Lucy Kincaid Books in Order
Part ofAllison Brennan Books in OrderSee the Lucy Kincaid books by Allison Brennan in order, with short summaries, character notes, and quick help on where to start.
Last updated: July 2, 2026
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Lucy Kincaid books in publication order
18 books
Love Me to Death
by Allison Brennan
2010
Lucy Kincaid hunts online predators as part of a victim-rights group, then learns those same men are turning up dead. To clear her name and stop a vigilante, she teams with security expert Sean Rogan.
If I Should Die
by Allison Brennan
2011
A romantic getaway turns rotten when Lucy Kincaid and Sean Rogan stumble into vandalism, arson, and a hidden corpse in the Adirondacks. The deeper they dig into Spruce Lake, the deadlier the secrets become.
Kiss Me, Kill Me
by Allison Brennan
2011
Lucy Kincaid helps Sean Rogan search for a missing teenage girl, only to collide with an FBI hunt for the Cinderella Strangler. Saving one victim may mean stepping straight into a serial killer's path.
Silenced
by Allison Brennan
2012
Before joining the FBI, Lucy Kincaid investigates the murder of a call girl tied to a congressman. The case pulls her into a Washington sex scandal and a killer who stays one step ahead.
Stalked
by Allison Brennan
2012
At Quantico, Lucy Kincaid is still learning the job when a murder tied to her past shakes the FBI. Soon she fears the real threat is not outside the Bureau, but watching her from inside.
Cold Snap
by Allison Brennan
2013
A family Christmas is thrown into chaos by missing witnesses, a blizzard, gunfire, and old enemies. With the Kincaids scattered and vulnerable, the holiday turns into a race to keep everyone alive.
Stolen
by Allison Brennan
2013
Lucy Kincaid is pulled into a kidnapping case where lies, fear, and divided loyalties muddy every lead. The search turns dangerous fast, and failure means another victim may disappear for good.
Dead Heat
by Allison Brennan
2014
Lucy Kincaid joins a violent-crimes task force in Texas and stumbles into a case involving murder, trafficking, and children hidden by cartel-connected predators. To finish it, she may have to break the rules herself.
Best Laid Plans
by Allison Brennan
2015
New FBI agent Lucy Kincaid investigates the death of a congresswoman's husband and hunts the missing teenage prostitute who last saw him alive. The case opens into blackmail, corruption, and a killer working a much bigger plan.
No Good Deed
by Allison Brennan
2015
A jailed DEA agent escapes in spectacular fashion, and Lucy Kincaid becomes both the key witness and the perfect target. To stop her enemy's revenge game, Lucy has to protect the people she loves most.
The Lost Girls
by Allison Brennan
2016
A baby abandoned in Texas may be the only clue to two sisters who vanished in Mexico. Lucy Kincaid follows the trail into trafficking, deceit, and a case that collides with Sean Rogan's own family crisis.
Make Them Pay
by Allison Brennan
2017
Two weeks before her wedding, Lucy Kincaid welcomes Sean Rogan's estranged sister into their home and into a case involving illegal adoptions. Family secrets and old grudges soon put everyone she loves in danger.
Two to Die For
by Allison Brennan
2017
This double novella pairs Lucy and Sean's honeymoon mystery with a Max Revere cold case set in a retirement community. Both stories are short, clever, and built around trouble hiding in plain sight.
Breaking Point
by Allison Brennan
2018
When Bella Caruso disappears while working undercover in a prostitution ring, Lucy Kincaid joins a desperate search. Finding Bella means going into the dark places she herself refuses to leave.
Too Far Gone
by Allison Brennan
2018
A hostage incident, a vanished scientist, and a car attack on Lucy Kincaid's family turn into one tangled case. The deeper Lucy and Sean dig, the clearer it becomes that nothing about the situation is what it first seemed.
Nothing to Hide
by Allison Brennan
2019
Three murdered husbands with seemingly perfect lives leave Lucy Kincaid chasing a message she cannot yet read. The widows keep lying, and the case grows darker the closer she gets.
