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Elle Gray Books in Order

Browse all Elle Gray books in order, with series checklists, quick summaries, background on each mystery world, and simple guidance on the best places to start reading.

Last updated: December 22, 2025

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Trails in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2026

New crimes follow the hiking trails and back roads around Sweetwater Falls, turning scenic routes into danger zones. As Spenser Song tracks a killer using the landscape to their advantage, she confronts just how far the town’s darkness now stretches.

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The Silent Killer

by Elle Gray

2026

Coordinated attacks on Blake Wilder’s loved ones collide with a deadly new designer drug flooding the streets. Caught between protecting her family and stopping a war between cartels and hidden players, she faces the most personal—and explosive—case of her career.

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The Last Stand

by Elle Gray

2026

As danger closes in on Chesapeake Valley from multiple sides, Eve Wicker faces a final, brutal confrontation with the forces that have been poisoning her hometown. To protect the people she loves, she may have to risk everything she came back to save.

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Tears of the Falls

by Elle Gray

2026

On an autumn night, screams ring through the forest and a young woman is found brutally murdered. Spenser Song and Ryker Makawi plunge into volatile conspiracies and buried grudges, knowing this case could ignite the whole fragile community.

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Hunted in the Valley

by Elle Gray

2026

As Zoe and Leo follow a fresh trail of violence through Sapphire Valley, it becomes clear that someone is using the landscape itself as a weapon. Stalked through forests and back roads, they must work out who has turned the valley into a hunting ground.

Vanished in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2025

When someone disappears without a trace in Sweetwater Falls, there’s no ransom, no body, and almost no clues. Spenser Song suspects the vanishing is tied to a much older pattern, and finding the missing person may mean revisiting every unsolved case in town.

True Crime

by Elle Gray

2025

As Sonny fights for his life after a vicious attack, Blake Wilder is sent to Chicago to investigate a serial killer with a chilling signature. Balancing hospital vigils and mounting bodies, she feels the line between hunter and hunted begin to blur.

Trouble in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2025

Trouble comes to Sweetwater Falls in the form of outsiders looking to cash in on the town’s fame—and locals ready to help them. As tensions spike and a crime shocks everyone, Spenser Song has to decide how much change the town can survive.

The Woman Next Door

by Elle Gray

2025

When Olivia Knight and Brock move into their new apartment, the friendly woman next door quickly becomes a constant presence—and then abruptly disappears. Following the trail of lust, obsession, and betrayal she leaves behind, Olivia finds a case that hits uncomfortably close to home.

The Silent Hunt

by Elle Gray

2025

Called to San Diego to investigate a string of attacks on women, Blake Wilder finds victims with eerily similar stories and few clear links. A farmers’ market, cartel whispers, and a second unseen predator turn the hunt into a deadly maze.

The Silent Enemy

by Elle Gray

2025

A series of quiet, carefully staged deaths in Chesapeake Valley looks like tragic coincidence—until Eve Wicker spots a pattern. Facing a killer who leaves almost no trace, she has to confront the fact that the deadliest enemy may be someone the town trusts.

The Secret Packages

by Elle Gray

2025

Investigating a string of robberies, Birdie Hartley starts receiving anonymous "gifts" on her doorstep. Each package is more ominous than the last, and it soon becomes clear the sender wants blood as payment. To protect those she loves, Birdie has to turn the tables on the hunter.

The Secret Cabin

by Elle Gray

2025

Two hikers vanish in a snowstorm near Roman’s ranch, and the rescue search leads Eve Wicker to a blood-soaked cabin. With an axe-wielding killer on the loose and a blizzard closing in, she must solve the crime before the storm claims more lives.

The Hunting Ground

by Elle Gray

2025

A road trip to track her sister’s last known movements leads Birdie to a tourist town where women are disappearing. With a predator turning the area into a private hunting ground, she and Noah must risk everything for one final chance at answers.

The Hunter's Game

by Elle Gray

2025

When an undercover agent makes a desperate call and then disappears, Blake Wilder’s team is tasked with finding him. As more Feds vanish and a body surfaces, she realizes a vengeful killer is using the Bureau itself as part of a brutal game.

The Grand Heist

by Elle Gray

2025

A priceless pink diamond vanishes from a museum display and is replaced with a flawless fake. Going undercover among staff and donors, Olivia Knight races to recover the stone before the theft sparks international fallout.

