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This page lists the Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman books by JB Lynn in order, with summaries, series background, and where to start.

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1

After a car accident leaves Maggie able to talk to a lizard, she takes mob work to pay for her injured niece's care. With a murder mentor, meddling aunts, and a conscience she cannot shut off, her new job gets messy fast.

2

Maggie is still taking desperate jobs to pay for her niece's care, but now a looming hit, a bridezilla best friend, and talking animals are making life even harder. Being a reluctant assassin was never going to stay simple.

3

Maggie is asked to kill a cop, and things get worse when she learns the target is a man she once dated. As she and Patrick dig deeper, the mystery begins circling her father and her family.

4

After Maggie's apartment is blown up, she is forced back into her aunts' bed-and-breakfast, where feds, odd guests, and danger are already waiting. To stay alive, she has to solve a string of bombings without exposing herself.

5

In this shorter adventure, Maggie heads to Atlantic City to help Patrick steal something from a professional thief. It is a risky gamble for a woman who has never had much luck in love or money.

6

Maggie's father has vanished from Witness Protection, her sister is terrified, and law enforcement is closing in from all sides. With help from friends, pets, and almost-allies, she tries to keep everyone safe.

7

Patrick Mulligan wants Maggie to find out who poisoned him before it is too late. While trying to save him, she is also juggling a mob delivery, a nosy reporter, and other people's dangerous love lives.

8

Maggie learns the sister she thought was dead might be alive, but her bosses keep piling on impossible demands. To find the truth, she has to survive a new partner, a dangerous mission, and her usual chaos.

9

Katie is finally coming home, Maggie is starting a new job, and her aunt has hired an ex-Navy manny to help. While adjusting to instant parenthood, Maggie also digs into her sister's disappearance and a violent new threat.

10

A spiritual retreat is supposed to be Maggie's cover for a hit, but the trip brings a strange roommate, a spoon, and a chance to save a life. At the same time, God keeps pushing her to face her past.

11

Katie is finally coming home from the hospital, but Maggie can barely celebrate because Armani has been kidnapped. With only cryptic clues and her animal sidekicks, Maggie goes after her friend anyway.

12

Maggie is determined to hold her family together, even if that means escaping a loony bin and stopping the man hunting her sister. With help from friends, lovers, and bickering pets, the stakes have never been higher.

13

Valentine's Day becomes Maggie's personal nightmare when she is stuck at a lingerie shop, drafted into a school party, and hunting a killer known as the Cupid Killer. All she really wants is a lead on her missing sister.

14

Maggie's escaped mother may be robbing people for ice cream money, a mob boss wants his daughter sprung from a mental hospital, and someone keeps trying to kill her. It is more than even Maggie can handle gracefully.

15

Maggie's newest target is a ruthless sniper, but killing him is complicated by the fact that a redheaded detective is assigned to protect him. Family strain, pet chaos, and danger crowd in from every side.

16

Chaperoning her niece's class trip sounds bad enough before the doppelganger, runaway horses, and talking lizard in her bra show up. Meanwhile, Maggie is trying to save an innocent boy and survive fresh family drama.

17

Maggie thinks a road trip with Armani might give her a break from family chaos. Instead she gets tangled in a theft, faces her cat's abusive former owner, and uncovers revelations that shake her world.

18

Armani's spirit guides have deserted her just when she needs them most, and Maggie gets stuck playing babysitter and investigator. Then someone shoots her crow friend Mike, and the stakes climb fast.

19

Maggie is searching for not one missing relative, but two, with help from Armani and her ever-growing crew of talking pets. A mob assignment and a date with the hot manny only make the mess more complicated.

20

Angel Delveccio, one of the good guys in Maggie's upside-down world, seems to be in real trouble. While trying to help him, Maggie is also managing household chaos, a human skull, and fresh danger from all sides.

21

Maggie tries to reunite a young boy with his mother while her own family begins to crack under grief and pressure. With a missing skull and mutinous animals in the mix, saving everyone may be impossible.

22

Maggie is tripping over bodies while her family loses its home, Armani loses her psychic mojo, and custody of Katie hangs in the balance. A new mob job and a buried family secret make things even worse.

23

When an evil spirit threatens Katie, Maggie will do whatever it takes to protect her, even join an exorcism. That means grave robbing, magical ingredients, mob pressure, and one of her strangest jobs yet.

