Winnebago County Mystery Books in Order

Apparent suicides among prominent criminal-justice figures alarm rural Winnebago County. Sergeant Corinne "Corky" Aleckson and Detective Elton "Smoke" Dawes suspect murder, but the killer is already watching Corky and may choose her as the next target.

A family's dog brings home the severed leg of a young woman, launching a grim search for the victim and her killer. Corky Aleckson and Smoke Dawes discover a predator targeting women, with time running out.

A frantic caller says his brother plans to sacrifice himself, sending Sergeant Corinne Aleckson into a disturbing case. A hidden cult, an old shooting, and a determined cover-up leave the sheriff's department racing to save a life.

A naked man is found bound to stakes in a soybean field, and neither his death nor the staging makes sense. Sergeant Corinne Aleckson and Detective Dawes face dead ends, growing suspects, and the return of an old enemy.

A woman's body, bags of money, and a family photo are found in the woods, giving Corky Aleckson and Smoke Dawes little to work with. Their search leads toward human trafficking while someone targets Corky at home.

Human remains are found inside an old car at the bottom of a Winnebago County lake. As Corky Aleckson and Smoke Dawes investigate, Sheriff Twardy vanishes, and someone watches closely to protect a long-buried secret.

A string of barn fires puts Blackwood Township on edge, then a body is discovered in the ashes. As deputies receive disturbing deliveries, Corky Aleckson and Smoke Dawes race to uncover the arsonist's message and motive.

Bodies marked with religious symbols surface in Coyote Bog, sending Sergeant Corinne Aleckson and Detective Smoke Dawes hunting for their identities. Missing-person files and an FBI profiler point toward a killer they must stop.

After finding his late wife's hidden phone, a man follows her contacts into a dangerous drug-dealing network. His search for answers draws Sergeant Corinne Aleckson into a case where grief, revenge, and escalating danger collide.

Deputy Vincent Weber is shot in a café, and Corky Aleckson and Smoke Dawes fight to keep their friend alive. When another deputy is killed, the FBI joins a tense search for a shooter who may strike again.

Checking on a hoarder, Sergeant Corinne Aleckson finds him dead in an upstairs room reached by ladder. When the family clears the packed house, workers uncover a far more troubling discovery: he was not the only body inside.