Peter Abrahams Books in Order

Rachel Monette finds her husband murdered and her young son missing. A wartime letter leads her toward North Africa and Israel, where her husband's historical research may have exposed secrets someone will kill to protect.

After a war destroys Israel, Isaac Rehv devises an elaborate revenge against the Arab nations responsible. He raises a boy to impersonate an Islamic prophet, turning religious belief into the instrument of a dangerous deception.

When mathematician Teddy Wu disappears, the CIA assumes he has defected to Communist China. His fiancee Beth Hunter refuses to accept that explanation and follows him into a dangerous network of crime and political conspiracy.

Jessie Shapiro's ex-husband fails to return their daughter after a weekend away. Her search leads toward Vermont and secrets reaching back to Woodstock, entangling her with a senator's wife and a troubled intelligence operation.

Executive Nina Kitchener's newborn son, conceived through artificial insemination, is abducted from the hospital. Her search pulls her into a mystery involving suspicious maritime accidents, underwater diving, and a wealthy family with secrets to conceal.

Former radical Blake Wrightman has spent twenty years hiding as a Cape Cod lobsterman. When federal agents find him, he must choose between prosecution and helping track down the woman who drew him into political violence.

Framed for drug smuggling, Eddie Nye emerges from fifteen years in prison determined to stay out of trouble. The betrayal that destroyed his youth collides with a prison-born scheme, threatening his chances of starting again.

Knife salesman Gil Renard clings to baseball as his work and marriage collapse. When star player Bobby Rayburn falls into a slump, Gil decides to rescue his idol's career, turning devotion into a dangerous personal mission.

Francie Cullingwood seeks escape from her failing marriage through an affair with radio psychologist Ned Demarco. When her husband discovers the liaison, he devises a murder scheme that entangles Francie, her lover, and her closest friend.

Nat and twin sisters Grace and Izzie invent a frightening story to extract money from a billionaire. Their supposedly harmless scheme attracts someone listening from the shadows, turning a financial rescue plan into genuine danger.

Roy Hill's comfortable Atlanta life begins falling apart as he becomes intrigued by Civil War reenactment. Joining a friend's regiment draws him toward the legacy of his Confederate namesake and an increasingly threatening connection to history.

The Gardners hire brilliant Julian Sawyer to help their struggling teenage son. He quickly wins the family's trust, but eleven-year-old Ruby suspects that the tutor's useful advice and attention conceal far more sinister intentions.

Desperate for money, Mackie Larkin becomes a stripper while her ex-husband pursues another dubious scheme. Near the Mexican border, their daughter's ambitions, a wrangler's dangerous opportunity, and a writer's curiosity bring several lives toward collision.

Nine-year-old Trisha becomes lost in the woods after straying from a family hike. As hunger and fear grow, broadcasts of her favorite baseball pitcher offer comfort while signs of a threatening presence surround her.

Ingrid Levin-Hill leaves her shoes in a place connected to a murder, making their recovery unexpectedly dangerous. Between soccer, school, and rehearsals for Alice in Wonderland, she investigates the secrets unsettling her town of Echo Falls.

Private investigator Nick Petrov wakes in a hospital with a damaged memory and little understanding of how he arrived there. A killer connected to his forgotten past threatens him as he struggles to reconstruct his identity.

Ingrid notices trouble with her father's job, unsettling changes in her brother, and a suspicious new soccer coach. Clues discovered during theater rehearsals lead her toward powerful people manipulating Echo Falls, making her investigation increasingly dangerous.

Aspiring novelist Ivy Seidel takes a creative-writing job at a maximum-security prison to earn money and deepen her experience. Entering a world of violence and unfamiliar loyalties, she discovers that her literary ambitions carry unexpected risks.

Eighteen authors contribute supernatural horror stories about evil, darkness, and dangerous creatures. Vampires, ghosts, an apparently innocent zombie, and deadly rumors threaten ordinary lives in this anthology, which includes Peter Abrahams's story about Channel 99.

