Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pastor’s Wife | 2025 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 2 | The Housewife Next Door | 2026 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
LynDee Walker’s standalone novels represent a departure from her established series. The Pastor’s Wife (2025) and The Housewife Next Door (2026) both suggest domestic settings with characters whose ordinary lives take a dark turn. These books let Walker step outside the crime reporter and Texas Ranger roles she built her reputation on.
With three long-running series already in her catalog, these standalones give her room to try different kinds of stories without the continuity demands of a series. Readers who enjoy her tight plotting and suspense pacing in the Nichelle Clarke and Faith McClellan books will likely find the same strengths here in a new context.