Sue Coletta Books in Order

After surviving a serial killer's attack, crime writer Sage Quintano moves to rural New Hampshire with her sheriff husband, Niko. When her twin sister disappears, threatening calls and a new murder case suggest that her past has followed her.

Written for fiction authors, this research guide presents ideas for constructing murder plots and developing criminal antagonists. Coletta discusses how the material can be used in novels, short stories, and flash fiction to support crime narratives.

Coletta gathers research on criminal behavior, police procedures, and undercover work for authors writing crime fiction. This reference guide aims to help writers develop convincing investigations and antagonists, drawing together information that would otherwise require separate research.

This collection of dark flash fiction explores troubling memories, sinister inner voices, uncertain instincts, and revenge. A lighter Christmas story about a dog interrupts the darker tales, offering a change in tone among their unsettling situations.

Crime writer Sage Quintano and her sheriff husband, Niko, face a serial killer invading their quiet New Hampshire community. As the investigation becomes personal, the threat disrupts their home and places the bonds holding their family together under strain.

Vacationing in Maine, Shawnee Daniels finds blood in an abandoned canoe as couples disappear nearby. When a retired SEAL's fiancée goes missing, Shawnee and detective Levaughn Samuels help investigate a mystery that becomes more urgent after a body washes ashore.

At a mandatory computer seminar, forensic hacker Shawnee Daniels is recruited to stop a killer remotely sabotaging vehicles. When detective Levaughn Samuels becomes a hostage, the investigation turns personal, forcing her to race against a deadly pursuit.

Police hacker and nighttime burglar Shawnee Daniels steals a trophy box while targeting a suspected embezzler. The theft exposes a serial killer's secrets, drawing her into a dangerous contest as she tries to protect loved ones and clear herself of murder.

A killer calling himself Paradox leaves Sheriff Niko Quintano a riddle and a deadline before another murder. His wife, crime writer Sage, helps investigate while disturbing discoveries near their home and a threatening call revive her own fears.

Cat burglar Shawnee Daniels enters a wealthy home expecting valuables and instead interrupts a serial killer. Now marked as a witness who must be eliminated, she relies on her resourcefulness to escape an opponent determined to silence her.

Sage and Niko Quintano investigate missing boys and a body discovered near the town's water supply. When a stranger gives their son the same stuffed animal received by the abducted children, the case becomes a direct threat to their family.

A crow delivers Shawnee Daniels a message from Mr. Mayhem, a killer now claiming he wants to protect her. As murders spread across Massachusetts and New Hampshire, she must decide whether his warning can be trusted while confronting unsettling discoveries.

This true crime account examines five female serial killers who operated in nineteenth-century New England. Coletta follows their backgrounds, crimes, investigations, and trials, looking beyond familiar labels to explore the lives and motives behind the cases.