Craig Russell

Although almost all of the Craig Russell's books fall under the crime and investigation novel category they are anything but generic. The very scene and surroundings he chooses for his novels are pretty unique as he places his characters in seldom described in books modern day Germany and 1950s Scotland. However, what makes his novels truly uncharacteristic is the way he uses history, lore and mythology to make his story leap space and time and bring and bring unorthodox and unbelievable twists to the story.

The best place to start is the Jan Fabel series, the earliest of Craig Russell's multi-book series: it opens with Blood Eagle (2005) and runs to 7 books across 2005–2015, ending with The Ghosts of Altona (2015). Craig Russell's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Craig Russell has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2023. 12 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Jan Fabel series with 7 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Craig Russell's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jan Fabel (2005–2015, 7 books) and Lennox (2009–2016, 5 books).

This guide splits Craig Russell's 16 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jan Fabel (7 books, 2005–2015); Lennox (5 books, 2009–2016).