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Home / Authors / Gregg Olsen Gregg Olsen American author Gregg Olsen is best known for the *Starvation Heights* and *Empty Cradle* true-crime books, as well as the *Water’s Edge* suspense series. A *New York Times* and *USA Today* bestselling author, his work has sold over three million copies. This page lists Gregg Olsen’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1990 Abandoned Prayers POoSMTCLB · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 Bitter Almonds POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 A Wicked Snow POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1995 Cruel Deception / Mockingbird POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1996 Death Cruise(By: Don Davis) POoSMTCLB · 3 Buy ↗ 1996 Blood Will Tell(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB · 4 Buy ↗ 1996 Hot Blood(By: Ken Englade) POoSMTCLB · 5 Buy ↗ 1997 Starvation Heights POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1997 Seeds of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB · 6 Buy ↗ 1997 Sleep My Little Dead(By: Kieran Crowley) POoSMTCLB · 7 Buy ↗ 1997 Hush Little Babies(By: Don Davis) POoSMTCLB · 8 Buy ↗ 1998 The Confessions of an American Black Widow / Bitch on Wheels POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1998 The Vampire Killers(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) POoSMTCLB · 9 Buy ↗ 1999 If Loving You Is Wrong POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1999 Death in Texas(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB · 10 Buy ↗ 1999 Burned Alive(By: Kieran Crowley) POoSMTCLB · 11 Buy ↗ 2000 Blood in the Sand(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) POoSMTCLB · 12 Buy ↗ 2001 The Surgeon's Wife(By: Kieran Crowley) POoSMTCLB · 13 Buy ↗ 2001 An Early Grave(By: Gary C. King) POoSMTCLB · 14 Buy ↗ 2001 Murder In Hollywood(By: Gary C. King) POoSMTCLB · 15 Buy ↗ 2001 A Deadly Affair(By: Tom Henderson) POoSMTCLB · 16 Buy ↗ 2002 Cries in the Desert(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB · 17 Buy ↗ 2002 Death of a Doctor(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB · 18 Buy ↗ 2002 Broken Vows(By: Eric Francis) POoSMTCLB · 19 Buy ↗ 2003 Twisted(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB · 20 Buy ↗ 2003 The Stranger In My Bed(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB · 21 Buy ↗ 2003 Through the Window(By: Diane Fanning) POoSMTCLB · 22 Buy ↗ 2003 Angels of Death(By: Gary C. King) POoSMTCLB · 23 Buy ↗ 2003 Love, Daddy(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB · 24 Buy ↗ 2003 Laci(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB · 25 Buy ↗ 2004 Out of Control(By: Steven Long) POoSMTCLB · 26 Buy ↗ 2004 Into the Water(By: Diane Fanning) POoSMTCLB · 27 Buy ↗ 2004 Over the Edge(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB · 28 Buy ↗ 2005 The Deep Dark POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2005 Written in Blood(By: Diane Fanning) POoSMTCLB · 29 Buy ↗ 2005 One Deadly Night(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB · 30 Buy ↗ 2005 Deadly Mistress(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB · 31 Buy ↗ 2006 The Officer's Wife(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB · 32 Buy ↗ 2006 Darker Than Night(By: Jonathan Davis,Tom Henderson) POoSMTCLB · 33 Buy ↗ 2007 A Cold Dark Place POoEKB · 1 Buy ↗ 2007 If I Die...(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB · 34 Buy ↗ 2007 Deadly American Beauty(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB · 35 Buy ↗ 2007 A Family Cursed(By: Kevin F. McMurray) POoSMTCLB · 36 Buy ↗ 2008 The Pastor's Wife(By: Diane Fanning) POoSMTCLB · 37 Buy ↗ 2008 Perfect Beauty(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg,Vincent Felber) POoSMTCLB · 38 Buy ↗ 2008 Never Seen Again(By: Jeanne King) POoSMTCLB · 39 Buy ↗ 2008 House of Evil(By: John Dean) POoSMTCLB · 40 Buy ↗ 2008 Bones in the Desert(By: Jana Bommersbach) POoSMTCLB · 41 Buy ↗ 2008 Beauty Sleep(By: Michaele G. Ballard) POoSMTCLB · 42 Buy ↗ 2009 Heart of Ice POoEKB · 2 Buy ↗ 2009 In the Middle of the Night(By: Brian McDonald) POoSMTCLB · 43 Buy ↗ 2009 Behind