Ball & Chain Books in Order
Part ofJohn W. Mefford Books in OrderBrowse Ball & Chain by John W. Mefford in reading order, with short book summaries to introduce the series and help you decide where to begin.
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Ball & Chain books in publication order
8 books
Bury
by John W. Mefford
2019
Willow Ball and Cooper Chain investigate a shallow grave that may connect to a disappearance decades earlier. When another girl vanishes and Cooper's daughter becomes entangled, the pair must uncover secrets protected by violence and intimidation.
Fear
by John W. Mefford
2019
A once-celebrated father disappears, prompting Willow Ball and Cooper Chain to help his desperate family. Their search collides with heroin addiction, mob pressure, and a chain of violent events that puts the investigators themselves in danger.
Lure
by John W. Mefford
2019
Cooper Chain must locate a former tennis star before he can write her biography. As Willow investigates a disappearance beneath Dallas, their searches expose buried memories and dangerous secrets that someone will kill to keep concealed.
Mercy
by John W. Mefford
2019
Former lovers Willow Ball and Cooper Chain reunite and stumble across a dead body. With a killer disrupting wedding plans and someone from Willow's past returning, they must untangle the murders while navigating their own unsettled relationship.
Prey
by John W. Mefford
2019
A disturbing incident at home leaves Cooper Chain and Willow Ball wondering whether someone wants them dead. Willow's search for information about her father leads to a disastrous meeting, followed by attacks from an enemy always one step ahead.
Vanish
by John W. Mefford
2019
Cooper Chain searches for the missing Willow while evading police and repeated threats. A clue on a corpse points toward an old child murder in Alabama, where an unlikely group of allies may offer their only chance of survival.
Escape
by John W. Mefford
2020
Willow Ball and Cooper Chain seek her father in New York while trying to escape their pursuers. As bodies appear in the East River, a man responsible for wrecking Cooper's life returns and threatens to repeat the past.
Trap
by John W. Mefford
2020
Pursued by mercenaries in Amsterdam, Willow Ball and Cooper Chain search for her father while investigating girls being abducted and killed. An uneasy alliance offers a chance to expose an international crime ring, but their plan could become a trap.
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