of their comfort zone on a remote holiday island. Amid growing pressure from the mainland to solve the high-profile case, Cooper struggles with the island’s lack of resources and the decision from up high that the show must go on.
With the million-dollar winner-takes-all prize still up for grabs, the show’s five remaining contestants all seemingly have something to hide. Did one of them commit murder? Was a crew member involved? Or does the island have secrets of its own?
A protest turns deadly. And uncovering the truth could prove toxic.
When a man is stabbed in a Sydney park, Detective Charlie Cooper expects another late-night mugging gone wrong. But the victim worked at a pharmaceutical company under siege – its vaccine program the target of growing public outrage and violent threats.
Then another message arrives: Stop production, or more blood will follow.
As Cooper digs deeper, he discovers a world where science, fear, and ideology collide – and the line between protest and extremism blurs. At the centre of it all is Leo McCarthy, a unique lab technician whose need for order may be the key to understanding the chaos.
But in a case this volatile, every choice has consequences – and someone’s already decided who the next casualty will be.
A young life cut short. A teammate in mourning. And a detective running on empty.
When football star Jimmy Dallas is found dead from an apparent overdose, Detective Charlie Cooper’s first instinct is doubt. The kid had talent, discipline, and a future – and people like that don’t just give up. Not without help.
Jimmy’s best mate, Joel Maguire, refuses to believe it was suicide. But grief can blur reason, and the pressure of finals football isn’t the only weight Joel’s carrying. As Cooper and Quinn dig deeper, they uncover a world where money hides mistakes, loyalty bends to power, and truth is the first casualty.
Haunted by his own troubles at home, Cooper’s running on fumes – but this case won’t let him go. Because behind the headlines and the hero worship, someone’s playing dirty. And if Cooper doesn’t find out who, more lives will be lost.
A brutal murder in the heartland. A town full of secrets. And a detective out of his depth.
When a poultry farmer is found strung up and electrocuted in a remote New South Wales town, Detective Charlie Cooper is called from the city to assist. The killing is savage, ritualistic – and eerily symbolic of the work the victim did every day.
Locals are quick to blame a group of animal rights activists who’ve recently set up camp by the river. But as more violence erupts, it’s clear the truth isn’t that simple.
Caught between suspicion and silence, Cooper must navigate a community bound by loyalty and fear – and a family whose own dark history may hold the key. Because in Riverhaven, everyone’s protecting something, and the line between victim and predator is razor-thin.
Two hunters. One justice. And a line that’s about to be crossed.
Detective Bonnie Hunter has spent her career putting rapists behind bars. But one predator has always slipped through her fingers – a sadist who silences his victims by cutting out their tongues.
Now he’s killed. And Bonnie knows this time, she can’t afford to fail.
When the murderer’s latest crime scene overlaps with a string of vigilante killings, Bonnie is forced to team up with Detectives Charlie Cooper and Joe Quinn. The three must balance evidence against instinct as they chase two killers – one driven by violence, the other by vengeance.
But when justice turns personal, how far will each of them go to see it served?
Discover a series of gripping mysteries set in the stunning harbour city of Sydney, Australia.
Charlie Cooper needs more time with his family. With his fortieth birthday behind him and his transfer out of homicide just around the corner, the weary detective is looking forward to a quieter life. But the city – and its killers – have other ideas.
Join Cooper and his new partner Quinn in the first three books of this compelling series as they race to save the final victim of a dead serial killer, uncover a family dynasty’s web of lies, and find the truth when a series of teenage suicides are not what they seem. Then jet off on a well-earned break from the city in the bonus novella, where Cooper and Quinn find out that island paradise is not all it’s cracked up to be.
If you enjoy a good page-turner with a tough, clever detective, a loyal sidekick, and a twisting plot to keep you reading well into the night, you’ll love Catherine Lee’s unforgettable Charlie Cooper Mysteries.
The conclusion of this gripping mystery series set in the stunning harbour city of Sydney, Australia.
Charlie Cooper is running out of time. After a series of unexplained murders, he’s come to the only conclusion that makes sense – the Sydney Homicide Squad has a vigilante on their hands. But with their superiors not listening and a suspect list that’s too close to home, can Cooper and Quinn find the killer before they lose one of their own?
Join your favourite Aussie crime-fighting duo as they uncover the truth in a drug factory with help from an unlikely ally, tackle the world of elite sports where the pressure to perform can be murder, and head to the country to find out who’s targeting farmers.
Then, in the unforgettable series conclusion, be right by Cooper’s side as he and Quinn finally discover the identity of the Vigilante Killer. Will justice ultimately be served? And will the Homicide Squad ever be the same again?