Ty Hutchinson Books in Order
Browse all Ty Hutchinson books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and easy where-to-start picks for Abby Kane, Sei, Mui, and more.
Last updated: July 5, 2026
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Publication Order
53 books
Chop Suey
by Ty Hutchinson
2011
Darby Stansfield is a struggling salesman with an awful idea that somehow sounds brilliant to him: help organized crime run more efficiently. The plan drops him into Triad trouble he is nowhere near qualified to survive.
Stroganov
by Ty Hutchinson
2011
Darby's attempt to stay useful around dangerous people backfires when he lands on the radar of a feared Russian criminal. What follows is part chase, part farce, and very bad news for Darby.
The Perfect Plan
by Ty Hutchinson
2011
A plan that looks airtight starts unraveling the moment hidden motives and bad timing enter the picture. This short thriller is a quick hit of suspense built around pressure, risk, and fallout.
Corktown
by Ty Hutchinson
2012
A mutilated body in Detroit points to a serial killer who has been locked up for years. Abby Kane is called in to sort out the contradiction, and the case leads straight into corruption and old lies.
Loco Moco
by Ty Hutchinson
2012
Darby Stansfield heads to Hawaii hoping for a little peace and a chance to go straight. Instead he lands in another mess, where a missing girl turns paradise into a fresh round of danger.
The St. Petersburg Confessions
by Ty Hutchinson
2012
A confession is only the beginning in this lean thriller. As buried truths surface, what sounds like closure turns into a new threat, and honesty becomes its own kind of danger.
Russian Hill
by Ty Hutchinson
2013
Body parts start appearing at San Francisco landmarks, and Abby realizes the murders are being staged like a show. The deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that the killers are already planning their next act.
Tenderloin
by Ty Hutchinson
2013
A dead DEA agent in Bogotá sends Abby into Colombia and deep into the Amazon. What looks like a drug case turns into something stranger, with a terrifying new substance and a figure locals call El Monstruo.
Coit Tower
by Ty Hutchinson
2014
The killing game reaches its end stage, and Abby Kane is no longer just the investigator. With a huge bounty on her head, she becomes the target everyone is suddenly chasing.
Lumpini Park
by Ty Hutchinson
2014
Abby uncovers a sadistic game linking killers across borders, and the only way to get close is to play. The farther she climbs, the uglier the rules become.
Contract: Sicko
by Ty Hutchinson
2015
Sei keeps following the bloody path toward the men holding her daughter, even as the hunt grows more brutal. Every clue costs something, and every step forward risks pushing Mui farther away.
Contract: Snatch
by Ty Hutchinson
2015
A former assassin is dragged back into violence when the trail to her missing daughter reopens. Every contract, betrayal, and body brings Sei closer to the people who stole the one thing she cannot lose.
Contract: Primo
by Ty Hutchinson
2016
A new lead points Sei toward the network behind her daughter's disappearance. To get close enough to matter, she has to outplay assassins who are just as ruthless and patient as she is.
Kowloon Bay
by Ty Hutchinson
2016
Before San Francisco, Abby Kane worked dangerous cases in Hong Kong. Here, a violent investigation drags her into a darker web than she expects, with shifting loyalties and danger coming from every side.
Contract: Wolf Den
by Ty Hutchinson
2017
Sei finally feels close to rescuing Mui for good, but the Wolf is ready for her. As loyalties shift and mother and daughter are pushed toward opposite sides, every move gets more dangerous.
Suitcase Girl
by Ty Hutchinson
2017
A little girl is found abandoned in a suitcase outside FBI headquarters, and she looks exactly like Abby Kane. The case is impossible to ignore, and the answers only get stranger from there.
The Curator
by Ty Hutchinson
2017
The mystery around Suitcase Girl deepens into a larger conspiracy about identity, power, and control. Abby realizes the child is not just someone to protect, but a key other people are desperate to claim.
Contract: Endgame
by Ty Hutchinson
2018
Sei's long hunt for her daughter reaches a breaking point in a final showdown with no easy way out. Rescue, revenge, and survival collide as the contract war closes in around her.
The Hatchery
by Ty Hutchinson
2018
After a deadly assault on FBI headquarters, Abby escorts Suitcase Girl toward the truth she has been chasing. But the girl has plans of her own, and the final answers come with even higher stakes.
A Book of Truths
by Ty Hutchinson
2019
Fifteen-year-old Mui finds a book full of coded notes and realizes one clue may point to the father she thought was dead. Decoding it could change her life, if the people killing over it do not reach her first.
Crooked City
by Ty Hutchinson
2019
San Francisco is buckling under a surge of violent crime, and Abby cannot stop it alone. She is forced into uneasy alliances with people she would rather arrest than trust.
Find Yuri
by Ty Hutchinson
2019
Abby Kane is hunting a killer named Yuri, and the trail is as grotesque as it is urgent. To stop him, she has to piece together a case built from mutilation, fear, and a mind that keeps escalating.
