Phillip Strang
Crime Fiction Author · 19 Series · 144 Novels
Phillip Strang is one of the most prolific crime fiction authors writing today. With 19 series spanning Britain, Australia, and America, Strang has built one of the most varied and extensive catalogues in the genre.
Born in England in the late 1940s and long based in Sydney, Australia, Strang brings a genuinely international perspective to crime fiction. His detectives range from London homicide investigators to outback trackers, from FBI agents to Scottish Highland detectives — each series grounded in a distinct location and atmosphere.
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The Series
British Series
19 books · London
A London homicide detective navigating the city's criminal underworld. The longest-running and most popular of Strang's British series.
18 books · Scottish Highlands
A detective working the remote and unforgiving landscape of the Scottish Highlands, where secrets run as deep as the lochs.
12 books · Orkney Islands
Island noir steeped in Norse heritage, where Freya Tulloch investigates murder across the wind-battered Orkney Islands.
10 books · Salisbury
Set in and around the ancient cathedral city of Salisbury, Tremayne is a detective of the old school facing thoroughly modern crimes.
4 books · Lake District
Crime fiction set against the dramatic landscape of the English Lake District.
3 books · UK
Phillip Strang's newest British series, following DS Jack Penrose.
Australian Series
18 books · Australian Outback
Strang's most expansive Australian series. Maya Thorne investigates crimes in the vast and isolated Australian outback, where justice is never straightforward.
6 books · Sydney
An urban series set in Sydney, following a detective navigating the complexities of Australia's largest city.
6 books · Australian Outback
Crime fiction set in the red dust and wide skies of the Australian outback.
6 books · Australian Outback
Another outback series from Strang, exploring remote communities where old grievances and new crimes collide.
6 books · Australian Outback
A distinctive series following a detective whose Greek heritage informs his approach to solving crimes in the Australian interior.
6 books · Australian Coast
Set along the Australian coastline, where the beauty of the landscape contrasts with the darkness of the crimes.
7 books · Australian Outback
A collection of standalone crime fiction novels, each set in the Australian outback and complete in itself.
American Series
12 books · FBI
An FBI thriller series following Special Agent Alex Harlan through high-stakes federal investigations across America.
3 books · FBI International
Taking the FBI thriller format international, Reid Harper operates across borders in cases that span continents.
3 books · Detroit
A Detroit cold case detective series, uncovering crimes the city would rather keep buried.
Thrillers
3 books · Terrorism Thriller
High-stakes terrorism thrillers that draw on Strang's decades of experience living and working in politically volatile regions.
Standalone · Epic Crime Saga
A standalone epic crime saga — one of Strang's most ambitious single works.
Standalone · Horror
A standalone horror novel, showing a darker and more atmospheric side of Strang's writing.
Box Sets
Prefer to binge a whole series at once? More than 30 collected box-set editions bundle the series into value volumes — the best-value way to start reading.
Every collected edition
Browse the complete range of Phillip Strang box sets across all series and regions.
Cook · Tremayne · Lynch & more
Collected editions of the British detective series, bundled by series at a saving.
Harlan · Harper · Cross
The FBI and US crime series gathered into value box-set editions.
About Phillip Strang
Phillip Strang was born in England in the late 1940s. From an early age he was a voracious reader, a habit that would eventually lead to a writing career spanning decades and continents.
After graduating with a degree in electronics engineering, Strang left England in his early twenties and moved to Sydney, Australia — a move that became permanent. Australia became his home, and the Australian landscape, particularly the vast and unforgiving outback, became one of the defining backdrops of his fiction.
Strang's life was never confined to one place. The years between his arrival in Australia and his emergence as a novelist were marked by extensive travel and residence in some of the world's most turbulent regions — places that would later inform the authenticity of his thriller writing, particularly the Steve Case terrorism series.
Today Phillip Strang is one of the most prolific crime fiction authors in the English language. His 19 series and 144 novels span three continents and encompass every major strand of the crime fiction genre — from cosy-adjacent British detective fiction to outback mysteries, from FBI procedurals to international terrorism thrillers. Each series is distinct in voice, location, and character, reflecting Strang's genuine breadth of experience and his lifelong engagement with storytelling.
All of Phillip Strang's books are available exclusively on Amazon Kindle and in paperback.
When not writing crime fiction, Phillip Strang covers audio technology and equipment reviews at audiotechexpert.com.
Phillip has been interviewed on author, writing, and publishing podcasts worldwide — watch the interviews on the Press & Media page →
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With 19 series and 144 novels, there's a Phillip Strang series for every crime fiction reader. Browse the complete catalogue and find your next favourite detective.
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