24

Maggie's latest cover job lands her in a loud, chaotic kids' game center while she tackles her first PI case. Off the clock, she is still dealing with family drama, mob trouble, and a dangerous poker game.

25

When Delveccio is framed for murder, Maggie and her menagerie have to prove he is innocent. At the same time, the threat against her entire family is growing harder and harder to ignore.

26

Maggie has done plenty of questionable things, but stealing a child's teddy bear is a new low. Delveccio's ridiculous job quickly becomes another dangerous balancing act full of mob pressure and trouble.

27

A long-ago promise comes due when Maggie's old friend Mia turns up desperate for help after her husband disappears with their money. As Maggie investigates, Armani predicts death, and the warning is hard to ignore.

28

To repay a debt, Maggie takes a job in a dentist's office so she can get close to a safe for the mysterious Ms. Whitehat. What sounds simple quickly turns into another exhausting, high-risk mission.

29

After helping an elderly stranger, Maggie winds up working as a courier for the man's wealthy son. The favor drags her into another risky tangle where a simple delivery is anything but simple.

30

Working undercover as a barista for Ms. Whitehat, Maggie Lee struggles with difficult customers and an overbearing teenage boss. An overheard plot threatens someone she loves, leaving her juggling coffee orders, covert intelligence, and an urgent rescue.

31

When her boyfriend vanishes, Maggie wants to drop everything and search for him. Instead she is juggling worried friends, family obligations, and a weekend of babysitting that makes sleuthing much harder than usual.

32

Maggie agrees to help retired U.S. Marshal Lawrence Griswald find out why his private investigator license is being delayed. What should be simple sends her into a morgue, toward a killer, and deep into another chaotic case.

33

Maggie's half-brother has landed in trouble with a dangerous figure known as the Security Guard. When the same man becomes a problem for Delveccio, Maggie is pulled into a family crisis with deadly stakes.

34

Maggie is promised a pet-friendly romantic getaway with gourmet food, booze, and massages. Instead she gets bizarre guests, a missing couple, a human skull, and someone trying very hard to kill her.

35

When Armani Vasquez plans a girls' night out, Maggie expects noise, drama, and bad decisions. She does not expect the evening to spiral into another dangerous mess that tests her patience, loyalty, and luck.

36

Maggie Lee searches for a missing ring, a comic book collector, and a bombmaker while a mobster demands another killing. With an attempted murder to unravel and a flash mob to arrange, her allies struggle to keep her safe.

37

A carnival outing with her nieces turns into an unexpected job when Templeton wants revenge on its owner. Maggie recruits her pets and two semi-retired criminals, trying to pull off his scheme without letting the adventure collapse.

38

Distracted by family, talking pets, and multiple bosses, Maggie Lee agrees to join Aunt Loretta’s charity fundraiser. Being auctioned off for a date becomes another complication as her divided attention threatens to turn an awkward obligation into deadly trouble.

39

After witnessing a fatal crash, Maggie Lee promises a dying man she will find his real will. Following cryptic clues puts her in competition with other searchers, turning a compassionate favor into a dangerous hunt for the document.

40

Helping Griswald investigate a burglary seems like a welcome legitimate assignment for Maggie Lee. When he becomes incapacitated, she must recover the stolen goods while competing with a ruthless rival and risking the laws she hoped to obey.

41

Maggie Lee agrees to help her father retrieve an item from a safety deposit box. A botched bank robbery puts her and someone she loves in danger, turning a simple favor into another desperate scramble to survive.

42

The Hitwoman Spirals

by JB Lynn

2024

Maggie Lee struggles to keep control as family demands multiply, her pets quarrel, and an assignment tests her confidence. With everyone pulling her in different directions, the overwhelmed assassin must manage another chaotic adventure without coming completely apart.

43

When a financial advisor steals Armani’s money, Maggie Lee joins her friend on an RV road trip to track him down. Their squabbling animal companions and an unexpected stowaway complicate efforts to recover the funds and expose the thief.

44

Debts and threats force Maggie Lee into an assignment she tried to refuse, complete with demanding physical training. The reluctant assassin must improve her fitness, reach the starting line, and finish a job that could leave her dead.

45

Undercover at a medieval-themed restaurant, Maggie Lee trades her usual chaos for a restrictive corset, sharp-eyed falcons, and dancing horses. While serving customers, she must stop a dangerous scoundrel without letting the elaborate surroundings overwhelm her.

