Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Angry Eight |
2023 |
Buy |
Detective Megan Carpenter Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Snow Creek |
2019 |
Buy |
| Water’s Edge |
2020 |
Buy |
| Silent Ridge |
2020 |
N/A |
| Silent Ridge / Dark Falls |
2020 |
Buy |
| Stillwater Island |
2021 |
N/A |
| Vanishing Point / Stillwater Island |
2021 |
Buy |
| Cougar Point |
2024 |
Buy |
| Final Victim |
2025 |
Buy |
Emily Kenyon Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Cold Dark Place |
2007 |
Buy |
| Heart of Ice |
2009 |
Buy |
Nicole Foster Thriller Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Sound of Rain |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Weight of Silence |
2018 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Abandoned Prayers |
1990 |
Buy |
| Bitter Almonds |
1993 |
Buy |
| Cruel Deception / Mockingbird |
1995 |
Buy |
| Starvation Heights |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Confessions of an American Black Widow / Bitch on Wheels |
1998 |
Buy |
| If Loving You Is Wrong |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Deep Dark |
2005 |
Buy |
| A Twisted Faith |
2010 |
Buy |
| Bloody Sequins |
2014 |
Buy |
| If I Can’t Have You: Obsession, Murder and a Mother’s Strange Disappearance |
2014 |
Buy |
| Unnatural Causes |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Amish Schoolhouse Murders |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Unforgettable Fire |
2014 |
Buy |
| A Killing in Amish Country |
2016 |
Buy |
| If You Tell |
2019 |
Buy |
| American Mother |
2022 |
Buy |
| American Black Widow |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Amish Wife |
2024 |
Buy |
| Out of the Woods |
2025 |
Buy |
| By the River’s Edge |
2026 |
Buy |
Notorious USA Series Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Death of a Cheerleader |
2014 |
Buy |
| Evil at the Front Door |
2014 |
Buy |
| Under the Light of the Moon |
2014 |
Buy |
| Many Secrets, Many Graves |
2014 |
Buy |
| Strangers in the Night |
2014 |
Buy |
| Her Lover’s Wife |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fundamental Love |
2014 |
Buy |
| Overkill |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Corridor Killer |
2015 |
Buy |
| Shadows of Death |
2015 |
Buy |
| A Complicated Woman |
2015 |
Buy |
| Dead on Delivery |
2016 |
Buy |
| Love Gone Wrong |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Boy Who Fired The First Shot |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Girl and the Horrors of Howard Avenue |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Stranger and the World’s Bravest Little Girl |
2013 |
Buy |
| Darkest Waters |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Murder Game |
2014 |
Buy |
| Crimes of the Century |
2015 |
Buy |
| Garden State Thrill Killers |
2015 |
Buy |
| Nightmare at Noon |
2015 |
Buy |
| Kill Him Some More |
2016 |
Buy |
| Dangerous Dozen |
2017 |
Buy |
| Murder Alley |
2017 |
Buy |
| Heartless |
2018 |
Buy |
Notorious USA, Oregon Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Stranger and the World’s Bravest Little Girl |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Boy Who Fired The First Shot |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Girl and the Horrors of Howard Avenue |
2013 |
Buy |
Port Gamble Chronicles / Empty Coffin Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Beneath Her Skin / Envy |
2011 |
Buy |
| Inveja |
2011 |
N/A |
| Dying to Be Her / Betrayal |
2012 |
Buy |
Sheriff Detective Kendall Stark Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Victim Six |
2010 |
Buy |
| Closer than Blood |
2011 |
Buy |
St. Martin’s True Crime Library Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Abandoned Prayers |
1990 |
Buy |
| Cruel Deception / Mockingbird |
1995 |
Buy |
| Death Cruise |
1996 |
Buy |
| Blood Will Tell |
1996 |
Buy |
| Hot Blood |
1996 |
Buy |
| Seeds of Evil |
1997 |
Buy |
| Sleep My Little Dead |
1997 |
Buy |
| Hush Little Babies |
1997 |
Buy |
| The Vampire Killers |
1998 |
Buy |
| Death in Texas |
1999 |
Buy |
| Burned Alive |
1999 |
Buy |
| Blood in the Sand |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Surgeon’s Wife |
