Anne Louise Bannon Books in Order

After witnessing a kidnapping, teacher Brenda and animal trainer Bob take responsibility for the victim's young daughter. The discovery of a body draws them into a murder investigation complicated by a hostile religious cult and Brenda's trauma.

Written for crime and mystery authors, this reference surveys poisons, their effects and the investigation of poisoning. Historical cases, fictional examples and organized indexes help writers build credible plots involving toxic substances and the clues they leave.

In 1924 New York, secretary Kathy becomes the prime suspect when her editor boss is murdered. Socialite novelist Freddie discovers she was secretly editing his work and joins her search for the killer through streets and speakeasies.

Kathy and Freddie travel to her family's Kansas farm after news of her father's illness. Repeated vandalism and unsettling family secrets demand investigation, but the discovery of a murdered boy brings a much more dangerous threat.

Desperate for work in 1982, Lisa accepts a live-in secretarial job with wealthy writer Sid. His peculiar routines conceal an espionage operation, drawing her into dangerous assignments while their opposing beliefs make living and working together difficult.

Sharon leaves an international business career for public service and unexpectedly interviews with President Mark Jerguessen. Joining his advisory team creates a professional dilemma as mutual attraction conflicts with the scrutiny surrounding his office and private life.

Presumed dead after a suspicious accident, King Steffan, Ella and their children hide as farmers. They must protect their identities from Queen Lanicia while building friendships and support that might help Steffan reclaim his stolen throne.

Sid and Lisa's Lake Tahoe assignment turns dangerous when his former lover is murdered and a message pickup yields cocaine. Suspicion falls on Sid, while Lisa's father's sporting-goods store becomes entangled in possible drug dealing and espionage.

A leak in Operation Quickline sends Lisa and Sid across the country as bait in an elaborate trap. Pursued by killers and surrounded by deaths, they must navigate their conflicting values while learning enough to survive the mission.

Freddie and Kathy's newlywed peace ends when his sister Honoria discovers a dead woman in her apartment. With Honoria in hiding, the couple's investigation takes them across the country toward a conspiracy threatening all three lives.

Aspiring actor Donna takes a driving job with blind private investigator Delilah Sperling. A counterfeit print leads them to a murdered gallery owner, launching an investigation through competing dealers, family tensions and an expanding circle of suspects.

Kathy wearing a family ruby necklace ignites resentment at a gala, followed by the murder of Freddie's father. Freddie's reluctance to investigate alarms Kathy, while further violence threatens the family and forces buried tensions into the open.

In 1870 Los Angeles, water overseer Bert Rivers is found dead near Maddie Wilcox's vineyard. The physician and winemaker investigates to protect an innocent friend, discovering a corrupt victim whose abuses gave many townspeople reasons for murder.

Maddie treats Los Angeles's city marshal after a gunfight, only to find him smothered the next day. Public accusations and red-paint vandalism point her toward his enemies, revealing a killer whose desire for a home drives violence.

Lisa's troubled nephew arrives to stay just as Sid discovers he has a son. Family problems compete with their undercover investigation of defense workers selling secrets, while British intelligence involvement and a possible internal leak complicate the case.

After anti-Chinese violence devastates Los Angeles in 1871, Maddie believes her workers are safe at her ranch. When two are strangled, she investigates whether racial hatred explains the murders or someone is targeting her vineyard specifically.

Lisa accepts her boyfriend's proposal while working with Sid to track a double agent threatening Operation Quickline. Her fiancé resents the secrecy surrounding her work, and escalating danger intensifies the emotional complications between Lisa and her housemate.

Robin Parker and her brother discover a seventeenth-century woman preserved inside a modern room in an English castle. Taking Elizabeth back to her own era seems compassionate, until another time traveler pursues her and threatens their journey.

Operatives Lisa Wycherly and Sid Hackbirn go undercover at a Wisconsin arts college to find a stolen chemical formula. Separate cover identities test their relationship as Lisa navigates faculty politics, inexperienced colleagues, and possible connections to the KGB.

Lisa and Sid prepare to marry while suddenly taking custody of his grieving son Nick. Their search for a missing operative uncovers an arms-trading scheme, and Nick’s discovery of their secret work puts the new family in danger.

In 1872, physician Maddie faces a measles outbreak alongside the murder of a local healer. An heiress's violent death suggests connections to another woman's fatal pregnancy, forcing Maddie to question people about subjects polite society refuses to discuss.

An attempt on Sid’s life brings a relentless enemy into the midst of family weddings, parenting, and preparations for marriage. Sid and Lisa must train newly recruited friends while identifying a killer determined to eliminate them both.

Lisa’s birthday ends with a kidnapping that entangles Colombian criminals, the CIA, and a defecting KGB agent. As she recovers, her partnership with Sid changes, but trauma and his complicated past make their new relationship difficult.

In 1872 Los Angeles, physician and winemaker Maddie Wilcox investigates the shooting of a buggy manufacturer already dying from drink. His widow’s request leads her toward railroad interests and rival suitors, where a determined killer may be hiding.

Sid and Lisa prepare for marriage while irregular courier assignments and persistent surveillance suggest trouble within their secret work. Their planned English honeymoon becomes training across Europe, where a dangerous plot tests both their skills and their marriage.

Missing-person specialist Jannie Miller searches for a young murder witness and uncovers a dangerous think tank. Her supposedly dead mother emerges from hiding, drawing Jannie into a group of hackers trying to stop a potentially catastrophic computer virus.

Robin Parker helps Elizabeth adjust to modern life while her brother prepares to marry the young mother. A Las Vegas trip brings an unwelcome time traveler back into their lives, sending Robin into another dangerous journey through time.

Newlywed operatives Sid and Lisa must protect their friend Esther, an engineer developing a satellite, while recruiting and training her. Parenting, family upheaval, and threats from protesters and the KGB leave little room to recognize their own distress.