Catherine Coulter Books In Order

New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter is known for her popular romantic suspense/thriller series: FBI Thriller and A Brit In The FBI, along with her historical regency romances books, contemporary romance and romantic thriller / suspense thriller novels which are listed below.

Here are the Catherine Coulter books in order of publication and reading order for her numerous novels.

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FBI Thriller Series in Publication Order

1. The Cove, 1996
2. The Maze, 1997
3. The Target, 1998
4. The Edge, 1999
5. Riptide, 2000
6. Hemlock Bay, 2001
7. Eleventh Hour, 2002
8. Blindside, 2003
9. Blowout, 2004
10. Point Blank, 2006
11. Double Take, 2007
12. TailSpin, 2008
13. KnockOut, 2009
14. Whiplash, 2010
15. Split Second, 2011
16. Backfire, 2012
17. Bombshell, 2013
18. Power Play, 2014
19. Nemesis, 2015
20. Insidious, 2016
21. Enigma, 2017
22. Paradox, 2018
23. Labyrinth, 2019
24. Deadlock, 2020
25. Vortex, 2021
26. Reckoning, 2022
27. Flashpoint, 2024

A Brit In The FBI Books in Publication Order

Co-authored with JT Ellison

1. The Final Cut , 2013
2. The Lost Key), 2014
3. The End Game, 2015
4. The Devil’s Triangle, 2017
5. The Sixth Day, 2018
6. The Last Second, 2019

Contemporary Romantic Thriller Books in Publication Order

1. False Pretences, 1988
2. Impulse, 1990
3. Beyond Eden, 1992
4. Born to Be Wild, 2006

Historical Regency Romance Books in Publication Order

1. The Rebel Bride, 1979
2. The Heir, 1980 (aka Lord Deverill’s Heir)
3. Lord Harry, 1980 (aka Lord Harry’s Folly)
4. The Duke, 1981 (aka The Generous Earl)
5. The Countess, 1979 (aka The Autumn Countess)

Baron Books in Publication Order

1. The Wild Baron, 1981
2. The Offer, 1981 (aka An Honorable Offer)
3. The Deception, 1983 (aka An Intimate Deception)

Devil’s Duology in Order of Publication

1. Devil’s Embrace, 1982
2. Devil’s Daughter, 1985

Medieval Song Quartet Books in Publication Order

1. Warrior’s Song, 1984 (aka Chandra)
2. Fire Song, 1985
3. Earth Song, 1990
4. Secret Song, 1991
5. Rosehaven, 1996
6. The Penwyth Curse, 2002
7. The Valcourt Heiress, 2010

Star Quartet Books in Publication Order

set in the Early San Francisco / Victorian Era

Magic Trilogy Books in Order of Publication

1. Midsummer Magic, 1987
2. Calypso Magic, 1988
3. Moonspun Magic, 1988

Night Trilogy Books in Order of Publication

1. Night Fire, 1989
2. Night Shadow, 1989
3. Night Storm, 1990

Viking Era Books in Publication Order

1. Season of the Sun, 1991
2. Lord of Hawkfell Island, 1993
3. Lord of Raven’s Peak, 1994
4. Lord of Falcon Ridge, 1995

Sherbrooke Brides Books in Order of Publication

aka the Sherbrooke Family Saga. The first three books are part of the English Regency Bride Trilogy

1. The Sherbrooke Bride, 1992
2. The Hellion Bride, 1992
3. The Heiress Bride, 1993
4. Mad Jack, 1999
5. The Courtship, 2000
6. The Scottish Bride, 2001
7. Pendragon, 2001
8. The Sherbrooke Twins, 2004
9. Lyon’s Gate, 2004
10. Wizard’s Daughter, 2007
11. The Prince of Ravenscar, 2011

Legacy Books in Publication Order

1. The Wyndham Legacy, 1994
2. The Nightingale Legacy, 1994
3. The Valentine Legacy, 1995

Grayson Sherbrooke’s Otherworldly Adventures in Publication Order

1. The Strange Visitation at Wolffe Hall, 2015
2. The Resident Evil at Blackthorn Manor, 2016
3. The Ancient Spirits of Sedgwick House, 2018
4. The Virgin Bride of Northcliffe Hall, 2020
5. The Red Witch of Ravenstone Folly, 2021
6. The Alarming Disturbance at Holyroodhouse, 2022
7. The Night Creature at Storne Hope, 2024

Standalone Books in Publication Order

• Aftershock, 1985
• The Aristocrat, 1986
• Afterglow, 1987

Anthologies and Short Story Collections

• Infinity: A Suspense Magazine Anthology, 2023

Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

• My Ancestry Research: Navigating Genealogy Websites, 2016

Catherine Coulter Biography – About the Author

Catherine Coulter (original name Jean Coulter Pogany) was born in 1942 in Cameron County, Texas, where she also grew up on a horse ranch in a family of artists. Her grandmother was a writer, her father was a painter and singer, and her mom was a concert pianist.

She was merely a teenager when she wrote her first two short stories, so her love of writing ran deep from an early age.

