Ava James FBI Mystery Books in Order

FBI agent Ava James travels to Ivy Island for a masked gala honoring her aunt’s charity, hoping for a calm weekend. When a guest’s apparent suicide feels wrong, Ava digs into the foundation’s secrets and realizes she may be more than just an invited guest.

Pulled off active duty after her mother vanishes overseas, Ava James is reassigned to work cold cases and becomes fixated on the murders tied to a house in Hidden Cove. Sent to a wary Kentucky town, she uncovers chilling parallels between old killings and a fresh crime at the same address.

Vacationing at Willow Lake, Ava James finds a murdered woman near a waterfall, then returns with help to discover the body has vanished. Recognizing the victim only deepens an investigation tangled in aliases, deception, and hidden relationships.

Grieving widow Kara Davis lives alone in a big house until a charming couple moves in next door and strange events begin to warp her sense of reality. Called to investigate, Ava James must decide whether Kara is being targeted or slowly losing her grip on the truth.

A string of Christmas tragedies unsettles Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, including a baker's apparent suicide and another loss for a grieving billionaire. FBI agent Ava James investigates whether these deaths conceal connections the town would rather leave unexamined.

A group's peaceful lake-house holiday collapses when one friend disappears and another is killed. FBI agent Ava James arrives to a horrifying scene and must uncover what happened before a possible serial killer claims more victims.

With Halloween approaching, Ava James investigates teenage girls who disappear each year from a Vermont town. The absence of bodies offers few answers, while local rivalries and strange groups provide cover for whoever is taking them.

A princess is found dead in a wine barrel at her fiance's Napa Valley winery. Ava James investigates a circle of wealthy relatives and lovers, searching for a motive behind a murder that contradicts the victim's spotless public image.

New clues offer Ava James a chance to find Molly, the friend she could not save when they were kidnapped in Prague. Pursuing an unsanctioned investigation into human trafficking puts her career and life at risk.

The disappearance of an artist sends Ava James into a case involving another missing woman and a series of murders. When a victim is displayed as artwork, she must uncover the connection before the killer strikes again.

A missing teenager resurfaces in Hawaii after escaping her captors, drawing Ava James into a sprawling trafficking investigation. Working with Bella Walker, she pursues other victims while discovering that powerful institutions may be protecting the network.

A plastic surgeon is found beside his murdered wife holding the weapon, making his guilt appear obvious. A desperate plea draws Ava James into the case, where seemingly decisive evidence may conceal a more complicated truth.

Ava James follows a fresh hunch in the hunt for a killer who dresses young victims as 1950s housewives. As the investigation tightens, doubts about Ellis complicate her private life and threaten her ability to trust.

A mountain wedding promises Ava James a festive escape until she discovers the groom's sister dead in the snow. Further deaths turn the chalet into a crime scene, with a killer hidden among twenty guests.

Recovering from a serial killer's attack, Ava James immerses herself in a new investigation when a librarian is murdered. The disappearance of the victim's husband and children raises urgent questions about the family's apparently ordinary life.

Ava James boards a flight and discovers that the woman occupying her intended window seat has died suspiciously. With everyone aboard a potential suspect, she must untangle the passenger's identity and the reason behind their seating mix-up.

Apparent bear attacks bring Ava James to Acadia, where campers' deaths have inflamed tensions between environmental activists and logging workers. As more bodies appear, she must determine whether wildlife alone explains the violence unfolding in the forest.

A murdered border agent's final days reveal behavior at odds with his good reputation. When similar killings follow, Ava James investigates a network of coercion and corruption that may connect the victims through secrets at the border.

A diner shooting leaves customers dead and employees locked in a freezer, suggesting a robbery gone wrong. Ava James follows conflicting clues toward hidden affairs and a wider conspiracy that makes the initial explanation increasingly doubtful.

A missing nanny is found dead two states away, sending Ava James to question the wealthy couple who accused her of theft. New leads reveal a concealed personal life that complicates the investigation and threatens everyone involved.

Ava James attends a charity fundraiser where models begin dying and members of her team disappear. The search leads back to Ivy Grove, forcing her to confront wealthy predators while trying to rescue colleagues held hostage.