T Jefferson Parker Books in Order

Veteran detective Tim Hess, facing lung cancer, joins ambitious Merci Rayborn to investigate women disappearing from Orange County shopping malls. Their conflicting personalities meet a common challenge as a killer leaves disturbing evidence while concealing the victims' bodies.

Detective Tom Shephard returns to Laguna Beach hoping to rebuild his damaged career and confidence. A killer's arrival shatters the resort town's peace, drawing him into a murder investigation among its wealthy residents and established social circles.

Surfer Chuck Frye joins the search when his brother's Vietnamese wife, a prominent singer, is kidnapped during a performance. The investigation takes him into Orange County's Vietnamese community, where political conflict, gang activity, and family secrets complicate the crime.

Former cop Jim Weir returns to Newport Beach shortly before his sister is murdered. Suspicions involving her relationships and the police force draw him into a covert investigation amid local politics, development disputes, and disturbing secrets from the past.

Former cop and crime writer Russ Monroe investigates a serial killer massacring entire families in Orange County. The police's efforts to keep the crimes quiet raise further questions as he searches for the story behind the escalating violence.

Rebecca Harris's murder forces the two men in her life to work together: FBI agent Joshua Weinstein, her fiance, and journalist John Menden, her lover. Their rivalry complicates the alliance needed to discover who killed the woman both loved.

Orange County detective Terry Naughton heads a division investigating crimes against young people while confronting his own losses. A child abductor obsessed with snakes presents a dangerous case that tests his professional judgment and already troubled personal life.

Merci Rayborn investigates a young sex worker's murder and discovers that her lover, fellow officer Mike McNally, is the chief suspect. A related unsolved killing from decades earlier forces her to weigh personal loyalty against troubling evidence.

Joe Trona searches for the people responsible when his adoptive father, influential Orange County politician Will Trona, is murdered. Investigating Will's enemies and secret dealings forces Joe to confront both political corruption and his own traumatic childhood.

Detective Merci Rayborn doubts that deputy Archie Wildcraft murdered his wife and tried to kill himself, despite strong evidence. When the injured, amnesiac officer disappears from his hospital room, her investigation becomes a pursuit of both suspect and truth.

San Diego detective Tom McMichael investigates the murder of elderly patriarch Pete Braga, whose family has a violent history with his own. He must set aside inherited grievances while examining a nurse's account and the victim's many connections.

Three Becker brothers become a policeman, a reporter, and a minister amid Orange County's changing culture. The murder of teenage beauty queen Janelle Vonn, whom they knew as children, reconnects their lives through an investigation shaped by shared history.

San Diego detective Robbie Brownlaw perceives voices as colored shapes after a severe fall, giving him an unusual way to recognize dishonesty. Investigating the death of an ethics investigator draws him into dangerous questions about his former police colleagues.

Former policeman Matt Stromsoe, grieving a wife and son killed in an attack meant for him, takes a private security assignment protecting a television weather presenter. Her stalker and hidden interests threaten to reconnect him with his violent past.

Deputy Charlie Hood investigates a scene of dead gangsters and missing diamonds while Los Angeles celebrates a mysterious celebrity thief. His attraction to witness Suzanne Jones complicates his loyalties as a ruthless killer pursues the outlaw behind the robberies.

Charlie Hood tracks weapons moving illegally from the United States into Mexico, where an accidental killing provokes cartel vengeance. A mysterious man named Finnegan, carrying Hood's details and inexplicable knowledge, adds another unsettling element to the border investigation.

Deputy Charlie Hood witnesses the murder of his new patrol partner, Terry Laws, a respected veteran known as Mr. Wonderful. Searching for the shooter forces Hood to reconsider his partner's reputation and the boundaries separating lawmen from outlaws.

Edited by T. Jefferson Parker, this anthology gathers sixteen original mystery stories connected by fishing. Contributions from writers including C. J. Box and Don Winslow range across crime, danger, and the darker possibilities that can surface beside the water.

