Sloane Monroe Books in Order
Part ofCheryl Bradshaw Books in OrderThis page lists the Sloane Monroe books by Cheryl Bradshaw in order, with short summaries, reading order, series notes, and help on where to start.
Last updated: June 8, 2026
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Publication Order
15 books
Black Diamond Death
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2011
A woman is found dead on the slopes of Park City's newest ski resort, and the case looks like an accident until Sloane Monroe starts asking questions. It is a clean, fast opener with a strong sense of place.
Sinnerman / Murder in Mind
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2011
Sloane Monroe has solved every case except the murder of her sister Gabrielle. When another woman is killed in a chillingly similar way, Sloane gets a second chance to hunt the serial killer who has haunted her for years.
I Have a Secret
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2012
A man who has spent twenty years running from his past is about to break his silence. When blood is found where he was last seen, Sloane Monroe uncovers a hometown case built on old friendships and buried truth.
Stranger in Town
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2012
A little girl disappears from a grocery store before her mother even realizes she is gone. Sloane Monroe races the clock through a kidnapping case where every minute matters and nothing feels safe for long.
Bed of Bones
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2013
A tragedy in a mine shaft from 1956 collides with the present when a Sundance-bound film stirs up Park City's buried history. Sloane Monroe is left to sort out which old bones have become dangerously new again.
Flirting with Danger
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2014
A flirtation that should be harmless becomes anything but, as attraction, suspicion, and danger begin feeding each other. Bradshaw turns the setup into a lean romantic suspense story with real bite.
Hush Now Baby
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2014
Serena Westwood wakes in the night to her baby's cries, only to find the crib empty. What follows is a nightmare of panic, secrets, and a missing child case Sloane Monroe cannot afford to lose.
Dead of Night
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2015
After her mother-in-law is fatally stabbed, Wren Bancroft is seen fleeing the house with the bloody knife. Sloane Monroe has to decide whether Wren is guilty or whether a darker family secret is really to blame.
Deadly Sins: Sloth
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2017
Mary Pritchard storms over to confront her lazy neighbor and instead finds him executed, with another dead woman in the hall. It is a quick, sharp opener that wastes no time turning irritation into murder.
Deadly Sins: Wrath
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2017
A violent confrontation sets off a case fueled by anger, grudges, and bad blood. This novella is fast, tense, and built around the damage people do when fury gets the final word.
Gone Daddy Gone
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2017
A vanished father sits at the center of one of Sloane Monroe's more emotionally charged cases. What begins as a search for answers becomes a tense unraveling of family lies, fear, and long-buried damage.
Deadly Sins: Lust
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2019
A woman alone at a lagoon in Australia is attacked, and the truth behind it is anything but simple. Bradshaw turns the setup into a quick, twisty novella about obsession, secrets, and a brutal act of desire.
Smoke and Mirrors
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2019
When Grace Ashby finds her mother dead and her mother's boyfriend standing over the body, the obvious answer feels almost too easy. Sloane Monroe takes the case and walks straight into a web of secrets and close surveillance.
Deadly Sins: Greed
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2020
A violent roadside ambush pulls Sloane into a sharp, fast-moving case driven by money, betrayal, and old grudges. As the motive comes into focus, greed proves to be only the start of the trouble.
Silent as the Grave
by Cheryl Bradshaw
2021
When Rebecca Barlow vanishes after promising to return for her son, the silence she leaves behind feels wrong from the start. Sloane follows the trail into a case of secrets, family strain, and a disappearance that may already be a murder.
Series background & context
The Sloane Monroe books are the backbone of Cheryl Bradshaw's mystery work. Sloane is a private investigator based in Park City, Utah, and from the first book she comes across as sharp, funny, and just restless enough to be dangerous to liars. She is also carrying deep personal grief, especially around the unsolved murder of her sister, which gives the series a steady emotional pull beneath the plotting.
The opener, Black Diamond Death, sets the tone well. A death on the ski slopes looks accidental until it does not, and from there Bradshaw builds a series that likes strong hooks and clean forward momentum. Later books bring in kidnappings, missing babies, old bones, and cases that force Sloane to look hard at her own past.
Park City is more than background. The mountain setting, tourist traffic, and small-city feel help make the books work because Sloane can move between polished public spaces and the private corners people would rather keep hidden. Bradshaw uses that contrast well.
What keeps readers coming back is the balance. These are not ultra-grim crime novels, but they are not feather-light either. Sloane has bite, her friendships matter, and the books move quickly without losing sight of the human mess inside each case. Maddie, Nick, Coop, and other recurring characters give the series a lived-in feel as it grows.
If you like private investigator fiction with brisk pacing and a strong sense of place, Sloane Monroe is the obvious starting point in Bradshaw's catalogue. Read from Black Diamond Death onward, and if you want extra context later, fold in shorter pieces like Silent as the Grave and Dead of Night around the main novels.
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