Renee Pawlish Books in Order

A journalist who once witnessed evil is drawn to a small Colorado mountain town now falling under a dark power. As supernatural forces close in, an ancient prophecy threatens to come true.

This nonfiction account follows paranormal investigators as they spend three days inside the notorious Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas. What they encounter leaves a lasting mark long after they leave.

This brief supernatural tale builds dread fast, mixing eerie atmosphere with the sense that death is never far away. Pawlish keeps the story compact, unsettling, and sharp.

A real estate agent dies after riding off a cliff, and the police call it suicide. Reed Ferguson is hired to look closer, and soon finds a crowded suspect list and a killer with something to hide.

A dark short mystery about desperation, secrets, and a death that may not be what it first seems. It is a quick, moody read with a noir edge.

This collection gathers five short stories that move through crime, suspense, and darker turns. It also includes an early Reed Ferguson tale, making it a good sampler of Pawlish's shorter fiction.

Denver PI Reed Ferguson takes his first real case when a glamorous client asks him to find her missing husband. The deeper Reed digs, the more lies, danger, and double-crosses he uncovers.

In this quick Reed Ferguson short, a case tied to sports card collecting pulls him into cheating, suspicion, and more trouble than he expected. It is a light, fast mystery with Reed's usual offbeat charm.

Thirteen-year-old Noah Winter dives shipwrecks with his treasure-hunting parents in search of a lost map and a priceless emerald. Then a ruthless rival kidnaps his parents and Noah must save them first.

What starts as a search for a stolen show dog turns into a much riskier case for Reed Ferguson. Dog shows, ransom drops, and dangerous criminals make this one anything but a simple pet recovery.

A compact ghost story with a mystery at its center, this tale leans on atmosphere and unease rather than length. The past refuses to stay quiet, and that is where the real trouble begins.

When Reed's neighbor Deuce vanishes after a mysterious phone call, Reed starts digging. The search leads into shady construction dealings, buried secrets, and a race to find his friend before it is too late.

Set in 1943, this middle grade historical novel follows ten-year-old Bobby Klocker as he faces prejudice, wartime fear, and a choice between protecting himself and standing up for his Japanese friend Richard.

Reed takes an unusual job as bodyguard to a wealthy young woman with plenty of attitude and plenty of danger around her. As deaths mount, he realizes the past is driving the case more than anyone admits.

This lean short crime story turns one bad decision, and one cheap gun, into a tense night of trouble. Pawlish keeps the pressure high and the fallout close.

A marijuana-store owner hires Reed to find out whether someone is trying to steal her growing process. Going undercover sounds simple, until secrets, lies, and murder turn the case dangerous.

A deadly house fire leaves Reed's girlfriend Willie under suspicion for arson and murder. Reed has to clear her name while staying one step ahead of whoever wants the truth buried.

A decades-old murder sends Reed looking into the life and death of private investigator Dewey Webb. As past and present collide, Reed learns some old secrets are still worth killing over.

Vacationing in Mexico, Noah Winter and his parents are asked to recover a powerful anti-missile device from a sunken yacht. When a familiar enemy steals it, Noah has to move fast to stop a disaster.

A frightened woman asks Reed for help escaping her abusive husband, then disappears before he can protect her. Reed follows the trail into political ambition, hidden scandals, and a race against time.

Reed becomes the prime suspect in the murder of another private investigator. With no solid alibi and a killer closing in, he has to clear his name before the case kills him too.

Noah Winter expects a summer of diving and fishing with his grandparents on Lake Huron. Instead, a shipwreck discovery pulls him into a dangerous plot involving radical environmentalists.

Days before his wedding, Reed agrees to investigate suspected cheating at a poker tournament. Then a death turns the event into a murder case, and Reed ends up on a suspect list of his own.

Joseph, a 400-year-old vampire, tells the story of his seduction of a teenage girl. It is a very short supernatural tale that builds toward a final twist.

When a Colorado Rockies player is accused of killing his best friend, Reed agrees to help. The investigation pulls him into steroids, secrets, and a case that puts both Reed and Willie at risk.

This brisk Reed Ferguson short starts with a hired-gun angle and quickly turns dangerous. Reed follows the clues into a compact mystery where a small job carries bigger risks than expected.

This Reed Ferguson novella brings Christmas-season complications and a fresh mystery to solve. Reed has to balance holiday pressure with a case that proves even a short job can go very wrong.

A convicted man says he did not kill his fashion-house boss, and his wife hires Dewey Webb as a last hope. Dewey's search through postwar Denver's fashion world uncovers lies, pressure, and real danger.

Reed's honeymoon in Tahiti goes sideways when he and Willie find a body on the beach. Back in Denver, the case expands into a Medicare scam, hired killers, and a relentless hunt for answers.