Cold as Ice
by Allison Brennan
2020
Psychopath Elise Hunt is finally free, and her revenge starts with Sean Rogan being arrested for murder. As Lucy Kincaid's circle comes under attack from every side, she has to find the real mastermind fast.
Cut and Run
by Allison Brennan
2020
A storm uncovers the remains of a family long assumed to have fled prosecution, but one child is still missing. Lucy Kincaid and Nate Dunning reopen the old case and find a present-day danger waiting inside it.
Lucy Kincaid books in chronological order

Love Me to Death
by Allison Brennan
2010Lucy Kincaid, Book 1
Kiss Me, Kill Me
by Allison Brennan
2011Lucy Kincaid, Book 2
If I Should Die
by Allison Brennan
2011Lucy Kincaid, Book 3
Silenced
by Allison Brennan
2012Lucy Kincaid, Book 4
Stalked
by Allison Brennan
2012Lucy Kincaid, Book 5
Stolen
by Allison Brennan
2013Lucy Kincaid, Book 6
Cold Snap
by Allison Brennan
2013Lucy Kincaid, Book 7
Dead Heat
by Allison Brennan
2014Lucy Kincaid, Book 8
Best Laid Plans
by Allison Brennan
2015Lucy Kincaid, Book 9
No Good Deed
by Allison Brennan
2015Lucy Kincaid, Book 10
The Lost Girls
by Allison Brennan
2016Lucy Kincaid, Book 11
Make Them Pay
by Allison Brennan
2017Lucy Kincaid, Book 12
Two to Die For
by Allison Brennan
2017Lucy Kincaid, Book 13
Breaking Point
by Allison Brennan
2018Lucy Kincaid, Book 14
Too Far Gone
by Allison Brennan
2018Lucy Kincaid, Book 15
Nothing to Hide
by Allison Brennan
2019Lucy Kincaid, Book 16
Cut and Run
by Allison Brennan
2020Lucy Kincaid, Book 17
Cold as Ice
by Allison Brennan
2020Lucy Kincaid, Book 18
Series background & context
Lucy Kincaid is the center of Brennan's longest and most connected series, and reading it in order really does pay off. Lucy begins as a survivor of a horrifying online predator attack, and the books never forget that. Her trauma matters, but it never defines her completely. What makes the series work is watching her turn fear, anger, and stubbornness into a career built around stopping the kinds of people who once hunted her.
The early books, starting with Love is Murder and Love Me to Death, introduce Lucy before she becomes an FBI agent. She is already smart, driven, and very good at seeing threats other people miss. As the series goes on, she moves through training, field work, and increasingly complicated investigations involving serial killers, trafficking rings, corruption, cybercrime, and cold cases.
Sean Rogan is the other major pillar. He starts as a security expert and private investigator with his own rough edges, and his relationship with Lucy becomes one of the long-running threads that readers come back for. Their partnership is not decorative. It shapes cases, creates conflicts, and gives the books some emotional ballast when everything else is going sideways.
Family matters here, too. The Kincaids are everywhere in the best way. Brothers, parents, in-laws, old allies, Rogans, all of them make the world feel lived in. Brennan uses that network to widen the stakes. A case is rarely just a case. It touches marriages, siblings, children, loyalties, and old debts.
The setting shifts over time. Early books move through Washington and Quantico. Later ones spend more time in Texas, especially once Lucy joins the San Antonio field office. That Texas stretch gives the series a strong middle and late identity, with border crime, cartels, trafficking, and jurisdictional headaches mixing with the more personal story lines.
The tone is fast, dark, and emotional without becoming melodramatic. Brennan likes giving Lucy ugly cases and impossible choices, then letting her think, push, and occasionally break rules in order to get results. If you like a heroine who grows over many books without losing the parts that made her interesting in the first place, Lucy is easy to stick with.
You can sample the series almost anywhere, but the best experience is to start early and stay in order. This is one of Brennan's most rewarding long games.
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