The Girl in the Valley

by Elle Gray

2025

After a near-fatal crash, journalist Zoe Fontaine retreats to Sapphire Valley hoping to heal. Strange deaths around town drag her back into reporting and pair her with war-scarred vet Leo Rowden as they chase a killer through a community that doesn’t welcome questions.

The Fatal Getaway

by Elle Gray

2025

A quick escape to a picturesque destination becomes deadly when a guest turns up dead and everyone has a motive. Olivia Knight must unpick layered alibis and simmering resentments before another "accident" ruins the trip for good.

Sins of the Falls

by Elle Gray

2025

Old sins come due when a long-ago crime in Sweetwater Falls is dragged into the present. Spenser Song’s investigation pits her against people who’ve built entire lives on what really happened staying hidden.

Shades of the Falls

by Elle Gray

2025

Someone is staging scenes around Sweetwater Falls that mimic past tragedies, blurring the line between memory and threat. Spenser Song must decode what each "shade" means before the final recreation ends with fresh blood.

Scars in the Valley

by Elle Gray

2025

When residents at a nursing home begin dying under suspicious circumstances, Zoe Fontaine and Leo Rowden uncover a link to long-ago military secrets. Old betrayals, buried guilt, and a thirst for revenge leave new bodies in their quiet valley.

Revenge in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2025

A vigilante seems to be targeting people who "got away with it" in Sweetwater Falls. While some locals quietly cheer, Spenser Song races to stop the avenger before innocent people—or the wrong guilty ones—end up dead.

One Last Secret

by Elle Gray

2025

On the brink of finally exposing the network that has tormented Serenity Springs, Birdie Hartley is drawn into one final, brutal game. Every clue points back to her own past, and one last secret may decide who walks away alive.

No Ransom

by Elle Gray

2025

Children in Los Angeles are being snatched off the streets, but no ransom demands ever arrive. Working with the LAPD Juvenile Division, Blake Wilder races to find the missing kids while threats against her team’s families close in from another direction.

Lies in the Valley

by Elle Gray

2025

A whistleblower claims a local institution is hiding something deadly, then promptly disappears. Investigating, Zoe Fontaine and Leo Rowden walk into a minefield of cover-ups and small-town loyalties where every answer raises a new, more dangerous question.

Last Seen in the Valley

by Elle Gray

2025

A visitor to Sapphire Valley vanishes after being spotted on a scenic hike, and no one can agree on what they saw. Zoe and Leo must untangle conflicting witness accounts and a tangle of personal motives before the missing person becomes a recovered body.

Hidden Motives

by Elle Gray

2025

A high-profile crime brings outside scrutiny to Chesapeake Valley and exposes fractures in Eve Wicker’s own department. Sorting truth from spin, she chases a suspect whose reasons for killing are buried beneath layers of loyalty, fear, and old debts.

Her Last Story

by Elle Gray

2025

A woman known for telling other people’s stories is found dead just as she’s about to expose something explosive. Olivia Knight’s investigation becomes a race to read the victim’s last work—and figure out who wanted to stop the final chapter.

Fatal Obsession

by Elle Gray

2025

In the town of Eagle Falls, Birdie Hartley faces a stalker whose fixation turns lethal. As mysterious accidents escalate into outright attacks, she must figure out whether the threat comes from a stranger—or from someone who’s been part of the community all along.

Double Cross

by Elle Gray

2025

A confidential informant vanishes moments before a major takedown, and the operation implodes. Blake Wilder must figure out who betrayed the Bureau, who’s feeding information to violent criminals, and whether the traitor is closer than anyone wants to admit.

Whispers in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2024

Anonymous tips and half-heard rumors send Spenser Song chasing shadows through Sweetwater Falls. As whispers about corruption and cover-ups grow louder, she has to decide whom she can trust—and how many secrets the town can survive.

Whispers at the Reunion

by Elle Gray

2024

At a high school reunion, old classmates gather to reminisce—and one of them never makes it home. Olivia Knight digs into decades-old drama, bullying, and buried guilt to find out who decided the past wasn’t finished with them.

The Way Back Home

by Elle Gray

2024

The endgame in Storyville has arrived. Cora Pratt finally learns the truth about her origins and the role she’s meant to play in the town’s fate. To find a way back home—for herself and for humanity—she must make an impossible choice between sacrifice and survival.

