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Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries Books in Order

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See every Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries book by AJ Rivers in order, with plot summaries, series background and simple guidance on the best place to start.

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Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries books in publication order

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1

The Girl in Cabin 13

by AJ Rivers

2019

Sent undercover to the town of Feathered Nest to investigate a string of disappearances, Emma finds a dead man on her cabin porch with her name in his hand. As she digs into the town’s secrets, every clue drags her closer to her own unsolved past.

2

Dangerous Waters

by AJ Rivers

2020

Hoping a luxury island resort will help her recover from her ex boyfriend’s mysterious death, Emma accepts a surprise getaway with friends. When a body is found in the water and young women start disappearing, she uncovers the resort’s darker side and risks becoming the next target.

3

Emma’s quiet holiday plans shatter when a package containing a severed hand is left on her doorstep. Forced to revisit the darkest corners of her past, she races between Sherwood and Feathered Nest to stop a vengeful enemy from turning Christmas into a brutal reckoning.

4

Guarding a recovering Greg while the figure known as Catch Me escalates his threats, Emma digs into new leads that point back to Dean and her uncle. Small town secrets, hidden files, and personal betrayals converge, forcing her to face the true cost of getting every answer.

5

A cryptic letter lures Emma onto an overnight train cutting through a fierce storm. After she finds a corpse and a warning not to stop the train, she is drawn into a deadly game where every car hides secrets connected to her family’s past.

6

Still reeling from what she witnessed inside the Order’s hidden temple, Emma is drawn to a remote field where bodies are buried beneath the soil. As new deaths strike close to home, she must expose the group’s leaders before the maze of lies closes over everyone.

7

The Girl and the Hunt

by AJ Rivers

2020

Still haunted by the blood on the train, Emma returns to Feathered Nest to chase the taunting killer who challenges her to catch him. Revisiting Cabin 13 and old evidence, she pulls on threads that unravel what she thought she knew about her parents, Greg, and herself.

8

Emma agrees to help her cousin Dean with the high profile disappearance of internet star Lakyn Monroe. Their search reveals a string of murders and missing persons tied to a powerful secret society and a condemned man who may know far more than anyone believes.

9

The Girl in the Manor

by AJ Rivers

2020

When Everly Zara is found dead inside an old manor, Emma quickly links the case to a child’s earlier death connected to the house. As she uncovers Everly’s hidden history and the estate’s darkest stories, Emma begins to question her own grip on reality.

10

The Girl Next Door

by AJ Rivers

2020

In sleepy Sherwood, Emma befriends a troubled young neighbor, then wakes one night to see a strangling silhouette behind the girl’s curtains. When no one else remembers the tenant, Emma must prove a murder happened while wondering whether she is being carefully gaslit.

11

The Girl That Vanished

by AJ Rivers

2020

Planning a much needed break after the horrors of Feathered Nest, Emma is called home by Sheriff Sam when a ten year old camper disappears and another girl soon follows. As mysterious packages arrive on her birthday, she realizes someone in Sherwood is watching her every move.

12

Emma joins Dean at an abandoned mountain campground infamous for disappearances and ghost stories. As they investigate new evidence from his darkest night there, they sift through superstition and staged scares to find the very human threat turning the lake into a place of terror.

13

Emma returns to storm swept Dragon’s Island to finally learn what happened to her ex boyfriend Greg during his missing years. Following new bodies and old clues along the shore, she discovers how his secrets are tied to the wider web of cases surrounding her.

14

When a young woman collapses and dies after what looks like an ordinary late night dinner, Emma suspects a carefully planned murder. Digging into a tight circle of sorority sisters, she uncovers grudges, jealousies, and a method of killing that hides in plain sight.

15

Asked to consult on a TV show based on one of her old cases, Emma finds the death of Lakyn Monroe back in the spotlight just as the holidays begin. Balancing a missing cousin and a shadowy enemy, she fights to keep this Christmas from ending in silence and bloodshed.

16

After the Arrow Lake case, Emma and Dean take on the five year old disappearance of Ashley Stevenson. When the girl suddenly reappears and human remains are found nearby, colliding stories and lies force Emma to rethink everything she believed about lucky and unlucky survivors.

17

The Girl in the Woods

by AJ Rivers

2021

A honeymoon interrupted by a disturbing phone call drags Emma into a case involving a woman found frozen in the snow. To stop further killings, she must consider clearing the name of a man she loathes and decide how much justice is worth.

18

Emma is called to a shocking crime scene where victims are tagged with the seven deadly sins, yet their lives do not match the labels. As more bodies appear, she must decode strange symbols and motives before the killer turns the game on her.

19

Years after a sleepover fire supposedly killed three girls and their parents, Emma Griffin and her cousin Dean reopen the case while searching for an undercover FBI agent who vanished, uncovering chilling links between the burned house and a trail of new bodies.

20

Old investigations collide as Emma races to solve the murder of Marie and the disappearance of a girl named Miley. Corruption, buried motives, and long running grudges close in, pushing her toward a final, twisting confrontation that could shatter the life she has built.

