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Becky Masterman Books in Order

Becky Masterman has written 7 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Rage Against the Dying (2012) and the newest is If A Face Could Kill (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
7
Published
2012–2026
Pages on record
1,271 in 4 of 7 books
Reading time
21–32 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,271 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 7 titles with a page count on record.

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Brigid Quinn, a middle-aged woman investigator, is the recurring lead in Becky Masterman's thrillers. Rage Against the Dying (2012) opens the run and If A Face Could Kill (2026) is the newest of 7 catalogued titles. Murder investigation, crimes against women and nieces fill the subject tags. Masterman publishes at long intervals and the series stays open.

How many Becky Masterman books are there?

Becky Masterman has 7 books, released between 2012 and 2026. 5 of them belong to the Brigid Quinn series.

Becky Masterman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 7 Becky Masterman books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman, book 1 of the Brigid Quinn series (2012)
  2. Cover of A Twist of the Knife / Vero Beach by Becky Masterman, book 3 of the Brigid Quinn series (2017)
  3. Cover of We Were Killers Once by Becky Masterman, book 4 of the Brigid Quinn series (2019)
  4. Cover of Maternal Instinct by Becky Masterman (2023)
  1. 1
    Rage Against the DyingBrigid Quinn #12012 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012307
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  2. 2
    Fear the DarknessBrigid Quinn #22014 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    A Twist of the Knife / Vero BeachBrigid Quinn #32017 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017308
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    We Were Killers OnceBrigid Quinn #42019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Maternal Instinct2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Her Prodigal Husband2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  7. 7
    If A Face Could KillBrigid Quinn #52026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Becky Masterman books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Brigid Quinn in order

5 books
  1. 1. Rage Against the Dying
  2. 2. Fear the Darkness
  3. 3. A Twist of the Knife / Vero Beach
  4. 4. We Were Killers Once
  5. 5. If A Face Could Kill

Standalone books

2 books

2 Becky Masterman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Becky Masterman books in order?

You only need to read Becky Masterman books in order within the Brigid Quinn series, which holds 5 of the 7 Becky Masterman books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Becky Masterman

Start with Rage Against the Dying (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Becky Masterman book?

If A Face Could Kill (2026) is the newest Becky Masterman book released so far.

Is there a new Becky Masterman book coming?

No next Becky Masterman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Becky Masterman at a glance

Still publishing
Becky Masterman published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Becky Masterman books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,271 pages across the 4 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 314 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Becky Masterman books, 4 of 7, were published in the 2010s.

What the Becky Masterman books are about

4 of the 7 Becky Masterman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.