Chase Dagger Series Books in Order

The Chase Dagger Series follows a private investigator who has a habit of landing the cases no ordinary detective would want. Chase works in Cedar Point, a fictional Northwest Indiana community, where a missing person, a strange death, or a police problem can quickly lead somewhere much darker than it first appears.

Chase has his own mysteries. He has a guarded past and unusual abilities, and the shadowy company connected to his earlier life remains a recurring source of danger. That history gives the series an ongoing thread beyond the case in each book, especially as the stories begin to bring in stranger science-fiction ideas alongside the supernatural elements.

His closest partner is Sara Morningsky, a young woman who can transform into a hawk or a wolf. Sara's gifts are useful for gathering clues, but they also make her a target and leave her unsure of where she fits. Chase looks out for her, while Sara repeatedly proves that she is far more than an assistant waiting safely at the office.

Einstein, Chase's scarlet macaw, is part of the team too. His photographic memory and sharp interruptions can turn a small detail into a useful clue. The wider circle includes police contacts and offbeat allies, giving the books a found-family feel even when the cases are grim.

These are mysteries first, just with unusual tools.

The opening novel, The Good Die Twice, sets the pattern when Sara witnesses the murder of a woman who is supposed to have died years earlier. From there, Full Moon-Bloody Moon brings in a possible inherited curse, The Unseen mixes high-tech crime with an apparently impossible culprit, and Chasing Ghosts digs into Chase's past. Later books, including Fatal Storm, The Vaporizer, and Nightfall, raise the stakes with haunted places, missing bodies, dangerous experiments, and threats that strike close to Sara.

The tone is a mix of private-eye investigation, urban fantasy, science fiction, and occasional horror. The cases can be violent, but the series makes room for banter, odd gadgets, and the slow development of trust between Chase and Sara. Start with The Good Die Twice for the team’s origins and the clearest introduction to their secrets.