Mindhunters Books in Order
Part ofKylie Brant Books in OrderSee the Mindhunters books by Kylie Brant in order, with short summaries, series background, and tips on the best place to start reading.
Last updated: July 8, 2026
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Publication Order
10 books
Waking Evil
by Kylie Brant
2009
A murder in Buffalo Springs revives an old legend about a deadly red mist, but forensic investigator Ramsey Clark refuses to believe in curses. With parapsychologist Devlin Stryker at her side, she must decide what is myth and what is murder.
Waking Nightmare
by Kylie Brant
2009
Savannah detective Ryne Robel joins forces with profiler Abbie Phillips to hunt a serial rapist who weaponizes fear. Their investigation turns even more personal when the predator shifts his focus to them.
Waking the Dead
by Kylie Brant
2009
Forensic anthropologist Caitlin Fleming is called to the Oregon wilderness after seven headless skeletons are found in a cave. Following the trail with guide Zach Sharper brings her dangerously close to a killer.
Deadly Intent
by Kylie Brant
2010
Kidnapping survivor and forensic linguist Macy Reid is the obvious expert when a powerful man's daughter is abducted again. Working the case with rule-breaking investigator Kellan Burke forces Macy to face old trauma as the clock runs down.
Deadly Dreams
by Kylie Brant
2011
Risa Chandler's prophetic nightmares return just as homicide detective Nate McGuire needs help catching a ritualistic killer. What starts as reluctant cooperation becomes a fight to keep Risa from becoming the killer's chosen victim.
Deadly Sins
by Kylie Brant
2011
FBI agent Jaid Marlowe teams up with former colleague Adam Raiker to stop an assassin targeting powerful figures across the city. When evidence starts pointing at Adam, the case turns into a conspiracy thriller with nowhere safe to hide.
Secrets of the Dead
by Kylie Brant
2015
Hyper-polyglot Eve Larrison goes deep undercover with Declan Gallagher after Adam Raiker's stepson is targeted in an attempted kidnapping. Their fake marriage grows complicated as the case leads to deadly old secrets.
What the Dead Know
by Kylie Brant
2015
Former Chicago homicide detective Keira Saxon returns to Michigan's Upper Peninsula for her dying father, then loses him in what looks like a bear attack. As Keira and Finn Carstens dig deeper, the woods begin giving up darker truths.
Deep as the Dead
by Kylie Brant
2017
The Tailor is killing again in Nova Scotia, leaving bodies marked in a ritualistic signature. RCMP Sergeant Ethan Manning must work with forensic consultant Alexa Hayden, the woman from his past who may now be the killer's newest obsession.
Guilty as Sin
by Kylie Brant
2025
Reporter Reese Decody can sense guilt in other people, a gift that once led her to the Trifecta Killer and nearly got her killed. Now he is free, and Reese is trapped between a new murder suspicion and a protector she is not sure she can trust.
Series background & context
The Mindhunters series is Kylie Brant's home base for dark forensic thrillers. The setup is simple and very effective: specialized experts work with law enforcement on the cases nobody else wants. In practice, that means profilers, linguists, anthropologists, investigators, and other specialists stepping into brutal crimes where psychology matters as much as evidence.
The early books make that clear fast. Waking Nightmare pairs profiler Abbie Phillips with Savannah detective Ryne Robel on a serial rape case built around fear and manipulation. Waking Evil and Waking the Dead show Brant widening the field, moving from a Tennessee town haunted by local legend to the Oregon wilderness and a cave full of bones.
Later books keep changing the specialty and the setting. Deadly Intent turns to a kidnapping case and forensic linguist Macy Reid. Deadly Dreams adds prophetic nightmares to a hunt for a ritualistic killer. Secrets of the Dead, What the Dead Know, Deep as the Dead, and Guilty as Sin each bring different leads, different places, and different kinds of predators, while still feeling part of the same dark world.
These books do not stay comfortable for long.
One useful thing to know is that the series has recurring connective tissue without demanding that every book be read like one long cliffhanger. Adam Raiker's team sits behind much of the action, and familiar names recur, but each novel gives a new couple and a self-contained investigation. That makes the series friendly to mood readers, even though reading in order gives the strongest sense of how the world builds.
The tone is intense. Brant likes damaged but capable people, crimes that reach back into the past, and killers who force her leads to confront old wounds as well as fresh evidence. The romance is always there, but it never softens the danger. Instead it gives the characters one more thing to lose.
If you come to suspense for profiling, forensic angles, strong atmosphere, and smart investigators under real pressure, Mindhunters is probably the clearest place to see what Brant does best. Start at Waking Nightmare if you want the full run, or jump in almost anywhere if you are chasing a specific setup.
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