Gregg Olsen Books in Order

Out of the Woods tells the story of Shasta Groene, kidnapped at eight after a man murdered her family in Idaho and held her captive for weeks in the Montana woods. Rather than centering the killer, Olsen follows Shasta’s long, painful path through trauma, addiction, and, ultimately, a hard‑won kind of healing.

Final Victim brings Megan Carpenter’s journey to a breaking point as she faces a killer who has been circling her life from the shadows. With colleagues and loved ones in the crosshairs, she must finally lay bare her past if she wants to make sure there isn’t one last victim—herself.

The Amish Wife returns to the Eli Stutzman saga to ask whether his first victim was actually his own pregnant spouse, Ida, who supposedly died in a 1977 barn fire. Olsen teams up with Ida’s brother to dig through decades of silence, small‑town politics, and missing records in search of the truth.

Cougar Point sends Megan Carpenter into rugged country where hikers, campers, and locals are vanishing around a small mountain town. As she follows a trail of staged accidents and missing women, Megan confronts both a cunning predator and the parts of her own history she can no longer outrun.

American Black Widow is a fresh, in‑depth look at Sharon Nelson, the Colorado pastor’s wife whose lovers and husbands kept dying around her. Olsen traces her rise from small‑town charm to multiple murder convictions, showing how she manipulated faith, sex, and money to get what she wanted.

I Know Where You Live is a revenge‑driven suspense novel about Violet, a woman who grew up with a beloved grandfather who was also her abuser. After his suspicious death, Violet begins quietly targeting other predators, only to discover that becoming judge and executioner comes with a cost she hadn’t imagined.

American Mother revisits the Stella Nickell cyanide‑poisoning case, exploring how an anxious wife in Washington turned to murder to solve her problems. Olsen updates his earlier account from Bitter Almonds with new reporting on Nickell’s family, the investigation, and the lasting impact of her crimes.

In Vanishing Point, Megan is sent to a remote community where a family has disappeared and the landscape itself seems determined to swallow evidence. Old crimes, missing women, and a town full of people with something to lose force her to decide how much of her own story she is willing to reveal to catch a predator.

The Hive blends small‑town policing with cult‑like glamour as officer Lindsay Jackman investigates the death of a young journalist at the bottom of a ravine. Her trail leads to Marnie Spellman, a charismatic wellness guru with a devoted inner circle called the Hive and a long‑buried secret that someone will kill to protect.

Water’s Edge finds Megan Carpenter on the shore of Mystery Bay, staring at the bound body of a red‑haired woman left in a rocky cove. As she links the victim to other murdered women and receives taunting messages about her own past, Megan realizes the killer may know exactly who she really is.

Silent Ridge (also released as Dark Falls) plunges Megan Carpenter into a deeply personal hunt when a killer begins using photos and details from her teenage years as a weapon. With partner Ronnie Marsh at her side, she races to protect the people she loves while finally facing the secrets she has hidden for decades.

In Snow Creek, Detective Megan Carpenter investigates a missing‑persons report that leads to an off‑the‑grid farmhouse in the hills above town. Frightened teenagers, absent parents, and a burned body in a truck pull her into a case that mirrors the horrors she has spent years trying to forget.

Lying Next to Me follows Adam and Sophie Warner, vacationing with their young daughter on Washington’s Hood Canal. When Adam witnesses Sophie being dragged into a boat and vanishing, suspicion falls on everyone nearby—including another married couple—while an old friend in law enforcement tries to untangle truth from lies.

If You Tell is the harrowing true story of Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek, three sisters who survived years of torture and abuse at the hands of their mother in rural Washington. Olsen chronicles their childhood, the murders that occurred in the family home, and the courage it took to finally bring their parents to justice.

The Weight of Silence returns to Nicole Foster as she tries to rebuild a quiet life in her coastal hometown, caring for her niece and aging father. When a toddler dies in a parked car on the hottest day of the year, Nicole’s new case collides with the secrets that once destroyed her career.

The Last Thing She Ever Did is a domestic thriller set along Oregon’s Deschutes River, where two neighboring families appear to have perfect lives. After little Charlie disappears, one neighbor hides the truth about a split‑second accident—and her cover‑up proves more dangerous than the tragedy itself.

In The Boy She Left Behind, Rylee heads to Portland, Oregon, to track a serial killer targeting college students. Working undercover on campus, she chases leads, questions whom she can trust, and confronts a betrayal that could destroy the fragile life she has built on the run.

Dangerous Dozen gathers a wide range of Notorious USA cases into one volume, from Midwestern farm murders to coastal kidnappings. It’s a sampler of twelve unforgettable investigations by Gregg Olsen, Rebecca Morris, Katherine Ramsland, and other bestselling true‑crime writers.