The Unknown Woman

by Elle Gray

2024

An unidentified woman connected to Alexa Landers’s latest case turns up with no past anyone can verify. Tracing the stranger’s footsteps through Miami’s most exclusive enclaves, Alexa finds that some people are willing to erase entire lives to stay invisible.

The Secrets We Bury

by Elle Gray

2024

A newly uncovered grave on the outskirts of town forces Eve Wicker to confront long-held secrets in Chesapeake Valley. As she digs into decades-old grudges and betrayals, she realizes some residents will kill to keep the past in the ground.

The Runaway Girls

by Elle Gray

2024

Multiple teen girls vanish from a coastal town, dismissed at first as runaways. Brought in after the pattern turns chilling, Olivia Knight and Brock go undercover to learn whether the girls ran away together—or were lured into something far worse.

The Perfect Crime

by Elle Gray

2024

In New Orleans, sex workers begin disappearing, leaving behind only a pair of shoes tied with a red bow on neatly made beds. With no bodies and no forensic trail, Blake Wilder must hunt a predator who seems to commit vanishing, perfect crimes.

The Maid of Honor

by Elle Gray

2024

A wedding in Serenity Springs is thrown into chaos when the maid of honor becomes the prime suspect in a shocking crime. Birdie Hartley must sort true love from toxic loyalty to find out who’s willing to kill rather than say "I do."

The Lost Children

by Elle Gray

2024

When children go missing in the mountains around Chesapeake Valley, Eve Wicker must separate rumor from reality. Searching forests and tight-lipped households with Roman at her side, she uncovers a pattern that suggests the disappearances are no accident.

The Lies in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2024

Founders Day and the holidays should bring cheer, but when a powerful family’s matriarch goes missing, Spenser Song uncovers a tangle of lies within the Gilchrist clan. Every new layer she peels back reveals more betrayals—and more reasons someone wanted the woman gone.

The Legend of the Falls

by Elle Gray

2024

A local legend about the falls takes on a sinister edge when a body turns up in a way that seems designed to echo the old tale. Spenser Song must work out who is using folklore as a script for murder.

The Kept Girls

by Elle Gray

2024

Rumors about "kept" young women swirl around a powerful man, but no one will go on record—until a body turns up. Blake Wilder has to coax scared witnesses into speaking out before the same people who controlled the girls decide to silence them permanently.

The Inmate's Secret

by Elle Gray

2024

A note smuggled out of a prison claims an inmate knows about an unsolved killing that still haunts Blake Wilder. Visiting the facility at the holidays, she must decide whether the confession is a bargaining chip or a genuine key to the truth.

The Housewife

by Elle Gray

2024

A suburban housewife vanishes, leaving behind a life that looks almost too perfect. Olivia Knight’s case uncovers affairs, financial secrets, and a woman who may have been far more dangerous—or far more endangered—than anyone around her knew.

The Girl in Town

by Elle Gray

2024

After her mother’s murder, Eve Wicker left Chesapeake Valley determined never to return. Years later, she comes back as sheriff and quickly collides with Roman Pike, the town’s gruff mountain recluse, when a body in the woods proves the valley is no longer sleepy.

The Girl in the Springs

by Elle Gray

2024

Serenity Springs lives up to its name until panicked parents call about missing teens. PI Bridget "Birdie" Hartley starts with what looks like a runaway romance and uncovers a pattern of vanished couples that suggests something much darker stalking the town.

The Girl in the Cabin

by Elle Gray

2024

A remote cabin meant to be a refuge instead becomes a trap when someone close to Birdie vanishes there. Surrounded by dense woods and creeping fear, she uncovers clues that tie the disappearance to an enemy who’s been watching far longer than she realized.

Summer in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2024

Tourists flood Sweetwater Falls for the summer, bringing money—and mayhem. When a shocking crime shatters the sunny season, Spenser Song has to balance local anger, visiting suspects, and a town economy built on the illusion of safety.

Silenced in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2024

A school dance meant to be carefree ends in terror, and a group of teens close ranks in fear. Spenser Song must convince them to talk before the person who silenced one victim decides someone else knows too much.

Secrets of the Unseen

by Elle Gray

2024

As Storyville fractures and its residents turn on one another, Cora Pratt is forced to confront voices suggesting humanity might be beyond saving. Caught between competing visions of justice, she searches for a third path that doesn’t end in apocalypse.

