Lowcountry Suspense Books in Order
Part ofMarta Perry Books in OrderExplore the Lowcountry Suspense books by Marta Perry in order, with quick summaries, series background, and easy reading-order guidance.
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Lowcountry Suspense books in publication order
3 books
Land's End
by Marta Perry
2006
On the South Carolina coast, a woman returns to a place full of hard memories and unfinished business. The closer she gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes that someone wants the past to stay buried.
Season Of Secrets
by Marta Perry
2006
Dinah Westlake witnessed her pregnant cousin's murder as a teen, but trauma stole her memory of that night. When dangerous accidents shadow a Charleston Christmas, the truth starts returning, along with feelings for the widower once under suspicion.
Tangled Memories
by Marta Perry
2006
A buried past and a broken trail of memory place a heroine in the middle of a dangerous mystery. To survive, she must untangle what really happened before the killer reaches her first.
Lowcountry Suspense books in chronological order
Series background & context
Lowcountry Suspense moves Perry's romantic suspense into the South Carolina coast, with all the atmosphere that setting brings. These books lean into marshes, old families, holiday traditions, and the way the past can feel very near in an older Southern place.
The scenery is lovely. The trouble is not.
Across Land's End, Tangled Memories, and Season of Secrets, the tension comes from old crimes, damaged memory, and family suspicion. Perry uses the Lowcountry well because it offers beauty and unease at the same time. Charleston gatherings, coastal homes, and seasonal celebrations give the stories texture, but they also make the danger feel sharper when it arrives.
What ties the series together is the sense that history will not stay buried. People return home. Long-ago violence leaves cracks in the present. A heroine may not remember everything, or may remember too much, but in each case the emotional conflict is wrapped around unfinished business from the past.
These are tighter, more suspense-driven books than Perry's straight romances. Still, she never loses interest in the people at the center. Love grows through shared danger, not around it. If you like Southern romantic suspense with strong setting and family tension, this is a solid trilogy to read in order.
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