Maya Gray Books in Order
Part ofMolly Black Books in OrderDiscover the Maya Gray books in order by Molly Black, with short summaries, series background, and reading-order tips, plus an easy guide to where to begin.
Last updated: January 13, 2026
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Publication Order
17 books
Girl Twelve: Silenced
by Molly Black
2025
An urgent new investigation forces BAU agent Maya Gray to chase answers that other teams gave up on long ago. With a killer controlling the timetable, she has to crack the case before someone pays for her mistakes.
Girl Thirteen: Stalked
by Molly Black
2025
BAU agent Maya Gray races to solve a fresh case while a captor uses cold cases as leverage. Every clue matters when lives are on the line, and Maya’s missing sister is never far from her thoughts.
Girl Sixteen: Pursued
by Molly Black
2025
An urgent new investigation forces BAU agent Maya Gray to chase answers that other teams gave up on long ago. With a killer controlling the timetable, she has to crack the case before someone pays for her mistakes.
Girl Seventeen: Abandoned
by Molly Black
2025
An urgent new investigation forces BAU agent Maya Gray to chase answers that other teams gave up on long ago. With a killer controlling the timetable, she has to crack the case before someone pays for her mistakes.
Girl Fourteen: Shattered
by Molly Black
2025
An urgent new investigation forces BAU agent Maya Gray to chase answers that other teams gave up on long ago. With a killer controlling the timetable, she has to crack the case before someone pays for her mistakes.
Girl Fifteen: Deceived
by Molly Black
2025
Maya Gray is pulled into another high-stakes hunt where the past won’t stay buried. As she works a case against the clock, a ruthless game tests how much she’s willing to risk for the missing.
Girl Eleven: Vanished
by Molly Black
2024
BAU agent Maya Gray races to solve a fresh case while a captor uses cold cases as leverage. Every clue matters when lives are on the line, and Maya’s missing sister is never far from her thoughts.
Girl Ten: Wanted
by Molly Black
2023
BAU agent Maya Gray races to solve a fresh case while a captor uses cold cases as leverage. Every clue matters when lives are on the line, and Maya’s missing sister is never far from her thoughts.
Girl Nine: Gone
by Molly Black
2023
An urgent new investigation forces BAU agent Maya Gray to chase answers that other teams gave up on long ago. With a killer controlling the timetable, she has to crack the case before someone pays for her mistakes.
Girl Eight: Hunted
by Molly Black
2023
BAU agent Maya Gray races to solve a fresh case while a captor uses cold cases as leverage. Every clue matters when lives are on the line, and Maya’s missing sister is never far from her thoughts.
Girl Six: Forsaken
by Molly Black
2022
BAU agent Maya Gray races to solve a fresh case while a captor uses cold cases as leverage. Every clue matters when lives are on the line, and Maya’s missing sister is never far from her thoughts.
Girl Seven: Craved
by Molly Black
2022
Maya Gray is pulled into another high-stakes hunt where the past won’t stay buried. As she works a case against the clock, a ruthless game tests how much she’s willing to risk for the missing.
Girl Four: Lured
by Molly Black
2022
Maya Gray is pulled into another high-stakes hunt where the past won’t stay buried. As she works a case against the clock, a ruthless game tests how much she’s willing to risk for the missing.
Girl Five: Bound
by Molly Black
2022
An urgent new investigation forces BAU agent Maya Gray to chase answers that other teams gave up on long ago. With a killer controlling the timetable, she has to crack the case before someone pays for her mistakes.
Girl Two: Taken
by Molly Black
2021
BAU agent Maya Gray races to solve a fresh case while a captor uses cold cases as leverage. Every clue matters when lives are on the line, and Maya’s missing sister is never far from her thoughts.
Girl Three: Trapped
by Molly Black
2021
Maya Gray is pulled into another high-stakes hunt where the past won’t stay buried. As she works a case against the clock, a ruthless game tests how much she’s willing to risk for the missing.
Girl One: Murder
by Molly Black
2021
An urgent new investigation forces BAU agent Maya Gray to chase answers that other teams gave up on long ago. With a killer controlling the timetable, she has to crack the case before someone pays for her mistakes.
Series background & context
The Maya Gray series is a fast-moving FBI thriller saga built around urgent cases and a long-running personal mystery. Maya Gray is an FBI agent in the Behavioral Analysis Unit, and from the first book she’s pulled into investigations where the past refuses to stay buried.
The series starts with Girl One: Murder. Maya receives a handwritten postcard that promises the release of kidnapped women if she can solve a set of cold cases. It sounds impossible, until the message hits her where it hurts most: it claims Maya’s sister, who disappeared years ago, is among the captives.
The rules are simple, and brutal.
Solve a cold case, a victim is freed. Fail, and someone dies. That setup gives the series its signature tension, because every clue is tied to a ticking clock. Maya isn’t just profiling a killer, she’s trying to outthink someone who controls the timetable and seems to know exactly how to push her.
As the books continue, Maya works cases that feel like classic serial-killer hunts, but with the added pressure of the ongoing game and the question of what really happened to her sister. The investigations rely on interviews, patterns, and careful reconstruction of old crimes, while Maya and her team chase the links that connect victims across time.
Maya is capable and experienced, but the series keeps her human. She makes hard calls, she second-guesses, and she has to deal with the emotional toll of working cases where each misstep has immediate consequences. The personal stakes don’t replace the procedural work, they intensify it.
The tone stays tense and direct, with short chapters and constant escalation. Each book delivers a central mystery, but the larger thread keeps pulling you forward, because the series is as much about the hunt as it is about what Maya is willing to sacrifice for answers.
Read this series in order, starting with Girl One: Murder, to get the full impact of the ongoing cat-and-mouse game and Maya’s evolving relationships with her team. If you like BAU profiling mixed with relentless urgency, these books are built to keep you turning pages.
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