A Book of Vengeance
by Ty Hutchinson
2020
Mui returns to school determined to decode the mysterious book and learn the truth about the father she never knew. But the Bibliokeepers are under attack, and a darker enemy is closing in on both Mui and Sei.
Good Bad Psycho
by Ty Hutchinson
2020
A criminal mastermind has built the perfect app for crime, and Abby Kane is running out of ways to contain the damage. What starts as an investigation becomes a fight against engineered chaos.
The Blood Grove
by Ty Hutchinson
2020
A trip to Italy goes violently sideways when a Nigerian gang targets Mui and Ryan. Human trafficking, pursuit, and bad odds turn their getaway into a brutal fight to stay one step ahead.
The Monastery
by Ty Hutchinson
2020
Mui's trip to Greece turns into a nightmare when her boyfriend Ryan is kidnapped from a hidden cave linked to silent monks. She has to find him fast and decide who, if anyone, she can trust.
A Book of Revelations
by Ty Hutchinson
2021
Mui's search for the truth drives her deeper into school secrets, coded clues, and the lies surrounding her family. Every revelation brings her closer to the past, and closer to people willing to kill over it.
A Book of Villains
by Ty Hutchinson
2021
By now Mui has more pieces of the truth, which makes her even more dangerous to the people hunting her. Old enemies, buried family history, and new betrayals crash together in a tense, fast-moving showdown.
Dumb Move
by Ty Hutchinson
2021
A fifty-million-dollar open contract turns Sei into the target of every greedy killer and amateur thug who wants a shot. She can survive the attacks, but ending the war will take more than staying alive.
The Minotaur
by Ty Hutchinson
2021
Mui and Ryan are pulled into another deadly trap, this time centered on a maze-like threat and a predator at its heart. To get out, Mui has to move fast and trust instincts sharpened by danger.
The Muzzle Job
by Ty Hutchinson
2021
Abby's father arrives with a confession, her mother vanishes, and an old enemy called the Puzzle Maker is suddenly back in play. To save her family, Abby has to untangle secrets her parents never shared.
The Puzzle Maker
by Ty Hutchinson
2021
In fog-soaked Yuba City, Abby Kane hunts a killer who hides in plain sight and turns every clue into a challenge. The deeper she goes, the more personal and unsettling the game becomes.
Clean House
by Ty Hutchinson
2022
With killers still chasing the bounty on her head, Sei cannot afford to keep playing defense. She goes after the people fueling the chaos, knowing the only real way out may be to wipe the board clean.
Done Deal
by Ty Hutchinson
2022
A fifty-million-dollar bounty has turned Sei into prey, and the only clean fix is killing the man behind it. Bringing Mui into the hunt makes the mission even more dangerous, and far more personal.
Fire Catcher
by Ty Hutchinson
2022
A string of ferry explosions throws San Francisco into chaos and puts Abby Kane at the center of a terrorism case. She has to move fast before the attacks spread and the bay turns into a mass grave.
Hunting the Mirror Man
by Ty Hutchinson
2022
When women vanish from an Iowa campus and turn up dead, FBI profiler Sterling Gray thinks he sees the pattern. Then a matching case in London blows the hunt open and sends him after a killer who loves control and reflection.
The Butcher of Belarus
by Ty Hutchinson
2022
Murdered girls spark panic inside a migrant camp on the Poland-Belarus border. Gray goes undercover to find the killer, but the obvious answer feels wrong, and every delay risks another death.
The King Snake
by Ty Hutchinson
2022
Sterling Gray joins the extradition of a notorious trafficker to Thailand, only to have an Interpol agent kidnapped. To get her back, he has to hunt through Bangkok and think like the monster everyone fears.
It Ends Now
by Ty Hutchinson
2023
Addie returns to her hometown to bury her mother and leave as quickly as possible. Instead, the old terror she escaped starts circling again, proving some nightmares do not end, they wait.
Not a Safe Place
by Ty Hutchinson
2023
When Kyle Kang is shot outside his home, Abby Kane drops everything to find who did it. The hunt drives her into Chinatown and into a secret past that makes the attack look anything but random.
The Friend Group
by Ty Hutchinson
2023
After moving to Thailand, a lonely expat is swept into an elite friend group that seems glamorous from the outside. Then pregnancy, privilege, and a set of frightening rules turn belonging into a trap.
The Green Samurai
by Ty Hutchinson
2023
A Yakuza turf war exposes a gun-running network in Tokyo, and Sterling Gray is asked to help profile the mastermind behind it. Working with local investigators, he has to move fast in a city full of hidden enemies.
The View from Nob Hill
by Ty Hutchinson
2023
A woman with a perfect-looking life drinks too much wine, sees a man fall from a building, and learns the people closest to her are hiding disturbing connections to the death. Trust collapses fast.
Timber
by Ty Hutchinson
2023
A life coach is hired to help a famous artist claw her way back from collapse. But the deeper she gets into the Darkwoods' marriage, the more dangerous the wife's secret becomes.