21

The Girl in Apartment 9

by AJ Rivers

2022

When a college student and mental health advocate vanishes from her off campus apartment, Emma agrees to help the worried neighbor who comes to her door. Digging into Sydney Parker’s polished image, she uncovers hidden pressures, secrets, and a string of deaths around the campus.

22

Recovering from a coma and attempts on her life, Emma Griffin joins a charity where women soon begin turning up murdered. Connections to a missing FBI agent suggest the new investigation may explain why someone wants her silenced.

23

A campus murder investigation links victims to bloody passages from library books. After the agent leading the case is critically injured, Emma Griffin takes over, racing to interpret the killer's messages before more students are attacked.

24

Emma Griffin hopes to celebrate Christmas with her family, but a killer leaves horrifying wrapped packages beneath public trees in Sherwood. Following the trail brings a reminder of Feather Nest and an unexpected complication to the holiday investigation.

25

The Girl on the Road

by AJ Rivers

2023

Still recovering from assassination attempts, Emma Griffin investigates young women found murdered at highway rest stops. As unsettling memories blur her sense of reality, she searches for the message behind the deaths and the person sending it.

26

The Girl and the Bride

by AJ Rivers

2024

A murdered bride clutching a bloody invitation draws Emma Griffin into a series of ritualistic killings. With Bellamy's wedding approaching, solving the messages becomes personal when her friend disappears amid fears surrounding the upcoming ceremony.

27

Emma Griffin investigates an old mansion's links to a criminal organization and follows an unexpected clue into hidden graves. The garden's buried history opens a dangerous new case, where uncovering the victims' secrets could threaten her own life.

28

The Girl and the Inmate

by AJ Rivers

2024

An escaped prisoner calls Emma Griffin for help after being seen beside a bloodied bodyguard. As more puzzling calls arrive and deaths follow, she must decide whether the fugitive is offering answers or drawing her into another trap.

29

The Girl and the Lies

by AJ Rivers

2024

A church leader's death sparks competing theories, while more murders surround a famous televangelist. Emma Griffin follows cryptic messages left with the victims, trying to separate manipulation and concealed motives from the panic spreading through the religious community.

30

The Girl in Her Cabin

by AJ Rivers

2024

Emma Griffin's cruise vacation turns into an investigation when a woman she recently met disappears, possibly overboard. An unexplained death and the crew's guarded behavior suggest that the ship is concealing more than an unfortunate accident.

31

The Girl in the Dark

by AJ Rivers

2024

Human remains recovered from a barrel identify a teenager long believed to have run away. Emma Griffin's search for her killer reveals other missing girls in the area, raising fears that a predator is still active.

32

The Girl Who Remembers

by AJ Rivers

2024

Murders that imitate Emma Griffin's earlier cases suggest an old enemy is targeting people close to her. As painful memories return, she must confront the past while protecting the family she thought was finally safe.

33

Xavier asks Emma Griffin to investigate a boy who disappeared during a school event, reminded of another troubling case. With several suspects and unreliable alibis, she follows the clues while fearing the culprit may soon choose another victim.

34

A manipulative Gamemaster forces Xavier into dangerous challenges, using intimate knowledge of his past against his chosen family. Emma Griffin joins the struggle, risking everything to end the games before the adversary destroys the lives they have built.

35

Missing performers bring Emma Griffin to a film production riddled with hostility and competing agendas. Investigating the troubled project reveals blackmail, concealed deaths, and old secrets that turn an already chaotic set into a dangerous place.

36

The Girl in the Field

by AJ Rivers

2025

A young woman's body in a cornfield draws Emma Griffin to a quiet rural town. Strange markings and further unexplained deaths undermine its peaceful image as she searches for a connection before another victim is found.

37

The Girl on the Run

by AJ Rivers

2025

A mother fleeing her former partner disappears in a rural town, bringing Emma Griffin into the search. Her investigation exposes other missing women stretching back a decade, while fresh attacks make finding the predators increasingly urgent.

38

The Girl Who Disappeared

by AJ Rivers

2025

A teenager vanishes from a concert, drawing Emma Griffin into a search shaped by a troubling final text. As bodies and other missing-person cases accumulate, she uncovers connections that suggest a much larger network behind the disappearance.

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Identified skeletal remains reopen the disappearance of Mark and Jill Pearson, but Jill is still missing. Emma Griffin follows the community's guarded secrets toward a cruel secret society, risking her life to uncover what happened.

40
New

When a man's remains are identified as long-missing Mark Pearson, Emma Griffin searches for his sister Jill. Their older sister's years of unanswered questions lead into a community whose buried secrets have outlasted the original investigation.

41
New

Three brothers vanish during a visit to their father, while two teenage cousins disappear nearby. Emma Griffin must test whether the cases connect, untangling contradictory accounts and hidden accusations before more young lives are lost.

42
New

Emma Griffin's family break ends when three generations of an apparently ordinary family are executed. With no clear motive, she examines the survivors and their hidden connections, uncovering manipulation beneath lives that seemed unremarkable to everyone.

