Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Blue Religion |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 |
2009 |
Buy |
| Vengeance |
2012 |
Buy |
| Inherit the Dead |
2013 |
Buy |
| Suspense Magazine June 2013 |
2013 |
Buy |
| When a Stranger Comes to Town |
2021 |
Buy |
Ellie Hatcher Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Connection |
2007 |
Buy |
| Angel’s Tip |
2008 |
Buy |
| 212 |
2010 |
Buy |
| Never Tell |
2012 |
Buy |
| All Day and a Night |
2014 |
Buy |
| Find Me / The Girl She Was |
2022 |
Buy |
| Se mi troverai |
2022 |
N/A |
Samantha Kincaid Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Judgment Calls |
2003 |
Buy |
| Missing Justice |
2004 |
Buy |
| Close Case |
2005 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Winning |
2010 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Long Gone |
2011 |
Buy |
| If You Were Here |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Ex |
2016 |
Buy |
| Waking Kylie |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Wife |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Better Sister |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Note |
2025 |
Buy |
Under Suspicion Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| I’ve Got You Under My Skin |
2014 |
Buy |
| La notte ritorna |
2014 |
N/A |
| L’Affaire Cendrillon |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Cinderella Murder |
2014 |
Buy |
| All Dressed in White |
2015 |
Buy |
| De schone slaapster |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Sleeping Beauty Killer |
2016 |
Buy |
| Every Breath You Take |
2017 |
Buy |
| You Don’t Own Me |
2018 |
Buy |
| Piece of My Heart |
2020 |
Buy |
| It Had to Be You |
2024 |
Buy |
Where Are The Children Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| La Maison du guet |
1975 |
N/A |
| Where are the Children? |
1975 |
Buy |
| Where Are the Children Now? |
2023 |
Buy |
Alafair Burke is a New York Times bestselling crime novelist whose books draw heavily on her background in law. She graduated from Stanford Law School and worked as a deputy district attorney in Portland, Oregon, before joining the faculty at Hofstra Law School. She has been nominated for an Edgar Award and has served as president of the Mystery Writers of America, the first woman of color elected to that position.
Burke writes two main mystery series. The Samantha Kincaid series follows a Portland prosecutor and is based on the same district attorney’s office where Burke once worked. The Ellie Hatcher series features an NYPD detective investigating cases in New York City. She also co-wrote the Under Suspicion series with Mary Higgins Clark, and her standalone thrillers like The Ex and The Wife have earned wide readership. Her father is fellow crime novelist James Lee Burke.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Alafair Burke written?
Alafair Burke has written 38 books across seven series.
What was Alafair Burke's first book?
Alafair Burke’s first book is La Maison du guet, published in 1975.
What is Alafair Burke's professional background outside of writing?
Burke is a former deputy district attorney who prosecuted cases in Portland, Oregon. She later became a professor at Hofstra Law School, where she teaches criminal law and procedure. Her legal experience informs the realistic courtroom and police procedural details in her novels.