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David Joseph Mysteries

The David Joseph Mysteries follows psychologist David Joseph as he assists police investigations in Tamil Nadu, India. His knowledge of criminal behaviour gives him a distinctive role in cases involving murder, predatory offenders, vigilante violence and mass attacks.

Across the four novels, David works increasingly close to danger, often alongside his brother-in-law, Inspector Raj Kumar. The series uses psychological interpretation and police procedure to explore motive, trauma and the difficulty of distinguishing explanation from justification when violent crimes test both investigators and victims.

Reading order

Books in this series (4 books)

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1. The David Joseph Chronicle

Terence Newnes

First published 2024

4.0(628)

In Tamil Nadu, psychologist David Joseph works with the police on unresolved murder cases, applying his knowledge of behaviour and motive where conventional investigation has stalled. The cases include a killing driven by jealousy, the discovery of a psychopathic murderer and a woman who has systematically…

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2. The Psychologist and the Psychopath

Terence Newnes

First published 2024

4.1(11)

Psychologist David Joseph becomes personally entangled in an investigation after the murder of a young girl develops into a wider killing spree. People connected to David’s previous cases begin to die, revealing that the murderer is not simply avoiding the investigators but deliberately drawing David into…

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3. Season of the Vigilante

Terence Newnes

First published 2024

3.9(7)

Psychologist David Joseph is drawn into a series of cases involving violence against women and offenders who appear to have escaped effective punishment. As anger at the failures of the justice system grows, rape survivors and their families form an underground alliance prepared to take matters…

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4. An Insane Mind

Terence Newnes

First published 2024

3.6(8)

After the water supplies of three residential areas are poisoned, a mass-casualty investigation begins under the assumption that the attack may be terrorism. Psychologist David Joseph instead suspects that the killings are the work of an individual whose private obsessions and deteriorating mental state have produced…