Joe McGuire Mystery Books in Order

Boston homicide detective Joe McGuire hunts a serial killer targeting members of the Catholic clergy. Working with the diocese, he searches for the connection between the victims as the investigation points toward a betrayal buried decades in the past.

A courtroom outburst leaves Joe McGuire reviewing unsolved murders, but one young woman’s death captures his attention. With help from former partner Ollie Schantz, he follows the case from Boston to the Texas-Mexico border, where appearances conceal dangerous truths.

The killings of a witness and his new partner send Boston detective Joe McGuire searching for answers. His investigation collides with a government operation involving a stolen military weapon, making the detective a target as well as a pursuer.

Joe McGuire returns from the Bahamas after his Aunt Cora dies, expecting to attend her funeral and settle her affairs. Suspicions about her death and an attack on his own life force him to investigate long-concealed crimes in her past.

Former homicide detective Joe McGuire struggles with addiction after a devastating beating. When his former sister-in-law is murdered and evidence implicates him, he must confront his dependence and a hostile police department while trying to establish his innocence.

Recovering from addiction, Joe McGuire works as a private investigator for a law firm and enjoys a more settled life. A senior partner’s murder disrupts that stability, drawing him into a deception connected to someone he recently located.