46

Planning an assassination and her brother’s farewell party leaves Maggie Lee stretched thin. When an old schoolmate is found dead and her friend Zeke becomes a suspect, unexpected reunions and dangerous mistakes threaten to implicate Maggie herself.

47

Vandalism at Armani and Loretta’s lingerie shop escalates into harassment before both women disappear. Maggie Lee must identify whoever holds a grudge, fearing that someone from her own past is attacking her through the people she loves.

48

After protecting her nieces from escaped zoo animals, Maggie Lee learns a power outage has enabled a jailbreak. Three fugitives have personal grudges against her circle, and she must enlist human and animal allies before they strike.

49

Maggie Lee fears being committed, especially given her mother’s illness and her own ability to talk to animals. Repaying a debt requires going undercover at her mother’s institution, where the reluctant assignment threatens to realize her worst nightmare.

50

When two clients of Armani’s psychic matchmaking service disappear during their date, Maggie Lee reluctantly retraces their movements. Constant interruptions complicate her search, and the distracted investigator risks overlooking the danger closing in on her own life.

51

Mob boss Delveccio disappears after an assignment Maggie Lee was excluded from goes wrong. Determined to return him to his grandson, she balances a police investigation with unreliable allies and squabbling pets as she searches for answers.

52

Signing her nieces up for soccer seems like a harmless way to find them new friends. Then Maggie overhears a parent planning murder and receives the resulting contract herself, leaving her pets to help navigate a troubling assignment.

53
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Maggie Lee knows little about art, but a missing-work investigation pulls her into a circle of collectors, forgery, and theft. A charming insurance investigator adds another complication as she tries to solve the mystery without trapping herself.

54
New

Maggie Lee is recruited to justify Detective Brian Griswald’s shooting while his uncle clashes with Internal Affairs. With frightened witnesses, family turmoil, and a flirtatious detective complicating matters, she must find evidence before Brian’s troubles become hers.

55
New

A psychic message pushes Maggie Lee to consider justice for a dog she never knew. Meanwhile, unpaid work and a suspicious business deal involving her almost brother-in-law leave the assassin juggling obligations that could demand a deadly price.

56
New

A friendship sparked by their dogs brings Maggie Lee into the troubles of NFL rookie Santana Smith. When he is accused of murdering his child’s mother, Maggie and her menagerie try to establish his innocence before everything collapses.

57
New

Searching for a deceased mobster’s hidden assets, Maggie Lee disrupts Ms. Whitehat’s covert operation and loses both bosses’ trust. With only her pets to help, she must repair the damage while staying ahead of a killer.

58
New

Maggie Lee investigates missing deliveries after someone she once helped is accused of stealing packages. Assisted by a thieving raccoon and a crow drawn to shiny objects, she follows the culprit into a much more dangerous criminal operation.

Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman"

    Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman

    by JB Lynn

    2012Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman"

    Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman

    by JB Lynn

    2012Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Gets Lucky"

    The Hitwoman Gets Lucky

    by JB Lynn

    2013Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Family Jewels"

    The Hitwoman and the Family Jewels

    by JB Lynn

    2013Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Neurotic Witness"

    The Hitwoman and the Neurotic Witness

    by JB Lynn

    2013Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Hunts a Ghost"

    The Hitwoman Hunts a Ghost

    by JB Lynn

    2014Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the 7 Cops"

    The Hitwoman and the 7 Cops

    by JB Lynn

    2014Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Poisoned Apple"

    The Hitwoman and the Poisoned Apple

    by JB Lynn

    2014Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "The Hitwoman's Downward Dog"

    The Hitwoman's Downward Dog

    by JB Lynn

    2015Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "The Hitwoman's Act of Contrition"

    The Hitwoman's Act of Contrition

    by JB Lynn

    2015Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Hires a Manny"

    The Hitwoman Hires a Manny

    by JB Lynn

    2015Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Sacrificial Lamb"

    The Hitwoman and the Sacrificial Lamb

    by JB Lynn

    2016Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Chubby Cherub"

    The Hitwoman and the Chubby Cherub

    by JB Lynn

    2016Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Mother Load"

    The Hitwoman and the Mother Load

    by JB Lynn

    2016Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "Hitwoman Under Pressure"

    Hitwoman Under Pressure

    by JB Lynn

    2016Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Plays Chaperone"

    The Hitwoman Plays Chaperone

    by JB Lynn

    2016Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Takes a Road Trip"

