Marti MacAlister Books in Order

Recently widowed detective Marti MacAlister has barely settled into Lincoln Prairie when a woman's murder leads her to a flophouse full of secrets. The case grows urgent when homeless children who saw too much become the killer's next targets.

After a fire kills a young woman and a little girl at a women's clinic, Marti has to decide whether she is looking at arson, politics, or something even darker. The case tests her instincts and her place in the department.

What looks like a routine death of a church deacon turns into a painful investigation inside a close-knit family. Marti and Vik uncover old wounds, buried abuse, and the kind of silence that can last for generations.

A second suspicious police death pulls Marti back into the unanswered questions surrounding her husband Johnny's supposed suicide. To get the truth, she must face Chicago police politics, drug money, and memories she never laid to rest.

Two deaths that seem unrelated, an elderly woman pushed down the stairs and a former teacher found in a motel pool, point Marti toward a missing abused girl from years earlier. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous the past becomes.

When a young woman is found dead along the Lake Michigan shore, Marti and Vik have a prime suspect but not enough proof. As a missing street informant complicates the case, an older threat starts moving toward Marti's family.

Marti's honeymoon ends early when a wealthy local patriarch is murdered and a much older body is discovered in an abandoned theater. The two cases seem miles apart until Lincoln Prairie's history begins closing in around them.

Newly married and juggling a blended family, Marti faces a wave of fires and bombings in her suburb. What first looks like property crime turns deadly fast, and the arsonist soon has people, not buildings, in his sights.

A severed arm found in the woods sends Marti and Vik into the guarded world of Lincoln Prairie artists and old secrets. At the same time, Marti's best friend falls under the spell of a man who is far more dangerous than he seems.

Someone from Johnny MacAlister's past comes looking for answers, just as Marti is pulled toward a troubled group of children she once knew. When one boy is accused of murder, past damage and present danger crash together.

Skeletal remains discovered on land slated for development open a case tied to family power, local history, and long-buried crimes. Marti and Vik must sort through archaeology, rumor, and fresh violence before more people get hurt.

Marti refuses to ignore the death of a homeless woman, even when her new boss wants the case dismissed. As the investigation grows into something larger, personal enemies and department politics make every step riskier.

A Hollywood movie shoot in Lincoln Prairie turns grim when one of its stars is found dead near the river. Then a second body, hidden for years inside an old building, suggests a deeper connection Marti cannot ignore.

When a deeply disliked former lieutenant turns up dead, Marti becomes an obvious suspect. Clearing her name means untangling old grudges, police corruption, and the kind of blackmail that can ruin a career or end a life.