Below is the complete list of Allison Brennan’s Lucy Kincaid books in order. For this series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
Publication Order of Lucy Kincaid Books
- Love Me to Death (2010)
Love Me to Death was published in 2010 and is listed as book #1 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Kiss Me, Kill Me (2011)
Published in 2011, Kiss Me, Kill Me is listed as book #2 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - If I Should Die (2011)
If I Should Die is a 2011 release and appears as book #3 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Silenced (2012)
In the Lucy Kincaid series, Silenced is book #4 and was published in 2012. - Stalked (2012)
Stalked was first published in 2012; within the Lucy Kincaid series, it is listed as book #5. - Stolen (2013)
Stolen was published in 2013 and is listed as book #6 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Cold Snap (2013)
Published in 2013, Cold Snap is listed as book #7 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Dead Heat (2014)
Dead Heat is a 2014 release and appears as book #8 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Best Laid Plans (2015)
In the Lucy Kincaid series, Best Laid Plans is book #9 and was published in 2015. - No Good Deed (2015)
No Good Deed was first published in 2015; within the Lucy Kincaid series, it is listed as book #10. - The Lost Girls (2016)
The Lost Girls was published in 2016 and is listed as book #11 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Make Them Pay (2017)
Published in 2017, Make Them Pay is listed as book #12 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Two to Die For (2017)
Two to Die For is a 2017 release and appears as book #13 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Breaking Point (2018)
In the Lucy Kincaid series, Breaking Point is book #14 and was published in 2018. - Too Far Gone (2018)
Too Far Gone was first published in 2018; within the Lucy Kincaid series, it is listed as book #15. - Nothing to Hide (2019)
Nothing to Hide was published in 2019 and is listed as book #16 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Cut and Run (2020)
Published in 2020, Cut and Run is listed as book #17 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Cold as Ice (2020)
Cold as Ice is a 2020 release and appears as book #18 in the Lucy Kincaid series.
Publication Order of Lucy Kincaid Short Stories/Novellas Books
- Love is Murder (novella) (2011)
In the Lucy Kincaid series, Love is Murder (novella) is book #19 and was published in 2011. - Reckless (2013)
Reckless was first published in 2013; within the Lucy Kincaid series, it is listed as book #20. - Vacation Interrupted (2018)
Vacation Interrupted was published in 2018 and is listed as book #21 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - Storm Warning (2019)
Published in 2019, Storm Warning is listed as book #22 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - No Way Out (2020)
No Way Out is a 2020 release and appears as book #23 in the Lucy Kincaid series. - A Deeper Fear (2021)
In the Lucy Kincaid series, A Deeper Fear is book #24 and was published in 2021.
About Lucy Kincaid
Allison Brennan’s Lucy Kincaid series is the core of her fiction and the clearest expression of what she does best in suspense: fast pacing, layered investigations, recurring emotional stakes, and a lead character whose personal history continues to matter long after the opening novel. Official series descriptions frame Lucy as a survivor of a brutal attack who goes on to work in law enforcement and cyber investigation, and that origin is important because it shapes the entire tone of the books. Lucy is not a detached professional dropped into danger for plot convenience. She is a character whose sense of justice grows directly out of lived trauma, which gives the series a more personal charge than a standard procedural.
The first novels, beginning with Love Me to Death, establish that mix of vulnerability and capability. Lucy is intelligent, cautious, persistent, and strongly shaped by family, loyalty, and a need for order. Over time, those qualities are tested by increasingly complex cases and by her evolving relationship with Sean Rogan, whose private-investigation and security background gives the series one of its most useful contrasts. Lucy tends to believe in institutions and rules; Sean is more comfortable working around them. That difference helps the books avoid feeling mechanically procedural. The tension is not only between investigator and criminal, but also between competing ways of pursuing truth and protecting people.
Publication order matters here because Lucy’s life does not reset from book to book. This is a genuine character-driven suspense series, not a sequence of interchangeable thrillers with the same names attached. Her career develops, her relationships deepen, and the emotional consequences of earlier books continue to matter. Cases may be self-contained, but the personal arc is cumulative. That is especially true in the middle and later entries, where Brennan is no longer just establishing Lucy’s voice but building a long-form world around her. Read in order, the series gives you the gradual shift from a more immediate survival-and-investigation framework into something broader, where FBI work, family dynamics, romance, and recurring allies all become part of the series identity.
Another reason order matters is the presence of novellas. Brennan’s official Lucy Kincaid page and broader author site make clear that the series includes several shorter works placed between novels, and those entries are not mere extras with unrelated plots. They sit inside the chronology and add character texture, relationship development, and transitional beats that can make the larger arc feel smoother. Readers can still follow the main novels on their own, but the novella placements explain why the series sometimes appears with half-numbered entries and why a strict publication sequence is the cleanest way to experience it.
The tone of the series also helps explain its longevity. Brennan writes commercial suspense, but the Lucy books are not built only on shock or body count. They rely on competence, momentum, family pressure, and moral seriousness. Lucy is not cynical in the way many thriller protagonists are; she is driven, wounded, and often idealistic, which changes the emotional register of the books. Even when the plots move into darker territory, the series remains anchored by her belief that victims matter and that getting the truth right matters too. That gives the books a steadier center than many thrillers built only on twists.
For readers who already have the list above, the most useful way to think about Lucy Kincaid is as a long-running suspense world with real continuity. It is Brennan’s signature series for a reason. The books connect through Lucy’s growth, her professional path, her bond with Sean Rogan, and the way Brennan lets danger leave marks instead of vanishing at the next chapter break. Publication order is the best fit not because the plots are impossible otherwise, but because this is a series that earns its depth over time.