Marissa Farrar (MK Farrar) Books in Order
Part ofMK Farrar Books in OrderExplore the Marissa Farrar and M.K. Farrar books in order, with summaries, pen name background, series guides, and where to start.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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Marissa Farrar (MK Farrar) books in publication order
20 books
Watching Over Me
by Marissa Farrar
2019
Newly qualified child psychologist Amy Penrose recognizes the signs of abuse in a young boy brought to her office. The more she tries to help, the more danger starts to press into her own life.
Down to Sleep
by Marissa Farrar
2020
Natalie Anders thinks she is finally building a new life, until the charming man she falls for starts chipping away at her confidence and freedom. This psychological thriller turns a romance into a trap.
If I Should Die
by Marissa Farrar
2020
After losing her mother, Grace grabs the chance to join a hiking holiday far from London. Surrounded by strangers in the wild, she starts to wonder which of them can really be trusted.
The Artisan
by Marissa Farrar
2020
A serial killer is strangling young women and arranging their bodies like works of art. Erica Swift knows the pattern is terrifying, especially when the victims resemble her.
The Child Catcher
by Marissa Farrar
2020
When a case turns toward the most vulnerable victims, Erica Swift is forced into a hunt where every hour matters. The title tells you plenty about how dark this one gets.
The Eye Thief
by Marissa Farrar
2020
Victims are abducted in London and found blind, with their eyes taken. DI Erica Swift hunts the killer while a horrific piece of her own past crashes back into view.
The Silent One
by Marissa Farrar
2020
A student wakes in university halls beside blood with no memory of what happened. Erica Swift steps into a brutal campus murder where somebody is still hiding the truth.
Chase Down
by Marissa Farrar
2021
Ryan Chase and his team are pushed into another dark Bristol investigation where the trail refuses to go cold. The case hits hard while his personal life is still fraying.
Kill Chase
by Marissa Farrar
2021
When a dismembered leg is pulled from the River Avon, DI Ryan Chase is forced into a brutal investigation. He is already carrying grief, and the case does not go easy on him.
System Failure
by Marissa Farrar
2021
A short early Ryan Chase story that throws him into a fast, high-pressure case before the main series fully gets going. It works well as a quick introduction to his world.
The Body Dealer
by Marissa Farrar
2021
A burning body on an East London canal path opens a case tangled up with politics, desperation, and more death. Erica Swift is pushed into one of her hardest investigations yet.
The Gathering Man
by Marissa Farrar
2021
A young woman's body is found in an East London park with symbols drawn on her skin and no obvious injuries. Erica Swift faces a case that is stranger than it first looks.
The Mimic
by Marissa Farrar
2021
A copycat killer starts recreating old murders across London. To stop them, Erica may have to listen to the prisoner who murdered her husband and claims to know more.
Twice the Lie
by Marissa Farrar
2021
This shorter prequel novella adds background to Erica Swift's world and the lies that shaped it. It works best as an extra piece once you know the series tone.
Chase the Dead
by Marissa Farrar
2022
A case tied to the dead drags Ryan toward secrets that should have stayed buried. The series keeps its procedural drive but gives this one a colder, older shadow.
Paper Chase
by Marissa Farrar
2022
A young man is found with his abdomen cut open and his organs removed, and that first death is only the beginning. Ryan Chase has to follow a horrifying chain of murders.
The Devoted
by Marissa Farrar
2022
Loyalty and obsession sit at the center of this Erica Swift case. As usual, the danger comes not only from violence, but from what people will do for the beliefs they cling to.
The Foundling
by Marissa Farrar
2022
An investigation linked to an abandoned child leads Erica Swift into another knot of buried truth. The title points to a case where identity and history matter just as much as the murder.
The Only Witness
by Marissa Farrar
2022
A long-buried body in wasteland pulls Erica into an old secret that people are still willing to kill for. The dead may be silent, but someone out there remembers everything.
Silent Chase
by Marissa Farrar
2023
Ryan Chase faces a quieter but no less dangerous investigation, where what people refuse to say matters as much as what the crime scene shows. The tension here is steady and close.
Series background & context
Marissa Farrar is the writer behind the M.K. Farrar name. The two bylines point readers toward different parts of the same busy career: Marissa Farrar is used for romance, paranormal fiction, fantasy, and other relationship-driven stories, while M.K. Farrar is the signpost for crime novels and psychological thrillers.
It is not a complete split in mood.
Across both names, Farrar often writes characters who want closeness but have good reasons to be careful. Her stories tend to involve secrets, complicated family ties, danger, and people trying to regain control of their lives. The genre changes, but that interest in emotional stakes carries through.
Under the Marissa Farrar name, readers will find books that lean into romance in several forms. There are contemporary stories, paranormal and supernatural settings, mafia romance, and darker relationship setups. The Serenity books, beginning with Alone, are among the earlier series in that catalogue. Other books move into fantasy or paranormal territory, giving the relationships an extra layer of danger or otherworldly trouble.
The M.K. Farrar books take that appetite for tension into a different kind of story. Some They Lie is a psychological thriller about Olivia Midhurst, who grows increasingly uneasy after meeting a man named Michael and seeing people around her disappear. In the Woods turns survival into the central problem when Cassandra Draper is abducted and left chained in an isolated place. 21 Days uses lockdown and a remote cottage to make a woman question whether she is really alone.
Then come the longer crime series.
The DI Erica Swift novels follow an East London detective dealing with violent cases, family responsibilities, and painful history. The Detective Ryan Chase books offer a Bristol setting and a detective whose grief and strain remain part of the job. Farrar also co-wrote the Crime After Crime psychological suspense novels with M.A. Comley.
For new readers, the best approach is to choose the experience you want. Pick Marissa Farrar for romance, paranormal elements, and relationship-centered drama. Choose M.K. Farrar for murder investigations, psychological unease, and stories where the threat may be hiding in plain sight. Within any continuing series, start at book one for the fullest character arc.
The names make the shelves easier to navigate, not harder. Once you know whether you want romance or crime, you have a clear place to begin.
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