MINK Standalone Novels books in order

Minka Kent's standalone novels include 29 psychological thrillers and romantic suspense novels published between 2016 and 2023, including bestsellers The Thinnest Air and When I Was You.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Vegas Baby 2016 Minka Kent Buy
2 The Memory Watcher 2016 Minka Kent Buy
3 The Perfect Illusion 2017 Minka Kent Buy
4 Country Nights 2017 Minka Kent Buy
5 Absinthe 2017 Minka Kent Buy
6 The Perfect Roommate 2018 Minka Kent Buy
7 The Rebound 2018 Minka Kent Buy
8 War and Love / Love and Other Lies 2018 Minka Kent Buy
9 The Thinnest Air 2018 Minka Kent Buy
10 The Executive / Exmas 2018 Minka Kent Buy
11 Pricked 2019 Minka Kent Buy
12 The Stillwater Girls 2019 Minka Kent Buy
13 For Lila, Forever 2019 Minka Kent Buy
14 The Marriage Pact 2019 Minka Kent Buy
15 You Have to Believe Me 2019 Minka Kent Buy
16 The Cruelest Stranger 2020 Minka Kent Buy
17 When I Was You 2020 Minka Kent Buy
18 The Trophy Wife 2020 Minka Kent Buy
19 The Best Man 2020 Minka Kent Buy
20 Trillion 2020 Minka Kent Buy
21 Enemy Dearest 2021 Minka Kent Buy
22 The Match 2021 Minka Kent Buy
23 The Watcher Girl 2021 Minka Kent Buy
24 Unmissing 2022 Minka Kent Buy
25 The Dirty Truth 2022 Minka Kent Buy
26 The Silent Woman 2022 Minka Kent Buy
27 Love and Kerosene 2022 Minka Kent Buy
28 Gone Again 2023 Minka Kent Buy
29 After Dark 2023 Minka Kent Buy

Minka Kent’s standalone thrillers form the core of her commercial success. The 29 novels, published between 2016 and 2023, follow a consistent formula — ordinary women discover that the people and situations they trusted are hiding something dangerous. The Thinnest Air, about a wife who disappears during a trip, became her breakout hit.

Her thrillers favor domestic settings and unreliable narrators. Books like The Perfect Roommate, The Memory Watcher, and Unmissing put their protagonists in situations where the threat comes from someone close — a spouse, a neighbor, a friend. Kent writes lean, fast-paced suspense that typically resolves in a single sitting.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the MINK Standalone Novels series?

There are 29 books in the MINK Standalone Novels series, published between 2016 and 2023.

What is the first book in the MINK Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the MINK Standalone Novels series is Vegas Baby, published in 2016.

Which Minka Kent thrillers have been bestsellers?

The Thinnest Air (2018), The Stillwater Girls (2019), and When I Was You (2020) all hit major bestseller lists. The Thinnest Air, about a woman who vanishes during a vacation with her husband, became a Washington Post bestseller and brought Kent wide recognition.

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