2001 |
Buy |
| An Early Grave |
2001 |
Buy |
| Murder In Hollywood |
2001 |
Buy |
| A Deadly Affair |
2001 |
Buy |
| Cries in the Desert |
2002 |
Buy |
| Death of a Doctor |
2002 |
Buy |
| Broken Vows |
2002 |
Buy |
| Twisted |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Stranger In My Bed |
2003 |
Buy |
| Through the Window |
2003 |
Buy |
| Angels of Death |
2003 |
Buy |
| Love, Daddy |
2003 |
Buy |
| Laci |
2003 |
Buy |
| Out of Control |
2004 |
Buy |
| Into the Water |
2004 |
Buy |
| Over the Edge |
2004 |
Buy |
| Written in Blood |
2005 |
Buy |
| One Deadly Night |
2005 |
Buy |
| Deadly Mistress |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Officer’s Wife |
2006 |
Buy |
| Darker Than Night |
2006 |
Buy |
| If I Die… |
2007 |
Buy |
| Deadly American Beauty |
2007 |
Buy |
| A Family Cursed |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Pastor’s Wife |
2008 |
Buy |
| Perfect Beauty |
2008 |
Buy |
| Never Seen Again |
2008 |
Buy |
| House of Evil |
2008 |
Buy |
| Bones in the Desert |
2008 |
Buy |
| Beauty Sleep |
2008 |
Buy |
| In the Middle of the Night |
2009 |
Buy |
| Behind the Mask |
2009 |
Buy |
| Desire Turned Deadly |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Prom Night Murders |
2009 |
Buy |
| Signed in Blood |
2009 |
Buy |
| A Poisoned Passion |
2009 |
Buy |
| One Dark Night |
2010 |
Buy |
| Murder at Yale |
2010 |
Buy |
| Playing With Fire |
2010 |
Buy |
| In the Arms of Evil |
2010 |
Buy |
| Dead But Not Forgotten |
2010 |
Buy |
| Cold as Ice |
2010 |
Buy |
| Love Hurts |
2010 |
Buy |
| Blood in the Snow |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Dating Game Killer |
2011 |
Buy |
| Dying for Love |
2011 |
Buy |
| Her Deadly Web |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Prince of Paradise |
2012 |
Buy |
| See How Much You Love Me |
2014 |
Buy |
| Crazy for You |
2015 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Wicked Snow |
1995 |
Buy |
| Fear Collector |
2011 |
Buy |
| Shocking True Story |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Last Thing She Ever Did |
2018 |
Buy |
| Lying Next to Me |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Hive |
2021 |
Buy |
| I Know Where You Live |
2022 |
Buy |
Vengeance Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl on the Run / Run |
2014 |
Buy |
| Girls on Film |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Boy She Left Behind |
2017 |
Buy |
Waterman and Stark Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Bone Box |
2012 |
Buy |
| Victim Six |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Girl in the Woods |
2014 |
Buy |
| Closer than Blood |
2011 |
Buy |
| Just Try To Stop Me |
2016 |
Buy |
| Now That She’s Gone |
2015 |
Buy |
Gregg Olsen is an American author who writes both true crime non-fiction and crime fiction thrillers. He began with Abandoned Prayers in 1990 and has since published over 140 books. His non-fiction work covers real criminal cases, from Starvation Heights (1997) about a fasting cure sanitarium to If You Tell (2019), the story of a mother who tortured her children, which became one of the bestselling true crime books in recent years.
His fiction includes the Detective Megan Carpenter series, which started with Snow Creek in 2019 and has grown to eight books. The earlier Emily Kenyon and Sheriff Detective Kendall Stark series also feature Pacific Northwest settings and female law enforcement protagonists. The Notorious USA series collects over 25 true crime stories organized by region. Olsen has also contributed to the St. Martin’s True Crime Library with dozens of entries covering cases across the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Gregg Olsen written?
Gregg Olsen has written 144 books across thirteen series.
What was Gregg Olsen's first book?
Gregg Olsen’s first book is Abandoned Prayers, published in 1990.
What is Gregg Olsen best known for?
Olsen is best known for his true crime writing, particularly If You Tell (2019), which became a major bestseller. His Detective Megan Carpenter thriller series and the Notorious USA true crime books are also widely read.