Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Front Page Fatality | 2013 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 2 | Buried Leads | 2013 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 3 | Heartache Motel | 2013 | LynDee Walker | N/A |
| 4 | Small Town Spin | 2014 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 5 | Devil in the Deadline | 2015 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 6 | Cover Shot | 2015 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 7 | Lethal Lifestyles | 2018 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 8 | Fatal Features | 2019 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 9 | Deadly Politics | 2019 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 10 | Hidden Victims | 2020 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 11 | Dateline Memphis | 2019 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
| 12 | Dangerous Intent | 2022 | LynDee Walker | Buy |
The Nichelle Clarke Crime Thriller series by LynDee Walker begins with Front Page Fatality (2013), which introduces Nichelle as a crime reporter in Richmond, Virginia, who has a habit of chasing stories into trouble. That first book earned an Agatha Award nomination for best first novel. Buried Leads and Heartache Motel followed the same year, and Walker kept a steady publishing pace through Small Town Spin (2014), Devil in the Deadline (2015), and Cover Shot (2015).
The series picked back up with Lethal Lifestyles (2018), Fatal Features (2019), Deadly Politics (2019), and Hidden Victims (2020), each putting Nichelle at the center of a new criminal case while her relationships and career evolved around her. Dateline Memphis (2019) took the action outside Richmond, and Dangerous Intent (2022) brought the series to twelve books. Walker’s journalism background gives the procedural details a lived-in quality that sets these books apart from standard amateur sleuth mysteries.