The Keepers: L.A. Books in Order

The Keepers: L.A. books take place in a version of Los Angeles where the supernatural is real, busy, and not especially interested in staying hidden. The series is part of the larger Keepers world, a shared paranormal setting written by several authors. Each story follows a different woman charged with keeping peace between humans and the beings of the Otherworld.

Alexandra Sokoloff’s entry is Keeper of the Shadows. Its protagonist is Barrymore Gryffald, known as Barrie, an ancestral shapeshifter Keeper and a journalist working in Hollywood. Her job is more complicated than reporting on entertainment news. She also has obligations to the paranormal communities around her, where ancient rivalries and personal grudges can turn deadly fast.

Hollywood is a natural fit for this kind of trouble.

In Keeper of the Shadows, the death of a teenage shifter on Hollywood Boulevard coincides with the suspicious death of a studio head. Barrie sees a possible connection, especially when the case starts echoing the unexplained death of a young movie star years earlier. To find the truth, she has to investigate a cult film, its old cast and crew, and a present-day group of people with reasons to hide what they know.

The setting gives the series a fun mix of glamour, industry gossip, old movie history, and dark alleys. But the paranormal elements are not just decoration. Barrie has to manage the risks that come with shapeshifters, magic, and a world where ordinary people may not understand what they are seeing. Her work as a reporter also means she is always balancing curiosity, responsibility, and self-protection.

The shared series does not require readers to follow every book in strict order. The other Keepers: L.A. novels introduce different protagonists and cases, while Sokoloff’s story stands on its own. Still, reading across the set gives a clearer sense of how the Keepers operate and why their role matters.

Expect romantic tension, mystery, and paranormal danger.

This is a lighter, more playful corner of Sokoloff’s work than the Huntress books, though the stakes are still real. Readers who enjoy supernatural mysteries with a strong female lead, a sharp Hollywood setting, and a crime tied to the past can begin directly with Keeper of the Shadows.