Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highwater | 2014 | T.J. Brearton | Buy |
| 2 | When He Vanished | 2019 | T.J. Brearton | Buy |
| 3 | Rough Country | 2020 | T.J. Brearton | Buy |
| 4 | Her Perfect Secret | 2021 | T.J. Brearton | Buy |
| 5 | Her Husband’s Lies | 2022 | T.J. Brearton | Buy |
| 6 | The Dark is Always Waiting | 2023 | T.J. Brearton | Buy |
| 7 | The Perfect Fiancé | 2024 | T.J. Brearton | Buy |
| 8 | Deadly Shoot | 2024 | T.J. Brearton | Buy |
| 9 | The Killer On My Doorstep | 2026 | T.J. Brearton | Buy |
Highwater (2014), published the same year as his debut Habit, was Brearton’s first standalone novel and established his interest in Adirondack settings beyond the Titan detective series. The standalones have grown into a substantial part of his catalog, covering psychological domestic thrillers, rural crime fiction, and the emerging territory of his most recent work.
Her Perfect Secret (2021) brought the most notable recognition, winning the Next Generation Independent Book Award for Best Suspense. The standalones allow Brearton to explore premises and settings that fall outside his recurring series characters, with titles like Rough Country and The Dark Is Always Waiting pointing to the rural thriller territory where his writing feels most at home.