Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Apothecary’s Daughter | 2000 | Jane A. Adams | N/A |
| 2 | The Apothecary’s Daughter / The Angel Gateway | 2000 | Jane A. Adams | Buy |
| 3 | The Unwilling Son | 2002 | Jane A. Adams | N/A |
| 4 | The Unwilling Son / Like Angels Falling | 2002 | Jane A. Adams | Buy |
| 5 | The Drowning Men / Angel Eyes | 2002 | Jane A. Adams | Buy |
| 6 | The Sister’s Twin | 2021 | Jane A. Adams | Buy |
| 7 | The Lost Daughter | 2023 | Jane A. Adams | Buy |
The Ray Flowers series started in 2000 with The Apothecary’s Daughter. The books follow Ray Flowers as he investigates crimes that often have roots in family secrets and local history. Adams set the early books in the early 2000s and then returned to the series much later with The Sister’s Twin in 2021.
The series has seven entries total, with several books published under alternate titles. Adams’ writing in this series leans toward psychological suspense, with the crimes growing out of personal relationships rather than random violence. The later entries show how her craft has developed over two decades of writing crime fiction.