Jan Burke Books in Order

After her mentor O'Connor is murdered, Irene Kelly is pulled back from public relations to the newsroom she left behind. His death points to a decades-old Jane Doe case, and Irene's search for the truth quickly turns lethal.

A vicious political smear about a satanic cult sets reporter Irene Kelly and detective Frank Harriman on edge. When murder follows, Irene digs into an isolated home for troubled youths and finds a case stranger and darker than it first appears.

A cryptic letter signed Thanatos seems like crank mail, until bodies begin turning up. Irene Kelly is drawn into a killer's private mythology, where each message sharpens the game and the next target may be Irene herself.

A shabby stranger stops Irene Kelly with a haunting line from the past, and she soon realizes he is her former college instructor, Lucas Monroe. His murder pulls her into blackmail, buried money, and dangerous secrets in Las Piernas.

When Frank Harriman is kidnapped by a group calling itself Hocus, Irene has only days to find him. The search forces her into Frank's past, an old crime, and a trap built by people with a long memory.

Irene Kelly is reeling from her aunt's death when the police start treating her as a suspect. Hunting for her estranged cousin Travis pulls her into a web of family secrets, old lies, and a killer who is getting much too close.

Reporter Irene Kelly joins a tightly controlled search when death row killer Nick Parrish offers to lead authorities to one of his victims. Deep in the Sierra Nevada, the trip turns into a brutal contest of nerve, survival, and obsession.

An elderly woman moves into a nursing home and immediately begins stirring up trouble. Barnard turns the setup into a sharp, darkly funny short mystery, with the kind of ending that lingers after the last page.

Detective Frank Harriman takes center stage when a downed plane exposes the bones of a missing cop and a trail of old corruption. What looks like a cold case soon becomes a deadly race through police secrets and organized crime.

This collection gathers eighteen Jan Burke stories that range from whodunits and ghost tales to historical mysteries and sharp character pieces. It is a strong sampler of her short fiction, including a Frank Harriman story and several award recognized tales.

Los Angeles is gripped by a vigilante campaign targeting the FBI's Most Wanted, and detective Alex Brandon fears worse is coming. The killings lead back to old cases, damaged families, and a wealthy survivor who may be pulling the strings.

A decades-old mystery involving a buried car, a vanished infant heir, and Irene Kelly's old mentor comes back to life. As her newspaper falters, Irene chases a cold case that refuses to stay buried.

Years after Richard Fletcher was murdered and little Jenny vanished, Irene Kelly joins Caleb Fletcher in the fight to clear Mason and learn what happened. Digging into the powerful Fletcher family uncovers lies, buried evidence, and fresh danger.

A salvage diver hears an eerie voice from a shipwreck and is sent hunting for Tyler Hawthorne, a man who has looked twenty-four for nearly two centuries. As Amanda Clarke grows closer to Tyler, an old enemy closes in.

Irene Kelly is still living with the fallout from serial killer Nick Parrish when strange harassment begins around her home. As a young woman's body is found marked with moths and her newspaper faces closure, old terror comes roaring back.

This e-short collection pairs a new Irene Kelly and Frank Harriman story with three pieces from Eighteen. In the new tale, rookie cop Frank answers a grim call in Bakersfield and stumbles into a scandal much bigger than expected.

A brand-new young Irene Kelly story leads this mini anthology, alongside three stories from Eighteen. Back in her journalism school days, Irene follows a strange case that starts with a fellow student and opens into something far messier.

The final e-short collection features a new rookie Frank Harriman story and three stories from Eighteen. When Frank takes an old woman's missing-persons report seriously, a long-dismissed case opens onto secrets that have been hidden for years.

This mini anthology leads with a young Irene Kelly story about a bizarre clue and an even stranger neighborhood mystery, then adds three pieces from Eighteen. It is quick, clever, and full of Burke's talent for turning odd details into trouble.

A new Jan Burke story anchors this compact collection, joined by three pieces from Eighteen. The crimes here stretch across generations and settings, from wartime shadows to family wounds that never really healed.

This mini anthology adds a new Tyler Hawthorne story to three selections from Eighteen. In the fresh tale, the immortal Messenger is called to stormy Buffalo, where a dying woman and her family carry old grief and older wrongs.