She attended the University of Texas from where she got her undergraduate degree, following which she went to Boston University majoring with a Master’s degree in early 19th-century European history.

During her time at the University of Texas, she wrote several poems and was involved with several literary events on campus. She was also interested in European culture and history with an emphasis on England, so it was not surprising that her degree was on this very topic.

Fresh out of university, she got her first job as a speechwriter for a Wall Street manager, however, she could never forget her love of writing. While her husband was in college, she read tons of romance novels, but she felt they were not good enough and she could write better.

After sitting down with her husband to plot out her story, she wrote it and it became The Autumn Countess, which she then sent to a Signet editor.

This novel was written to share her love for the culture in Europe, especially after having come into contact with the works of Georgette Heyer, the author who wrote several historical romances and detective novels.

The publishing house accepted her manuscript, and even more so, offered her a three-book deal. Catherine Coulter’s first published novel was titled The Autumn Countess, and it was released in 1978.

Thus, her debut novel was a historical romance novel with a Regency setting. With the success of her very first novel, in 1982 the author quit her job to follow her dream of writing books full-time. The next book title was Rebel Bride, also in the same series. Thus the next series of historical regency romances was born.

Catherine Coulter is one of the few lucky authors who got their manuscript accepted by a publisher just days after it was sent to an editor. In addition, she got a three-book contract right off the bat. Many authors struggle for years to get their debut novel published, so kudos to her publisher, Signet, for recognizing talent as soon as they see it.

She works about three hours a day, from 7.30 to 10 or 11 am. She says she is writing fast, so the three, four hours would mean much longer hours for other slower writers. For her research for the books, she has a friend at the FBI who gives her tips on whether something is feasible or not (or it’s a downright crazy idea). As for the medical aspects of her books, she is again lucky because her husband is a doctor, so Catherine can run her ideas past him to make sure that what she is writing is realistic.

So far the author has close to 100 books, most historical romance novels, from which she switched in 1996 to writing romantic thrillers. Initially, she established herself as a Regency romance writer, however, eventually she switched to writing romantic thriller and suspense novels.

However, even while writing romances, her novels had an element of suspense and mystery in them. There are serial killers involved, private investigators, kidnapped heroines, revenge, and hot, steamy romance.

After writing The Cove, her first thriller novel, Catherine had no intention of writing another one about the FBI agents. Her publisher, however, had other ideas, so the book became the first in the author’s highly popular series. Also, as per the author’s disclosure, Dillon was insistent on wanting to be featured in another book.

The FBI Thriller series is known for its short 1-2-word book titles, great storylines, and two clever FBI agents who are the center focus of the books: Dillon Savich and his wife Lacey Sherlock. They are not only employed by the FBI but also are computer specialists.

In Enigma, the couple is teamed up with Agent Cam Wittier, who also appeared in Insidious, and also with Agent Jack Cabot to find out who John Doe is and catch an international criminal, a mad scientist who wants to experiment on people to find a way to live forever.

Dillon Savich saves the pregnant Kara, who soon after she is free, gives birth to Alex, a baby who goes missing right away. Now Dillon and Lacey have to find the kidnapped baby boy and stop the mad scientist from his quest for immortality.

Enigma is a fast-paced thriller where the hunt for a killer is mashed up with enough science to make this book highly engaging. As usual with the author’s entire FBI Thriller book series, the book features two parallel mysteries.

Finding the identity of the deceised, rescuing Kara, and later finding her missing boy is one plotline while finding an escaped convict through the Daniel Boone National Forest where Agents Cam Wittier and Jack Cabot are also involved, is the second storyline.

The first storyline involves the elusive science, while the second plot is a simple (but still complex) murder case with a chase after the sociopathic criminal who is robbing banks.

The two stories don’t really intersect all that much until the rather rushed ending, and the plot of the second one was sort of dropped and quickly resolved. I did enjoy more the Savich story anyway, so I didn’t feel I lost too much.

While doing the research for her books, for example for Enigma, she got into contact with a branch of the FBI that was dealing with baby kidnapping cases called the Card Unit. This way her stories are all infused with a lot of accuracy in her details.

J.T. Ellison is the co-author of some of the Catherine Coulter books, namely the Brit in the FBI book series. Catherine considers J.T. Ellison an integral part of her family and circle of friends. The two authors work well together. He initially started working with Catherine in 2012, when she was looking for a co-author. J.T. Ellison is also the author of his Dr. Samantha Owens series.

Her novels have become bestsellers not only in the US but also in Canada and several other countries. So far, several major publishing houses picked up her books for publication.

Reading the Catherine Coulter books in order for her two FBI series is recommended, although not necessary. While each book deals with a separate case, some novels do reference previous cases the teams have worked on before.

When not writing, Catherine Coulter likes to play with her cats, work out, shop, and visit other countries with her husband, Anton Coulter, a radiologist. She loves especially Italy.

Catherine Coulter Awards and Nominations

Over the years, the author received several awards, including the RITA Award, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, as well as the Mark Twain Award.

• Received the Romantic Times Award for best historical romance author in 1989
• Received the RWA Honor Roll in 2008
• Riptide was nominated for the 2000 RRA Awards