Prison Break

by Elle Gray

2024

A prison transport in Indiana is ambushed, leaving one guard dead and three inmates on the run. Following a trail of carjackings and murders, Blake Wilder discovers the escape is part of a larger plan aimed squarely at federal law enforcement.

Forbidden in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2024

A forbidden relationship in Sweetwater Falls turns deadly, and Spenser Song finds herself mediating between scandalized townsfolk and a very real killer. Untangling passion, control, and hypocrisy may be the only way to stop another body from hitting the ground.

Fatal Lies

by Elle Gray

2024

A case built on one family’s testimony starts to crumble when a single lie is exposed. Olivia Knight must decide which stories to believe as she navigates conflicting witnesses, hidden affairs, and a truth someone is desperate to keep off the record.

A Shot to Kill

by Elle Gray

2024

When beloved tech wizard Fish is shot and left in a coma, Blake Wilder drops everything to find the gunman. Forced to work outside her jurisdiction, she leans on Paxton Arrington and uncovers enemies from Fish’s past who never really went away.

A Motive to Kill

by Elle Gray

2024

A mass shooting at an Atlanta lounge leaves more than twenty dead, many of them high-powered lawyers. Blake Wilder’s team is flown in to take over a case with missing footage, missing files, and a motive someone is willing to bury at any cost.

Whispers of the Dead

by Elle Gray

2023

With her partner missing, Cora Pratt accepts help from the local sheriff and follows clues into a secret library hidden within Storyville’s stacks. The deeper she digs, the more her dreams and waking life blur, and whispers from the past warn of what’s coming.

Watching Her

by Elle Gray

2023

A serial killer who invades women’s homes and studies them up close begins taunting Blake Wilder. As she pieces together his pattern, she realizes he’s not just targeting strangers—the hunter may be circling her team as well.

The Silent Threat

by Elle Gray

2023

Six young girls are found dead in a shipping container dumped in a scrapyard. Called to the horrific scene, Blake Wilder uncovers markings that hint at a wider trafficking network, tying her case to allies and enemies beyond U.S. borders.

The Runaway

by Elle Gray

2023

Rumors swirl about a notorious Florida program for troubled teens and the ones who never came back. Investigating a supposed runaway, Alexa Landers uncovers a web of exploitation and payoffs that powerful people will do anything to protect.

The Ransom

by Elle Gray

2023

Bodies begin dropping across the city, each death accompanied by a cryptic demand. As Alexa Landers follows the trail, she realizes she isn’t chasing a typical kidnapper but someone using ransom as a cover for a far deadlier agenda.

The Perfect Getaway

by Elle Gray

2023

A relaxing couples’ getaway takes a sharp turn when a friend disappears and blood is found where she was last seen. Olivia Knight and Brock must sift through jealousies, affairs, and carefully curated vacation personas to learn what really happened.

The Murder in the Mist

by Elle Gray

2023

A woman Cora Pratt barely knows is brutally murdered soon after Cora reaches Storyville. As she investigates, masked figures, eerie music, and impossible events make it clear that catching the killer means facing the town’s supernatural undercurrents head-on.

The Missing Daughter

by Elle Gray

2023

When a congressman’s daughter disappears, Blake Wilder is sent to Iowa to lead the search. Political pressure, media frenzy, and a mysterious package of body parts all collide, forcing her to question who is being protected—and who is expendable.

The Girls in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2023

When one girl goes missing and another turns up dead, Spenser Song suspects a link to a trafficking case that once got her kicked off a task force. Calling in Blake Wilder, she must confront both old animosities and a killer who’s grown more ruthless.

The Florida Girl

by Elle Gray

2023

Fresh out of Quantico, FBI agent Alexa Landers is sent to Miami to solve the "impossible" murder of a Russian billionaire on a private island. The deeper she digs, the more she finds conspiracies, shifting alliances, and a killer who treats paradise like a hunting ground.

The Chosen Girl

by Elle Gray

2023

Chasing the Postcard Killer, FBI agent Cora Pratt arrives in Storyville, Maine—a town where strange celestial events and whispered legends unsettle even her. When a local girl is abducted, Cora discovers the killer may have lured her there for a reason tied to her own past.

