The Crane Diaries Books in Order
Part ofApryl Baker Books in OrderSee The Crane Diaries by Apryl Baker in order, with summaries, series background, and a clear place to start this New Orleans paranormal saga.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
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The Crane Diaries books in publication order
10 books
Dirty Blood
by Apryl Baker
2018
Something horrifying is stirring in the Louisiana swamps. As the Crane Diaries moves deeper into the bayou, old bloodlines and supernatural danger force the characters to face truths that could change every relationship around them.
Homecoming
by Apryl Baker
2018
A return to New Orleans leads into a world of paranormal history, grief, and dangerous secrets. In the first Crane Diaries novel, coming home means discovering that the past has been waiting, and it does not plan to stay quiet.
Bayou Secrets
by Apryl Baker
2019
Deep in the Louisiana bayou, the Crane Diaries discovers secrets that are darker than any rumor. As hidden history comes to light, the characters must navigate a place where even nightmares seem to know the way home.
Stained
by Apryl Baker
2019
Dark magic leaves its mark in the third Crane Diaries novel. With the past pressing closer and the supernatural stakes rising, the people caught in New Orleans' shadowy world must learn who has been changed, and who can still be saved.
The Red Church
by Apryl Baker
2019
The Crane Diaries heads deeper into a terrifying mystery tied to the Red Church. Faith, fear, and old evil collide as the search for answers pulls the characters toward a place where danger has been waiting a long time.
Bayou Reckoning
by Apryl Baker
2020
A reckoning comes to the bayou as the secrets and threats haunting the Crane Diaries demand an answer. To survive, the people at the center of the storm must face the cost of everything that brought them here.
Bayou Revelations
by Apryl Baker
2020
The Crane Diaries returns to the Louisiana bayou, where new revelations make old dangers impossible to ignore. The deeper the characters dig into the past, the more they risk waking something that should have remained hidden.
Reflections
by Apryl Baker
2022
In the next Crane Diaries chapter, old dangers and buried truths rise again. As the past keeps reflecting back at the people trying to outrun it, they must decide what they are willing to face to protect one another.
The Ties That Bind
by Apryl Baker
2022
The Crane Diaries continues as loyalty, family history, and supernatural danger pull the characters tighter together. The bonds meant to keep them safe may also expose them to the secrets that have been waiting for them.
Creature
by Apryl Baker
2024
The Crane Diaries continues with another encounter with the unnatural. As a new creature and old secrets threaten the fragile safety the characters have built, they must work out what is hunting them before it is too late.
The Crane Diaries books in chronological order

Homecoming
by Apryl Baker
2018The Crane Diaries, Book 1
Dirty Blood
by Apryl Baker
2018The Crane Diaries, Book 2
Stained
by Apryl Baker
2019The Crane Diaries, Book 3
The Red Church
by Apryl Baker
2019The Crane Diaries, Book 4
Bayou Secrets
by Apryl Baker
2019The Crane Diaries, Book 5
Bayou Revelations
by Apryl Baker
2020The Crane Diaries, Book 6
Bayou Reckoning
by Apryl Baker
2020The Crane Diaries, Book 7
Reflections
by Apryl Baker
2022The Crane Diaries, Book 8
The Ties That Bind
by Apryl Baker
2022The Crane Diaries, Book 9
Creature
by Apryl Baker
2024The Crane Diaries, Book 10
Series background & context
The Crane Diaries is Apryl Baker's New Adult paranormal horror series, built around old magic, family history, and the darker corners of New Orleans and the Louisiana bayou. The books begin with Homecoming and follow a story that grows from personal loss into a much larger supernatural problem.
New Orleans matters here. Its history, graveyards, folklore, and sense that the past never stays buried give the series its mood. As the story moves beyond the city and into the bayou, the setting becomes even more important. The landscape is beautiful, isolated, and full of places where a person can get lost fast.
At the center is a young woman pulled toward answers she did not ask for.
The early books introduce the series' emotional foundation, then build outward through secret bloodlines, dangerous beings, spiritual threats, and people whose loyalties are not always easy to read. Each installment brings a fresh problem, but the larger arc keeps asking what inheritance really means. Sometimes it is family. Sometimes it is magic. Sometimes it is a burden that has been waiting for someone to come home.
The tone is spooky and romantic, with plenty of tension between the paranormal danger and the characters' private lives. There are scary moments, but the series is also interested in friendship, love, grief, and the hard work of deciding whom to trust. Baker lets the mysteries unfold over time, so reading in order is the best way to follow the connections.
The stakes keep getting bigger.
Readers who like haunted Southern settings, supernatural mysteries, and romance woven into a continuing plot will find a lot to enjoy here. Start with Homecoming, then continue through Dirty Blood, Stained, and The Red Church. From there, the bayou books and later entries deepen the world rather than simply repeating the same kind of case.
The Crane Diaries also connects with parts of Baker's larger paranormal universe. Familiar faces and shared lore can add extra meaning for readers who have explored her other series, but the main story works best when approached as its own long, increasingly dangerous journey.
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