Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Florida Heat Wave |
2010 |
Buy |
Florida Chronicles#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Whiskey Creek |
2026 |
Buy |
Riley & Cole/The Shipwreck Adventures Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Circle of Bones |
2011 |
Buy |
| Dragon’s Triangle |
2014 |
Buy |
| Knight’s Cross |
2015 |
Buy |
Seychelle Sullivan Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Surface Tension |
2002 |
Buy |
| Cross Current |
2004 |
Buy |
| Bitter End |
2005 |
Buy |
| Wreckers’ Key |
2007 |
Buy |
| Mourning Tide |
2017 |
Buy |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sea Bitch |
2015 |
N/A |
Christine Kling is a former professional boat captain who turned her maritime experience into a writing career. She spent years working aboard boats in South Florida, and that knowledge shows in her fiction. Her first series, the Seychelle Sullivan books, follows a female tugboat and salvage captain in Fort Lauderdale who keeps running into trouble on the water.
After completing the Sullivan series, Kling shifted to the Riley Cole/Shipwreck Adventures trilogy, which expands the scope to international waters and maritime archaeology. Her Florida Chronicles series, beginning with Whiskey Creek in 2026, returns to her home territory.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Christine Kling written?
Christine Kling has written eleven books across five series.
What was Christine Kling's first book?
Christine Kling’s first book is Surface Tension, published in 2002.
What is Christine Kling best known for?
She is best known for the Seychelle Sullivan series, which follows a female tugboat captain in Fort Lauderdale who gets mixed up in crimes on the water. Kling spent years working as a boat captain in South Florida, and her firsthand knowledge of the sea fills her writing.