Kate Wise Mystery Books in Order

Retired FBI agent Kate Wise agrees to help after a friend's daughter is murdered during a home invasion. More deaths expose secrets behind apparently happy suburban marriages, turning her quiet retirement into a dangerous serial-killer investigation.

A wealthy suburban husband is shot in a way that recalls a case Kate Wise failed to solve ten years earlier. Called back from retirement, she must find the connection before another opportunity for answers slips away.

Retired FBI agent Kate Wise returns to investigate couples murdered fifty miles apart in the same manner. Finding their hidden connection becomes urgent as she tries to predict a killer whose next victims may already be in danger.

Women are being found dead in empty suburban houses, and retired FBI agent Kate Wise is called back to investigate. She must work out why the killer stages the bodies there and what connects his victims.

Two women in their fifties are murdered in their homes in a wealthy suburb, leaving the FBI without answers. Retired agent Kate Wise returns to duty to discover what connects these empty nesters before the killer strikes again.

Retired FBI agent Kate Wise investigates the deaths of two parents whose sixteen-year-old twin daughters have disappeared. With the case going cold, she must determine whether the murders were random and find the girls before time runs out.

Two teenagers are murdered after returning to their hometown for winter break from college. FBI agent Kate Wise investigates a possible serial killer, trying to understand his motives before another young woman becomes his next victim.

Members of a suburban homeowners’ association board are murdered in ways reflecting the regulations they enforce. FBI agent Kate Wise leaves retirement’s quiet behind to investigate local resentments and identify a killer turning petty rules into deadly punishments.

A killer uses open-house visits to select victims, drawing FBI agent Kate Wise into an investigation of suburban envy and deception. She must uncover the connections hidden behind welcoming doors before another property viewing becomes an opportunity for murder.

Suburban grandparents die under suspicious circumstances, bringing FBI agent Kate Wise back into an investigation involving elders who care for children. Understanding the apparent vendetta becomes urgent as she tries to prevent another family from becoming a target.

Couples in their fifties are found dead in homes they have put up for sale. FBI agent Kate Wise investigates connections to a tragedy decades earlier, racing to discover why the victims’ plans to move have made them targets.

Parents are murdered after their adult children return home, interrupting retired FBI agent Kate Wise’s peaceful life. She must examine the tensions concealed inside suburban households to understand the pattern and stop another family reunion from ending in death.

Suburban book-club members are murdered in scenes resembling the novels they have recently read. FBI agent Kate Wise studies the literary clues and relationships within the community, hoping to identify who is turning shared reading into a blueprint for killing.

Women connected with an exclusive suburban fitness center are murdered after joining a campaign challenging conventional beauty standards. FBI agent Kate Wise investigates a killer’s obsession with perfection, racing to protect other participants from the same deadly response.

Murder victims share a secret support group for caregivers overwhelmed by responsibilities across generations. FBI agent Kate Wise investigates the connection between their family burdens and deaths, seeking a killer targeting people already stretched to their limits.

Divorced women in their fifties are murdered soon after beginning new relationships. FBI agent Kate Wise uncovers a program promising a fresh start and must determine how its appeal to vulnerable people became the opening for a killer.

Women who have successfully launched second careers are killed in their workplaces, drawing FBI agent Kate Wise into the case. Their professional reinvention conceals a dangerous connection, forcing her to investigate the guidance that helped them begin again.

Corporate leaders are murdered after forcing older employees out of their jobs. FBI agent Kate Wise follows the pattern of workplace age discrimination, seeking a killer who believes the punishment for denying someone a livelihood should be death.

Older women are murdered during hotel trips with younger romantic partners. FBI agent Kate Wise investigates what links their new relationships, trying to stop a predator exploiting the promise of companionship before another getaway ends in violence.

Deaths follow wedding celebrations, with victims linked by disputes involving their children’s new spouses. FBI agent Kate Wise investigates the expectations and resentments beneath family festivities, searching for the connection that turns a joyful occasion into a motive for murder.

Former executives pursuing artistic interests are killed in scenes ridiculing their creative work. FBI agent Kate Wise investigates why a killer targets people seeking a different kind of fulfillment, hoping to protect others attempting the same reinvention.