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Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian Books in Order

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Find the Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian books by Owen Parr in order, with quick summaries, series background, and help on where to start.

Last updated: July 5, 2026

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Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian books in publication order

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13 books

1

A Murder on Long Island

by Owen Parr

2017

With only days left in a high-profile murder trial, Joey Mancuso is asked to save a Long Island developer who looks obviously guilty. The evidence points one way, but the victim's life is crowded with secrets, money, and motives.

2

A Murder On Wall Street

by Owen Parr

2017

The apparent suicide of a hedge fund executive and the death of his assistant pull Joey Mancuso and Father O'Brian into Wall Street's dirtiest corners. Money laundering, fraud, and power games make this first case anything but simple.

3

The Manhattan Red Ribbon Killer

by Owen Parr

2017

A string of brutal killings targeting young professional women has Manhattan on edge. Joey Mancuso and Father O'Brian are pulled into a serial case where the symbolism is disturbing and the truth sits dangerously close to home.

4

The Case of the Antiquities Collector

by Owen Parr

2018

When a prominent accountant's daughter vanishes from her Miami university, Joey Mancuso and his team go looking for her. Their search leads toward international antiquities trafficking and enemies willing to kill to stay hidden.

5

The Murder of Paolo Mancuso

by Owen Parr

2018

An old mob murder becomes personal when Joey Mancuso gets what looks like a final clue to the man who killed his father. The search reaches back into Little Italy and outward toward a long-buried reckoning.

6

The Abduction of Patient Zero

by Owen Parr

2020

What looks like another knotty murder pulls Joey Mancuso into a case tangled with military secrets and international espionage. At the center is the woman he loves, which makes every wrong move hit harder.

7

The Unsub

by Owen Parr

2020

Back in Wall Street territory, Joey Mancuso faces a case where suspects keep turning into victims. An international crime syndicate lurks behind the scenes, and the evidence never stays simple for long.

8

The Labyrinth

by Owen Parr

2021

A baffling case pushes Joey Mancuso toward the FBI, even as he keeps chasing his own off-the-books leads. The more pieces he fits together, the more he realizes the whole picture is larger and stranger than it first looked.

9

A Deadly Scam

by Owen Parr

2022

A killer starts texting Joey Mancuso after each murder, drawing him into what first looks like random attacks on homeless people. Soon he is sidelined, scrutinized, and more determined than ever to solve the case anyway.

10

The Islamorada Murders

by Owen Parr

2022

A quiet trip to the Florida Keys collapses when a stranger asks Joey Mancuso to solve his murder, then vanishes. Smuggling, shifting loyalties, and a string of deaths turn a vacation into a dangerous hunt.

11

A Seed for Murder

by Owen Parr

2023

A suspicious death in the seed industry opens a case tied to intellectual property theft, corporate greed, and genetically modified crops. Joey Mancuso has to sort science, money, and murder before the trail closes.

12

In the Shadows of the Game

by Owen Parr

2024

A Miami student athlete is accused of murder, and Joey Mancuso's team discovers a darker criminal network hiding behind campus life. The case links sports, exploitation, and a series of killings meant to keep victims silent.

13

Shredded Veil

by Owen Parr

2024

Joey Mancuso is jolted by a young man who claims to be his son, and the plea for help quickly becomes a murder case. As family secrets surface, Joey also stumbles onto a looming terrorist threat to New York City.

Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "A Murder On Wall Street"

    A Murder On Wall Street

    by Owen Parr

    2017Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "A Murder on Long Island"

    A Murder on Long Island

    by Owen Parr

    2017Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Manhattan Red Ribbon Killer"

    The Manhattan Red Ribbon Killer

    by Owen Parr

    2017Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "The Case of the Antiquities Collector"

    The Case of the Antiquities Collector

    by Owen Parr

    2018Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Murder of Paolo Mancuso"

    The Murder of Paolo Mancuso

    by Owen Parr

    2018Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "The Abduction of Patient Zero"

    The Abduction of Patient Zero

    by Owen Parr

    2020Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "The Unsub"

    The Unsub

    by Owen Parr

    2020Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "The Labyrinth"

    The Labyrinth

    by Owen Parr

    2021Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "A Deadly Scam"

    A Deadly Scam

    by Owen Parr

    2022Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "The Islamorada Murders"

    The Islamorada Murders

    by Owen Parr

    2022Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "A Seed for Murder"

    A Seed for Murder

    by Owen Parr

    2023Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "In the Shadows of the Game"

    In the Shadows of the Game

    by Owen Parr

    2024Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Shredded Veil"

    Shredded Veil

    by Owen Parr

    2024Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian, Book 13

Series background & context

The Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian books run on one great contrast. Joey is a former NYPD detective with a private investigator's habits and a short fuse. Father Dominic O'Brian is his half-brother, a priest, more patient, more reflective, and just as stubborn when a case matters. Together they work out of Captain O'Brian's Irish Pub and Cigar Bar in Manhattan's Financial District.

That pub is more than a backdrop. It gives the series a home base, a gathering spot, and a slightly old-school feel that sets Parr's books apart from colder police procedurals. People come in looking for help, advice, or a stiff drink. From there, Joey and Dom step into cases involving Wall Street money, family betrayals, mob history, serial violence, missing young people, and the kind of respectable institutions that hide ugly things.

The supporting cast helps keep the books warm even when the crimes are dark. Marcy Martinez, an FBI agent who becomes central to Joey's life, brings federal reach and her own sharp instincts. Other allies come and go, but the series always returns to the same core idea: some victims fall through the cracks, and Joey and Dom are not very good at looking away.

The bar matters.

It is where the series remembers to breathe. One chapter may put the team in the middle of insider trading or a trial about to go off the rails. The next may slow down just enough for banter, family tension, or a fresh theory over a drink. That mix gives the books a tone somewhere between hard-boiled detective fiction, classic whodunit, and modern crime thriller.

The cases themselves cover a lot of ground. A Murder on Wall Street and A Murder on Long Island start close to money and murder. Later books like The Manhattan Red Ribbon Killer, The Case of the Antiquities Collector, The Murder of Paolo Mancuso, and Shredded Veil widen the series into serial crime, international smuggling, old family wounds, and even looming terror threats. Some entries stay tightly in New York. Others reach toward Miami, the Florida Keys, or bigger national conspiracies.

What stays consistent is Joey's voice and the brothers' partnership. Joey tends to charge forward, Dom steadies the room, and Parr keeps feeding them cases with more layers than first expected. If you want a mystery series with a strong sense of place, a memorable duo, and plots that mix corruption with conscience, this is the one to start with.

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