Red River Mystery Books in Order

In 1964 Center Springs, farmer-constable Ned Parker investigates animal torture that turns to murder. When the killer targets his family and grandchildren Top and Pepper, a quiet community becomes a place of fear and reckoning.

Retired Ned Parker is pulled back in when a body in the Red River leads nephew Cody into a multistate killing spree. A booby-trapped warehouse and the children's lingering trauma make the case even darker.

After Cody Parker is nearly killed, Ned tries to connect a string of murders in Center Springs during the uneasy summer of 1966. The return of old fears and the arrival of mysterious Tom Bell deepen the danger.

A Las Vegas gangster hides out in Center Springs, bringing trouble with him in 1967. As young Top's unsettling dreams point to violence ahead, the Parkers brace for a showdown that could turn their town into a battlefield.

Pepper Parker runs toward California and the counterculture, while back home murders, a hit-and-run, and relentless rain keep Ned Parker chasing answers. The case sprawls across highways and flooded Texas roads as family worries mount.

Two shady government men bring a secret CIA operation to Center Springs just as Pepper sparks a local gold rush. When Top falls gravely ill, Ned Parker carries the fight far beyond Texas.

In 1968, a fatal crash and a renewed feud between the Clays and Mayfields throw Center Springs back into chaos. Top Parker watches old hatreds, hidden relationships, and a prowling stranger pull the community apart.

When Ned Parker's nephew R.B. dies in what looks like a simple wreck, the details do not sit right. His search leads to a Red River honky-tonk, buried corruption, and murders meant to keep the truth hidden.