the Mask(By: Stella Sands) POoSMTCLB · 44 Buy ↗ 2009 Desire Turned Deadly(By: Kevin F. McMurray) POoSMTCLB · 45 Buy ↗ 2009 The Prom Night Murders(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB · 46 Buy ↗ 2009 Signed in Blood(By: Jeanne King) POoSMTCLB · 47 Buy ↗ 2009 A Poisoned Passion(By: Diane Fanning) POoSMTCLB · 48 Buy ↗ 2010 Victim Six POoWaSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2010 A Twisted Faith POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 2010 One Dark Night(By: Kevin F. McMurray) POoSMTCLB · 49 Buy ↗ 2010 Murder at Yale(By: Stella Sands) POoSMTCLB · 50 Buy ↗ 2010 Playing With Fire(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB · 51 Buy ↗ 2010 In the Arms of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB · 52 Buy ↗ 2010 Dead But Not Forgotten(By: Amber Hunt) POoSMTCLB · 53 Buy ↗ 2010 Cold as Ice(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB · 54 Buy ↗ 2010 Love Hurts(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg) POoSMTCLB · 55 Buy ↗ 2011 Beneath Her Skin / Envy POoPGC/ECB · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Fear Collector POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Closer than Blood POoWaSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Blood in the Snow(By: Tom Henderson) POoSMTCLB · 56 Buy ↗ 2011 The Dating Game Killer(By: Stella Sands) POoSMTCLB · 57 Buy ↗ 2011 Dying for Love(By: Carlton Smith) POoSMTCLB · 58 Buy ↗ 2012 Dying to Be Her / Betrayal POoPGC/ECB · 2 Buy ↗ 2012 The Bone Box POoWaSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Her Deadly Web(By: Diane Fanning) POoSMTCLB · 59 Buy ↗ 2012 The Prince of Paradise(By: John Glatt) POoSMTCLB · 60 Buy ↗ 2013 The Stranger and the World's Bravest Little Girl POoNUOB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 The Boy Who Fired The First Shot POoNUOB · 2 Buy ↗ 2013 Shocking True Story POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 2013 The Girl and the Horrors of Howard Avenue POoNUOB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 The Girl on the Run / Run POoVB · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 Death of a Cheerleader POoNUSB · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 Girls on Film POoVB · 2 Buy ↗ 2014 Evil at the Front Door(By: Ron Franscell) POoNUSB · 2 Buy ↗ 2014 Under the Light of the Moon(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 3 Buy ↗ 2014 The Murder Game(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 The Girl in the Woods POoWaSB · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 Many Secrets, Many Graves(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 5 Buy ↗ 2014 Strangers in the Night(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 6 Buy ↗ 2014 Darkest Waters(With: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 7 Buy ↗ 2014 Her Lover's Wife POoNUSB · 8 Buy ↗ 2014 Fundamental Love POoNUSB · 9 Buy ↗ 2014 Bloody Sequins POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 2014 Overkill POoNUSB · 10 Buy ↗ 2014 If I Can't Have You: Obsession, Murder and a Mother's Strange Disappearance POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 2014 Unnatural Causes POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 2014 The Amish Schoolhouse Murders POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 2014 The Unforgettable Fire POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ 2014 See How Much You Love Me(By: Amber Hunt) POoSMTCLB · 61 Buy ↗ 2015 Now That She's Gone POoWaSB · 5 Buy ↗ 2015 Garden State Thrill Killers(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 11 Buy ↗ 2015 The Corridor Killer(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 12 Buy ↗ 2015 Crimes of the Century(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 13 Buy ↗ 2015 Shadows of Death(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 14 Buy ↗ 2015 Nightmare at Noon(By: Ron Franscell) POoNUSB · 15 Buy ↗ 2015 A Complicated Woman(By: Caitlin Rother) POoNUSB · 16 Buy ↗ 2015 Crazy for You(By: Michael Fleeman) POoSMTCLB · 62 Buy ↗ 2016 The Sound of Rain POoNFTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2016 Just Try To Stop Me POoWaSB · 6 Buy ↗ 2016 A Killing in