Alton Rhode Mystery Books in Order

Alton Rhode searches for a bank embezzler missing for fourteen years after a woman says his bone marrow could save her daughter. A murderous pursuer and an armed protector complicate a case entangled with organized crime.

Alton Rhode is hired to clear Elizabeth Olsen, caught fleeing her banker lover's murder with a gun. An apparently straightforward prosecution becomes a journey into a Southern town's buried past, where a dangerous secret changes the case.

A questionable priest asks Alton Rhode for help as apparently unconnected murders spread across Canada and the United States. Encouraged by an underworld ally, Rhode pursues the killer across thousands of miles and becomes a target himself.

The murder of Sister Veronica brings Massachusetts detectives to Alton Rhode, whose past includes the respected educator. Cleared of suspicion but troubled by old memories, he follows a national trail seeking a motive and the killer.

A hired assassin discovers that the elderly man he killed was a Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient. Feeling deceived by his employers, he turns to a trusted investigator to identify them and pursue revenge.

Laurene Robillard returns to Alton Rhode's office seeking answers about her grandfather's murder. Though she once helped endanger him, Rhode investigates, traveling to a secretive Southern town where killers threaten to silence a financial conspiracy.

While attending a wedding on Bald Head Island, Alton Rhode and Alice Watts meet a reclusive literary celebrity. The encounter draws Rhode into murders, publishing intrigue, and danger that transforms the island celebration into another investigation.

Alton Rhode investigates the shooting of a detective friend, only to find the apparent gunman is dead. When a child killer begins a nationwide spree, Rhode discovers connections between the cases and pursues a baffling suspect.

Alton Rhode travels to San Francisco to investigate an apparent suicide and encounters a cryptocurrency conspiracy. A resourceful young woman helps him navigate bitcoin while Russian and Chinese players bring murder and international intrigue into the case.

A death in a nursing home prompts Alton Rhode to undertake an insurance investigation. The inquiry expands into murder and betrayal, exposing a conspiracy involving radioactive isotopes, military honor, and a Southern military academy's financial affairs.

A routine takeout stop pulls private investigator Alton Rhode into a conflict between rival Tongs. When arson and assassination bring the violence close to home, his pursuit of revenge threatens his alliances and his life.

Alton Rhode travels to Oregon for his aunt’s funeral and inherits valuable property. A sheriff asks him to investigate a suspicious death, and an unexpected discovery leads toward a case that challenges his understanding of justice.

A gunman attacks Alton Rhode’s office and warns him away from a case he has never heard of. When a nun arrives seeking answers about her murdered brother and his missing body, the warning begins to make sense.