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Detective Kane and Alton Books in Order

Part ofDK Hood Books in Order

See the Detective Kane and Alton series by DK Hood in order, with short summaries, series background, and a clear guide to where to start.

Last updated: July 7, 2026

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19 books

1

Don't Tell a Soul

by DK Hood

2017

A body stuffed in a barrel pulls Sheriff Jenna Alton and new deputy David Kane into Black Rock Falls' darkest secret. Two outsiders have vanished, locals are hiding something, and Jenna may be next.

2

Bring Me Flowers

by DK Hood

2018

When schoolgirl Felicity Parker is found posed in the forest with flowers beside her, Jenna and Kane hunt a killer targeting local girls. Fear grips Black Rock Falls as the murders edge closer to home.

3

Follow Me Home

by DK Hood

2018

An apparently motiveless murder in an empty house leads Jenna and Kane to an old trail of missing girls. When the killer starts sending messages to David Kane, the case turns personal and more dangerous.

4

The Crying Season

by DK Hood

2018

A skull on a hiking trail is only the start. As more bodies surface in the woods around Black Rock Falls, Jenna and Kane have to track a ruthless killer deep into the forest.

5

Break the Silence

by DK Hood

2019

College student Chrissie Lowe is found dead after a party, and the evidence points to assault, silence, and powerful people on campus. Jenna digs into the students' last hours before another death blows the case open.

6

Where Angels Fear

by DK Hood

2019

Bloodied survivor Ella Tate stumbles into town after fleeing an attacker on the highway, but her friend Sky is still missing. Jenna uncovers a string of vanished young travelers and a killer tied to the road into Black Rock Falls.

7

Whisper in the Night

by DK Hood

2019

Fifteen-year-old Lindy Rosen vanishes from her bedroom after weeks of terrifying nightmares. When the kidnapper sends Jenna a video and a 24-hour deadline, the hunt becomes a brutal race against time.

8

Her Broken Wings

by DK Hood

2020

A home invasion leaves Lucas Robinson dead in his bed and his shaken wife as the only witness. As more bodies pile up and Halloween crowds fill town, Jenna realizes she is facing a far deadlier killer than she first thought.

9

Her Shallow Grave

by DK Hood

2020

In winter-bound Black Rock Falls, a young woman's frozen body is found hanging from a tree. Jenna and Kane uncover more burial sites nearby and begin hunting a killer who may be far closer than anyone suspects.

10

Promises in the Dark

by DK Hood

2020

After a family home explodes, Jenna focuses on the missing teenage daughter taken from the scene. The murders soon connect to David Kane's past, pulling the team into caves, bombs, and a killer bent on revenge.

11

Be Mine Forever

by DK Hood

2021

Cheerleader Laurie Turner disappears after practice, and her abandoned truck suggests she knew whoever picked her up. As another girl goes missing, Jenna starts to suspect the killer is close to the school and hiding in plain sight.

12

Cross My Heart

by DK Hood

2021

A murder in the woods echoes one of Jenna's most haunting old cases, even though the original killer is behind bars. When more bodies turn up during the Halloween festival, she faces a copycat with her squarely in the crosshairs.

13

Fallen Angel

by DK Hood

2021

Snow traps Jenna and Kane at a hotel where a missing guest turns up dead beneath a frozen lake. With pearl earrings as the only clue and a blizzard closing in, the killer may be trapped inside with them.

14

Lose Your Breath

by DK Hood

2021

This short read steps back into David Kane's past, when he was a special forces soldier sent to rescue kidnapped secretary Annie Parkes. Saving her is only the beginning of a case that becomes personal fast.

15

Chase Her Shadow

by DK Hood

2022

16

Don't Look Back

by DK Hood

2022

This short read goes back to Jenna Alton's life before Black Rock Falls, when she was an FBI agent undercover inside her abusive husband's world. One deadly night forces her to choose between the case and an innocent victim.

17

Her Bleeding Heart

by DK Hood

2022

Weeks of rain wash a murdered young woman onto a riverbank with a jack of hearts hidden in her clothing. Cut off by landslides, Jenna and Kane hunt a killer whose calling card links him to an older FBI case.

18

Kiss Her Goodnight

by DK Hood

2022

A young woman's body left at the fairground, marked by puncture wounds along her spine, points to a sadistic serial killer. As more victims appear, Jenna follows the trail toward a dangerous cave network beneath Black Rock Falls.

19

Pray for Mercy

by DK Hood

2022

A bloody message on Jenna's office door leads to the murder of an elderly local woman and then another victim on a mountain road. When one of Jenna's own deputies is found unconscious and covered in blood, trust starts to crack.

Series background & context

The Kane and Alton books live in Black Rock Falls, a fictional Montana town where the scenery is gorgeous and the crime scene tape never seems far away. Sheriff Jenna Alton and Deputy David Kane are the heart of the series. Both are skilled, tough, and carrying private damage, so every investigation has a double pull, solving the current case while trying to keep the past from catching up. Neither of them came to Black Rock Falls for a postcard life, and the books never let you forget that.

This town looks peaceful only from a distance.

Don't Tell a Soul sets the pattern. A body turns up, the town closes ranks, and Jenna and Dave have to work fast before fear spreads or another person disappears. Hood makes strong use of place. Forest trails, frozen lakes, mountain roads, isolated cabins, old mines, ranches, and motels are not just backdrops. They help shape the danger. People can vanish fast in country like this, and help is often too far away.

Jenna is the sheriff, steady under pressure and stubborn enough to keep digging when everyone else wants the case to go away. Dave is the deputy with military training, sharp instincts, and his own long history of loss. Together they make a good procedural pair because the books let each of them matter. Jenna leads, Dave notices what others miss, and their trust grows case by case. If you want more of their backstory, Lose Your Breath and Don't Look Back fill in key parts of their lives, but they land best after you already know the main series.

The cases are usually brutal, but the structure is easy to follow.

Most books center on one main investigation, which makes the series friendly to binge readers. One novel might open with a missing teen, another with a body posed in the woods, another with a snowed-in resort or a killer copying an older crime. Whisper in the Night, Her Shallow Grave, Cross My Heart, Fallen Angel, and Her Bleeding Heart all bring slightly different setups, but they share the same rhythm: short chapters, rising pressure, and a real sense that Black Rock Falls is never as quiet as it should be.

What keeps the series together is not one giant mystery stretching across every book. It is the team, especially Jenna and Dave. They have chemistry, but the books are just as interested in loyalty, trauma, survival, and the cost of staying good at a job that shows you the worst side of people. Small-town gossip, hidden grudges, and old secrets feed many of the plots, so the personal stakes are usually as important as the forensic ones. The novels are dark, but they are not hard to enter because Hood keeps the emotional lines clear.

If you like police procedurals with a strong setting and a dark, fast-moving feel, this series knows exactly what it is doing. Start with Don't Tell a Soul if you want the full arc from page one. Then settle in. Black Rock Falls has a way of pulling readers back.

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Anurag Ramdasan

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