Lisa Jackson Books in Order

Lisa Jackson is an American crime and romantic suspense author best known for several romantic suspense series including the New Orleans detective novels featuring Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya, the Montana procedural series following detectives Regan Pescoli and Selena Alvarez, and the Savannah series with detective Pierce Reed and reporter Nikki Gillette. A #1 New York Times bestselling author with over 30 million copies in print, she has been writing crime and suspense novels since the early 2000s after writing romances for nearly two decades. She is also the co-author of several series with her sister, author Nancy Bush.

This page lists all Lisa Jackson books in order, including her crime and suspense series, standalone novels, historical and contemporary romance series, novellas, and books written under the pen name Susan Lynn Crose, as well as co-authored works with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan.

Latest Lisa Jackson Books

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Not What It Seems, June 2026

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San Francisco Series (Books in Order)

The San Francisco series follows the Cahill family in three romantic suspense novels, with recurring detective Anthony Paterno appearing across the later books.

Reading Order

  1. If She Only Knew, 2000
  2. Almost Dead, 2007
  3. You Betrayed Me, 2020

New Orleans Series (Books in Order)

The New Orleans series follows NOPD detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya as they investigate serial murder cases in and around New Orleans. These cases often involve disturbed criminals with elaborate signatures. Bentz is the steadier, more methodical of the two, whileMontoya is younger and more volatile. The city itself, pre- and post-Katrina, is a consistent presence in the background.

Reading Order

  1. Hot Blooded, 2001
  2. Cold Blooded, 2002
  3. Shiver, 2006
  4. Absolute Fear, 2007
  5. Lost Souls), 2008
  6. Malice, 2009
  7. Devious, 2011
  8. Never Die Alone, 2015
  9. The Last Sinner, 2023

Savannah Series (Books in Order)

The Savannah series follows detective Pierce Reed and his partner, and later wife, reporter Nikki Gillette, who investigate brutal murders and cold cases in Savannah, Georgia, while at the same time trying to deal with their rather complex relationship.

Books in Order

  1. The Night Before, 2003
  2. The Morning After, 2004
  3. Tell Me, 2013
  4. The Third Grave, 2021
  5. Not What It Seems, 2026

Northwest Series in Publication Order

  1. Deep Freeze, 2005
  2. Fatal Burn), 2006
  3. After She’s Gone, 2015

Montana / To Die Series (Books in Order)

The Montana series follows Pinewood County detectives Regan Pescoli and Selena Alvarez as they work serial killer cases around Grizzly Falls, Montana. Pescoli is an impulsive and personally chaotic person and Alvarez is rather controlled and precise, and their partnership and relationship is a major part of the series.

Reading Order

  1. Left to Die, 2008
  2. Chosen to Die, 2009
  3. Born to Die, 2011
  4. Afraid to Die, 2012
  5. Ready to Die, 2013
  6. Deserves to Die, 2014
  7. Expecting to Die, 2017
  8. Deserves to Be Dead, 2019
  9. Willing to Die, 2019

Wicked Series (Books in Order)

The Wicked series, also titled the Colony series, feature a community of psychic women known as the Siren Song women in Oregon.

co-authored with Nancy Bush

Reading Order

  1. Wicked Game, 2009
  2. Wicked Lies, 2011
  3. Something Wicked, 2013
  4. Wicked Ways, 2014
  5. Wicked Dreams, 2022

Wyoming Series (Books in Order)

The Wyoming series follows the Dillinger family in the fictional town of Prairie Creek, Wyoming.

co-authored with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan

Reading Order

  1. Sinister, 2013
  2. Ominous, 2017

Abandoned Series (Books in Order)

Books in Order

  1. Sail Away, 1991
  2. Million Dollar Baby, 1992

Maverick Series (Books in Order)

Books in Order

  1. Dangerous Revelations, 1992 (also titled Forbidden Secrets)
  2. Breathless Innocence, 1993 (also titled Point of Mercy)
  3. First Love, 1993 (also titled He’s the Rich Boy)
  4. Tender Absolution, 1994 (also titled He’s My Soldier Boy)

Love Letters Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

  1. A Is for Always, 1994
  2. B Is for Baby, 1994
  3. C Is for Cowboy, 1994
  4. D Is for Dani’s Baby, 1995

Dark Jewels Trilogy (Books in Order)