Shadows of the Falls

by Elle Gray

2023

Life in Sweetwater Falls finally feels almost normal for Spenser Song—until a series of brutal assaults reveals a predator fixated on women who look disturbingly like her. With Ryker and her found family at her side, she must stop a monster who seems to know her better than she knows herself.

Resort to Kill

by Elle Gray

2023

A luxury island resort erupts into chaos when a bomb destroys a helicopter carrying a top Cuban diplomat. Stranded with panicked guests and rising bodies, Alexa Landers must untangle political motives from personal vendettas before the killer strikes again.

New Girl in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2023

Hoping to heal from trauma and her husband’s murder, former FBI agent Spenser Song takes a sheriff’s job in Sweetwater Falls. When a local woman is killed and all eyes turn to her, Spenser realizes the peaceful town is anything but.

Missing in the Falls

by Elle Gray

2023

Fifteen years after Lexi Wise vanished, her body is suddenly discovered in Sweetwater Falls. As Spenser Song investigates, old resentments and long-buried secrets surface, threatening to tear the town apart—and to drag a monster from her own past back into the light.

Memories of the Falls

by Elle Gray

2023

Summer in Sweetwater Falls should mean festivals and lazy evenings—but Spenser Song returns from a joint operation only to find revenge simmering under the surface. A new crime dredges up painful memories the town tried to forget, and someone is determined to settle scores.

Into the Night

by Elle Gray

2023

In the Halloween-obsessed town of Hollow Nest, a teen girl is found murdered in a black cat costume. Surrounded by rumors, costumes, and staged scares, Olivia Knight and Brock have to find a very real killer hiding behind the festivities.

Fatal Games

by Elle Gray

2023

A competitive event meant to bring people together ends in death, and every participant swears the same innocence. Olivia Knight must work out who turned the games fatal before another round of "fun" becomes a rehearsal for murder.

Behind Closed Doors

by Elle Gray

2023

An apparently ordinary marriage hides something monstrous, and one late-night incident blows it open. Called to investigate, Olivia Knight discovers that the most dangerous secrets in a neighborhood are often the ones no one wants to admit exist.

A Code to Kill

by Elle Gray

2023

Some people live by a personal code—others by a code that demands blood. Investigating a string of killings that seem random, Blake Wilder realizes the victims share one hidden connection, and the murderer is following rules only he understands.

The Woman Behind the Door

by Elle Gray

2022

A masked man abducts a suburban mother from her own doorway, and nothing about her past quite fits the victim profile. FBI agent Olivia Knight goes undercover to learn who Isabella Walker really is—and why someone decided she had to vanish.

The Unlucky Girl

by Elle Gray

2022

A girls’ trip to Las Vegas ends with one young woman missing and another covered in blood. Blake Wilder must untangle a tangle of swapped identities, blackmail, and bad decisions before the so-called unlucky girl becomes the next body.

The Missing Girls

by Elle Gray

2022

Teen girls are disappearing one by one, and the only link is a trail of half-truths and dead ends. Blake Wilder’s hunt for the missing pulls her into a network of predators who count on nobody believing the victims’ stories.

The Locked Box

by Elle Gray

2022

An elite gathering ends with a body and an airtight room that no one should have been able to enter or leave. Olivia Knight is called in to untangle the locked-box mystery, where every guest has something devastating to hide.

The House on the Hill

by Elle Gray

2022

When a family vanishes from an isolated house, Blake Wilder is called in to sort out whether they fled, were taken, or were erased. The eerie scene on the hill hides secrets the neighbors are desperate to keep buried.

The Hit List

by Elle Gray

2022

A devastating explosion tears through a small town outside Dallas, and early evidence points to terrorism. Blake Wilder’s team soon finds a hidden hit list instead—turning their hunt into a scramble to stop the next name from going up in flames.

The Heist

by Elle Gray

2022

A meticulously planned robbery leaves bodies in its wake, and nothing about the crime makes sense. Chasing the crew behind the heist, Blake Wilder uncovers a scheme where murder is just another cost of doing business.

The Good Daughter

by Elle Gray

2022

A decade-old cold case about a model student who vanished resurfaces when new evidence lands on Olivia Knight’s desk. As she and Brock peel back a family’s polished façade, they discover that being the "good daughter" came with a lethal price.

