Cornelia Read Books in Order

Reporter Madeline Dare feels stranded in Syracuse until old dog tags link her favorite cousin to a double murder. Determined to clear his name, she uncovers family secrets that put her own safety at risk.

Madeline Dare takes a teaching job at a boarding school for troubled teenagers and questions its founder's harsh therapeutic methods. A chilling incident forces her to rely on rebellious students to uncover the school's secrets.

Madeline Dare discovers a murdered child's skeleton in her family cemetery outside Manhattan. Her search for justice draws friends and relatives into an investigation shaped by racial divisions, class conflict and her own troubled history.

Newly settled in Boulder with young twins, Madeline Dare seeks an escape from isolation through freelance reporting. Her work draws her into a series of arsons that turn deadly and threaten her family.