The Sound of Rain opens the Nicole Foster series with a detective who has lost everything after botching the Kelsey Chase child‑murder case. Homeless and broke, Nicole gets one shot at redemption when Kelsey’s father begs her to re‑examine the evidence and find out what really happened.

Just Try To Stop Me continues the Brenda Nevins saga as the seductive serial killer sets up one final, live‑streamed performance. With innocent young women as bait, she dares Kendall Stark and Birdy Waterman to catch her on camera—or watch more victims die.

A Killing in Amish Country tells the story of Barb Weaver, a young Amish wife found shot to death in her Ohio home. Olsen and Rebecca Morris follow the investigation that uncovered a secret affair, an online plot, and a rare murder inside a famously peaceful community.

In Now That She’s Gone, infamous killer Brenda Nevins escapes custody and begins plotting revenge on the people who put her away. Kendall Stark and Birdy Waterman must untangle her web of lies, media manipulation, and fresh bodies before she can finish the job.

Unnatural Causes is a box set of Notorious USA cases from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky. Cheerleaders, drive‑in clerks, Amish wives, and hospital patients all fall victim to killers whose crimes reveal the dark side of otherwise ordinary communities.

The Unforgettable Fire collects Notorious USA stories set in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. It highlights New England murders and arsons that shattered the region’s postcard image, from baffling cold cases to killers hiding in plain sight among churchgoers and neighbors.

The Girl on the Run introduces Rylee, a teenager who has spent her life moving from town to town under assumed names. When she discovers her stepfather murdered and her mother missing, a blood‑smeared warning on the floor sends Rylee and her little brother on a desperate chase to save their family and unmask a serial killer.

In The Girl in the Woods, a schoolgirl finds a severed foot with pink toenail polish on a class hike. Birdy Waterman and Kendall Stark follow that gruesome clue into a labyrinth of manipulation and buried secrets, facing a psychopath whose charm is as lethal as any weapon.

The Amish Schoolhouse Murders looks at shocking Pennsylvania crimes, including a gunman who stormed an Amish school, a teenager who killed a friend in the night, and a predator who kept women imprisoned in his basement. Olsen and Kevin M. Sullivan examine how such brutality could grow in plain sight.

Overkill combines the Notorious Colorado, Arizona, and Utah volumes into one collection. High‑profile cases such as JonBenét Ramsey, Jodi Arias, and the Powell family tragedy share space with lesser‑known murders, creating a wide‑angle view of how violence and media attention intersect in the modern West.

If I Can’t Have You chronicles the disappearance of Utah mother Susan Cox Powell and the later murders of her two young sons. Olsen and Rebecca Morris weave together family history, police files, and court documents to show how warning signs were missed and how far an abuser would go to keep control.

Her Lover’s Wife surveys some of Colorado’s most notorious crimes, including the murder of JonBenét Ramsey, the Columbine school shooting, and the Aurora theater massacre. Olsen and Rebecca Morris also revisit lesser‑known cases of obsession and betrayal that shook local communities.

Girls on Film presents an alternate edition of Rylee’s first adventure, retelling the story of a girl raised on lies who must go undercover to hunt the man stalking her family. As she slips through new identities, she learns that the truth about her past may be as dangerous as any enemy.

Fundamental Love focuses on Utah, from the case of Megan Huntsman, who hid the bodies of newborns in her garage, to a rogue fundamentalist who claimed teenage girls as spiritual brides. The collection also touches on children left in hot cars and fresh reporting on the Susan Powell investigation.

Death of a Cheerleader gathers several Kentucky cases under the Notorious USA banner, from a beachside abduction witnessed through a telescope to a newlywed’s murder and a child who vanishes from a sleepover. Each chapter shows how ordinary days can pivot suddenly into nightmare.

Darkest Waters is a Great Lakes–themed box set of Notorious USA stories covering Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Serial killers, family annihilators, and small‑town scandals share space here, painting a grim portrait of violence in America’s heartland.

Bloody Sequins is another Notorious USA anthology, gathering splashy and little‑known murders tied to glamour, nightlife, and ambition. Olsen and his contributors spotlight cases where image and reputation masked predators until it was far too late.

The Stranger and the World’s Bravest Little Girl recounts the ordeal of Shasta Groene, the Idaho child who survived abduction and weeks of captivity after a stranger murdered her family. Olsen and Morris follow the investigation, the courtroom reckoning, and Shasta’s remarkable resilience.

In The Girl and the Horrors of Howard Avenue, the focus shifts to Oregon crimes, including the torture death of a young girl at the hands of her mother and the baffling disappearance of schoolboy Kyron Horman. The authors trace how everyday neighborhoods can hide almost unimaginable cruelty.