A collaborative thriller that starts with a murder that looks solved, until a wife refuses to accept the easy answer. As different investigators and suspects take the stage, the story keeps changing shape. Each new revelation adds pressure, and nobody's motives are as clean as they seem.

Undercover ATF agent Sean Ozburn loses contact with his handlers while working among Baja Cartel killers. Charlie Hood investigates disturbing videos sent to Ozburn's wife, trying to determine whether his friend is pursuing the mission or abandoning it.

Cartel leader Benjamin Armenta kidnaps songwriter Erin McKenna and demands a ballad glorifying his exploits. Charlie Hood and Erin's outlaw husband Bradley Jones face a rescue attempt complicated by their rivalry and the dangers surrounding her jungle captivity.

Working undercover against border gun trafficking, Charlie Hood holds dangerous knowledge about corrupt deputy Bradley Jones and his cartel ties. Their intertwined lives draw toward another confrontation as the seemingly immortal Mike Finnegan continues manipulating people around them.

Harry Bosch flies to Boston chasing a lead in a long-cold murder while local PI Patrick Kenzie hunts the same man over a missing seventh-grader. When their paths collide outside the suspect's house, each detective must trade information and instincts to solve both crimes.

Marine Patrick Norris returns from Afghanistan to find his family's vineyard devastated by wildfire. As he tries to rebuild, his troubled brother Ted becomes involved with violent criminals, forcing Patrick to confront threats to the family he hoped to save.

Set in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, this story follows a beloved neighborhood baker whose delectable creations hide darker ingredients. When a series of misfortunes strike people around the shop, a curious observer starts to wonder whether coincidence is really to blame.

A recent college graduate joins an upscale travel agency and is sent to evaluate Playa Amazonia as a possible destination. The luxurious hotel and beautiful beach conceal an unexpected problem involving a highly unusual invasive species.

Veteran Wylie Welborn returns to Mammoth Lakes and reopens old wounds within the powerful Carson family. Rivalry with his half-brother Sky, fueled by inherited hatred and athletic ambition, threatens to become lethal on the town's demanding ski slopes.

Private investigator Roland Ford is hired to locate Clay Hickman, a veteran who escaped from a private psychiatric hospital. The apparently straightforward search leads toward secret prisons, traumatic wartime experiences, and disturbing questions about the people demanding Hickman's return.

Former drone operator Lindsey Rakes asks Roland Ford for help after receiving a death threat from someone calling himself Caliphornia. When a former colleague is killed, Ford and an FBI agent investigate the danger connecting their military pasts.

Roland Ford searches for a missing fourteen-year-old after her older sister hires him, but doubts quickly surround the client's account. A murdered boyfriend leads him toward a megachurch, private security interests, and an increasingly dangerous web of secrets.

Politician Dalton Strait hires Roland Ford to find his missing wife, whose abandoned car contains a written plea for help. As terrorist attacks shake San Diego, Ford examines the troubled marriage and the conflicts surrounding Strait's powerful family.

In 1968 Laguna Beach, sixteen-year-old Matt Antony searches for his missing sister while his fractured family struggles. The police dismiss her as a runaway, leaving Matt to investigate amid counterculture, drugs, and the discovery of another missing girl's body.

Journalist Bettina adopts an injured dog while reporting on a Tijuana shelter. Discovering that Felix once sniffed out drugs for the DEA draws her into a criminal underworld where people from his past are determined to find him.

Surfer Jen enters the competition that killed her husband twenty-five years earlier, joined by her twin sons. As a dangerous swell approaches, one son confronts illegal poachers and the other faces threats against his rescue mission and family.

Detective Lew Gale is sent to kill a mountain lion believed responsible for a wealthy developer’s death. Working with new partner Daniela Mendez, he discovers the victim died before the animal reached him and investigates a growing human threat.

Detective Walt Torrance investigates the murder of a Laguna Beach therapist who was once his sister-in-law. Looking into her patients and private relationships forces him to confront family memories and the possibility of betrayal by someone close.