Jessie Arnold and Alex Jensen Books in Order
See the Jessie Arnold and Alex Jensen books by Sue Henry in order, with quick summaries, series background, and notes on where to start reading.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
12 books
Murder on the Iditarod Trail
by Sue Henry
1991
As top mushers begin dying in bizarre accidents and attacks, state trooper Alex Jensen realizes someone is hunting competitors on the Iditarod. Jessie Arnold keeps racing anyway, even as her chance of winning becomes a chance of becoming the next victim.
Termination Dust
by Sue Henry
1995
A Yukon vacation goes badly wrong when Jim Hampton finds old bones and is arrested for murdering a former senator. Alex Jensen doubts the easy answer and follows the case through early snow, old journals, and buried crimes.
Sleeping Lady
by Sue Henry
1996
When a missing pilot's plane is finally found, there is a dead woman in the wreck and no sign of the pilot himself. Alex Jensen and the pilot's wife follow the trail into the Alaskan wild, where every answer raises fresh danger.
Death Takes Passage
by Sue Henry
1997
A Gold Rush reenactment voyage through Alaska's Inside Passage turns deadly when a crew member vanishes. With Jessie Arnold aboard and no easy way off the ship, Alex Jensen has to untangle greed, secrets, and murder at sea.
Deadfall
by Sue Henry
1998
Jessie is being stalked, first with threats, then with traps, then with a near fatal crash. She hides out on a remote island with her dog Tank, only to find the killer may have followed her into the wilderness.
Murder on the Yukon Quest
by Sue Henry
1999
Jessie enters the Yukon Quest while Alex is away in Idaho, then learns a young racer has been abducted. Forced to keep the secret while still running the brutal trail, she faces a race that could end in murder.
Beneath the Ashes
by Sue Henry
2000
A suspicious fire destroys a favorite local pub and leaves Jessie Arnold's small corner of Alaska on edge. When more flames follow and an old friend arrives in trouble, Jessie has to figure out who is desperate, who is lying, and who is killing.
Dead North
by Sue Henry
2001
After her cabin burns, Jessie agrees to drive a friend's motor home up the Alaska Highway. A frightened teenage hitchhiker and a string of murders turn the trip into a lonely, dangerous run through some of the wildest country around.
Cold Company
by Sue Henry
2002
Excavation for Jessie's new cabin turns up a skeleton and a necklace tied to long ago murders. When another woman disappears, Jessie is pulled into a chilling case that forces her to face old fears and new danger.
Death Trap
by Sue Henry
2003
While recovering from surgery, Jessie volunteers at the Alaska State Fair and stumbles into a savage killing. The case soon tangles with a missing child, the disappearance of her lead dog, and danger that closes in on Jessie herself.
Murder at Five Finger Light
by Sue Henry
2005
Jessie heads to an old lighthouse on Alaska's Inside Passage to help friends with restoration work and finds a body instead. Cut off on the island after the phone lines and radio are wrecked, she realizes the killer is still there.
Degrees of Separation
by Sue Henry
2008
Just back to training after knee surgery, Jessie Arnold hits a snow covered corpse on a practice run near home. The dead young man had no sled, no dogs, and a case that lands uncomfortably close to Jessie and Alex.
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