Melinda Leigh Books in Order

Sheriff Bree Taggert faces a case that pushes her department to its limits and forces hard choices about who to trust. With Matt Flynn at her side, Bree follows a trail of danger that threatens everything she’s fought to rebuild.

Detective Olivia Cruz leaves the LAPD for a quieter life in Mayfield, Ohio, but a body in the river pulls her into a high-stakes investigation. When her K-9 partner Marley is attacked and the clues point to a serial offender, Olivia and attorney Jonah Flynn race to stop the next crime.

A new case sends Sheriff Bree Taggert into a relentless search where every lead feels like a dead end. With Matt Flynn pushing past local walls, Bree races to track down a predator before the next attack, and before the investigation hits her life at home.

A couple finds a bike hidden in the woods behind their home, and a search leads to the decomposing body of a teenage girl. Sheriff Bree Taggert is called in, and when a second victim is discovered, she realizes she’s hunting a killer who has done this before.

When Bree Taggert discovers her county has become a dumping ground for a serial killer, she teams with Matt Flynn to connect victims and stop the next murder. The closer Bree gets to the truth, the more the killer turns the hunt into a personal war.

A vicious heat wave, two bodies in suitcases, and a missing senator’s daughter link sheriff Bree Taggert’s New York investigation with Mercy Kilpatrick’s in Oregon. Working together across state lines, the two law-enforcement veterans hunt a serial killer hungry for headlines.

A missing person case turns dangerous when Sheriff Bree Taggert realizes someone is manipulating the investigation from inside the community. With Matt Flynn, she has to separate truth from performance before the lies trigger another death.

Bree Taggert and Matt Flynn respond to a death that looks straightforward, until the evidence points to a pattern no one wants to see. As they chase the truth, Bree learns the killer has been watching the town for a long time, and won’t stop without a fight.

When bones are found on Widow’s Island, Cate Wilde and Tessa Black are pulled into a case that complicates everything they think they know about the community. The investigation stirs up old loyalties and points toward answers that could change their friend’s missing-person case.

A brutal new crime tests Bree Taggert’s small department and her own instincts. Partnered with Matt Flynn, she follows a trail of lies through a town where everyone is connected, and learns that the person fighting the hardest for justice may be the one hiding the most.

Four people are dead after a church event turns into a nightmare, and Sheriff Bree Taggert has almost no time to grieve before the pressure hits. With Matt Flynn, she identifies victims and suspects, only to realize the attack was planned, and her own family may be in the crosshairs.

Bree Taggert thought a past case was finished, until new evidence suggests the truth was never told. As she and Matt Flynn pull at the loose threads, they uncover a second story behind the first, and a killer who will do anything to keep it hidden.

A shooting at a closed campground leaves a witness alive, but the body is gone and the story doesn’t add up. Sheriff Bree Taggert and investigator Matt Flynn dig into the victim’s past, and uncover a truth someone is willing to kill to keep quiet.

A fresh murder on Widow’s Island dredges up old fears and unanswered questions. As Cate Wilde and Tessa Black chase a suspect through a tight-knit community, the investigation reopens painful history, and hints that someone still knows what happened to Samantha.

Bree Taggert wants to prove she can handle the job, but a new case in her small town turns into a race against a ruthless offender. Working with Matt Flynn, Bree digs into secrets people have protected for years, and learns how quickly violence can spread.

Sheriff Bree Taggert is still rebuilding her life when a shocking crime forces her to take control of a volatile investigation. With investigator Matt Flynn pushing for the truth, Bree follows leads that turn painfully personal, and put everyone she cares about in danger.

Cate Wilde and Tessa Black take on another Widow’s Island case when violence exposes a hidden corner of the community. The clues point in conflicting directions, and Cate must balance duty with the personal history the island keeps throwing back in her face.

On Widow’s Island, a grim discovery pulls Cate Wilde and Tessa Black into a mystery with ties to the community’s past. As the investigation digs into long-held grudges, Cate realizes the island’s secrets are closer to home than she’s ready to admit.

A new case in Scarlet Falls forces Morgan Dane to question everything the town thinks it knows about a crime. As Lance Kruger digs deeper, long-buried connections surface, and Morgan realizes the truth could destroy more than one family.

True-crime writer Olivia Cruz disappears while chasing a story, and Morgan Dane can’t shake the feeling that the case is personal. With Lance Kruger tracking leads outside the courthouse, Morgan races against time, and against someone who wants the investigation to stop.

Morgan Dane faces a case where the story everyone believes doesn’t match the evidence. With Lance Kruger pushing past closed doors and small-town silence, Morgan has to untangle what really happened, and why someone is determined to make an innocent person pay.

When human remains surface in Scarlet Falls, Morgan Dane is pulled into a case that refuses to stay in the past. As she and Lance Kruger chase a shifting timeline and reluctant witnesses, they uncover secrets someone will kill to keep buried.

FBI agent Cate Wilde returns to Widow’s Island expecting downtime, and instead walks into a suspicious death that rattles the community. With deputy Tessa Black at her side, Cate follows clues that stir up old secrets and bring her closer to a long-missing friend’s case.

In Solitude, Oregon, a case built on half-truths pulls the local investigators into a tangle of small-town loyalties and hidden motives. As the evidence shifts, the team has to separate rumor from fact and stop a killer who’s counting on confusion to win.

