Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Turns | 2015 | Buy |
| The Widower’s Wife | 2016 | Buy |
| Lies She Told | 2017 | Buy |
| One Little Secret | 2019 | Buy |
| Her Three Lives | 2021 | Buy |
| The Darkness of Others | 2022 | Buy |
| The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold | 2025 | Buy |
The Widows Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Young Rich Widows | 2022 | Buy |
| Desperate Deadly Widows | 2025 | Buy |
| Wicked Wanted Widows | 2026 | N/A |
Cate Holahan worked as a journalist before turning to fiction, and that background shows in her sharp, detail-driven thrillers. Her debut, Dark Turns, arrived in 2015, and she has published steadily since then. Most of her novels are standalone psychological thrillers set against everyday backdrops where something has gone very wrong beneath the surface.
Her standalone novels, from The Widower’s Wife to The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold, tend to focus on women caught in dangerous situations tied to money, deception, or family. She also co-writes The Widows series, a collaborative thriller project about a group of widows pulled into crime and suspense.
Whether writing on her own or with co-authors, Holahan keeps the pace tight and the twists frequent. Readers who enjoy domestic thrillers with flawed, desperate characters will find plenty to like across her ten books.