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The Precinct Books in Order

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Find The Precinct books by Julie Miller in order, with quick summaries, spin-off links, and help choosing where to start in this Kansas City series.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

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The Precinct books in publication order

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10 books

1

Partner-Protector

by Julie Miller

2005

Detective T. Merle Banning trusts hard evidence, not Kelsey Ryan's disturbing visions. But when her insight cracks open an old homicide case, desire and danger pull them into the same dark hunt.

2

Police Business

by Julie Miller

2005

Detective A. J. Rodriguez expects a false alarm, not a hearing-impaired heiress who may have witnessed murder. Claire Winthrop becomes both key witness and dangerous temptation as a cover-up closes in.

3

Baby Jane Doe

by Julie Miller

2006

Commissioner Shauna Cartwright reopens the Baby Jane Doe case and stirs up enemies across the department. The harder she leans on investigator Eli Masterson, the more dangerous, and personal, the hunt becomes.

4

Search and Seizure

by Julie Miller

2006

Assistant district attorney Dwight Powers cannot ignore the abandoned baby left in his office, or the child's determined guardian. Their search for the boy's missing mother leads straight into a black-market baby ring.

5

Beauty and the Badge

by Julie Miller

2009

When Beth Rogers uncovers ugly secrets tied to a murder, Detective Kevin Grove cannot ignore the danger gathering around his spirited neighbor. Keeping her safe may finally crack open his guarded heart.

6

Takedown

by Julie Miller

2010

SWAT Captain Michael Cutler should be focused on a hostage crisis, not on Jillian Masterson. But when a stalker fixes on her, Michael will go to any length to bring the threat down.

7

Crossfire Christmas

by Julie Miller

2014

Bleeding from gunshots and a car crash, undercover agent Charles Nash makes a desperate choice and takes the nurse who helps him. Their forced alliance becomes a deadly holiday fight for survival.

8

KCPD Protector

by Julie Miller

2014

With a killer loose and a tornado closing in on Kansas City, Deputy Commissioner George Madigan will do anything to keep his assistant safe. Duty, danger, and long-simmering feelings hit all at once.

9

Military Grade Mistletoe

by Julie Miller

2017

Injured master sergeant Harry Lockhart owes his survival to Daisy Gunderson, the pen pal who kept him going. When trouble finds Daisy, Harry is determined to protect the woman he already knows by heart.

10

Kansas City Cop

by Julie Miller

2018

After a gunshot nearly ends her career, officer Gina Galvan wants back on the street, not stuck recovering. Physical therapist Mike Cutler may be the only man who can help her heal and catch a killer.

The Precinct books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Partner-Protector"

    Partner-Protector

    by Julie Miller

    2005The Precinct, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Police Business"

    Police Business

    by Julie Miller

    2005The Precinct, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Search and Seizure"

    Search and Seizure

    by Julie Miller

    2006The Precinct, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Baby Jane Doe"

    Baby Jane Doe

    by Julie Miller

    2006The Precinct, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Beauty and the Badge"

    Beauty and the Badge

    by Julie Miller

    2009The Precinct, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Takedown"

    Takedown

    by Julie Miller

    2010The Precinct, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Crossfire Christmas"

    Crossfire Christmas

    by Julie Miller

    2014The Precinct, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "KCPD Protector"

    KCPD Protector

    by Julie Miller

    2014The Precinct, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Military Grade Mistletoe"

    Military Grade Mistletoe

    by Julie Miller

    2017The Precinct, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Kansas City Cop"

    Kansas City Cop

    by Julie Miller

    2018The Precinct, Book 10

Series background & context

The Precinct is the center of Julie Miller's Kansas City romantic suspense world. Across dozens of books, she follows cops, commissioners, investigators, SWAT officers, assistant DAs, task force specialists, and the civilians who get tangled in their cases. The city gives the series its shape, but the job gives it its pulse.

These are not quiet mysteries. The cases involve homicides, kidnappings, stalkers, corrupt secrets, abandoned babies, cold cases, undercover work, and witnesses who are in far more danger than they first realize. Miller likes to put her characters under stress fast, then force them to rely on each other before they are emotionally ready.

That structure gives the books their rhythm. One story might follow a detective and a hearing-impaired heiress, another a commissioner reopening an old murder, another a pregnant witness, a SWAT officer, a nurse, a reporter, or a Marine trying to start over. The leads rotate, but the series keeps returning to the same core ideas: duty, protection, grief, loyalty, and the cost of carrying a badge.

Kansas City matters here, too. Miller uses the city as more than a backdrop. The department politics, crime scenes, weather, neighborhoods, and family ties all help the books feel lived in.

If you want Julie Miller at full strength, this is usually the place to go. It is a big series, but the connected spin-offs, including SWAT, Task Force, Cold Case, Brotherhood of the Badge, Vice Squad, and Bachelors in Blue, make it easy to follow whatever corner of the KCPD world you like best.

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