No More Lies

by Elle Gray

2022

A new case forces Blake Wilder back into a town where she’s already made enemies. As she follows a murder tied to old betrayals, the lies people told years ago prove just as deadly as the ones they’re telling now.

Murder on the Astoria

by Elle Gray

2022

A glamorous trip aboard the Astoria turns deadly when a high-profile passenger is murdered mid-journey. Olivia Knight and Brock must navigate tight quarters, unreliable witnesses, and shifting alibis before the killer slips back into ordinary life.

Love, Lies, and Suicide

by Elle Gray

2022

A death that looks like suicide leaves too many unanswered questions for Olivia Knight to walk away. Digging into tangled relationships and buried affairs, she uncovers a pattern of manipulation that makes "self-inflicted" feel like the perfect cover.

A Time to Die

by Elle Gray

2022

A wave of coordinated bombings rocks the Pacific Northwest, and FBI agent Blake Wilder is pulled into a race against the clock. As the explosions grow deadlier, she must decode the bomber’s pattern before entire cities become targets.

The Secret She Kept

by Elle Gray

2021

A woman dies with a terrified confession on her lips, hinting at something she never dared reveal. Blake Wilder must reconstruct a life built on hidden truths to find out who wanted that secret buried forever.

The Murders in Beacon Hill

by Elle Gray

2021

In the tidy streets of Beacon Hill, ritualistic murders suggest a twisted belief system at work. Olivia Knight must decode cryptic messages and infiltrate a secretive group before its followers decide more blood is required.

The Missing Woman

by Elle Gray

2021

A seemingly ordinary woman vanishes between one heartbeat and the next, leaving behind a life that doesn’t quite add up. Blake Wilder pulls at the loose threads and uncovers an identity built on carefully curated lies.

The Lost Sister

by Elle Gray

2021

A new investigation into a missing woman echoes Blake Wilder’s own childhood tragedy. As clues pile up, she has to decide how much she’s willing to risk—professionally and personally—to bring one sister home when she couldn’t save another.

The Lost Girls

by Elle Gray

2021

Old case files about missing girls resurface when a new body is found in a familiar place. Blake Wilder suspects a predator who has been hunting for years, and reopening the past may be the only way to stop him.

The Chosen Girls

by Elle Gray

2021

When college-age women start disappearing after receiving cryptic messages about being "chosen," Blake Wilder follows the trail to a charismatic group with deadly rules. Saving the next girl means understanding why the killer chose them in the first place.

Night at the Asylum

by Elle Gray

2021

A murder inside a crumbling asylum drags Blake Wilder into a maze of old patient files, urban legends, and modern-day killers. Trapped overnight by a storm, she must separate ghost stories from real threats before someone else dies.

New Girl in Town

by Elle Gray

2021

Hoping for peace, FBI agent Olivia Knight relocates to Belle Grove, Virginia—only to find a starving, terrified girl on her doorstep. Her search for the child’s captor exposes a serial kidnapper hiding in the shadows of her new hometown.

Her Perfect Crime

by Elle Gray

2021

A killer is staging scenes that look almost impossibly clean, daring the FBI to find even one mistake. As Blake Wilder chases the meticulous mastermind, she realizes the crimes are tailored to exploit her own blind spots.

A Wife's Secret

by Elle Gray

2021

Haunted PI Paxton Arrington follows a trail of clues his late wife seems to have left behind. As he reopens the investigation into her death, he finds himself in a deadly game with people who will do anything to keep the past buried.

A Perfect Wife

by Elle Gray

2021

In a manicured suburb where everyone praises the perfect couple, a wife vanishes without a trace. Blake Wilder digs into a marriage built on secrets and control, exposing the danger that can hide behind a charming smile and a wedding ring.

Woman in the Water

by Elle Gray

2020

When a woman’s body is pulled from the water under suspicious circumstances, Paxton Arrington is hired to prove what really happened. The more he learns about her life, the clearer it becomes that someone needed her story silenced.

The 7 She Saw

by Elle Gray

2020

Every seven years, the coastal town of Briar Glen is haunted by a fresh wave of brutal murders. Sent to investigate, Blake Wilder confronts a pattern that may connect to her own nightmares—and a killer who knows exactly what she fears.

I See You

by Elle Gray

2020

After leaving the Seattle PD and opening his own PI firm, Paxton Arrington takes a kidnapping case that should be simple: deliver the ransom, get the child back. Instead, he’s drawn into a serial killer’s twisted game—with Blake Wilder as unexpected backup.