Defense attorney Morgan Dane takes on a young man accused of murdering a babysitter, even when the evidence looks damning. With private investigator Lance Kruger digging for the missing pieces, Morgan fights a case that could destroy a family and her career.

Louisa Hancock and Conor Sullivan thought the worst was behind them, until a new message arrives that’s tied to Louisa’s family history. With a killer closing in and the past surfacing in brutal ways, they have to follow the clues before the next strike.

A young girl vanishes from Scarlet Falls, and Morgan Dane can’t ignore the feeling that the wrong person is being blamed. Working with Lance Kruger, she races to find the truth before the case turns permanent, and before the real predator strikes again.

Stella has worked hard to start over in Scarlet Falls, but a fresh crisis drags her back toward a man she’s never fully forgotten. As the investigation closes in, Stella and Mac have to confront old wounds while a threat moves closer than either expected.

On the weekend she’s supposed to marry police chief Zane Duncan, officer Stevie Taylor is pulled into the murder of a famous crime-show host camping near Solitude. As cameras descend on the town, Stevie and Zane must catch a killer determined to upstage their vows.

When a crime-show celebrity is murdered and the confessed killer is abducted en route to jail, Detective Seth Harding’s case explodes into chaos. As secrets about the victim emerge and a vulnerable teen vanishes, Seth and his wife Carly race a ruthless puppeteer.

A Christmas-season homicide in Solitude, Oregon sends investigator Seth Harding and social worker Carly Taylor searching for a missing family member in brutal winter weather. Every lead is buried under snow and lies, and the killer is counting on the storm to slow them down.

Cristan is trying to build a safe life for himself and his young daughter, but the past won’t stay buried. When danger finds them again, he turns to a determined neighbor for help, and together they uncover a threat that’s been watching from the shadows.

Hannah’s attempt to move forward in Scarlet Falls is derailed by a new crime that hits too close to home. Detective Brody McNamara is pulled back into her life as the case tightens, and trusting each other becomes as risky as catching the person responsible.

Police chief Zane Duncan’s first Christmas living with fellow officer Stevie Taylor is ruined when a body is found at a roadside motel—the second murder in a week. With their main suspect already jailed, the couple must hunt a second killer in snowbound Solitude.

A new lead in Solitude’s drug-fueled violence pulls Carly Taylor and Seth Harding into a case with a missing witness and too many suspects. As the town closes ranks, the investigation forces them to face their fractured relationship and a killer hiding in plain sight.

Abby survives a crash that steals her memory, leaving her with no idea who she can trust or why someone wants her dead. Officer Ethan Hale tries to protect her as fragments of a past abduction resurface, and the truth puts them both in a killer’s sights.

LAPD officer Stevie Taylor returns to tiny Solitude, Oregon, after her police-chief father’s death, hoping to regroup on the local force. When a teen dies from a lethal new drug, Stevie and new chief Zane Duncan must expose the dealer hiding in plain sight.

Museum curator Louisa Hancock is shaken when an intern is murdered and another disappears, and the evidence starts pointing toward the man she’s falling for. With her past catching up and suspects everywhere, Louisa must decide who to trust before she becomes a target.

Major Grant Barrett returns to Scarlet Falls from Afghanistan to pick up the pieces of his family’s life. When violence targets the children he’s trying to protect, Grant and the woman drawn into his orbit race to uncover a threat rooted close to home.

A skull with two bullet holes surfaces on the Rogue River, proving that the designer drug plaguing Solitude has already claimed more victims. As Stevie Taylor and police chief Zane Duncan close in on the source, the case turns heartbreakingly personal—and deadly.

Security expert Sean Wilson and his wife Amanda head to a quiet bed-and-breakfast, hoping for a reset. Instead they’re caught in a hostage situation that turns the inn into a trap, and the only way out is to outthink a criminal who planned for everything.

Social worker Carly Taylor thinks a local teen is being scapegoated as Solitude’s deadly new drug spreads. With her estranged husband, investigator Seth Harding, she digs into a death the town wants to ignore, and the truth threatens the people they love.

Self-defense instructor Brooke Daye starts getting the kind of attention that feels wrong, and then terrifying. Computer expert Luke Holloway helps her trace the harassment, but the closer they get, the more Brooke realizes the stalker isn’t just online.

A string of disappearances hits a Maine town, and bed-and-breakfast owner Mandy Brown can’t ignore the danger creeping closer. Danny Sullivan returns home for personal reasons and teams with Mandy, only to find her secrets could make her the killer’s next target.

Horse trainer Rachel Parker returns to her Pennsylvania hometown to rebuild her life and save the family farm. When sabotage and threats escalate, police chief Mike O’Connell steps in, and their growing attraction collides with a mystery rooted in old grudges.

When hikers vanish in the Maine wilderness, tabloid photographer Jayne Sullivan chases a tip that turns deadly. Widowed handyman Reed Kimball, once a homicide detective, helps her follow the clues, until the search reveals a killer who knows the woods too well.

On a research trip deep in the Amazon, Dr. Grace LeDoux is kidnapped by a secretive tribe determined to keep outsiders away. When Dr. Will Kincaid goes after her, he finds far more than danger in the rainforest, including a mystery that could change medicine, and cost them their lives.

Widowed mother Elizabeth learns her powerful husband will do anything to keep his secrets. Fleeing with her kids to rural Pennsylvania, she crosses paths with former detective Jack O’Malley, who realizes her past is dangerous and refuses to let her face it alone.