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Gregg Olsen Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Gregg Olsen in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 133 books / 11 series

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.

Books by Gregg Olsen in Publication Order

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 Closer than Blood POoWaSB / 2 Buy
2011 Fear Collector POoSN / 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 Death of a Cheerleader POoNUSB / 1 Buy
2014 The Girl on the Run / Run POoVB / 1 Buy
2014 Evil at the Front Door(By: Ron Franscell) POoNUSB / 2 Buy
2014 Girls on Film POoVB / 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

Complete Gregg Olsen Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Beneath Her Skin / Envy 2011 Buy
02 Dying to Be Her / Betrayal 2012 Buy
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
Non-Fiction Reading Order 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
07 The Deep Dark 2005 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
15 If You Tell 2019 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
Vengeance Reading Order 3 books / 2014-2017
01 The Girl on the Run / Run 2014 Buy
02 Girls on Film 2014 Buy
03 The Boy She Left Behind 2017 Buy
Waterman and Stark Reading Order 6 books / 2010-2016
01 Victim Six 2010 Buy
02 Closer than Blood 2011 Buy
03 The Bone Box 2012 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
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
01 Snow Creek 2019 Buy
02 Water's Edge 2020 Buy
03 Silent Ridge / Dark Falls 2020 Buy
04 Vanishing Point / Stillwater Island 2021 Buy
05 Cougar Point 2024 Buy
06 Final Victim 2025 Buy
01 The Sound of Rain 2016 Buy
02 The Weight of Silence 2018 Buy
Notorious USA Series Reading Order 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
10 Overkill 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
Emily Kenyon Reading Order 2 books / 2007-2009
01 A Cold Dark Place 2007 Buy
02 Heart of Ice 2009 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 7 books / 1995-2022
01 A Wicked Snow 1995 Buy
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
06 The Hive 2021 Buy
07 I Know Where You Live 2022 Buy

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Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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