Her Last Call

by Elle Gray

2020

A serial killer’s taunts pull Paxton Arrington into a case that feels uncomfortably personal. With Blake Wilder at his side, he must confront both a cunning predator and the unresolved grief that’s been driving him for years.

Deadly Pursuit

by Elle Gray

2020

Still a Seattle cop, Paxton Arrington uncovers corruption inside his own precinct and a strike team that may be crossing the line from law enforcement to organized crime. Going after them means risking his career—and maybe his life—with only Blake Wilder to help.

Where should I start?

If you want her core FBI thrillers: The 7 She SawA Perfect WifeHer Perfect Crime.
If you like small-town FBI suspense: New Girl in TownThe Murders in Beacon Hill.
If you prefer private investigators and crossovers: Deadly PursuitI See YouHer Last Call.
If you want romantic small-town mystery: New Girl in the FallsMissing in the FallsThe Girls in the Falls.
If you enjoy slower-burn small-town intrigue: The Girl in Town (Chesapeake Valley) → The Girl in the SpringsThe Girl in the Valley.

Author bio

Elle Gray writes tense mystery and thriller series about FBI agents, small-town sheriffs, and private investigators who refuse to look away from the darkest corners of the world. She lives in a quiet town with two cats and a husky keeping her company.

As a kid, she was the one up too late with crime novels and dog-eared paperbacks, more interested in clues and courtroom scenes than in anything she was supposed to be doing. That early obsession with puzzles and justice never really went away.

For years, writing was something she fit into the margins of a busy life—scraps of dialogue in notebooks, half-finished scenes on an old laptop, ideas jotted down between work, family, and everything else. The turning point came when she stopped treating stories as a someday goal and decided to share them with readers.

Her first releases in 2020, including Deadly Pursuit and I See You, introduced Paxton Arrington, a Seattle cop turned private investigator whose strict moral code collides with corruption, grief, and a serial killer who wants to pull him into the darkness. Those books quietly laid the groundwork for the interconnected world that would later link Paxton with other leads across multiple series.

The Blake Wilder FBI Mystery Thrillers quickly became the center of that world. In novels like The 7 She Saw, A Perfect Wife, Her Perfect Crime, The House on the Hill, and A Code to Kill, Blake hunts bombers, kidnappers, and serial predators while still chasing the truth about her family’s murder and her missing sister. Readers respond to her mix of competence, anger, and vulnerability, and to the found-family team that grows up around her.

Gray then teamed up with K.S. Gray to co-write the Olivia Knight FBI books, starting with New Girl in Town. Olivia flees big-city trauma for the supposed peace of Belle Grove, Virginia, only to find a malnourished girl on her doorstep and a serial kidnapper hiding in plain sight. Across the series, Olivia and her partner Brock move from small-town mysteries to cult killings, domestic secrets, and high-risk undercover work.

Outside of the core FBI books, Gray has built a web of small-town thrillers that share characters and Easter eggs. Sweetwater Falls follows former agent Spenser Song, now a sheriff trying to heal from her husband’s murder in a town where bodies keep turning up. Serenity Springs centers on PI Bridget "Birdie" Hartley and a string of missing-teen cases that expose a dangerous network. In Chesapeake Valley, ex-NSA analyst Eve Wicker returns to a Colorado mountain town as sheriff and finds the past waiting for her in the woods.

She also writes the Florida-set Alexa Landers investigations with James Holt, the Sapphire Valley mysteries starring anxious reporter Zoe Fontaine and battle-scarred veterinarian Leo Rowden, and the supernatural-tinged Storyville FBI novels, where agent Cora Pratt chases the Postcard Killer into a town that bends the rules of reality. However different the settings, her stories circle the same themes: trauma that doesn’t vanish, communities that protect their own, and ordinary people pushed into extraordinary courage.

Across dozens of books, Gray lets her characters wrestle with what justice costs instead of stopping the story to explain it. She’s open about how much her sibling and partner encouraged her to keep going when she doubted herself, and how grateful she is for readers who binge entire series and then write to say which character they’re still thinking about. When she’s not drafting the next case, she’s usually plotting one, finding new ways to tangle her heroes in trouble—and, eventually, give them a hard-won sense of justice.

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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