Owen Laukkanen books

Owen Laukkanen is a Canadian-American crime fiction and young adult author known for the Stevens and Windermere thrillers and the Neah Bay novels.

Anthologies

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Shotgun Honey Presents: Locked and Loaded: Volume 3 2015 Buy

Neah Bay Reading Order

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Deception Cove 2019 Buy
Lone Jack Trail 2020 Buy

Standalone Novels

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How to Win at High School 2015 Buy
The Fixes 2016 Buy
Gale Force 2018 Buy

Stevens & Windermere Reading Order

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The Professionals 2012 Buy
Criminal Enterprise 2013 Buy
Kill Fee 2014 Buy
The Stolen Ones 2015 Buy
The Watcher in the Wall 2016 Buy
The Forgotten Girls 2017 Buy

Underlined Paperbacks Reading Order

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The Wild 2020 Buy
Escape Room 2020 Buy
The Game 2020 Buy
Fright Night 2020 Buy
Girl on the Run 2020 Buy
All I Want for Christmas 2020 Buy
New Year’s Kiss 2020 Buy
My Epic Spring Break 2021 Buy
11 Paper Hearts 2021 Buy
I Think I Love You 2021 Buy
Prom House 2021 Buy
Room Service 2021 Buy
Small Town Monsters 2021 Buy
The Holiday Switch 2021 Buy
Killer Content 2021 Buy
Stranger Danger 2023 Buy

Owen Laukkanen is a Canadian-American author who writes both adult crime fiction and young adult novels. His Stevens and Windermere series, starting with The Professionals (2012), established him as a strong voice in the thriller genre, with six books following an FBI agent and a BCA investigator through increasingly complex cases.

The Neah Bay series (Deception Cove, 2019; Lone Jack Trail, 2020) shifts to the Pacific Northwest coast, while Gale Force (2018) is a standalone set in the world of maritime salvage. Laukkanen has also written extensively for young adult readers, contributing to the Underlined Paperbacks line and publishing YA novels. His writing is consistent in its tight pacing regardless of the target audience.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Owen Laukkanen written?

Owen Laukkanen has written 28 books across five series.

What was Owen Laukkanen's first book?

Owen Laukkanen’s first book is The Professionals, published in 2012.

How do Owen Laukkanen's adult and YA books compare?

Laukkanen’s Stevens and Windermere series and Neah Bay novels are dark, suspenseful crime fiction aimed at adult readers. His Underlined Paperbacks and earlier YA novels (How to Win at High School, The Fixes) target a teen audience with lighter but still tense stories. He writes convincingly for both audiences.

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