Elizabeth Heiter Books in Order
Browse Elizabeth Heiter books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and simple where-to-start advice for her thrillers, romance, and K-9 suspense.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
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Elizabeth Heiter books in publication order
16 books
Hunted
by Elizabeth Heiter
2013
FBI profiler Evelyn Baine is called to a Virginia town where a serial killer is burying young women half-alive in the woods. As the trail narrows, the killer turns his attention to the woman hunting him.
Vanished
by Elizabeth Heiter
2014
When a new abduction echoes the disappearance of Evelyn Baine's childhood friend, the FBI profiler returns to her South Carolina hometown. The search for the Nursery Rhyme Killer forces Evelyn to reopen the case that shaped her life.
Disarming Detective
by Elizabeth Heiter
2015
FBI profiler Isabella Cortez has spent years chasing the criminal who shattered a friend's life. When detective Logan Greer brings her a case with eerie similarities, attraction and urgency collide as they hunt a killer together.
Seduced by the Sniper
by Elizabeth Heiter
2015
A year after a failed negotiation wrecked her career, FBI negotiator Chelsie Russell faces the escaped gunman who changed everything. Sniper Scott Delacorte is assigned to protect her, but the case hides a deadlier conspiracy.
Seized
by Elizabeth Heiter
2015
A routine case turns nightmarish when FBI profiler Evelyn Baine is kidnapped by a survivalist cult. Trapped inside their compound, she uncovers a threat that could reach far beyond her own survival.
SWAT Secret Admirer
by Elizabeth Heiter
2015
Ten years after surviving a vicious attack, FBI SWAT agent Maggie Delacorte learns the man who hurt her may be back. With teammate Grant Larkin at her side, she must stop a predator before he reaches the people she loves.
Stalked
by Elizabeth Heiter
2016
A teenage girl vanishes from her high school after leaving a note that suggests she is already dead. FBI profiler Evelyn Baine digs into the secrets around Haley Cooke and finds that almost everyone is hiding something.
Bodyguard with a Badge
by Elizabeth Heiter
2017
FBI sniper Andre Diaz rescues Juliette Lawson from gunmen, then ends up her hostage when she panics. As they hide from her violent past, Andre realizes Juliette is running from far more than he first suspected.
Police Protector
by Elizabeth Heiter
2017
Detective Cole Walker has never stopped watching over forensic analyst Shaye Mallory after a station shootout. When a new attacker targets her, staying close is the only way to keep her alive, and the hardest way to ignore his feelings.
Secret Agent Surrender
by Elizabeth Heiter
2017
Undercover DEA agent Marcos Costa is stunned to find his childhood crush beside the drug lord he plans to bring down. Brenna Hartwell is undercover too, and one wrong move could expose them both.
K-9 Defense
by Elizabeth Heiter
2019
Ex-Marine Colter Hayes wants isolation, not another mission, but Kensie Morgan needs his combat tracker dog to find her missing sister. In the Alaskan wilds, their search draws them into old secrets and immediate danger.
Alaska Mountain Rescue
by Elizabeth Heiter
2020
Alanna Morgan was raised by kidnappers, and when her past explodes back into her life, she returns to Alaska with therapy dog Chance. Teaming up with rookie officer Peter Robak, she hunts a fugitive across brutal mountain country.
Secret Investigation
by Elizabeth Heiter
2020
When military body armor fails with deadly results, TCD agent Davis Rogers goes undercover to find the traitor behind it. Petrov Armor CEO Leila Petrov may be the key, or the next target, as sabotage turns into a life-or-death case.
K-9 Cold Case
by Elizabeth Heiter
2021
Bombings rattle an Alaskan town just as police chief Keara Hernandez is still haunted by her husband's unsolved murder. FBI victim specialist Jax Diallo and his K-9, Patches, race to stop the attacks before the case turns even more personal.
K-9 Hideout
by Elizabeth Heiter
2021
After Sabrina Jones saves police dog Sitka, handler Tate Emory is grateful until the publicity exposes his past. With dirty Boston cops and Sabrina's stalker closing in, Tate must protect them both before one mistake turns deadly.
Sniffing Out Danger
by Elizabeth Heiter
2022
Former Chicago cop Ava Callan is trying to prove herself in small-town Idaho when her new K-9 partner uncovers a bombing case. Working with captain Eli Thorne means racing a savvy bomber while learning who, and what, she can trust.
Where to start with Elizabeth Heiter
If you want a darker psychological thriller: Hunted → Vanished → Seized → Stalked
If you prefer FBI romantic suspense: Disarming Detective → Seduced by the Sniper → SWAT Secret Admirer
If you want K-9 action in the Alaskan wilderness: K-9 Defense → Alaska Mountain Rescue → K-9 Cold Case → K-9 Hideout
If you like protective heroes and a family mystery: Bodyguard with a Badge → Police Protector → Secret Agent Surrender
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Elizabeth Heiter knew early that stories were going to be a big part of her life. Before she could write them down herself, she was telling them to her mother and asking for stories back. By the time she finished high school, she had already completed a novel with a friend who is still her critique partner.
She went on to study English literature at the University of Michigan. After college, she started the long, familiar writer's apprenticeship of finishing manuscripts, learning how publishing worked, and figuring out how to pitch her work. Writers' organizations helped her sharpen that side of the job, from query letters to the tougher business questions.
It did not happen fast.
Heiter has said it took about nine years from the start of her submission journey to make her first sale. In the meantime, she wrote multiple completed manuscripts and kept getting better. The book that finally broke through was Hunted, her 2014 debut, and it opened the door to more than one contract at once. That slow build says a lot about the way she works now: she sticks with the idea, does the homework, and keeps going.
Research is a big part of her books. For The Profiler series, she spent more than a year reading former FBI profilers, learning how behavioral analysis and victim profiles work, and visiting the FBI Academy and field offices. Other projects took her to police and military training settings, and deep into the working lives of K-9 handlers, search and rescue dogs, and explosives cases. She likes writing what she wants to know, and that curiosity gives her suspense novels a grounded feel.
Readers usually come to Heiter for a mix of pressure, smart heroines, and danger that feels close enough to sting. Hunted and Vanished lean into the psychological side of crime fiction through FBI profiler Evelyn Baine. Books like Bodyguard with a Badge and Seduced by the Sniper bring in more overt romance without dropping the investigations. Her later K-9 stories, including K-9 Defense and Sniffing Out Danger, add working dogs, harsh settings, and people trying to start over after trauma.
She likes putting capable people in very hard situations.
One trip stayed with her long enough to become a series. Years before she wrote the K-9 Alaska books, she traveled through Alaska with her family, from larger cities to very small towns that were hard to reach except by plane. That trip fed the fictional town of Desparre and helped shape the series' sense of distance, cold, and vulnerability. In Heiter's work, setting usually does real labor. A wilderness search, a marsh, a school hallway, or a quiet neighborhood can all become part of the threat.
That approach has found a wide audience. Her novels have been published in more than a dozen countries and translated into eight languages, and her work has picked up the RT Reviewers' Choice Award and the HOLT Medallion, along with several other award shortlist mentions. She has also stayed active in the writing community through groups such as International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, and the Greater Detroit romance-writing community. On the personal side, Heiter has written about growing up in a house full of animals, and her longtime parrot Buddy, with her since childhood, still keeps her company while she writes. It is a fitting detail for an author whose books are full of loyalty, instinct, and characters who keep moving even when the odds look bad.
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