    The Hitwoman Takes a Road Trip

    by JB Lynn

    2017Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "The Hitwoman in a Pickle"

    The Hitwoman in a Pickle

    by JB Lynn

    2018Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 18
  19. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Gold Digger"

    The Hitwoman and the Gold Digger

    by JB Lynn

    2018Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 19
  20. Book cover for "The Hitwoman's Juggling Act"

    The Hitwoman's Juggling Act

    by JB Lynn

    2019Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 20
  21. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Fallen Angel"

    The Hitwoman and the Fallen Angel

    by JB Lynn

    2019Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 21
  22. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Goes to Prison"

    The Hitwoman Goes to Prison

    by JB Lynn

    2019Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 22
  23. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Exorcism"

    The Hitwoman and the Exorcism

    by JB Lynn

    2020Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 23
  24. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Plays Games"

    The Hitwoman Plays Games

    by JB Lynn

    2020Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 24
  25. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Owes a Favor"

    The Hitwoman Owes a Favor

    by JB Lynn

    2021Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 25
  26. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Teddy Bear"

    The Hitwoman and the Teddy Bear

    by JB Lynn

    2021Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 26
  27. Book cover for "The Hitwoman and the Body"

    The Hitwoman and the Body

    by JB Lynn

    2021Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 27
  28. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Pays a Debt"

    The Hitwoman Pays a Debt

    by JB Lynn

    2021Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 28
  29. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Plays Courier"

    The Hitwoman Plays Courier

    by JB Lynn

    2021Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 29
  30. Book cover for "The Hitwoman's Girls' Night Out"

    The Hitwoman's Girls' Night Out

    by JB Lynn

    2022Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 30
  31. Book cover for "The Hitwoman's Getaway"

    The Hitwoman's Getaway

    by JB Lynn

    2022Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 31
  32. Book cover for "The Hitwoman vs The Security Guard"

    The Hitwoman vs The Security Guard

    by JB Lynn

    2022Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 32
  33. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Investigates"

    The Hitwoman Investigates

    by JB Lynn

    2022Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 33
  34. Book cover for "The Hitwoman Gets Her Man"

    The Hitwoman Gets Her Man

    by JB Lynn

    2022Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, Book 34

Series background & context

The Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman books revolve around Maggie Lee, a woman who never planned on becoming any kind of criminal, let alone a contract killer. After a car accident leaves her able to talk to animals and her young niece in need of expensive care, Maggie makes a desperate choice and winds up working for dangerous people. That setup gives the series its hook, but the real draw is watching Maggie try to hold onto her conscience while her life gets stranger by the minute.

She is never alone for long.

A big part of the fun is the cast around her. Maggie has meddling aunts, troubled relatives, mob contacts, law enforcement complications, and a romantic life that is anything but tidy. Then there are the animals. Her snarky lizard, loyal but not always bright dog, and other chatty pets do much more than provide comic relief. They comment, argue, judge, and sometimes help crack the case. If you like mysteries with a strong supporting cast and running jokes that build from book to book, this series really leans into that.

The tone is light on its feet, but the stakes are real. Maggie takes jobs because she is trying to protect the people she loves, especially her niece Katie, and that sense of duty keeps the books grounded. One novel might send her after a poisoner, another into a school event gone wrong, a strange getaway, or a missing person mess, but the emotional thread stays the same. Maggie is always pulled between the life she wants and the dangerous work she keeps getting dragged back into.

There is also an ongoing story running beneath the capers. Family secrets, missing relatives, shaky alliances, and Maggie's tangled feelings for the men in her life keep the series moving forward. Patrick Mulligan, in particular, matters a lot to the long game, as do Armani Vasquez and the larger circle of recurring friends and enemies. These books work best in order because the relationships change, the household grows, and small moments from earlier entries keep echoing later on.

What kind of series is it, exactly? Think comic crime caper with a cozy streak, but with more mob trouble and more chaos than a traditional cozy mystery. There is romance, but it never fully takes over. There are murders, kidnappings, blackmail schemes, suspicious jobs, and enough family drama to fill several lifetimes. Yet the books never lose sight of warmth. For all the absurdity, this is a series about loyalty.

If you start with Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman, you will get the clearest version of what JB Lynn is doing here. The later books go bigger, stranger, and more crowded in the best way. Maggie's world keeps expanding, but it stays true to the same promise: funny mystery, genuine heart, and a heroine who keeps stumbling into danger because she cannot stop trying to help.

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