Dewey Webb's estranged father suddenly reappears and asks for help finding an old friend. The search leads Dewey into illegal dealings, missing people, and secrets powerful men want kept quiet.

A young woman tells Reed she thinks her father may have killed her mother. Reed's search leads him to a rural Colorado town, a decades-old kidnapping, and an unsolved murder someone still wants hidden.

In 1949 Denver, Dewey Webb agrees to look into a husband's fears about his secretive wife. The job spirals into wartime secrets, hidden meetings, and a case far deadlier than it first appears.

A suspicious alibi puts Reed on the trail in this short mystery. The case moves fast, and one small inconsistency is enough to suggest someone is lying about much more than timing.

A case built around theft and shaky loyalties drags Dewey Webb into another dangerous puzzle. In Dewey's world, even thieves have rules, until murder gives them a reason to forget them.

What should have been a simple errand, delivering a message to an estranged daughter, becomes a murder case. Reed finds Sally at the center of danger and has to decide whether he can prove she is innocent.

At the end of 1949, Dewey Webb is asked to find a missing young woman named Nora. What looks like a straightforward search becomes another hard-boiled Denver case with trouble waiting around every corner.

This short Reed Ferguson tale revolves around theft, suspicion, and one messy trail of clues. Reed expects a quick investigation, but the case keeps widening every time he gets close to the truth.

After Reed's difficult neighbor is murdered following a tense homeowners association meeting, the woman's granddaughter hires him for help. Family friction, neighborhood grudges, and buried secrets give Reed plenty to untangle.

In the middle of a messy divorce, Amber becomes fixated on the seemingly perfect life next door. When her neighbor's wife is murdered, Amber's obsession makes her the obvious suspect.

Natalie Bowman, a friend of Reed's, is accused of trying to buy exam answers just before Christmas. Reed has little time to clear her name before the scandal wrecks her future.

Dewey Webb takes a quick surveillance job for fast cash and expects an easy payday. Instead he ends up caught between crooks who are planning to double-cross each other, and maybe him too.

Finding a bag full of money should be simple, but nothing is simple for Reed Ferguson. Stolen cash, a murdered call girl, and threats against Willie turn one odd discovery into a deadly case.

A woman in trouble pulls Dewey Webb into a case that will not stay simple for long. What begins as help for one person opens into deeper secrets and danger in postwar Denver.

Organized crime moves to the center of this Dewey Webb mystery. Dewey has to navigate intimidation, shifting loyalties, and murder as Denver's mob presence tightens its grip.

Reed's mother calls for help after being accused of stealing a valuable ring, and then things get worse. With murder added to the mess, Reed has to investigate with his determined mother by his side.

Ryan Langford has spent years hiding from his past in rural Colorado. When his ex is murdered and her husband and daughter vanish, he becomes a suspect and has to uncover the truth himself.

Reed expects a strange inheritance hunt, not murder. When a wealthy father dies and another body turns up, Reed has to solve both the treasure puzzle and the killing before the clues go cold.

A missing boy's body is found in a dumpster, and soon a second death complicates the case. Sarah Spillman has to uncover the hidden link between two seemingly separate tragedies.

Sarah Spillman investigates the rape and murder of a young woman with very few clues to follow. As she pushes deeper, she realizes the killer may be much closer to home than she expected.

A killing pinned to one exact hour gives Dewey Webb another knotty case to solve. In late 1940s Denver, every suspect has a story, and Dewey knows at least one of them is lying.

This Reed Ferguson novella throws Reed into a case where justice is not as clear-cut as it looks. The closer he gets to the truth, the more danger he brings down on himself.

A student drops an envelope on a Denver light-rail train, and Reed picks it up. Inside is a photo that may show a murder victim, and Reed's curiosity puts both him and the student in danger.

A charity gala at wealthy Niles Mayfield's house should be festive, but murder ruins the evening fast. Sarah Spillman has to sort through a crowded suspect list before the night gets even deadlier.

A murdered sex worker and a drowned homeless man seem unrelated at first. As Sarah Spillman investigates, she starts to suspect the city's most vulnerable victims may be linked by something far uglier.

When two judges are murdered and identical notes are left with the bodies, Sarah Spillman knows she is chasing a killer with a purpose. The trouble is figuring out the link before another judge falls.

A doctor is found dead in her car, and the scene looks like suicide. Sarah Spillman is not convinced, and her search for the truth forces her to confront secrets in both the case and her past.

Three people are shot in one summer evening, and Sarah Spillman is the only one who survives. While she fights for her life, her partners scramble to find the links before the shooter strikes again.

Back on the job after a near-fatal shooting, Sarah Spillman investigates a man gunned down in his Mercedes. The more she digs into his life, the more motives and hidden fears she finds.

A woman is found dead near a church, barefoot and carrying only her ID. Sarah soon realizes her top suspect may also connect to a woman who vanished twenty years earlier.

