Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Dark End of the Street |
2010 |
Buy |
| No Rest for the Dead |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Rich and the Dead |
2011 |
Buy |
| Inherit the Dead |
2013 |
Buy |
| Alive in Shape and Color |
2017 |
Buy |
| Crime Hits Home |
2022 |
Buy |
Kate McKinnon Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Death Artist |
2002 |
Buy |
| Colour Blind |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Killing Art |
2005 |
Buy |
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| L.A. Noire |
2010 |
N/A |
| L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories |
2010 |
Buy |
| See the Woman |
- |
N/A |
| Black DahliaWhite Rose |
2011 |
Buy |
| Naked Angel |
- |
N/A |
| Black Dahlia & White Rose |
2011 |
N/A |
| School For Murder |
- |
N/A |
| What’s In A Name? |
- |
N/A |
| Hell of an Affair |
- |
N/A |
| Postwar Boom |
- |
N/A |
Nate Rodriguez Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Anatomy of Fear |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Murder Notebook |
2008 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Widower’s Notebook |
2018 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Mona Lisa |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Lost Van Gogh |
2024 |
Buy |
Jonathan Santlofer is an American crime fiction writer whose background as a visual artist shapes his mystery novels. His Kate McKinnon series, starting with The Death Artist (2002), follows an art historian and sketch artist who helps the NYPD solve crimes connected to the art world. The three-book series (The Death Artist, Colour Blind, The Killing Art) draws on Santlofer’s own knowledge of painting and galleries.
His Nate Rodriguez series (Anatomy of Fear, The Murder Notebook) introduces a different detective, while his recent standalone novels The Last Mona Lisa (2021) and The Lost Van Gogh (2024) return to art-world crime with stories built around famous paintings. Santlofer has also edited several crime fiction anthologies and written The Widower’s Notebook (2018), a memoir about the death of his wife. He contributed to the L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories anthology and has appeared in numerous other crime fiction collections.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Jonathan Santlofer written?
Jonathan Santlofer has written 25 books across six series.
What was Jonathan Santlofer's first book?
Jonathan Santlofer’s first book is The Death Artist, published in 2002.
What makes Jonathan Santlofer's mysteries distinctive?
Jonathan Santlofer is both a novelist and a visual artist, and his crime fiction frequently involves the art world. The Kate McKinnon series centers on an art historian who helps solve murders connected to the art scene, and his standalone novels The Last Mona Lisa and The Lost Van Gogh deal with famous paintings.