Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery Books in Order
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Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery books in publication order
15 books
The Dangerous Edge of Things
by Tina Whittle
2010
Tai Randolph inherits a rundown Atlanta gun shop and almost immediately finds a corpse in her brother's driveway. Clearing his name and her own puts her on a collision course with wary investigators, dangerous suspects, and Trey Seaver.
Darker Than Any Shadow
by Tina Whittle
2012
Atlanta's poetry scene turns dangerous when one of Rico's fellow performers is murdered and Rico becomes the main suspect. Tai digs for answers while her new relationship with Trey is tested by secrets, rules, and real risk.
Blood, Ash, and Bone
by Tina Whittle
2013
Hoping for a quiet weekend in Savannah, Tai instead gets pulled into a hunt for a stolen Civil War artifact. Her ex wants help, Trey is working for a rival client, and old family history turns deadly fast.
Deeper Than the Grave
by Tina Whittle
2014
After a tornado scatters old bones across Kennesaw Mountain, Tai helps with the recovery and finds the wrong skeleton. The search soon ties a recent murder to her late uncle Dexter, putting her future and his name at risk.
Not Even Past
by Tina Whittle
2016
Tai has Valentine's plans, complete with champagne, a Victorian inn, and a metal detector. Trey knows she is hiding an agenda, and their romantic getaway turns into a playful hunt for secrets, history, and maybe lost Confederate gold.
Reckoning and Ruin
by Tina Whittle
2016
Tai wants a quiet anniversary, but Jasper's return ruins that plan fast. A missing ex, stolen money, and a tense trip back to Savannah force her to face family secrets she has spent years trying to outrun.
Small Favors
by Tina Whittle
2016
Trey takes what should be a simple security favor at a romance writers convention, then everything gets messy. With Tai at his side, threats against novelist Midnight LaRue lead to protesters, fans, secrets, and a stubborn stalker.
The Seventh Rule of Swimming
by Tina Whittle
2016
A rare Trey-centered story that steps inside his recovery after a devastating car crash. Memory gaps, damaged routines, and the people closest to him all press in as he tries to hold onto who he is.
Zero to Sixty
by Tina Whittle
2016
When Trey finally lets Tai drive his beloved Ferrari, a simple outing becomes a sharp story about trust, control, and chemistry. More character piece than mystery, it shows what their relationship looks like when the danger is mostly emotional.
Creature Comforts
by Tina Whittle
2018
Set after Necessary Ends at Cumberland Island's Greyfield Inn, this story starts with a bet and turns into trouble. Tai digs into an embarrassing piece of Trey's past while a sly criminal plot unfolds around them.
Liquor, Larceny, and the Ordinal Classification of Courtship Rituals
by Tina Whittle
2018
Tai plans a real first date with Trey, only to spot trouble in the middle of dinner. This brisk in-between adventure mixes flirtation, banter, and a sudden criminal mess that threatens to derail the evening.
Necessary Ends
by Tina Whittle
2018
When the reopened Talbot murder case points suspicion toward Trey, Tai joins him to hunt the truth. Old lies, buried loyalties, and a vigilante threat make this one of the series' most personal investigations.
Assault & Reverie and Other Stories
by Tina Whittle
2020
This collection opens with a missing violinist, a stolen Stradivarius, and Tai's first near-professional case. It also gathers eight more Tai and Trey stories, filling in key moments, quieter scenes, and relationship beats between the novels.
Crooked Ways
by Tina Whittle
2024
Now apprenticing as a PI, Tai chafes at rules until her Aunt Rowena pulls her back toward Savannah. A threat against Uncle Boone, old family knots, and Trey's secrets send the series into darker, more personal territory.
In Vodka Veritas
by Tina Whittle
2025
Set after Darker Than Any Shadow, this lighter Tai and Trey story follows Trey's birthday through cocktails, cards, and competitive sparks. There is no murder this time, just more backstory, sharper banter, and a revealing look at Trey.
Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery books in chronological order

The Dangerous Edge of Things
by Tina Whittle
2010Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 1
Darker Than Any Shadow
by Tina Whittle
2012Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 2
Blood, Ash, and Bone
by Tina Whittle
2013Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 3
Deeper Than the Grave
by Tina Whittle
2014Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 4
The Seventh Rule of Swimming
by Tina Whittle
2016Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 5
Not Even Past
by Tina Whittle
2016Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 6
Zero to Sixty
by Tina Whittle
2016Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 7
Reckoning and Ruin
by Tina Whittle
2016Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 8
Small Favors
by Tina Whittle
2016Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 9
Liquor, Larceny, and the Ordinal Classification of Courtship Rituals
by Tina Whittle
2018Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 10
Necessary Ends
by Tina Whittle
2018Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 11
Creature Comforts
by Tina Whittle
2018Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 12
Assault & Reverie and Other Stories
by Tina Whittle
2020Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 13
Crooked Ways
by Tina Whittle
2024Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 14
In Vodka Veritas
by Tina Whittle
2025Tai Randolph & Trey Seaver Mystery, Book 15
Series background & context
The Tai Randolph and Trey Seaver books are Atlanta based mysteries with a strong Georgia pulse and a relationship at the center. The series opens with The Dangerous Edge of Things, when Tai inherits a struggling gun shop and stumbles into a murder investigation she never asked for. From there, the books keep one foot in crime solving and the other in the uneasy, funny, and often tender partnership growing between Tai and Trey.
Tai is not a polished detective. She is impulsive, stubborn, clever, and very willing to bend a rule if it gets her closer to the truth. A Savannah native trying to build a life in Atlanta, she runs a gun shop tied to Civil War reenactors and collectors, and she keeps getting pulled back toward the family history she would rather leave alone. Her voice gives the series much of its snap. She notices everything, talks back when she should not, and rarely takes the safe route.
Trey Seaver is the opposite in all the ways that matter. He is a former SWAT officer and corporate security investigator who likes plans, structure, and measurable risk. After a car crash that killed his mother and left him with a traumatic brain injury, he relies on routine to keep the world manageable. Tai blows holes in that routine from the moment they meet.
That mismatch is the fun of it.
Whittle uses Georgia settings well, and they are never just wallpaper. Atlanta brings bars, mansions, poetry slams, task forces, and the kind of modern trouble that moves fast. Savannah and the Lowcountry bring family grudges, old money, folklore, Civil War echoes, and long buried secrets. In books like Blood, Ash, and Bone and Deeper Than the Grave, history is not background color. It is part of the case, and sometimes part of the danger.
The cases themselves vary nicely. One book turns on a murdered poet. Another starts with scattered bones after a tornado. Another revisits a high profile murder that throws suspicion onto Trey himself. Across Darker Than Any Shadow, Reckoning and Ruin, Necessary Ends, and Crooked Ways, the series keeps building a larger story about trust, trauma, and what it takes to make a life with another person when both of you carry more baggage than either would like to admit.
The shorter works matter too. Liquor, Larceny, and the Ordinal Classification of Courtship Rituals, The Seventh Rule of Swimming, Small Favors, Creature Comforts, and In Vodka Veritas fill in the spaces between the novels. Some are mini mysteries, some are quieter relationship pieces, and some give Trey more room on the page. Assault & Reverie and Other Stories gathers many of those side roads in one place. If you like mysteries with banter, bruised people, and a setting that feels lived in, this series has a lot to work with.
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