Jeffery Deaver Books in Order

A successful man looks back on the mysterious woman who shaped his fortunes and fears that her influence was never as benign as he believed. As past and present collide, he must decide whether the “lady” in his life has been guardian angel, manipulator—or something far worse.

Special Agent Constant Marlowe takes over a case in a quiet Midwestern town after two women are murdered with the same brutal signature. Knowing a third killing is likely days away, she must sift local gossip, family ties and buried shame to catch a predator who may already be watching her every move.

Chasing a shadowy organized‑crime player known only as Mr. X, Constant Marlowe heads into the farm country of downstate Illinois. A supposedly simple operation to flip a witness explodes into conspiracy when a convenience‑store robbery goes sideways, and she finds herself surrounded by enemies hiding in plain sight.

When a levee fails near a Northern California town, Colter Shaw joins his sister, a disaster‑response specialist, to help find a missing family swept away by the flood. As sabotage becomes more likely than bad luck, he must navigate local politics and rising waters to stop a human‑made catastrophe.

This suspense collection brings together crime stories built around misdirection, hidden motives, and dangerous pursuits. It includes new tales featuring Colter Shaw and Lincoln Rhyme, alongside cases involving murder, serial killers, a woman in hiding, and investigators forced to question the evidence.

In this Colter Shaw short thriller, a journalism organization asks the reward seeker to identify and protect a reporter targeted by a Belgian assassin. Following the killer known as the Bookkeeper through New York, Shaw finds himself racing to save the victim while becoming a target himself.

Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs investigate Manhattan arsons whose aftermath contains clues to the next attack. Help from a history podcaster and a detective pursuing a separate murder reveals a scheme more complicated than the fires first suggest.

Constant Marlowe encounters a frightened student campaigning for an investigation into football-related brain injuries. As a radio host’s followers turn online abuse into physical threats, her search for the attacker reveals a wider conspiracy in an Illinois college town.

Colter Shaw searches for a Vermont police officer missing in deep woods as severe cold and an approaching storm limit rescue efforts. Investigating her recent cases exposes the town’s hidden history and draws Shaw into a dangerous attack.