Linsey Lanier books

Linsey Lanier is an American author of mystery, thriller, and romance novels, best known for the long-running Miranda and Parker Mystery series featuring twenty books published between 2014 and 2025.

Clever Detective Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Clever Detective 2010 Buy
Clever is as Clever Does 2010 Buy
Cleverest of Them All 2011 Buy
Clever and Courageous 2012 Buy
A Clever Season 2018 Buy

Dandy Frost - Ninja Assassin Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
You Want Me to Kill Who? 2013 Buy
You Want Me to Go Where? 2014 Buy

Heart Valley Romance Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Evan 2016 Buy
Cole 2017 Buy
Lance 2017 Buy

Maggie Delaney Police Thriller Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Chicago Cop 2019 Buy
Good Cop Bad Cop 2020 Buy

Miranda and Parker Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
All Eyes on Me 2014 Buy
Heart Wounds 2014 Buy
Clowns and Cowboys 2014 Buy
The Watcher 2015 Buy
Zero Dark Chocolate 2015 Buy
Trial by Fire 2015 Buy
Smoke Screen 2015 Buy
The Boy 2016 Buy
Snakebit 2017 Buy
Mind Bender 2017 Buy
Roses from My Killer 2018 Buy
The Stolen Girl 2018 Buy
Vanishing Act 2018 Buy
Predator 2019 Buy
Retribution 2019 Buy
Most Likely to Die 2019 Buy
Sonata for a Killer 2021 Buy
Fatal Fall 2021 Buy
Girl in the Park 2023 Buy
Deadly Encore 2025 Buy

Miranda’s Rights Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Day It Happened 2012 Buy
Someone Else’s Daughter 2011 Buy
Delicious Torment 2011 Buy
Forever Mine 2012 Buy
Fire Dancer 2013 Buy
Thin Ice 2015 Buy
Colder Than Death 2014 Buy
The Logan Case 2025 Buy

Prasala Romance Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Crown Prince’s Heart 2016 Buy
The King’s Love Song 2016 Buy
The Count’s Baby 2016 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The West Wind Blows 2010 Buy
The Unexpected Guest 2014 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Steal My Heart 2013 Buy

Wesson and Sloan FBI Thriller Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Escape from Danger 2020 Buy
Escape from Destruction 2022 Buy
Escape from Despair 2023 Buy
Escape from Death 2024 Buy
Escape from Doom 2024 Buy

Linsey Lanier writes across mystery, thriller, and romance, with a catalog that spans ten series and over fifty books published since 2010. She is best known for the Miranda and Parker Mystery series, a long-running Atlanta-set series following a woman and a private investigator who work together on cases that grow more personal and dangerous with each book.

Her earlier Miranda’s Rights series laid the groundwork for the Miranda and Parker world, introducing characters and storylines that carry through her later work. Beyond those connected series, Lanier has written the Clever Detective mysteries, the Wesson and Sloan FBI thrillers, the Maggie Delaney police procedurals, the Dandy Frost ninja assassin adventures, and several romance series including Heart Valley Romance and Prasala Romance.

Lanier’s output has been consistent from her debut in 2010 through to the mid-2020s, and she continues to add new entries to existing series. Readers who enjoy character-driven mysteries with recurring protagonists will find plenty to work through across her catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Linsey Lanier written?

Linsey Lanier has written 51 books across ten series.

What was Linsey Lanier's first book?

Linsey Lanier’s first book is Clever is as Clever Does, published in 2010.

What is the Miranda and Parker Mystery series about?

The Miranda and Parker Mystery series follows Miranda Steele, a woman searching for her missing daughter, who teams up with private investigator Wade Parker. Together they investigate crimes across Atlanta and beyond in a series of twenty books published from 2014 to 2025.

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