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Cole Baxter Books in Order

Cole Baxter has written 42 books, published between 2018 and 2025. The first book is Stolen Son (2018) and the newest is The Obsession Pact: An Unputdownable Gripping Psychological Thriller With A Shocking Twist (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
42
Published
2018–2025
Confirmed
41 of 42 titles
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Cole Baxter is credited on 42 books released from 2018 to 2025. Stolen Son (2018) is the first catalogued title, followed by Before She's Gone, She's Missing and What She Forgot in 2019 and Perfect Obsession, Prime Suspect and The Perfect Nanny in 2020. Detective Carrie Blake is the one series listed for Cole Baxter, and the author remains active.

Cole Baxter, who was raised in New York, writes psychological suspense and mystery novels built around twist endings.

How many Cole Baxter books are there?

Cole Baxter has 42 books, released between 2018 and 2025. 4 of them belong to the Detective Carrie Blake series.

Cole Baxter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 42 Cole Baxter books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Stolen Son2018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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  2. 2
    Before She's Gone2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  3. 3
    What She Forgot2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  4. 4
    She's Missing2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  5. 5
    Perfect Obsession2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    What Happened Last Night2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Perfect Nanny2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  8. 8
    Follow You2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  9. 9
    Did He Do It2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  10. 10
    Trust a Stranger2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  11. 11
    Prime Suspect2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  12. 12
    Deadly TruthDetective Carrie Blake #12021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Panic PondLiars Island #22021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  14. 14
    Going Insane2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  15. 15
    Finding The Other Woman2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  16. 16
    What She Witnessed2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  17. 17
    Deadly JusticeDetective Carrie Blake #22022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  18. 18
    The Perfect Suitor2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  19. 19
    The Perfect Surrogate2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  20. 20
    The Betrayal2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  21. 21
    I Won't Let You Go2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  22. 22
    The Perfect Cheerleader2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  23. 23
    The Night Nurse2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  24. 24
    The Doppelganger2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  25. 25
    The Lost Son2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  26. 26
    The Couple Next Door2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  27. 27
    I Will Find You2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  28. 28
    The Patient2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  29. 29
    The Hollow Husband2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  30. 30
    Don't Open The Door2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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Cole Baxter 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.

Detective Carrie Blake in order

4 books
  1. 1. Deadly Truth
  2. 2. Deadly Justice
  3. 3. Deadly Feud
  4. 4. Deadly Lie

Liars Island in order

1 book
  1. 2. Panic Pond

Standalone books

37 books

37 Cole Baxter titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cole Baxter books in order?

You only need to read Cole Baxter books in order within the Detective Carrie Blake series, which holds 4 of the 42 Cole Baxter books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Cole Baxter

Start with Stolen Son (2018), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cole Baxter book?

The Obsession Pact: An Unputdownable Gripping Psychological Thriller With A Shocking Twist (2025) is the newest Cole Baxter book released so far.

Is there a new Cole Baxter book coming?

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

Cole Baxter at a glance

Still publishing
Cole Baxter published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Cole Baxter books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Cole Baxter books, 38 of 42, were published in the 2020s.