Reid Harper Books in Order
The complete FBI profiler series by Phillip Strang — all 3 international thrillers in reading order
Reid Harper is an FBI profiler who hunts serial killers across Europe, called in when local police face a predator they cannot read. Each case takes him to a different city — Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin — and into the mind of a different kind of monster, while Reid fights to hold on to the hard-won balance that keeps his own obsession from destroying him. Taut, psychological and internationally set, the series pairs precision profiling with a man who carries his own losses into every case. Perfect for readers who like their crime fiction cerebral, procedural, and unafraid of the dark.
Reid Harper Series — All Books in Order
1. The Amsterdam Killer
FBI profiler Reid Harper has spent sixteen years hunting monsters, weighing the victims he has saved against the one loss he can never make right. When six American women are found drowned in Amsterdam's canals — staged with religious symbols and positioned like prayers — the Dutch police request his help. The killer is organised, intelligent and escalating, and Reid identifies him within days: a canal tour operator who believes drowning purifies the soul. But when a seventh woman is taken, Reid faces an impossible choice in the tunnels beneath the city, and the killer leaves him with words he will never shake — that the two of them are the same, both trying to save women who cannot be saved, one with bullets and one with water. A truth more frightening than any killer: the man might have been right.
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2. The Prague Hunter
Reid Harper arrives in Prague still haunted by Amsterdam — six women murdered, only one saved, and the guilt that nearly finished him. But when Czech police identify a killer targeting brunettes in their twenties, he can't refuse. The pattern is unmistakable: a charismatic tour guide who selects his victims with terrifying precision. Three women are already dead, and the fourth has been chosen. Prague's narrow medieval streets become a hunting ground as Reid races to reach the next target before the killer does — and this time he has something Amsterdam never gave him: a chance to save someone before it is too late. Every hour counts, and every decision matters. Get it wrong, and another woman dies.
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3. The Berlin Captives
Three German women have vanished over two months — abducted from public places, with no witnesses, no evidence, no ransom and no bodies. Reid Harper takes them on in his first assignment as International Liaison in Berlin. The German Federal Criminal Police believe they are facing an organised predator holding his victims alive somewhere isolated, and every day that passes makes survival less likely. Reid's profile points to meticulous planning and a captor who craves control — and finding the place he is keeping them means finding them before it is too late. Working alongside the BKA, Reid must hunt a man who has stayed invisible for eight weeks, against a clock that is running down for three families waiting for answers.
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If you enjoy the Reid Harper profiler thrillers, explore Phillip Strang's other American crime fiction — from a second FBI series to a Detroit homicide detective.
Alex Harlan — FBI Thrillers
Phillip Strang's other FBI series. Where Reid Harper hunts killers across Europe, Alex Harlan works cases across America — from international operations to a darker run of small-town murders hidden behind official paperwork. The natural next read. Twelve novels.
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Jordan Cross — Detroit
Detective Jordan Cross works the streets of Detroit, a city that gives its investigators no easy cases. If you like Reid Harper's psychological edge and American setting, Cross is a strong companion series.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What order should I read the Reid Harper books?
Start with The Amsterdam Killer and read in publication order. Each novel is a self-contained case, but Reid carries the weight of the previous investigations forward, so reading in sequence gives the fullest sense of his character and the toll the work takes on him.
Where are the Reid Harper books set?
Each book is set in a different European city — Amsterdam, Prague, and Berlin — with Reid Harper working alongside the local police and, later, as an FBI International Liaison. The series makes a feature of its settings, using each city's character as part of the case.
Is Reid Harper connected to the Alex Harlan series?
No — they are two separate FBI series by Phillip Strang. Reid Harper is a profiler hunting serial killers across Europe; Alex Harlan works cases across the United States. Both stand entirely on their own, though readers who enjoy one often enjoy the other.
What kind of thrillers are the Reid Harper books?
They are psychological, character-driven profiler thrillers, in the tradition of Criminal Minds, Mindhunter, and The Silence of the Lambs — focused on the mind of the hunter as much as the hunted. They deal with serial violence and are aimed at adult readers who enjoy darker crime fiction.
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