Investigator Kat Cromwell Mystery Books in Order

A young woman’s calculated drowning in Dana Point leaves investigator Kat Cromwell and partner Hugo Fuentes facing too many apparently impossible suspects. Their search turns toward cold cases while Kat secretly pursues the truth about her fiancé’s death.

A traumatized young runaway collapses after warning that others remain in danger. Without an identifiable crime or a victim able to explain, Kat Cromwell pushes for answers, aware that someone may prefer the girl never recovers enough to speak.

A woman’s body washes ashore in Dana Point, giving Kat Cromwell her first homicide investigation. A skeptical partner, troubling evidence about her fiancé’s death, and a concealed personal difficulty threaten her ability to solve the case.

A missing girl’s body appears seven years later at the place she disappeared, carefully arranged with flowers and toys. Kat Cromwell and Hugo investigate while public anger mounts and Kat’s inquiry into a crime family approaches a dangerous confrontation.

A bus driver reports a regular passenger missing after footage shows a stranger pursuing her. When the stranger’s connection to the Castillo crime family emerges, Kat Cromwell takes up the case despite the absence of an obvious crime.

A blood-painted cross on a young woman’s door signals the return of a serial killer silent for nearly twenty years. Kat Cromwell and Hugo revisit an unsolved case, racing to identify the murderer before the marked victim dies.