A self-proclaimed psychic predicts a murder, and then the victim turns up exactly as described. Sarah Spillman has to look past the obvious and find the real killer before another death follows.

Drifting through Virginia, former Army Civil Affairs specialist Jo Gunning helps a runaway teen and gets pulled into a family nightmare. Soon she is facing assassins, lies, and a shadowy government agency.

Jo Gunning detours into a small Alabama town and agrees to help a café owner learn the truth about her nephew's death. Her questions quickly stir up enemies who want the past left alone.

A trucking family wants Reed to find out what has been haunting one troubled brother. Blackmail, missing money, and family tension make this case one Reed is reluctant to take, and unable to drop.

A suburban high-school graduate is found drowned along Denver's Platte River. Sarah Spillman and her team have to dig through teenage secrets, nervous parents, and shaky stories to find out why.

A worried couple asks Jo to help their daughter, who has joined a religious commune outside Las Vegas. To learn the truth, Jo has to step inside a world that feels more dangerous by the day.

A friend sends Jo to Mexico to provide security for a wealthy businessman and his family. It should be straightforward work, but Jo soon lands in a rescue mission where trust is in short supply.

Jo returns to Colorado hoping to repair family ties, only to find her sister's friend has vanished from a top-secret biolab job. The search puts Jo's family in danger and uncovers a deadly enemy.

Looking for peace in Prescott, Arizona, Jo instead gets shot at on a remote trail. Her investigation leads to a kidnapped teenager, a trafficking ring, and a violent fight she cannot ignore.

When Cal asks Reed to look into his uncle's shady dealings, Reed enters the odd world of vintage toys. Murder soon follows, and Reed learns the stakes are much higher than the collectibles suggest.

Evelyn Chambers is sent to Hungary under the cover of being a doting grandmother delivering encrypted information. When the mission goes sideways, she has to untangle deceit, danger, and a missing scientist.

Retired nurse Evelyn Chambers stumbles onto a link between her late husband and a mysterious antiques dealer. That discovery sends her into a larger world of secrets, codes, and international intrigue.

Gloria Lott's death looks like suicide, and most people are ready to close the case. Sarah Spillman is not, and her doubts uncover motives that make the truth far more dangerous.

Jo is caught in a Dallas bank robbery and does what she can to protect the hostages. Later, one detail keeps nagging at her, and chasing it leads straight into a deeper conspiracy.

A disgraced former detective needs Reed to clear his name in a five-year-old marijuana-shop murder. Digging into the cold case exposes layers of lies and a killer who wants the past untouched.

Evelyn heads to Munich pretending to be the lucky winner of a cat-fanciers trip. Instead of a cozy holiday, she finds a Christmas mission full of suspicious strangers and an international conspiracy.

When popular Denver food critic Piper Randall is shot outside a restaurant, Sarah Spillman steps into a case shaped by fame, jealousy, and revenge. Piper's curated life turns out to hide plenty of enemies.

Evelyn Chambers goes to Australia to meet a crucial contact and quickly lands in a maze of disappearances and lies. Every stop raises new questions, and every friendly face may be hiding something.

Another quiet assignment sends Evelyn Chambers into a setting where polite meetings and careful observation hide real danger. As always, Evelyn learns that gentle surfaces can cover serious treachery.

In Savannah, Jo Gunning crosses paths with a troubled veteran and stumbles into hidden agendas surrounding people already pushed too far. The deeper she looks, the more dangerous the truth becomes.

Jo returns to Greensville, Alabama, to testify in a trial tied to one of the town's most dangerous men. Then her ally Keyshawn vanishes, and Jo has to find him before the same people come for her.

A mission to a secluded island gets complicated when Evelyn's friend Roger thinks he is joining her on a simple vacation. Sun, beaches, and fancy dinners are no help when she has a covert operation to hide.

Evelyn is sent to Morocco to find out what happened to a CIA agent who has gone off the grid. The deeper she digs, the less certain she is whether he vanished by force or by choice.

Evelyn travels to Mexico to observe a former museum curator now leading tours through the Monarch butterfly sanctuaries. The setting is beautiful, but the mission hides a deeper mystery.

When key evidence vanishes from a murder investigation, suspicion falls on Sarah Spillman and she is suspended. To save her badge and her name, she has to expose whoever is manipulating the case.

Jo thinks a quiet family visit will be safe, until her family disappears. Unsure whether an old enemy is back or a new one has struck, she has to fight through a very personal game of revenge.

A quiet question about a possibly forged painting draws Evelyn Chambers to Venice. Family evasions, guarded smiles, and an unexpected face from her past turn a discreet inquiry into real danger.

Another Evelyn Chambers adventure promises travel, secrets, and a fresh knot of intrigue. If the series pattern holds, Evelyn will once again have to rely on nerve, curiosity, and careful observation.