Rotten Gold
by Ty Hutchinson
2024
Abby's trip to Southeast Asia is supposed to be a reunion with her son, not a trap. When his lies start cracking and espionage creeps in, the vacation turns into a fight for the truth.
Run Pig Run
by Ty Hutchinson
2024
A corpse hauled up in a crab pot opens a Bay Area case marked by cartel-style killings and rising fear. Abby suspects a larger smuggling route is in play, unless someone is framing the cartels for something worse.
The Café Apartment
by Ty Hutchinson
2024
In Saigon, Ivy shrugs off a fortune teller's warning until strange events and the apartment building's dark history begin closing in. What looked like superstition turns into a very real threat.
Stay As Long As You Can
by Ty Hutchinson
2025
When Abby follows the trail of a barely surviving woman, she wakes inside a place that feels bright, calm, and deeply wrong. To escape, she has to understand a paradise built on control.
The Little Sushi Chef
by Ty Hutchinson
2025
Akiko Ono lands a dream sushi apprenticeship in Japan, only to find locked rooms, confiscated phones, and a growing sense that people disappear there. Her big break quickly becomes a waking nightmare.
The Little Sushi Chef Betrayed
by Ty Hutchinson
2025
Akiko survives the first round, but the walls around her only tighten. Betrayal, shifting loyalties, and the truth behind the compound turn her apprenticeship into an even more dangerous game.
Bright Days
by Ty Hutchinson
2026
A desperate mother begs Abby for help after hearing that the Bright Institute can save her dying son. Abby is already in trouble herself, but the institute may hold the key to a much larger nightmare.
Bright End
by Ty Hutchinson
2026
Suitcase Girl is back, and this time she is carrying another suitcase Abby cannot ignore. The final book collides old mysteries with newer horrors as Abby races to uncover what is inside, and why it matters.
The Little Sushi Chef Finale
by Ty Hutchinson
2026
Akiko is done following the rules of the people who trapped her. In the final book, survival matters more than ambition as old truths surface and escape becomes the only prize worth winning.
Where should I start?
If you want the main Abby Kane story from the beginning: Corktown → Tenderloin → Russian Hill
If you want his biggest reader hook: Suitcase Girl → The Curator → The Hatchery
If you want globe-trotting assassin action: Contract: Snatch → Contract: Sicko → Contract: Primo → Contract: Wolf Den
If you want psychological suspense: The View from Nob Hill → It Ends Now → The Friend Group
If you want something dark and different: The Little Sushi Chef → The Little Sushi Chef Betrayed → The Little Sushi Chef Finale
Author bio
Ty Hutchinson grew up in Hawaii, where Pidgin English, airport routines, and a mix of cultures were simply part of daily life. His father worked as a flight attendant, so travel was in the picture early, and Hutchinson has written about growing up around airports and learning to notice people closely. That habit, watching odd details and the small ways people give themselves away, now sits at the center of his fiction.
He did not start out with a neat plan to become a novelist. In 2009, he burned out in another career and found himself asking a basic question, what if I wrote a book? The first books did not suddenly turn him into a success, and neither did the next few. He has been candid about that stretch. The real turn came when he scrapped what was not working and created Abby Kane, the FBI agent who gave his thrillers a stronger voice and gave his career real momentum.
Abby changed everything.
A lot of readers meet Hutchinson through Corktown, Tenderloin, or the Suitcase Girl trilogy. Those books show his strengths fast. He likes a clean, sharp hook. He likes pressure. And he likes protagonists who keep going long after a sensible person would have stepped back. Readers tend to come for the twists, but they stay because the books move, the stakes stay personal, and the lead characters feel like people with something to lose.
He does not stay in one lane for long. Alongside Abby Kane, he writes the Sei assassin books, which bring in globe-hopping action and a fierce mother-daughter drive. The Mui novels push that same world through a younger lead who is smart, stubborn, and far more dangerous than most people realize. Then there are books like The View from Nob Hill, It Ends Now, and The Little Sushi Chef, where the suspense grows out of family lies, toxic friendships, ambition, or a dream situation turning very wrong.
Travel is not just background color for him.
Since 2013, Hutchinson has lived as a full-time digital nomad, writing from places such as Bali, Japan, and Thailand. That life shows up all over the work. His stories move between San Francisco and Hong Kong, between jungle roads and apartment towers, between tourist spaces and hidden rooms. Food shows up a lot too, not as decoration, but as part of how people live, connect, celebrate, and let their guard down.
Another thing that stands out is how often his books begin with one unsettling image: a girl abandoned in a suitcase, body parts left at city landmarks, a friend group with rules, a sushi apprenticeship that feels more like a prison. From there he builds outward, mixing mystery, action, and psychological pressure depending on the series. Even across different styles, the same curiosity keeps showing up. He likes to ask what happens when something strange cracks open an ordinary day.
He still writes on the move, still follows the next what if, and still seems most interested in stories that combine danger, place, and one memorable wrong turn. It is a good setup for a thriller writer. For his readers, it usually means there is another hard-to-put-down problem waiting nearby.
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