Lee Callaway Books in Order
Part ofThomas Fincham Books in OrderSee the Lee Callaway series by Thomas Fincham in order, with short summaries, series background, reading order, and where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
13 books
The Dead Daughter
by Thomas Fincham
2017
Kyla Gardener is found stabbed in her bed, and every clue points to her father. Private investigator Lee Callaway takes the case to prove Paul Gardener’s innocence, uncovering lies inside a family already close to breaking.
The Falling Girl
by Thomas Fincham
2018
When actor Dillon Scott is found dead, Detective Dana Fisher digs into a life full of secrets. Meanwhile, Lee Callaway’s mentor is accused of a gruesome crime, forcing Lee to question a man he once admired.
The Gone Sister
by Thomas Fincham
2018
Detective Greg Holt’s nephew is found murdered, while Lee Callaway is hired by a blind woman to find a sister no one seems to know exists. The two mysteries begin to twist together in dangerous ways.
The Invisible Wife
by Thomas Fincham
2018
A lottery winner is stabbed to death, and the suspect list grows quickly. Lee Callaway, working as a security guard, accepts a seemingly easy infidelity case, only to become tangled in murder himself.
The Broken Mother
by Thomas Fincham
2019
Three women are murdered in a shelter, straining the partnership between Fisher and Holt. Lee Callaway is hired by a mother who wants to revisit her son’s death, even though she may have caused it.
The Guilty Spouse
by Thomas Fincham
2019
Alex Whitehead has vanished, and his sister fears the worst. While Fisher and Holt chase a missing-person case that may be murder, Lee Callaway investigates an attack on a young man that feels badly wrong.
The Missing Mistress
by Thomas Fincham
2019
When lawyer David Becker jumps from an overpass, Detectives Fisher and Holt search for the reason. Lee Callaway’s own investigation leads him toward Lana Anderson, a missing woman who may explain the tragedy.
The Lost Twins
by Thomas Fincham
2020
A buried body in a national park leads Fisher and Holt into a disturbing murder case. At the same time, Lee Callaway searches for missing twins Nora and Dora Browning, whose trail is anything but safe.
The Unknown Woman
by Thomas Fincham
2020
A dead man in a motel room is found with cash and gold he never should have had. Lee Callaway is pulled into a case by his daughter, and the truth may put his family in danger.
The Lonely Widow
by Thomas Fincham
2021
Fisher and Holt investigate a man’s unexplained death outside a fitness club. Lee Callaway takes on a decade-old hotel-room suicide, hoping to learn who the woman in room 1508 really was.
The Vanishing Kin
by Thomas Fincham
2023
Fourteen years ago, a doctor, his wife, and their two sons vanished from a home that looked frozen mid-dinner. Lee Callaway takes the cold case for a relative desperate for answers.
The Hidden Child
by Thomas Fincham
2025
After Oliver Darrow is murdered in his condo, Fisher and Holt question the residents of Leaside Towers. Lee Callaway is hired by a teenager whose missing mother comes from Lee’s own past.
The Stolen Sibling
by Thomas Fincham
2026
A murdered woman near a dumpster leads Fisher and Holt into secrets that can ruin more lives. Lee Callaway takes a cold case involving a boy who was taken decades earlier.
Series background & context
The Lee Callaway series follows a private investigator who keeps getting pulled into cases that are messier than they first look. Lee is not a polished super-detective. He worries about money, work, and his daughter, Nina. That gives the books a grounded feel even when the cases turn dark.
The series begins with The Dead Daughter, where Lee is hired into a family tragedy after Kyla Gardener is found murdered and the evidence points straight at her father. From there, the books build a pattern readers can settle into: Lee takes on a private case, while Detectives Dana Fisher and Greg Holt often work a police investigation that starts in another corner of the same world.
The two tracks usually collide.
A lot of the tension comes from family secrets. Missing sisters, vanished twins, accused spouses, cold cases, hidden children, and parents desperate for answers all turn up across the series. Fincham likes cases where the official explanation looks tidy, but someone close to the victim refuses to accept it.
The setting gives the books a working-city feel rather than a postcard one. Lee moves through homes, motel rooms, shelters, offices, gas stations, parks, and condo buildings. These are everyday places, which makes the crimes feel closer and more unsettling. The police side adds pressure, especially when Fisher and Holt disagree about what the evidence means or bring their own past mistakes into the room.
The best way to read the series is in order, starting with The Dead Daughter. Lee’s personal life matters more as the books go on, especially his bond with Nina and the old relationships that return to complicate his work. The mysteries are built to move quickly, but the recurring cast gives the series its spine.
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