Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heartless | 2008 | Alison Gaylin | Buy |
| 2 | Reality Ends Here | 2013 | Alison Gaylin | Buy |
| 3 | What Remains of Me | 2016 | Alison Gaylin | Buy |
| 4 | If I Die Tonight | 2018 | Alison Gaylin | Buy |
| 5 | Never Look Back | 2019 | Alison Gaylin | Buy |
| 6 | The Collective | 2021 | Alison Gaylin | Buy |
| 7 | We Are Watching | 2025 | Alison Gaylin | Buy |
Alison Gaylin’s standalone novels are psychological thrillers that explore how memory, perception, and public narrative shape our understanding of crime and guilt. What Remains of Me follows a woman convicted of murder as a teenager whose past comes roaring back. Never Look Back interweaves a contemporary podcast investigation with a 1970s crime spree.
The Collective takes a different approach, following a grieving mother drawn into a shadowy group that takes justice into its own hands. Gaylin writes standalones that ask uncomfortable questions about who gets to decide what’s true and what counts as justice.