T.J. MacGregor books

T.J. MacGregor is an American author of mystery, thriller, and paranormal fiction, best known for the Quin St. James and Mike McCleary mystery series.

Aline Scott Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Tango Key 1988 Buy
Fevered 1988 Buy
Black Moon 1989 Buy
Lagoon 1990 Buy
High Strangeness 1992 Buy
The Other Extreme 2001 Buy

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Sisters in Crime 2 1990 Buy

Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
In Silence Sealed 1988 Buy
Take My Breath Away 1997 Buy
Suffer the Flesh 2002 Buy
The Wind Caller 2004 Buy
13½ 2009 Buy
Esperanza 2010 Buy
For Emmy 2011 Buy
How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend 2011 Buy
The Devil Inside Her 2012 Buy
Collective Suicide 2012 Buy
Absalom’s Wake 2012 Buy
Zombie - A Love Story 2013 Buy
Messages From The Dead 2013 Buy
Ashes 2013 Buy
Hell Gate 2013 Buy
Dawn’s Bright Talons 2014 Buy
The Color of Bone of Horror Fiction 2014 Buy
Let It Bleed 2014 Buy
The Mighty Quinn 2014 Buy
Scarabus: The Tale of the Mummy 2016 Buy
House of Pain 2016 Buy
Orphans 2016 Buy
Blue Honey and The Valley of Shadow 2017 Buy
The Genesis Code 2017 Buy
Trust the Night 2018 Buy
Singularity and Other Stories 2018 Buy
Sacrificial Lambs and Others 2018 Buy
Sacrifice Island 2018 Buy
Cravings 2018 Buy
Beautiful, Broken Things 2018 Buy
Madame Vampire 2018 Buy
EuroMedika 2018 Buy
Dark Music 2019 Buy
Seeds of Evil 2019 Buy
Fractured Souls: More Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital 2019 Buy
Cold Comforts 2019 Buy
A Fresh Start 2019 Buy
Strange Tales 2019 Buy
The Bloodmane Chronicles 2020 Buy
Skull Feeder 2020 Buy
Spires 2021 Buy
Voices in the Darkness 2021 Buy
Isolation 2022 Buy

Hungry Ghosts Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Esperanza 2010 Buy
Ghost Key 2012 Buy
Apparition 2013 Buy

Men of Rogue’s Hollow Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Jingle Bell Rock 2003 Buy
Bad Boys Next Exit 2004 Buy

Nora McKee & Alex Kincaid Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Kill Time 2007 Buy
Running Time 2008 Buy

Quin St. James and Mike McCleary Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Dark Fields 1986 Buy
Kill Flash 1987 Buy
Death Sweet 1988 Buy
On Ice 1989 Buy
Kin Dread 1990 Buy
Death Flats 1991 Buy
Spree 1992 Buy
Storm Surge 1993 Buy
Blue Pearl 1994 Buy
Mistress of the Bones 1995 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
In Shadow 1985 Buy
Hidden Lake 1987 Buy
The Seventh Sense 1999 Buy
Vanished 2001 Buy
Out of Sight 2002 Buy
U R miNe 2016 Buy
Skin Shifters 2018 Buy
White Crows 2022 Buy

Tango Key Mysteries Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Hanged Man 1998 Buy
Black Water 2003 Buy
Total Silence 2004 Buy
Category Five 2005 Buy
Cold As Death 2006 Buy

T.J. MacGregor is an American author with a large body of work spanning mystery, thriller, paranormal fiction, and horror. She began publishing in the mid-1980s and has kept a steady output for nearly four decades, with books appearing under various pen names including Trish J. MacGregor and Alison Drake.

Her longest-running series follows private investigators Quin St. James and Mike McCleary through ten books of Florida-set mystery fiction, starting with Dark Fields (1986). She has also written the Aline Scott series, the Tango Key Mysteries, and the Hungry Ghosts paranormal series. Her work often blends genre elements, mixing crime fiction with supernatural or paranormal themes.

Beyond her original fiction, MacGregor has contributed extensively to the Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror imprint and has published standalone novels across multiple genres. Her earlier mysteries tend toward traditional PI fiction, while her later work leans more heavily into the paranormal.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has T.J. MacGregor written?

T.J. MacGregor has written 80 books across nine series.

What was T.J. MacGregor's first book?

T.J. MacGregor’s first book is In Shadow, published in 1985.

What names does T.J. MacGregor write under?

T.J. MacGregor has published under several pen names over the years, including Trish J. MacGregor and Alison Drake. Her work spans mystery, thriller, paranormal fiction, and horror.

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