Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deviant Ways | 2000 | Chris Mooney | N/A |
| 2 | The Killing House | 2012 | Chris Mooney | Buy |
The Malcolm Fletcher duology by Chris Mooney features a former FBI profiler who has gone rogue. Deviant Ways (2000) and The Killing House (2012) follow Fletcher as he pursues justice through unconventional means, operating outside the law he once served.
Deviant Ways was Mooney’s first published novel. It introduced Fletcher as a character willing to cross lines that other investigators would not. Twelve years passed before The Killing House brought him back, and in the interim Mooney had established himself with the Darby McCormick thriller series. Fletcher also appears as a recurring character in some of the McCormick books.
The twelve-year gap between the two Fletcher novels gives them very different feels. Deviant Ways has the rawness of a debut, while The Killing House benefits from the thriller-writing experience Mooney gained over a decade. Together, the two books form a compact portrait of a dangerous and morally complicated character.