M.A. Comley

Mel Comley, also known as M.A. Comley, is a successful British author who is best known for her mystery novels, as well as a few romance novellas. She currently resides in France, after having moved there from Britain in 2002, a move that coincided with her decision to take her writing career more seriously.

Comley has achieved significant success in her writing career, becoming a New York Times, USA Today, Amazon Top 20 bestselling author, with over one million copies sold worldwide. Her books have topped the book charts on iBooks as a top 5 bestselling and reached #2 bestselling author on Barnes and Noble.

She is the author of several series, including the Lorne Simpkins series, the DI Sally Parker thriller series, the DI Kayli Bright Trilogy, and the Hero series. Some of her notable works include Cruel Justice, Impeding Justice, Final Justice, Foul Justice, Guaranteed Justice, Ultimate Justice, Virtual Justice, Hostile Justice, Tortured Justice, Rough Justice, Dubious Justice, Calculated Justice, Twisted Justice, Prime Justice, and Heroic Justice, among others. She has also written several standalone novels, including Evil in Disguise and Forever Watching You.

In addition to her crime novels, Comley has also penned a cozy mystery Private Investigator series and co-authored the Deception Series with fellow New York Times bestselling author, Linda S. Prather. She has a large following on Facebook and also offers a newsletter to keep her readers up-to-date on her latest releases.

