Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Undertow |
2003 |
Buy |
| Seasmoke |
2006 |
Buy |
| Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers |
2009 |
Buy |
| Writes of Passage |
2014 |
Buy |
| Dead in Good Company |
2015 |
Buy |
| Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic |
2020 |
Buy |
Joe Burgess Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Playing God |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Angel of Knowlton Park |
2008 |
Buy |
| Redemption |
2012 |
Buy |
| And Grant You Peace |
2014 |
Buy |
| Led Astray |
2016 |
Buy |
| A Child Shall Lead Them |
2019 |
Buy |
| A World of Deceit |
2020 |
Buy |
| Deliver Us from Evil |
2025 |
Buy |
| Such a Good Man |
2024 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Death Dealer |
2014 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Girls’ Night Out |
2014 |
Buy |
| Be My Little Sugar |
2018 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Steal Away |
1998 |
N/A |
| Teach Her a Lesson |
2023 |
Buy |
Thea Kozak Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Chosen for Death |
1994 |
Buy |
| Death in a Funhouse Mirror |
1995 |
Buy |
| Death at the Wheel |
1996 |
Buy |
| An Educated Death |
1997 |
Buy |
| Death in Paradise |
1998 |
Buy |
| Liberty or Death |
2003 |
Buy |
| Stalking Death |
2006 |
Buy |
| Death Warmed Over |
2017 |
Buy |
| Schooled in Death |
2018 |
Buy |
| Death Comes Knocking |
2020 |
Buy |
| Death Sends a Message |
2021 |
Buy |
Kate Flora is a mystery author whose career spans three decades, beginning with Chosen for Death in 1994. Her Thea Kozak series ran to 11 books over nearly 30 years, with the most recent entry, Death Sends a Message, published in 2021. The series features a consistent “Death” naming pattern across most titles.
Her second major series follows detective Joe Burgess through nine police procedural novels starting with Playing God in 2006. The Burgess books deal with crimes in a community setting, with titles like The Angel of Knowlton Park (2008), And Grant You Peace (2014), and Deliver Us from Evil (2025). Flora has also written non-fiction, short stories, and contributed to several New England crime anthologies including Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers (2009).
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Kate Flora written?
Kate Flora has written 31 books across six series.
What was Kate Flora's first book?
Kate Flora’s first book is Chosen for Death, published in 1994.
What are Kate Flora's main series?
Kate Flora’s two main series are the Thea Kozak mysteries (11 books starting with Chosen for Death in 1994) and the Joe Burgess police procedurals (9 books starting with Playing God in 2006).