Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Last Day | 2020 | Luanne Rice | Buy |
| 2 | The Shadow Box | 2021 | Luanne Rice | Buy |
| 3 | Last Night | 2024 | Luanne Rice | Buy |
The Detective Conor Reid series includes three books: Last Day (2020), The Shadow Box (2021), and Last Night (2024). The series follows Detective Conor Reid as he investigates crimes in the wealthy, art-filled communities of coastal Connecticut. The setting is familiar Luanne Rice territory, but the perspective has shifted from family drama to police investigation.
Last Day deals with the murder of a woman whose family runs a gallery, while The Shadow Box brings in themes of art and deception. The series gives Rice’s storytelling a harder edge than her women’s fiction, with the investigation framework providing structure while the Connecticut coast provides atmosphere. Readers who know Rice from her earlier work will recognize the setting if not the genre.