This Notorious Washington volume revisits some of the state’s most disturbing crimes, from the Frontier Middle School shooting to Mary Kay Letourneau’s abuse of her student. Olsen and Rebecca Morris blend old headlines and new reporting to show how these cases changed communities and law enforcement.

Shocking True Story is a twisty crime novel about Kevin Ryan, a mid‑list true‑crime writer desperately hunting for the case that will revive his career. When a young woman begs him to help free her imprisoned family, Kevin thinks he’s found the perfect story—until real murders start closing in on his own household.

The Bone Box is a short thriller that sends Birdy Waterman back to the first murder she ever helped solve—a cousin she testified against as a young pathologist. When new evidence surfaces, Birdy reopens the bone box of old files and wonders whether a far more dangerous killer walked free.

Dying to Be Her (first published as Betrayal) centers on Olivia Grant, a British exchange student stabbed to death after a Halloween party in Port Gamble. As suspicion falls on her glamorous host family, Hayley and Taylor Ryan follow cryptic messages from beyond the grave toward a killer much closer than anyone suspects.

Fear Collector follows Detective Stacia O’Hare Alexander as she investigates murders that echo the victims of serial killer Ted Bundy. While a disturbed man convinced he is Bundy’s son chases his own dark legacy, Stacia must separate obsession from evidence before more women die.

In Closer than Blood, Kendall Stark returns to her hometown for a high‑school reunion and a case that hits too close to home. A long‑ago fatal crash, estranged twin sisters, and a fresh murder force Kendall and Birdy Waterman to ask whether the original accident was really the first kill.

Beneath Her Skin (originally published as Envy) begins when troubled teen Katelyn Berkley is found dead in her bathtub in Port Gamble, Washington. Twins Hayley and Taylor Ryan, who can sense the dead, dig into Katelyn’s online life and a decade‑old bus crash to uncover the bullying and secrets that led to her death.

Victim Six launches the Waterman and Stark series with the discovery of mutilated young women around Port Orchard, Washington. Detective Kendall Stark and forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman join forces to stop a methodical killer before he claims the next victim he’s already chosen.

A Twisted Faith unravels the story of Nick Hacheney, a charismatic Bainbridge Island youth pastor who staged his wife’s death as a tragic house fire. Olsen shows how church gossip, overlooked clues, and brave congregants eventually exposed an affair‑filled double life and cold‑blooded murder.

Heart of Ice finds Sheriff Emily Kenyon juggling a local murder and a cross‑country trail of dead sorority girls. As she connects a drowned pregnant woman to a meticulous serial killer, Emily realizes the predator’s final target may be her own daughter.

In A Cold Dark Place, single mother and cop Emily Kenyon investigates the slaughter of a rural Washington family after a tornado tears through their farmhouse. With the teenage son missing and other families turning up dead, Emily and her daughter are pulled into a much older pattern of killings.

The Deep Dark is a deeply reported account of the 1972 Sunshine Mine fire in Idaho, which trapped and killed dozens of miners underground. Olsen pieces together the disaster minute by minute, from the men fighting to survive to the families and managers left topside.

If Loving You Is Wrong examines the notorious relationship between Washington schoolteacher Mary Kay Letourneau and her teenage student. Olsen looks past the tabloid headlines to explore the power imbalance, courtroom drama, and lasting damage to both families.

This book follows Sharon Nelson, a minister’s wife in Colorado whose husbands kept ending up dead. Olsen tracks her affairs, financial schemes, and the small‑town investigation that revealed how far she was willing to go to get the life she wanted.

Starvation Heights tells the true story of Linda Burfield Hazzard, a self‑styled fasting healer in early‑1900s Washington who starved wealthy patients in a remote sanitarium. Drawing on court records and survivors’ accounts, Olsen reconstructs how two British sisters finally brought her to justice.

Cruel Deception investigates a chilling Munchausen by proxy case in Texas, where a young mother turns hospitals into hunting grounds by secretly harming her own children. Olsen shows how doctors, nurses, and relatives slowly realized that the person begging for help was also the one causing the suffering.

In A Wicked Snow, crime‑scene investigator Hannah Griffin has spent twenty years trying to outrun the Christmas Eve fire that destroyed her family and revealed a buried graveyard in their yard. When a new case points back to that night, she must reopen a nightmare she thought was over.

Bitter Almonds recounts the case of Stella Nickell, a Seattle wife who laced headache capsules with cyanide to kill her husband and accidentally claimed another victim. Olsen rebuilds the investigation that exposed her insurance scheme and America’s first fatal product‑tampering murders.

Abandoned Prayers traces the life of Eli Stutzman, the former Amishman whose small son was found dead and unidentified on a Nebraska roadside. Olsen follows Stutzman’s marriages, secret relationships, and cross‑country crimes to ask how many deaths he really left behind.