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Winter Black Books in Order

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Browse the Winter Black FBI mysteries by Mary Stone in order, with book summaries, spin-off reading order, and tips on following Winter’s story across connected series.

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Winter Black books in publication order

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31 books

1

Winter's Curse

by Mary Stone

2019

As a brutal new series of killings mirrors the horrors of her own past, Winter Black is pushed to the edge, torn between following orders and chasing the preacher who destroyed her family once and for all.

2

Winter's Ghost

by Mary Stone

2019

A sniper starts executing unpunished criminals from impossible distances, and Winter Black must decide how far she’ll go to stop a vigilante many people secretly cheer for—especially when the crosshairs swing toward one of their own.

3

Winter's Mourn

by Mary Stone

2019

Thirteen years after her parents’ murder and her little brother’s abduction, rookie FBI agent Winter Black returns to her Virginia hometown to investigate a burial ground of children’s bones—and confront the nightmare that shattered her life.

4

Winter's Redemption

by Mary Stone

2019

A case that should bring closure instead rips open old wounds when Winter Black uncovers truths that challenge everything she believed about justice, guilt, and the price of revenge.

5

Winter's Rise

by Mary Stone

2019

When a body is unearthed inside a fifty‑five‑gallon drum, Winter Black hunts a meticulous surgeon experimenting on unusual brains, even as a lead on her missing brother drags her childhood psychiatrist back into the frame.

6

Winter's Secret

by Mary Stone

2019

With The Preacher dead, Winter Black should finally have peace, but taunting clues tied to her missing brother lead back to her childhood home and a secret that could destroy the fragile life she’s built.

7

Winter's Web

by Mary Stone

2019

When a former fugitive turns himself in claiming to know a brutal serial killer, Winter Black follows him into a tangle of dark‑web secrets and family threats, all while receiving chilling new messages from the brother she can’t find.

8

Autumn's Break

by Mary Stone

2020

Autumn Trent joins the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit to hunt a team of black‑widow killers preying on wealthy widowers, but undercover work in their deadly web soon puts one of her own colleagues in the crosshairs.

9

Autumn's Fear

by Mary Stone

2020

Back in Virginia, Autumn Trent investigates a string of deaths inside a mental institution where everyone insists the obvious suspect is guilty, even as her instincts—and her dangerous empathy—say the truth is far more complicated.

10

Autumn's Game

by Mary Stone

2020

Forensic psychologist Autumn Trent is called to Oregon to help with a brutal double homicide and a missing daughter, only to realize the killer is punishing unfaithful spouses—and that stopping him may cost Autumn her career and her life.

11

Winter's End

by Mary Stone

2020

After thirteen years of chasing the man who destroyed her family, Winter Black finally faces the brother she thought she’d lost forever, and must choose between blood, justice, and her own survival.

12

Winter's Storm

by Mary Stone

2020

A brutal new case crashes into Winter Black’s life like a storm, forcing her to protect the people she loves while confronting a killer who seems determined to tear apart what little peace she’s found.

13

Autumn's Chaos

by Mary Stone

2021

Reeling from near‑death, Autumn Trent refuses to rest when Winter Black disappears and Justin Black vanishes with her, racing against time and her own guilt to find her best friend before forgiveness becomes fatal.

14

Autumn's Prize

by Mary Stone

2021

As a murderer turns victims into twisted “prizes” for a cruel game, Autumn Trent and her team race to decode the rules before yet another life is claimed in the name of revenge.

15

Autumn's Rage

by Mary Stone

2021

Back in Virginia, Autumn Trent heads into a state hospital to evaluate Justin Black but is soon pulled into a string of murders on the ward, suspecting the easy answer is a trap and that someone is counting on her rage to cloud her judgment.

16

Autumn's Risk

by Mary Stone

2021

Fresh from Quantico and finally an official BAU agent, Autumn Trent investigates a wave of apparent suicides tied to a manipulative cult, going undercover even though the greatest risk may be to her own mind.

17

Autumn's Strike

by Mary Stone

2021

Sent to Washington, DC to profile a string of home invasions ending in slaughtered couples, Autumn Trent must strike first against a killer who seems to know exactly how to weaponize family bonds.

18

Winter's Black Christmas

by Mary Stone

2021

A rare holiday break turns deadly when Winter Black and Noah Dalton stumble onto a dangerous plot, proving that even Christmas can’t keep old evils from resurfacing.

19

Autumn's Trap

by Mary Stone

2022

Autumn Trent races to Florida after learning her long‑lost sister is a suspect in a string of murders, only to realize Sarah may be bait in a deadly trap meant for Autumn herself.

20

Winter's Return

by Mary Stone

2022

Leaving the FBI behind, Winter Black moves to Texas to work as a private investigator, but her first client’s case proves that the ghosts of her past are more than willing to follow her into this new life.

21

Winter's Rescue

by Mary Stone

2023

Working as a PI in Texas, Winter Black takes on a case that demands a risky rescue, proving that leaving the FBI hasn’t made her any less willing to run toward danger when someone needs saving.

22

Winter's Shock

by Mary Stone

2023

A case delivers Winter Black a shocking revelation that ties her new life to old enemies, forcing her to decide how much of her hard‑won peace she’s willing to put on the line.

23

Winter's Gamble

by Mary Stone

2024

When a client’s desperate gamble drags Winter Black into a high‑risk investigation, she must decide which risks are worth taking and which secrets are better left buried.

24

Winter's Maze

by Mary Stone

2024

Trapped in a case where every clue leads to another dead end, Winter Black must navigate a maze of lies and misdirection before the killer reaches the center first.

