Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unforgiving Shadows | 2005 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 2 | Transplanted Death | 2011 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 3 | Blood Porn | 2012 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 4 | Lady on the Edge | 2014 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 5 | Final Juror | 2015 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 6 | Embalmed | 2015 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 7 | Yard Goat | 2017 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 8 | Fatal Gambit | 2018 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 9 | Code Rojo | 2019 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 10 | Deadly Fake | 2020 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 11 | Inkblot Killer | 2021 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
| 12 | Secret Legacy | 2022 | Ray Flynt | Buy |
The Brad Frame series by Ray Flynt follows private investigator Brad Frame across twelve mystery novels published between 2005 and 2022. The series began with Unforgiving Shadows and has continued steadily, with Flynt releasing new installments every year or two.
Each book presents Brad Frame with a new case, but the stories are connected by recurring characters and ongoing personal developments. The titles give a sense of the variety: Transplanted Death involves an organ trafficking case, Lady on the Edge takes Brad into a missing person investigation, and Embalmed, as the name suggests, pulls him into the world of a funeral home. Later entries like Code Rojo, Inkblot Killer, and Secret Legacy continue to put Brad in dangerous situations.
Readers who enjoy long-running PI series with a consistent protagonist will appreciate how the Brad Frame books build over time. Starting with Unforgiving Shadows is the best way to get the full experience, though each novel’s central mystery is self-contained enough to follow on its own.