Baker & Tate Books in Order

Texas Ranger Ruth Baker investigates the disappearance of twenty-three children from a school bus her daughter nearly boarded. Working with Aaron Tate, she uncovers links to old killings and powerful local figures, bringing the case dangerously close to her own family.

A killer driving a black Cadillac strikes across Texas, leaving few clues and escaping each new crime scene. Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate pursue the seemingly random attacks, hoping to identify a pattern before the driver claims more victims.

A public figure's murder at a Texas outdoor forum sparks a wave of copycat attacks. Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate investigate the original shooting and its spreading manifesto, struggling to stop escalating violence amid intense public scrutiny.

Human remains discovered in burn barrels lead Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate to a series of deliberately started wildfires. As the blazes merge into a statewide disaster, Ruth questions a convenient confession and pursues the person directing the destruction.

Travelers are being shot along an isolated desert highway, and the sniper leaves almost no evidence. Ranger Ruth Baker and her partner investigate links to a powerful family while the killer grows bolder and begins targeting those pursuing the case.

Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate enter an isolated town after Aaron's former army friend asks for help saving his son. A leader's control, dangerous ceremonies, and hostile residents turn their rescue mission into a struggle to escape with their lives.

Wealthy residents are being murdered inside homes in a supposedly secure gated community. Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate investigate how the killer penetrates its defenses, uncovering concealed rivalries among people whose money and influence have long protected their secrets.

A rancher's strangling leads Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate to a secret club of wealthy landowners obsessed with a serial killer. As club members become targets themselves, the Rangers investigate the surveillance operation and old secrets connecting the deaths.

An explosion at a rural Texas house exposes the murder of people held by human traffickers. Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate discover a campaign against similar locations and race to evacuate potential victims before the killer strikes again.

A murder at a psychiatric retreat leads Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate to hidden treatment rooms and patients subjected to extreme indoctrination. Their investigation expands into a statewide hunt for a mastermind whose network turns psychological manipulation into violence.

A missing couple draws Ruth Baker and her partner to a remote cabin, where signs of repeated killings emerge. A fierce winter storm cuts off communications and traps the investigators in hostile terrain with a predator who knows the wilderness.

A derailment exposes a trafficking operation moving children by freight train. With another departure imminent and official channels obstructed, Ruth Baker boards the train, forcing her and Aaron Tate to confront armed criminals while trying to reach the children before they disappear.

Serial killer Joe Ripple escapes prison, prompting a manhunt involving Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate. Learning that his great-granddaughter is in danger forces the Rangers to question the official account and weigh their duty against a more complicated personal mission.

A series of apparent drownings leads Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate to a cult linked to Caldwell's earliest families. Symbols on the victims reveal a campaign against particular bloodlines, drawing Ruth's own family into the danger she is investigating.

A series of murders draws Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate into a community where a group of women's fixation on true crime has become dangerous. The Rangers investigate the manipulation and resentment behind the violence before the obsession claims further victims.

A radio host is murdered during a live broadcast, and Ruth Baker hears a frightened woman's voice in the recording. She and Aaron Tate trace the host's search for a mysterious caller whose story implicates a secretive rural community.

A teenager murdered near a bus station had secretly helped vulnerable people escape dangerous lives. Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate reconstruct her final days, facing a dilemma when solving the crime could expose the people she had promised to protect.

A serial killer terrorizes Fort Worth while anonymous messages sow distrust and encourage armed vigilantism. Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate pursue a manipulator whose conflicting clues turn neighbors against one another and threaten the investigation.

An offer from Aaron Tate's wealthy former girlfriend could move his family to California. Ruth Baker suspects a connection to their elusive enemy, but investigating it fractures their partnership and leaves her pursuing a dangerous lead without his support.

Untraceable firearms are reaching people with existing motives to kill. Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate go undercover in the illegal weapons trade to find their source, but violence and the threat of recognition put their identities and partnership at risk.