Madison Castelli Books in Order
Part ofJackie Collins Books in OrderDiscover the Madison Castelli series by Jackie Collins in order, with book summaries, character background and tips on how the L.A. Connections thrillers connect to later novels.
Last updated: December 17, 2025
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Publication Order
7 books
Deadly Embrace
by Jackie Collins
2002
Still digging into her family history, Madison Castelli flies to Los Angeles to confront her father and visit a friend, only to be caught in a violent holdup. As accusations of murder swirl around him, long‑buried secrets explode.
Lethal Seduction
by Jackie Collins
2000
Journalist Madison Castelli juggles an ex who wants her back, a new lover with secrets and a father whose past may be tied to the mob. Between New York and Las Vegas, she uncovers lies that could get her killed.
Revenge
by Jackie Collins
1998
In the final L.A. Connections story, the truth behind a string of deaths finally surfaces. Old scores are settled, reputations are shattered and one last twist proves that in Hollywood, survival is the sharpest revenge.
Power
by Jackie Collins
1998
In the first L.A. Connections novella, a high‑end escort, a ruthless Hollywood agent and a determined journalist move through the mansions of Los Angeles. Someone is trading in secrets, and those secrets are about to turn deadly.
Obsession
by Jackie Collins
1998
In Obsession, ambition in Hollywood comes with a body count. As careers rise and fall, jealousy, addiction and hunger for fame push the same tangled cast closer to a killer hiding in plain sight.
Murder
by Jackie Collins
1998
The third L.A. Connections installment raises the stakes when a brutal killing rips through the circles of the rich and famous. Evidence points in several directions, and everyone must ask who among them might be capable of murder.
L.A. Connections
by Jackie Collins
1998
This omnibus brings together Power, Obsession, Murder and Revenge, four fast‑paced novellas about sex, blackmail and killing among Los Angeles power players, following a call girl, an agent and a reporter caught in the same deadly web.
Series background & context
The Madison Castelli books follow a sharp, ambitious journalist who specialises in exposing the powerful, only to discover that her own family history may be the most explosive story of all. Madison is smart, beautiful and very good at getting people to talk, but she carries old wounds that drive her harder than she admits.
She first appears in the L.A. Connections novellas, where she reports on crime and corruption in Los Angeles. Those fast, interlocking stories set up her world: glossy magazines, high‑risk investigations and a city where everyone seems to be hiding something. Madison is drawn to power, but she is also genuinely angry about injustice, which makes her a dangerous mix of idealist and insider.
Later novels put her fully at centre stage. In Lethal Seduction Madison juggles an ex‑lover, a new relationship and an assignment that drags her into Las Vegas high life, all while she begins to suspect that her beloved father has darker ties than she ever imagined. In Deadly Embrace that suspicion deepens, sending her to Los Angeles to confront him just as he is accused of murder.
The series balances relationship drama with thriller beats. There are designer clothes, glamorous parties and passionate affairs, but there are also restaurant holdups, mob vendettas and people who will kill to keep the past buried. Collins plays out the tension between Madison's public image as a hard‑hitting reporter and her private fear that her family name might be tainted.
A recurring theme is control: who controls the story in the press, who controls the money in a mob family and whether Madison can control her own need to know the truth even when it might destroy her. Her work gives her access to presidents, billionaires and stars, yet it is the secrets inside her own childhood that haunt her hardest.
Readers who enjoy investigative heroines, tangled family loyalties and a mix of romance and danger will find the Madison Castelli books a punchier, more thriller‑leaning corner of Jackie Collins's larger universe.
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