Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cold Gray Adiós | 2023 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 2 | A Single Red Alibi | 2023 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 3 | Dead Ringer | 2016 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 4 | Kill Shot | 2017 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 5 | Moving Target | 2017 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 6 | No Escape | 2017 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 7 | 357 Sunset | 2018 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 8 | End Game | 2018 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 9 | Redline | 2018 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 10 | Gone | 2019 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
| 11 | Ricochet | 2019 | Jude Hardin | Buy |
Midnight Creek Investigations grounds Jude Hardin’s thriller writing in a specific small-town setting. The eleven books, from Dead Ringer (2016) through The Cold Gray Adiós (2023), follow an investigator uncovering layers of crime in a community that keeps its secrets well buried.
The series maintains a steady publication pace, with Kill Shot, Moving Target, and No Escape all arriving in 2017, followed by three more books in 2018. Gone and Ricochet (2019) and the 2023 additions round out a substantial body of small-town crime fiction.