Allison Brennan Books in Order – Complete List

New York Times author Allison Brennan is a master of romantic suspense who wrote countless books in several series, including the Predator, No Evil, Prison Break, 7 Deadly Sins, the FBI trilogy, and the most popular Lucy Kincaid series, along with Max Revere, River City, Moreno & Hart,, Quinn & Costa,Regan Merrit, and several standalone novelsnot to mention the novellas, short stories, collections and anthologies.

Here are the Allison Brennan books in order for all her works. The reading order is usually the publication order.

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Predator Trilogy in Order of Publication

1. The Prey, 2005
2. The Hunt, 2006
3. The Kill, 2006

No Evil Trilogy in Order of Publication

1. Speak No Evil, 2007
2. See No Evil, 2007
3. Fear No Evil, 2007

Prison Break Trilogy in Order of Publication

1. Killing Fear, 2008
2. Tempting Evil, 2008
3. Playing Dead, 2008

7 Deadly Sins Books in Publication Order

1. Sudden Death, 2009
2. Fatal Secrets, 2009
3. Cutting Edge, 2009

Lucy Kincaid Series in Order of Publication

1. Love is Murder (#0.5), 2011
2. Love Me to Death (#1), 2010
3. Kiss Me, Kill Me (#2), 2011
4. If I Should Die (#3), 2011
5. Vacation Interrupted (#3.5), 2018
6. Silenced (#4), 2012
7. Stalked (#5), 2012
8. Reckless (#5.5), 2013
9. Stolen (#6), 2013
10. Cold Snap (#7), 2013
11. Dead Heat (#8), 2014
12. Best Laid Plans (#9), 2015
13. No Good Deed (#10), 2015
14. The Lost Girls (#11), 2016
15. Make Them Pay (#12), 2017
16. Two to Die For (#12.5), 2017
17. Breaking Point (#13), 2018
18. Too Far Gone (#14), 2018
19. Storm Warning (#14.5), 2019
20. Nothing to Hide (#15), 2019
21. Cut and Run (#16), 2020
22. No Way Out (#16.5), 2020
23. Cold as Ice (#17), 2020
24. A Deeper Fear (#17.5), 2021

River City Books in Publication Order

1. Killing Justice, 2012
2. Murder in the River City, 2012
3. Aim to Kill, 2015

Max Revere Series in Order of Publication

1. Maximum Exposure (#0.5), 2014
2. Notorious (#1), 2014
3. Compulsion (#2), 2015
4. Poisonous (#3), 2016
5. Shattered (#4), 2017
6. Abandoned (#5), 2018

Moreno & Hart Mysteries in Order of Publication

co-authored with Laura Griffin

1. Crash and Burn (#1), 2013
2. Hit and Run (#2), 2014
3. Frosted (#2.5), 2015
4. Lost and Found (#3), 2016

Quinn & Costa Thriller Books in Publication Order

1. The Third to Die, 2020
2. Tell No Lies, 2021
3. The Wrong Victim, 2022
4. Seven Girls Gone, 2023
5. The Missing Witness, 2024
6. See How They Hide, 2025

Regan Merritt Books in Publication Order

1. The Sorority Murder, 2021
2. Don’t Open the Door, 2023

Angelhart Investigations Books in Publication Order

1. Into the Fire, 2024 (prequel novella)
2. You’ll Never Find Me, 2024

Standalone Novels in Order of Publication

• North of Nowhere, 2023
• You’ll Never Find Me, 2024

Novellas and Short Stories in Order of Publication

Anthologies in Order of Publication

• What You Can’t See, 2007, with Roxanne St Claire and Karin Tabke
• Betrayed: Powerful Stories of Kick-Ass Crime Survivors, 2017, with others
• Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge, 2022, with others
• Infinity, 2023, edited by Catherine Coulter

Predator Trilogy Overview

The Predator Trilogy is the debut series of the author Allison Brennan. Here she gives us a chilling world where crimes are committed based on an author’s novels.

Rowan Smith is a former FBI agent who now writes her own books. Much to her surprise, she realizes that the crimes closely mirror the plots of her own novels. The more she investigates, the more she has to confront her past which includes many dark secrets that continue to haunt her.

The books should be read in their publication order, starting with Prey, followed by The Haunt, and The Kill. For readers new to Allison Brennan’s works, this trilogy is a perfect introduction to her romantic suspense writing that has unforgettable characters.

Lucy Kincaid Series Overview

The Lucy Kincaid series is probably one of the author’s most popular works. It follows FBI agent Lucy Kincaid as she investigates numerous dangerous cases while trying to balance her career, private life, and romantic relationship.

The series starts with Love Me to Death, and I recommend reading the series in proper order to see Lucy’s development from book to book, and the way she not only tackles difficult cases but also how she confronts her private demons. Using her personal experience in dealing with deadly criminals, she can easily give assistance to the FBI.