Comley is also a dog lover and enjoys taking her rescue Labrador, Dex, for long walks. She has written two romance novels based on a true story, A Time to Heal, and A Time for Change. She also has a selection of short stories and novelettes available.
Lorne Simpkins / Justice Books
# Title Year
1 Cruel Justice 2011
2 Impeding Justice 2011
3 Final Justice 2011
4 It's a Dog's Life 2011
5 Foul Justice 2012
6 Merry Widow 2012
7 Guaranteed Justice 2012
8 Ultimate Justice 2013
9 Virtual Justice 2013
10 Hostile Justice 2014
11 Tortured Justice 2014
12 Blind Justice 2014
13 Rough Justice 2015
14 Dubious Justice 2015
15 Calculated Justice 2015
16 Twisted Justice 2015
17 Mortal Justice 2016
18 Justice at Christmas 2016
19 Prime Justice 2017
20 Unfair Justice 2017
21 Irrational Justice 2017
22 Heroic Justice 2017
23 Seeking Justice 2018
24 Shameful Justice 2018
25 Immoral Justice 2018
26 Toxic Justice 2018
27 Overdue Justice 2019
28 Caring for Justice 2019
29 Justice at Christmas 2 2019
30 Savage Justice 2020
31 Vile Justice 2020
32 Flawed Justice 2021
Lorne Simpkins / Justice Series in Chronological Order
# Title Year
1 Blind Justice 2014
2 Cruel Justice 2011
3 It's a Dog's Life 2011
4 Impeding Justice 2011
5 Mortal Justice 2016
6 Final Justice 2011
7 Foul Justice 2012
8 Merry Widow 2012
9 Guaranteed Justice 2012
10 Ultimate Justice 2013
11 Virtual Justice 2013
12 Hostile Justice 2014
13 Tortured Justice 2014
14 Rough Justice 2015
15 Dubious Justice 2015
16 Calculated Justice 2015
17 Twisted Justice 2015
18 Justice at Christmas 2016
19 Unfair Justice 2017
20 Prime Justice 2017
21 Irrational Justice 2017
22 Heroic Justice 2017
23 Seeking Justice 2018
24 Shameful Justice 2018
25 Immoral Justice 2018
26 Toxic Justice 2018
27 Overdue Justice 2019
28 Caring for Justice 2019
29 Savage Justice 2020
30 Justice at Christmas 2 2019
31 Vile Justice 2020
32 Flawed Justice 2021
Justice Again Books
# Title Year
1 Gone In Seconds 2020
2 Ultimate Dilemma 2020
3 Shot of Silence 2021
4 Taste of Fury 2021
5 Crying Shame 2021
6 See No Evil 2023
Carmel Cove Cozy Mysteries Books
# Title Year
1 Murder at the Wedding 2019
2 Murder at the Hotel 2019
3 Murder by the Sea 2019
Crime After Crime Books (with M.K. Farrar)
# Title Year
1 Watching Over Me 2019
2 Down to Sleep 2020
3 If I Should Die 2020
Deception Books (with Linda S. Prather)
# Title Year
1 Clever Deception 2016
2 Tragic Deception 2016
3 Sinful Deception 2017
D.I. Helena Stratton Books (with Emmy Ellis)
# Title Year
1 The Man in the House 2019
2 The Lady in the Street 2019
3 The Child in the Tree 2019
D.I. Kayli Bright Books
# Title Year
1 The Missing Children 2017
2 Killer on the Run 2018
3 Hidden Agenda 2018
4 Murderous Betrayal 2018
5 Dying Breath 2018
6 The Hostage Takers 2018
7 Taken 2020
D.I. Sally Parker Books
# Title Year
1 Wrong Place 2015
2 No Hiding Place 2015
3 Cold Case 2017
4 Deadly Encounter 2017
5 Lost Innocence 2018
6 Goodbye My Precious Child 2019
7 The Missing Wife 2022
8 Truth or Dare 2022
9 Where Did She Go? 2023
10 Sinner 2023
11 The Good Die Young 2023
D.I. Sally Parker Short Stories/Novellas (with Tara Lyons)
# Title Year
1 Web of Deceit 2016
D.I. Sam Cobbs Books
# Title Year
1 To Die For 2021
2 To Silence Them 2022
3 To Make Them Pay 2022
4 To Prove Fatal 2022
5 To Condemn Them 2022
6 To Punish Them 2022
7 To Entice Them 2022
8 To Control Them 2023
9 To Endanger Lives 2023
10 To Hold Responsible 2023
11 To Catch a Killer 2023
D.I. Sara Ramsey Books
# Title Year
1 No Right to Kill 2018
2 Killer Blow 2019
3 The Dead Can't Speak 2019
4 Deluded 2019
5 The Murder Pact 2019
6 Twisted Revenge 2020
7 The Lies She Told 2020
8 For the Love of... 2020
9 Run For Your Life 2020
10 Cold Mercy 2020
11 Sign of Evil 2021
12 Indefensible 2021
13 Locked Away 2021
14 I Can See You 2021
15 The Kill List 2022
16 Crossing the Line 2022
17 Time to Kill 2022
18 Deadly Passion 2023
19 Son of the Dead 2023
20 Evil Intent 2023
21 The Games People Play 2023
22 Revenge Streak 2024
Hero Books
# Title Year
1 Torn Apart 2013
2 End Result 2014
3 Deadly Act 2015
4 In Plain Sight 2017
5 Double Jeopardy 2017
6 Criminal Actions 2020
7 Regrets Mean Nothing 2020
8 Prowlers 2021
Intention Books
# Title Year
1 Sole Intention 2013
2 Grave Intention 2014
3 Devious Intention 2016
Irresistibly Mine Books (with Tracie Delaney)
# Title Year
1 Tempting Christa 2019
2 Avenging Christa 2019
Organised Crime Books (with Tara Lyons)
# Title Year
1 The Caller 2016
Temptation Books
# Title Year
1 Past Temptation 2014
2 Lost Temptation 2014
Wellington Cozy Mystery Books
# Title Year
1 Death on the Coast 2021
2 Death by Association 2021
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 A Time to Heal 2011
2 A Time For Change 2011
3 Forever Watching You 2014
4 Evil in Disguise 2014
5 She's Gone 2021
6 The Cottage / Shattered Lives 2022
M.A. Comley Anthologies
# Title Year
1 A Splendid Salmagundi 2012
2 Dark Minds 2016
3 Make Them Pay 2021