43
New

The Girl and the Reunion

by AJ Rivers

2026

Veronica Mitchem's murder brings Emma Griffin and Ava James together on a case tied to the Field of Bones. False leads, a dead officer, and newly uncovered remains force them to confront a deeper deception.

44
New

The Girl on the Outside

by AJ Rivers

2026

A teenage cyberstalking victim is killed while her parents are away, drawing Emma Griffin into the investigation. When another teenager dies after receiving similar messages, she must trace the threat through secrets that could devastate several families.

45
New

The Girl Who Survived

by AJ Rivers

2026

An abused woman found beside a road cannot remember her identity or captivity. As fragments return, Emma Griffin follows a possible connection into a criminal network whose missing victims may depend on the survivor's memories.

46
New

The murder of internet sleuth Posey Kincaid sends Emma Griffin into a storm of online theories and unresolved investigations. Sorting speculation from evidence, she uncovers secrets that could explain why someone wanted Posey permanently silent.

Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Girl in Cabin 13"

    The Girl in Cabin 13

    by AJ Rivers

    2019Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Girl That Vanished"

    The Girl That Vanished

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Girl in the Manor"

    The Girl in the Manor

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Girl Next Door"

    The Girl Next Door

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Girl and the Deadly Express"

    The Girl and the Deadly Express

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Girl and the Hunt"

    The Girl and the Hunt

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Girl and the Deadly End"

    The Girl and the Deadly End

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Dangerous Waters"

    Dangerous Waters

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "The Girl and the Secret Society"

    The Girl and the Secret Society

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "The Girl and the Field of Bones"

    The Girl and the Field of Bones

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "The Girl and the Black Christmas"

    The Girl and the Black Christmas

    by AJ Rivers

    2020Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "The Girl and the Cursed Lake"

    The Girl and the Cursed Lake

    by AJ Rivers

    2021Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "The Girl and the Unlucky 13"

    The Girl and the Unlucky 13

    by AJ Rivers

    2021Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "The Girl and the Dragon's Island"

    The Girl and the Dragon's Island

    by AJ Rivers

    2021Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "The Girl in the Woods"

    The Girl in the Woods

    by AJ Rivers

    2021Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "The Girl and the Midnight Murder"

    The Girl and the Midnight Murder

    by AJ Rivers

    2021Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "The Girl and the Silent Night"

    The Girl and the Silent Night

    by AJ Rivers

    2021Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "The Girl and the Last Sleepover"

    The Girl and the Last Sleepover

    by AJ Rivers

    2022Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 18
  19. Book cover for "The Girl and the 7 Deadly Sins"

    The Girl and the 7 Deadly Sins

    by AJ Rivers

    2022Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 19
  20. Book cover for "The Girl in Apartment 9"

    The Girl in Apartment 9

    by AJ Rivers

    2022Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 20
  21. Book cover for "The Girl and the Twisted End"

    The Girl and the Twisted End

    by AJ Rivers

    2022Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries, Book 21

Series background & context

The Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries follow an agent who is always being pulled back to quiet places where terrible things have happened. Each investigation starts as a single case, then slowly chips away at what Emma thinks she knows about her own life.

As a child, Emma lost her mother to a brutal murder and watched her father and boyfriend vanish without answers. Those losses pushed her toward the FBI, where she uses her skills to speak for victims who can not speak for themselves. Underneath every new file she takes, there is a personal question she has been asking since she was eleven: why did this happen, and who is really responsible?

The series opens with The Girl in Cabin 13, where Emma goes undercover in the isolated town of Feathered Nest to look into a string of disappearances. A body on her porch with her name in the victim’s hand turns the case into something much more personal. Follow up books like The Girl That Vanished, The Girl in the Manor, and The Girl Next Door keep her bouncing between Feathered Nest, her hometown of Sherwood, and other small communities that all seem to be hiding their own ghosts.

Over time, the mysteries widen into a larger web. Emma finds evidence of a secretive organization sometimes called the Order, faces a taunting figure who seems to know everything about her past, and uncovers old crimes that link back to the tragedies in her family. Books such as The Girl and the Deadly Express, The Girl and the Hunt, and The Girl and the Field of Bones deal directly with these threads, mixing locked room puzzles, cult like rituals, and long buried graves.

She is not alone in all of this. Sheriff Sam Johnson, private investigator Dean Steele, tech savvy Xavier, and friends like Bellamy form a makeshift family around her. Their own backstories spill into the plots, so a case that starts with a single victim often ends up testing loyalty, love, and what each person is willing to sacrifice. The emotional stakes rise alongside the body count.

Each novel gives you a complete mystery with a beginning, middle, and end, but clues from one book often matter later. You can dip in almost anywhere, yet starting with The Girl in Cabin 13 lets you watch Emma change from a closed off loner into someone who has more to lose. The tone leans toward psychological suspense rather than pure gore, with plenty of twists, cliffhangers, and scenes that feel like late night crime shows set in friendly looking neighborhoods.

If you like FBI stories that feel like eerie hometown legends, this is the series to settle into.

Edited by

Richard Reis

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Anurag Ramdasan

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

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