Amish Country POoNB · 14 Buy ↗ 2016 Dead on Delivery(By: Caitlin Rother) POoNUSB · 17 Buy ↗ 2016 Kill Him Some More(By: Caitlin Rother) POoNUSB · 18 Buy ↗ 2016 Love Gone Wrong(By: Caitlin Rother) POoNUSB · 19 Buy ↗ 2017 The Boy She Left Behind POoVB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 Dangerous Dozen(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 20 Buy ↗ 2017 Murder Alley(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 21 Buy ↗ 2018 The Weight of Silence POoNFTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2018 The Last Thing She Ever Did POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2018 Heartless(By: Katherine Ramsland) POoNUSB · 22 Buy ↗ 2019 Snow Creek POoDMCB · 1 Buy ↗ 2019 Lying Next to Me POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2019 If You Tell POoNB · 15 Buy ↗ 2020 Water's Edge POoDMCB · 2 Buy ↗ 2020 Silent Ridge / Dark Falls POoDMCB · 3 Buy ↗ 2021 Vanishing Point / Stillwater Island POoDMCB · 4 Buy ↗ 2021 The Hive POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2022 I Know Where You Live POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2022 American Mother POoNB · 16 Buy ↗ 2023 American Black Widow POoNB · 17 Buy ↗ 2024 Cougar Point POoDMCB · 5 Buy ↗ 2024 The Amish Wife POoNB · 18 Buy ↗ 2025 Final Victim POoDMCB · 6 Buy ↗ 2025 Out of the Woods POoNB · 19 Buy ↗ 2026 By the River's Edge POoNB · 20 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Port Gamble Chronicles / Empty Coffin Books 2 books · 2011–2012
01 Beneath Her Skin / Envy 2011 Buy ↗ 02 Dying to Be Her / Betrayal 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Notorious USA, Oregon Books 3 books · 2013–2013
01 The Stranger and the World's Bravest Little Girl 2013 Buy ↗ 02 The Boy Who Fired The First Shot 2013 Buy ↗ 03 The Girl and the Horrors of Howard Avenue 2013 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 19 books · 1993–2026
02 Bitter Almonds 1993 Buy ↗ 03 Cruel Deception / Mockingbird 1995 Buy ↗ 04 Starvation Heights 1997 Buy ↗ 05 The Confessions of an American Black Widow / Bitch on Wheels 1998 Buy ↗ 06 If Loving You Is Wrong 1999 Buy ↗ 08 A Twisted Faith 2010 Buy ↗ 09 Bloody Sequins 2014 Buy ↗ 10 If I Can't Have You: Obsession, Murder and a Mother's Strange Disappearance 2014 Buy ↗ 11 Unnatural Causes 2014 Buy ↗ 12 The Amish Schoolhouse Murders 2014 Buy ↗ 13 The Unforgettable Fire 2014 Buy ↗ 14 A Killing in Amish Country 2016 Buy ↗ 16 American Mother 2022 Buy ↗ 17 American Black Widow 2023 Buy ↗ 18 The Amish Wife 2024 Buy ↗ 19 Out of the Woods 2025 Buy ↗ 20 By the River's Edge 2026 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Vengeance Books 3 books · 2014–2017
01 The Girl on the Run / Run 2014 Buy ↗ 03 The Boy She Left Behind 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Waterman and Stark Books 6 books · 2010–2016
02 Closer than Blood 2011 Buy ↗ 04 The Girl in the Woods 2014 Buy ↗ 05 Now That She's Gone 2015 Buy ↗ 06 Just Try To Stop Me 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of St. Martin's True Crime Library Books 61 books · 1990–2015
01 Abandoned Prayers 1990 Buy ↗ 03 Death Cruise(By: Don Davis) 1996 Buy ↗ 04 Blood Will Tell(By: Carlton Smith) 1996 Buy ↗ 05 Hot Blood(By: Ken Englade) 1996 Buy ↗ 06 Seeds of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) 1997 Buy ↗ 07 Sleep My Little Dead(By: Kieran Crowley) 1997 Buy ↗ 08 Hush Little Babies(By: Don Davis) 1997 Buy ↗ 09 The Vampire Killers(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) 1998 Buy ↗ 10 Death in Texas(By: Carlton Smith) 1999 Buy ↗ 11 Burned Alive(By: Kieran Crowley) 1999 Buy ↗ 12 Blood in the Sand(By: Clifford L. Linedecker) 2000 Buy ↗ 13 The Surgeon's Wife(By: Kieran Crowley) 2001 Buy ↗ 14 An Early Grave(By: Gary C. King) 2001 Buy ↗ 15 Murder In Hollywood(By: Gary C. King) 2001 Buy ↗ 16 A Deadly Affair(By: Tom Henderson) 2001 Buy ↗ 17 Cries in the Desert(By: John Glatt) 2002 Buy ↗ 18 Death of a Doctor(By: Carlton Smith) 2002 Buy ↗ 19 Broken Vows(By: Eric Francis) 2002 Buy ↗ 20 Twisted(By: John Glatt) 2003 Buy ↗ 21 The Stranger In My Bed(By: Michael Fleeman) 2003 Buy ↗ 22 Through the Window(By: Diane Fanning) 2003 Buy ↗ 23 Angels of Death(By: Gary C. King) 2003 Buy ↗ 24 Love, Daddy(By: Carlton Smith) 2003 Buy ↗ 25 Laci(By: Michael Fleeman) 2003 Buy ↗ 26 Out of Control(By: Steven Long) 2004 Buy ↗ 27 Into the Water(By: Diane Fanning) 2004 Buy ↗ 28 Over the Edge(By: Michael Fleeman) 2004 Buy ↗ 29 Written in Blood(By: Diane Fanning) 2005 Buy ↗ 30 One Deadly Night(By: John Glatt) 2005 Buy ↗ 31 Deadly Mistress(By: Michael Fleeman) 2005 Buy ↗ 32 The Officer's Wife(By: Michael Fleeman) 2006 Buy ↗ 33 Darker Than Night(By: Jonathan Davis,Tom Henderson) 2006 Buy ↗ 34 If I Die...