Dying sculptor Roy Valois hacks into a newspaper to read his prepared obituary. A discrepancy about his late wife sends him searching for the truth about her supposed death, exposing secrets protected by powerful, dangerous people.

A hurricane uncovers evidence clearing the man Nell Jarreau identified as her boyfriend's killer twenty years earlier. Now married to the detective who arrested him, Nell must reconsider her testimony and confront secrets within her family.

Private investigator Bernie Little and his dog Chet investigate a teenage girl's disappearance. When Madison returns with an implausible explanation and vanishes again, the partners pursue suspicious associates despite the absence of a ransom demand.

While snowshoeing on her grandfather's property, Ingrid discovers a body. When Grampy is jailed, she sets out to clear his name, uncovering secrets in Echo Falls that make the search for the truth increasingly personal.

A knee injury ends Cody's football career, and his girlfriend Clea leaves for boarding school. When she disappears in Vermont, a letter sent that morning draws Cody across the country to investigate her school's hidden troubles.

Bernie and Chet investigate threats against Princess, a pampered show dog. After Princess, her owner, and reporter Suzie Sanchez disappear, Chet becomes separated from his partner and must use his instincts to navigate the growing danger.

Wyatt meets Greer, whose father shares a prison with his own. After encountering the charismatic man he barely knows, Wyatt becomes convinced his father is innocent and decides to help, risking more than he realizes.

When circus elephant Peanut and her trainer vanish without witnesses, a clown hires Bernie and Chet to investigate. Following Peanut's distinctive scent leads the partners away from the circus and toward dangerous people in the desert.

The Webbies face the Quackers on baseball's opening day, with their hopes resting on newcomer Thumby Duckling. As the game reaches its final inning, the little rookie must attempt the hit his duck teammates desperately need.

A boy disappears from a wilderness camp, and his mother suspects her ex-husband. Bernie and Chet follow a different trail while a rival investigator complicates the case and an unexpected puppy raises questions closer to home.

Bernie and Chet are hired to keep film star Thad Perry out of trouble during a Western shoot. His hidden connection to their hometown becomes dangerous when people who know his past begin turning up dead.

Robbie Forester acquires a mysterious charm that seems to offer a way to challenge injustice. With her friends and dog Pendleton, she follows its guidance into a modern Robin Hood adventure on the streets of Brooklyn.

After businessman Sheldon Gun kills Silas's father to clear the way for a Brooklyn development, Robbie and her friends seek justice. Their street knowledge, inventions, and magical charm bracelet become weapons against an increasingly dangerous adversary.

An imprisoned acquaintance asks Bernie and Chet to find his brother, an inventor missing with his houseboat. Their Louisiana investigation encounters feuding families, stolen shrimp, and clues suggesting that powerful oil interests have something to hide.

Visiting reporter Suzie Sanchez in Washington, Bernie and Chet become entangled in her secret investigation. Trouble involving a British source leads to Bernie's arrest, leaving the partners facing political operatives and a widening international conspiracy.

Bernie and Chet return home to find their safe missing and a neighbor investigated over an illegally transplanted cactus. A desert inquiry connects cactus smuggling, a strange festival, and an old kidnapping to a dangerous criminal.

A Brazilian seer's prophecy identifies twin boys as future football legends. Injured former prodigy Alfonso and devoted Liverpool supporter Frank travel to the Great Islands to find them, entering a struggle over sport, ambition, and justice.

Bernie and Chet attend a performance by faded country singer Lotty Pilgrim, only to watch Bernie's generous tip disappear. The theft draws them into old border-town secrets and present dangers surrounding a troubling country-music mystery.

Bernie and Chet arrive for a meeting with hydrologist Wendell Nero and find him murdered. Doubting the police's suspect, they investigate his work, encountering a troubled winemaker and water-related clues that make the case increasingly dangerous.