The Roth Sisters books in order

Q: "How many books are in the The Roth Sisters series?"

"There are two books in the The Roth Sisters series, published between 2019 and 2020."

Q: "What is the first book in the The Roth Sisters series?"

"The first book in the The Roth Sisters series is The Husbands, published in 2019."

Q: "Who is Kelly Roth?"

"Kelly Roth is an FBI profiler who returns to her home region of central New York to investigate a serial killer the press has dubbed \"The Park Killer,\" responsible for three murders in the area. The two-book series follows her investigation across The Husbands (2019) and Breathing Fire (2020), combining the procedural elements of FBI profiling work with the psychological complexity that comes from investigating crimes in a region Roth knows personally."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Husbands	2019	T.J. Brearton	Buy
2	Breathing Fire	2020	T.J. Brearton	Buy

The Husbands (2019) and Breathing Fire (2020) form a two-book sequence centered on Kelly Roth’s return to central New York to work a serial killer case. The series is set in the Syracuse and surrounding region, a departure from Brearton’s usual Adirondack territory but still within the upstate New York world his crime fiction inhabits.

The Roth Sisters series is the most compact of Brearton’s named character franchises: two books with a focused arc. It connects to his broader body of work through the FBI and law enforcement focus that also drives the Shannon Ames series, but the psychological profiler angle and the return-home narrative structure give it a distinct character.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The Roth Sisters series?

There are two books in the The Roth Sisters series, published between 2019 and 2020.

What is the first book in the The Roth Sisters series?

The first book in the The Roth Sisters series is The Husbands, published in 2019.

Who is Kelly Roth?

Kelly Roth is an FBI profiler who returns to her home region of central New York to investigate a serial killer the press has dubbed “The Park Killer,” responsible for three murders in the area. The two-book series follows her investigation across The Husbands (2019) and Breathing Fire (2020), combining the procedural elements of FBI profiling work with the psychological complexity that comes from investigating crimes in a region Roth knows personally.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order