Riley Thorn Books in Order

The Riley Thorn books answer a very specific question, what happens when a woman who wants a perfectly ordinary life turns out to be a powerful psychic magnet for trouble. When the series opens Riley is divorced, broke, trying to cope with vivid visions she stubbornly refuses to believe in, and sharing a creaky old house with a rotating cast of eccentric elderly roommates.

Her world tilts when a neighbor ends up dead and private investigator Nick Santiago shows up on her doorstep asking questions. In Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door, Riley is dragged into the investigation, branded a suspect, and pushed to use the abilities she has spent years smothering. Nick is tattooed, infuriating, and entirely too good at getting under her skin, which makes their decision to fake an engagement for cover even more complicated.

By the time Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet begins, Riley and Nick are officially a couple, but life has not calmed down. A well dressed body turns up in a closet, Riley’s formidable grandmother arrives to lecture her about psychic “Guild” responsibility, and Nick is juggling a missing person case with family expectations. The mystery brings together homicide detectives, nosy neighbors, and Riley’s unwilling lessons in controlling what she sees.

Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past moves the action into the crumbly old house Riley and Nick are attempting to renovate. Nick is consumed by a cold case that still haunts him, their elderly roommate is hatching schemes, and Riley’s powers misfire at the worst possible times. When she is abducted and bad guys start delivering severed warnings, the line between paranormal shenanigans and real world danger blurs fast.

In Riley Thorn and the Body in the Backyard, Riley’s self absorbed news anchor ex husband shows up begging for protection, swearing someone wants him dead. Nick wants nothing to do with the man until a corpse on their property proves the threat is real. The investigation drags their growing found family into the mess, from retirees moonlighting as vigilantes to the grandmother who never met a boundary she would not ignore.

Across the series expect mystery plots with genuine stakes, a slow building but deeply satisfying romance arc for Riley and Nick, and a supporting cast that feels like the strangest, most wonderful apartment building you have ever lived in. The books are best read in order so you can watch relationships shift, powers grow, and running jokes evolve with every new case.