Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don’t Even Breathe | 2019 | Keith Houghton | Buy |
| 2 | A Place Called Fear | 2019 | Keith Houghton | Buy |
| 3 | The Other Child | 2020 | Keith Houghton | Buy |
| 4 | Her Only Regret | 2021 | Keith Houghton | Buy |
Maggie Novak is a homicide detective in Florida with a talent for connecting past and present crimes. Don’t Even Breathe — the first book — sets up her character well: called to investigate what looks like a straightforward death, she finds links to a twenty-year-old secret from her own life. That collision of personal history with professional duty runs through the whole series.
Houghton published the Maggie Novak books through Thomas & Mercer, Amazon’s crime and thriller imprint, between 2019 and 2021. The four books share a consistent tone — tense, character-focused crime fiction with Florida settings that feel genuinely observed rather than decorative.