Reading Order

  1. Dark Ruby, 1998
  2. Dark Emerald, 1999
  3. Dark Sapphire, 2000

Forever Family Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

  1. A Family Kind of Guy, 1998
  2. A Family Kind Of Gal, 1998
  3. A Family Kind of Wedding, 1998

The McCaffertys Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

  1. Thorne, 2000
  2. Matt, 2001
  3. Slade, 2002
  4. Randi, 2004 (also titled Best-Kept Lies)

Mercy Series (Books in Order)

Reading Order

Historical Trilogy (Books in Order)

Written as Susan Lynn Crose

Reading Order

  1. Enchantress, 1993
  2. Kiss of the Moon, 1994
  3. Outlaw, 1995

Standalone Novels

Short Story Collections and Anthologies

Lisa Jackson Biography

Lisa Jackson

Lisa Jackson is an American author born in 1952 in Molalla, Oregon. She has published over 95 novels across romantic suspense, crime thriller, contemporary romance, and historical romance, and is a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

Official website: lisajackson.com

Susan Lisa Jackson was born in 1952 in Molalla, Oregon, sister to the author Nancy Bush with whom she had co-written the Colony series. In college she was an English major, however, she never really dreamed of becoming a writer like most other authors are thinking about from a very early age. She began writing in the early 1980s, initially collaborating with her sister Nancy Bush on romance fiction. The siblings went on their separate ways to make their own mark in the world of writing novels. The two diverged in their genres, Nacy Bush gravitating toward romantic suspense, while Lisa Jackson writing mostly crime thrillers involving serial killers. Lisa Jackson published her debut novel, A Twist of Fate, in 1983, and over the years, she wrote more than 50 romance novels before shifting her focus to crime and thriller fiction in the late 1990s.

Her first major crime thriller, Hot Blooded, published in 2001, introduced New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya and launched the series that established her reputation in the genre. Left to Die, published in 2008, launched a second long-running series featuring Montana detectives Pescoli and Alvarez. She also wrote under the pen name Susan Lynn Crose earlier romance novels.

Lisa Jackson has collaborated with Nancy Bush on several series, including the Wicked/Colony series and co-authored thrillers with Bush and Rosalind Noonan. She lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Lisa Jackson Awards and Honors

Awards

  • Shiver – RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award, Best Romantic Suspense (2006)
  • Temptress – RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award, Best Medieval Romance (2005)
  • RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Romantic Suspense

Nominations and Shortlists

  • Whispers – RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award, Best Contemporary Romance category (1996)
  • If She Only Knew – Reviewers International Organization Dorothy Parker Award, Best Suspense Novel (2000)
  • Hot Blooded – Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, Best Romantic Suspense (2001)
  • The Morning After (audiobook) – Audie Award, Best Female Narrator (2022)

Edited by

Marika

Founder of Mystery Sequels, a reference site focused on listing mystery and thriller books in the correct reading order. I maintain and update the site’s bibliographies as new titles are released, ensuring accuracy and consistency across author and series pages.

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17 Comments

  1. I am a crime mystery addict. I love the James Patterson books even though I know others contribute to his writing, but I also know that he reviews their work and edits when necessary. I don’t care as long as the writing is getting done and he publishes. I am very close to having every James Patterson book in print in hardcover. Jeffrey Deaver is another of my favs. I also read Lisa Jackson, Sandra Brown, and others.

  2. I’ve only read one of her books “see how she dies” (2004), and was super impressed that I didn’t know whodunnit it until the last pages of the book. I see a lot of her other works she has Co authors on them. I used to love James Patterson until he added a whole bunch of people writing with him and in my opinion the quality went downhill dramatically.

    Anyone have any input on whether her quality of writing changes with the additional writers?

    Thank you in advance

    1. Will there be a sequel to Paranoid… ? It left the reader hanging.. 😕

  6. I have the same question. Will there be a sequel to Without Mercy? It seems it is not finished.

    1. DEVIOUS a new release 2022 disappointed read it years ago

    2. Mercy Books in Publication Order
      * Without Mercy, 2010
      * The Life and Death of Lauren Conway, 2011

  7. Do we ever find out if Father John was captured? If so, in which book or series. I’ve listened to all the New Orleans series but it ends before he is caught:(
    LOVE your BOOKS!
    Sarah

    1. Do we ever find out about Father John and if he’s captured?

  9. @carla lee There is just a short novella titled The Life and Death of Lauren Conway published in 2011. No more full-length book.

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