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Detective Damien Drake Books in Order

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Browse the Detective Damien Drake books in order by Patrick Logan, with quick summaries, crossover notes, and a simple guide to where to start.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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12 books

1

Butterfly Kisses

by Patrick Logan

2017

When a prominent lawyer is found murdered with a bloody butterfly drawn on his back, Detective Damien Drake traces the case from New York to Montreal. The deeper he digs, the closer the killer gets to his own life.

2

Cause of Death

by Patrick Logan

2017

A suspicious death lands on Drake's desk and refuses to stay simple. His search for the truth uncovers a darker chain of motives, and the body count keeps growing.

3

Download Murder

by Patrick Logan

2017

A murder investigation collides with the digital world as Drake follows a trail that exists as much online as off. The clues are slippery, the danger is real, and time is running out.

4

Drug Lord, Part 1

by Patrick Logan

2018

Drake steps into the orbit of a powerful drug trafficker and quickly learns the case is bigger than a routine bust. Every lead pulls him further into organized crime and deeper personal danger.

5

Human Traffic

by Patrick Logan

2018

A missing-person case opens onto a brutal trafficking network with victims disappearing faster than Drake can find them. The investigation is ugly, urgent, and painfully human.

6

Skeleton King

by Patrick Logan

2018

Damien Drake faces a killer with a taste for theatrical brutality and a talent for hiding in plain sight. The case forces him deeper into a maze of fear, ritual, and old bones.

7

Drug Lord, Part 2

by Patrick Logan

2019

Drake's battle with a ruthless drug empire keeps escalating, and the cost of every move gets higher. To finish the job, he has to risk everything that is left of his life.

8

Prized Fight

by Patrick Logan

2019

A violent fight world becomes the backdrop for one of Drake's grimmest investigations. Behind the spectacle, he finds exploitation, money, and a case that hits harder than he expected.

9

Almost Infamous

by Patrick Logan

2020

A missing cat drags ex-NYPD detective Damien Drake back into a case that spirals toward internet fame, obsession, and violence. What looks absurd at first becomes deeply personal.

10

Dangerous Company

by Patrick Logan

2020

Drake finds himself surrounded by allies he cannot trust and enemies who know exactly how to use that against him. Another hard-driving case pushes his instincts, loyalties, and survival skills to the edge.

11

The Straw Man

by Patrick Logan

2020

Damien Drake is pulled into a case built on misdirection, false identities, and a killer hiding behind other people's actions. The closer he gets, the harder it becomes to tell puppet from puppet master.

12

Happy Face

by Patrick Logan

2022

Drake is trapped in Colombia and hunting a manipulator who uses loved ones as leverage to force ordinary people into murder. To stop the killings, he has to survive the cartel first.

Series background & context

Damien Drake starts out as an NYPD detective and later becomes a private investigator, but the job title matters less than the damage he carries into every case. He is smart, abrasive, reckless, and often only a few bad choices away from blowing up his own life. That is a big part of the appeal.

The books are crime thrillers first. Serial killers, missing victims, brutal crime scenes, organized crime, and the kind of secrets respectable people work very hard to hide. New York is a major backdrop early on, and the city gives the series some of its bite. The murders feel crowded in by noise, corruption, and people who would rather look away.

Drake is rarely working in a clean straight line. His cases pull in police departments, criminals, wealthy families, and sometimes people from other Patrick Logan series, especially Chase Adams and Dr. Beckett Campbell. That shared-world overlap makes the books feel bigger without making them hard to follow.

There is also a personal cost to everything. Drake's relationships, sobriety, and sense of self are always under strain, so even when he solves a case it never feels like a neat win. The series likes bruised heroes and ugly truths.

If you want fast-moving detective fiction with a rough-edged lead, grisly cases, and plenty of crossover energy, this is a strong place to start.

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