25

Winter's Peak

by Mary Stone

2024

A dangerous investigation pushes Winter Black to her breaking point, and she has to find out whether this latest climb toward justice will be her peak—or the fall she can’t recover from.

26

Winter's Snare

by Mary Stone

2024

Drawn into what looks like a simple missing‑person case, Winter Black realizes too late that she’s walked into a carefully laid snare designed just for her.

27

Winter's Stalker

by Mary Stone

2024

As a relentless stalker targets both Winter Black and those around her, every new message proves that sometimes the most dangerous predators are the ones who never stop watching.

28

Winter's Legacy

by Mary Stone

2025

Facing one final, devastating threat, Winter Black confronts what kind of legacy she’ll leave behind—for the families she’s helped, the people she’s loved, and the enemies she’s finally ready to face.

29
New

Winter's Cross

by Mary Stone

2026

An attack on a covert recruitment event draws Winter Black into CROSS, a new Justice Department unit designed to pursue threats across jurisdictions. Before the team can begin operating, a powerful enemy targets its members and tests their uncertain loyalties.

30
New

Winter's Divide

by Mary Stone

2026

Winter Black’s first assignment with CROSS begins with a suspicious county-fair death. Linked fatalities across several states expose contaminated food, concealed warnings and corporate misconduct, forcing her team to stop a spreading catastrophe while someone kills to hide the truth.

31
Coming Soon

Winter's Fallout

by Mary Stone

2027

Scientists tied to an abandoned behavioral research program disappear across several countries. Winter Black and CROSS investigate a pattern of deaths that points to an international conspiracy, racing to uncover the project’s secrets before its remaining participants are eliminated.

Winter Black books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Winter's Mourn"

    Winter's Mourn

    by Mary Stone

    2019Winter Black, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Winter's Curse"

    Winter's Curse

    by Mary Stone

    2019Winter Black, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Winter's Redemption"

    Winter's Redemption

    by Mary Stone

    2019Winter Black, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Winter's Rise"

    Winter's Rise

    by Mary Stone

    2019Winter Black, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Winter's Ghost"

    Winter's Ghost

    by Mary Stone

    2019Winter Black, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Winter's Secret"

    Winter's Secret

    by Mary Stone

    2019Winter Black, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Winter's Web"

    Winter's Web

    by Mary Stone

    2019Winter Black, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Winter's Storm"

    Winter's Storm

    by Mary Stone

    2020Winter Black, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Winter's End"

    Winter's End

    by Mary Stone

    2020Winter Black, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Winter's Black Christmas"

    Winter's Black Christmas

    by Mary Stone

    2021Winter Black, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Winter's Return"

    Winter's Return

    by Mary Stone

    2022Winter Black, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Winter's Rescue"

    Winter's Rescue

    by Mary Stone

    2023Winter Black, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Winter's Shock"

    Winter's Shock

    by Mary Stone

    2023Winter Black, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Winter's Gamble"

    Winter's Gamble

    by Mary Stone

    2024Winter Black, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "Winter's Peak"

    Winter's Peak

    by Mary Stone

    2024Winter Black, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "Winter's Snare"

    Winter's Snare

    by Mary Stone

    2024Winter Black, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "Winter's Stalker"

    Winter's Stalker

    by Mary Stone

    2024Winter Black, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "Winter's Maze"

    Winter's Maze

    by Mary Stone

    2024Winter Black, Book 18
  19. Book cover for "Winter's Legacy"

    Winter's Legacy

    by Mary Stone

    2025Winter Black, Book 19

Series background & context

The Winter Black series is the backbone of Mary Stone’s interconnected FBI universe. When readers first meet Winter, she’s a rookie agent carrying a past that would break most people: as a child she came home early from a sleepover to find her parents murdered and her little brother gone, taken by a serial killer known as The Preacher. A coma and long recovery left her with unsettling flashes and intuition she doesn’t fully understand, and a single driving goal—find the man who destroyed her family.

Working out of the FBI office in Virginia, Winter is assigned to violent crimes that often brush close to her own history. Each book tackles a new case—buried child victims in the woods, vigilante snipers executing unpunished offenders, killers who experiment on atypical brains—while The Preacher’s shadow hangs over everything. The tension isn’t just in whether she can stop the next murder, but whether she can do it without losing herself to vengeance.

Winter’s not alone in that struggle. Her partnership with fellow agent Noah Dalton grounds the series in friendship, slow‑build romance, and the friction between an investigator who lives by the rules and one who keeps wanting to break them. Forensic psychologist Autumn Trent, later the star of her own books, becomes Winter’s closest friend and sometimes conscience. Over time, family isn’t only the brother she lost; it’s the team she fights beside and the people she’s willing to risk her badge for.

As the first arc of the series closes, some long‑running mysteries finally explode into the open. Preacher’s story tangles with Winter’s missing brother Justin in ways she never expected, pushing her to reckon with what justice really looks like when the person on the other side of the table shares her blood. Those revelations echo forward into spin‑offs like Autumn Trent and A Villain’s Story, connecting seemingly separate timelines into one sprawling saga.

Later books follow Winter into a second act. Burned out by the Bureau yet incapable of walking away from victims, she moves to Texas and rebuilds herself as a private investigator. The setting shifts from federal offices to small towns and private clients, but the core remains the same: a woman shaped by childhood horror using her hard‑won skills, and that eerie intuition, to untangle dangerous cases.

At its heart, the Winter Black series is about resilience. It asks whether someone forged in trauma can build a life that’s bigger than their pain, even while chasing monsters that look a lot like the one that stole their past.

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