Start with Who Killed Lenny Gunn? It’s book one of the Gunn Family Trilogy, and those three books are best read in order: Who Killed Lenny Gunn?, then I Am Queenie Gunn, then Carol Gunn Returns. Everything else is a standalone in The Dark & Dangerous Thrillers Collection, so you can start any of those first and read them in whatever order you fancy.
The Gunn Family Trilogy in order
01Book one
Who Killed Lenny Gunn?
Whoever finds her husband’s killer inherits the Gunn empire.
Queenie Gunn has six months to live, and whoever finds her husband’s killer gets the lot. Start here. Everything in the next two books grows out of that dinner table.
02Book two
I Am Queenie Gunn
Before they feared her, they underestimated her.
It’s set years before book one, back when Queenie was a mouthy girl off Chapel Market. Read it second, once you’ve met the woman she turns into. It’s more fun watching her get there when you already know where she ends up.
03Book three
Carol Gunn Returns
She was dead for twenty-one years.
Save this one for last. Seriously. Even the blurb is on a need-to-know basis.
The Dark & Dangerous Thrillers Collection (read in any order)
No reading order here. Every book has its own characters, its own secrets and its own body count.
Out 1 DecemberStandalone
Little Apples Grow
Revenge is a dish best served cold.
A gentle carer moves in with a dying East End matriarch. Kindness isn’t why she’s there.
Standalone
Dead by 06:00
They All Knew He Was Innocent.
Two best mates, one stitch-up and four hours until somebody pays.
Standalone
One of Us Dies on Saturday
Two texts. One weekend away.
A husband and wife each get a text saying the other one is going to kill them.
Standalone
The Ghosted Wife
Till death do us part.
Maria’s family carry on as if she isn’t there. Something in that house doesn’t add up.
Standalone
My Name Is Not Evie Marsh
Her name was the first lie.
A new name, a new job and a revenge plan inside the company of the man who wrecked her family.
Standalone
Don’t Lie Back
You can always trust your therapist. Can’t you?
A therapist’s new client starts describing her partner, and he sounds an awful lot like Nicole’s husband.
Not sure where to start?
- You love a London crime family, feuds and a matriarch you wouldn’t cross: Who Killed Lenny Gunn?
- You want a twisty marriage you can’t stop reading: One of Us Dies on Saturday or The Ghosted Wife
- You like revenge served slowly: My Name Is Not Evie Marsh or Little Apples Grow
- You want something you’ll read in one sitting, against the clock: Dead by 06:00
- You like your danger close to home: Don’t Lie Back
Every Kadie Vellis book in publication order
- My Name Is Not Evie Marsh (30 September 2026)
- The Ghosted Wife (7 October 2026)
- Who Killed Lenny Gunn? (8 October 2026)
- I Am Queenie Gunn (21 October 2026)
- Don’t Lie Back (23 October 2026)
- One of Us Dies on Saturday (28 October 2026)
- Carol Gunn Returns (1 November 2026)
- Dead by 06:00 (1 November 2026)
- Little Apples Grow (out 1 December 2026)
Questions readers ask
Do I need to read the Gunn Family Trilogy in order?
Yes. Each book stands up on its own, but Carol Gunn Returns will spoil Who Killed Lenny Gunn? if you read it first, and that would be a crime of its own.
Can I read I Am Queenie Gunn first?
You can, because it’s set before book one. You’ll enjoy it more second, though, once you know what Queenie becomes.
Are the Dark & Dangerous thrillers connected?
No, they’re all standalones. Gunn fans might spot a familiar name drifting through the odd London pub, mind.
What’s the newest Kadie Vellis book?
Little Apples Grow, out on 1 December 2026 and available to pre-order on Amazon now.
Where can I buy the books?
All of them are on Amazon in Kindle and paperback.