Max Revere Series Overview

The Max Revere is another popular series by Allison Brennan. Max is a nationally renowned reporter who is known to be as tough as nails. Using her own TV show, she works hard in investigating cold cases that the police either gave up on or couldn’t solve.

I suggest reading this series in order as well to better understand Max’s character development, and also to follow the plots of each case.

Moreno & Hart Mysteries Overview

The series, co-authored with Laura Griffin, features Krista Hart and Scarlet Moreno, who establish themselves as private investigators and deal with strange cases.

The cases they deal with help them strengthen their friendship due to their shared experience. The books also show the challenges in their personal lives. This book series is also best read in chronological order .

Allison Brennan Biography – About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan, born in San Carlos, California, in 1969, graduated from Menlo School in Atherton in 1987 and attended UC Santa Cruz from 1987 to 1989. She worked as a legislative consultant in the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2005.

In 1993, she married Dan Brennan, and they have five children. They currently live in Elk Grove, California.

Since 2005, Allison Brennan has published numerous novels, with five of them available in over 1000 libraries in the US alone. Her works have been translated into Japanese, Norwegian, German, Spanish, French, and Italian, and more than one has reached the New York Times best-seller status.

Allison Brennan started her writing journey with The Prey in 2004. In the next few years, she wrote over 100 manuscripts that she never finished. However, once she wrote books like The Hunt and The Kill, she immediately became a popular romantic thriller author.

For writing her books, she has done extensive research related to crime, forensics, as well as law enforcement. She visited the Sacramento County Morgue and participated in an eight-week FBI Citizens Academy course. In the well over 20 novels written, she can easily combine her background as an ex-FBI agent and her passion for storytelling.

Besides writing romantic thrillers, she also dabbed in the supernatural genre which was inspired by the seven deadly sins. Her series blends paranormal elements with contemporary settings.

She also wrote several short story collections and anthologies, not to mention standalone novels mostly in the romantic suspense genre. Her stories have been featured in the Suspense Magazine Anthology.

Allison Brennan is a member of Romance Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers.

Having read all of Allison Brennan’s books, for those who are new to her writing, I strongly suggest you start with the Lucy Kincaid series. They are a nice blend of romance, suspense, and murder mystery, which easily showcases her style as a New York Times bestselling author.

Except for being an author, Allison Brennan is also a mother of five. She loves attending sports events, visiting the gym, reading, and basically be a down-to-earth everyday person.

Allison Brennan Awards

Allison Brennan has received over 14 awards and additional nominations for her works over the years.

• Borders Award: 2006 Bestselling Debut Author
• The Prey: Finalist Best Romantic Suspense, Daphne Du Maurier Award
• The Kill: Winner, Best Suspense 2006, Rt Reviewers Choice Awards
• The Kill: Finalist Best Romantic Suspense, Rita Awards (Rwa)
• Speak No Evil: Finalist Best Romantic Suspense, Rita Awards (Rwa)
• See No Evil: Nominated Best Contemporary Mystery, Rt Reviewers Choice Awards
• See No Evil: Finalist Best Novel W/Romantic Elements, Rita Awards (Rwa)
• Fear No Evil: Winner, Best Mainstream Suspense, Daphne Du Maurier Award
• Killing Fear: Finalist Best Suspense/Thriller Of 2008 By Rt Reviewers Choice Awards
• Killing Fear: Finalist Best Romantic Suspense, Rita Awards (Rwa)
• Tempting Evil: Finalist Best Mainstream Suspense, Daphne Du Maurier Award
• Fatal Secrets: Finalist Best Romantic Suspense, Daphne Du Maurier Award
• Love Me To Death: Finalist Best Romantic Suspense, Rita Awards (Rwa)
• Love Me To Death: Nominated Best Romantic Suspense, Rt Reviewers Choice Awards
• Kiss Me, Kill Me: Finalist For Best Romantic Suspense, Daphne Du Maurier Award
• Cold Snap: Finalist For Best Mainstream Mystery/Suspense, Daphne Du Maurier Award
• Cold Snap: Finalist For Best Paperback Thriller, International Thriller Writers
• Compulsion: Winner For Best Mainstream Mystery/Suspense, Daphne Du Maurier Award
• Shattered: Winner For Best Suspense Of 2017, Rt Reviewers Choice Awards

She has been nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Edited Interview and Best Paperback Original Thriller by the International Thriller Writers. Also, she received the Daphne du Maurier Award on two occasions.

In what order should I read Allison Brennan’s books?

To read the Allison Brennan books in order of publication for all her series, start with her Predator series, followed by No Evil, 7 Deadly Sins, then go onto the Prison Break trilogy, FBI Trilogy, then pick up her popular Lucy Kincaid series.

Next, take a journey toward River City, continue with Moreno & Heart Mysteries, then head over to the Max Revere books, followed by Quinn & Costa thrillers. As a last stop, check out the latest Allison Brennan series, Regan Merrit. And if you’ve read everything else, there are several standalone novels and short stories worth reading.