(By: Michael Fleeman) 2007 Buy ↗ 35 Deadly American Beauty(By: John Glatt) 2007 Buy ↗ 36 A Family Cursed(By: Kevin F. McMurray) 2007 Buy ↗ 37 The Pastor's Wife(By: Diane Fanning) 2008 Buy ↗ 38 Perfect Beauty(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg,Vincent Felber) 2008 Buy ↗ 39 Never Seen Again(By: Jeanne King) 2008 Buy ↗ 40 House of Evil(By: John Dean) 2008 Buy ↗ 41 Bones in the Desert(By: Jana Bommersbach) 2008 Buy ↗ 42 Beauty Sleep(By: Michaele G. Ballard) 2008 Buy ↗ 43 In the Middle of the Night(By: Brian McDonald) 2009 Buy ↗ 44 Behind the Mask(By: Stella Sands) 2009 Buy ↗ 45 Desire Turned Deadly(By: Kevin F. McMurray) 2009 Buy ↗ 46 The Prom Night Murders(By: Carlton Smith) 2009 Buy ↗ 47 Signed in Blood(By: Jeanne King) 2009 Buy ↗ 48 A Poisoned Passion(By: Diane Fanning) 2009 Buy ↗ 49 One Dark Night(By: Kevin F. McMurray) 2010 Buy ↗ 50 Murder at Yale(By: Stella Sands) 2010 Buy ↗ 51 Playing With Fire(By: John Glatt) 2010 Buy ↗ 52 In the Arms of Evil(By: Carlton Smith) 2010 Buy ↗ 53 Dead But Not Forgotten(By: Amber Hunt) 2010 Buy ↗ 54 Cold as Ice(By: Carlton Smith) 2010 Buy ↗ 55 Love Hurts(By: Keith Elliot Greenberg) 2010 Buy ↗ 56 Blood in the Snow(By: Tom Henderson) 2011 Buy ↗ 57 The Dating Game Killer(By: Stella Sands) 2011 Buy ↗ 58 Dying for Love(By: Carlton Smith) 2011 Buy ↗ 59 Her Deadly Web(By: Diane Fanning) 2012 Buy ↗ 60 The Prince of Paradise(By: John Glatt) 2012 Buy ↗ 61 See How Much You Love Me(By: Amber Hunt) 2014 Buy ↗ 62 Crazy for You(By: Michael Fleeman) 2015 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Detective Megan Carpenter Books 6 books · 2019–2025
03 Silent Ridge / Dark Falls 2020 Buy ↗ 04 Vanishing Point / Stillwater Island 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Nicole Foster Thriller Books 2 books · 2016–2018
01 The Sound of Rain 2016 Buy ↗ 02 The Weight of Silence 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Notorious USA Series Books 22 books · 2014–2018
01 Death of a Cheerleader 2014 Buy ↗ 02 Evil at the Front Door(By: Ron Franscell) 2014 Buy ↗ 03 Under the Light of the Moon(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2014 Buy ↗ 04 The Murder Game(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2014 Buy ↗ 05 Many Secrets, Many Graves(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2014 Buy ↗ 06 Strangers in the Night(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2014 Buy ↗ 07 Darkest Waters(With: Katherine Ramsland) 2014 Buy ↗ 08 Her Lover's Wife 2014 Buy ↗ 09 Fundamental Love 2014 Buy ↗ 11 Garden State Thrill Killers(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2015 Buy ↗ 12 The Corridor Killer(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2015 Buy ↗ 13 Crimes of the Century(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2015 Buy ↗ 14 Shadows of Death(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2015 Buy ↗ 15 Nightmare at Noon(By: Ron Franscell) 2015 Buy ↗ 16 A Complicated Woman(By: Caitlin Rother) 2015 Buy ↗ 17 Dead on Delivery(By: Caitlin Rother) 2016 Buy ↗ 18 Kill Him Some More(By: Caitlin Rother) 2016 Buy ↗ 19 Love Gone Wrong(By: Caitlin Rother) 2016 Buy ↗ 20 Dangerous Dozen(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2017 Buy ↗ 21 Murder Alley(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2017 Buy ↗ 22 Heartless(By: Katherine Ramsland) 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Emily Kenyon Books 2 books · 2007–2009
01 A Cold Dark Place 2007 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 7 books · 1995–2022
02 Fear Collector 2011 Buy ↗ 03 Shocking True Story 2013 Buy ↗ 04 The Last Thing She Ever Did 2018 Buy ↗ 05 Lying Next to Me 2019 Buy ↗ 07 I Know Where You Live 2022 Buy ↗