Erica Spindler Books in Order

Erica Spindler has written 38 books, published between 1988 and 2022. The first book is Heaven Sent (1988) and the newest is The Detective’s Daughter (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
38
Published
1988–2022
Confirmed
38 of 38 titles
Pages on record
9,128 in 24 of 38 books
Reading time
152–228 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,128 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 38 titles with a page count on record.

Erica Spindler, born in 1957, is a New York Times bestselling writer of romantic thrillers. The catalogue lists 38 Spindler books, from Heaven Sent (1988) to The Detective's Daughter (2022), and no new title has appeared since. Early titles include Chances Are (1989), Read Between the Lines (1989), Magnolia Dawn (1993) and Night Jasmine (1993). Series include Stacy Killian, Kitt Lundgren, Lightkeepers, Malones and Blossoms of the South. Subjects include serial murder, stalkers, psychological suspense and New Orleans.

How many Erica Spindler books are there?

Erica Spindler has 38 books, released between 1988 and 2022. They include 6 separate series.

Erica Spindler Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 38 Erica Spindler 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. 1
    Heaven SentErica Spindler Standalone Novels #11988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988
  2. 2
    Chances AreOpposites Attract #11989 · 249 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989249
  3. 3
    Read Between the LinesOpposites Attract #21989 · confirmed 3/4
    1989
  4. 4
    Rhyme or ReasonOpposites Attract #31990 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990192
  5. 5
    Longer Than...Erica Spindler Standalone Novels #21991 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991251
  6. 6
    Wishing MoonOpposites Attract #41991 · 180 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991180
  7. 7
    Baby MineErica Spindler Standalone Novels #31992 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992384
  8. 8
    Night JasmineBlossoms of the South #11993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993
  9. 9
    Magnolia DawnBlossoms of the South #21993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993
  10. 10
    A Winter's RoseThat Special Woman #31993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993
  11. 11
    Tempting ChanceOpposites Attract #51993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993
  12. 12
    Baby, Come BackErica Spindler Standalone Novels #41994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994
  13. 13
    RedErica Spindler Standalone Novels #51995 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995480
  14. 14
    Slow HeatErica Spindler Standalone Novels #61995 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995230
  15. 15
    Forbidden FruitErica Spindler Standalone Novels #71996 · 504 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996504
  16. 16
    FortuneErica Spindler Standalone Novels #81997 · 506 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997506
  17. 17
    Shocking PinkErica Spindler Standalone Novels #91998 · 554 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998554
  18. 18
    Cause for AlarmErica Spindler Standalone Novels #101999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999
  19. 19
    CopycatKitt Lundgren #12000 · 412 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000412
  20. 20
    All Fall DownErica Spindler Standalone Novels #112000 · 507 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000507
  21. 21
    Bone ColdMalones #12001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001
  22. 22
    Dead RunErica Spindler Standalone Novels #122002 · 473 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002473
  23. 23
    In SilenceErica Spindler Standalone Novels #132003 · 473 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003473
  24. 24
    See Jane DieStacy Killian #12004 · 474 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004474
  25. 25
    Killer Takes AllStacy Killian #22005 · 472 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005472
  26. 26
    Last Known VictimStacy Killian #32007 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007448
  27. 27
    BreakneckKitt Lundgren #22008 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008342
  28. 28
    Blood VinesErica Spindler Standalone Novels #142010 · 338 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010338
  29. 29
    Watch Me DieStacy Killian #42011 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011341
  30. 30
    Justice for Sara / Don't Look BackErica Spindler Standalone Novels #152013 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013341
  31. 31
    The First WifeErica Spindler Standalone Novels #162015 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015341
  32. 32
    The Final SevenLightkeepers #12016 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016312
  33. 33
    Triple Six / If You DareLightkeepers #22016 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016324
  34. 34
    Random ActsLightkeepers #32017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  35. 35
    The Other GirlErica Spindler Standalone Novels #172017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  36. 36
    Fallen FiveLightkeepers #42018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018
  37. 37
    The Look-AlikeErica Spindler Standalone Novels #182020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  38. 38
    The Detective’s DaughterErica Spindler Standalone Novels #192022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022

Erica Spindler 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.

Erica Spindler Standalone Novels

19 books

19 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Opposites Attract in order

5 books
  1. 1. Chances Are
  2. 2. Read Between the Lines
  3. 3. Rhyme or Reason
  4. 4. Wishing Moon
  5. 5. Tempting Chance

Stacy Killian in order

4 books
  1. 1. See Jane Die
  2. 2. Killer Takes All
  3. 3. Last Known Victim
  4. 4. Watch Me Die

Lightkeepers in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Final Seven
  2. 2. Triple Six / If You Dare
  3. 3. Random Acts
  4. 4. Fallen Five

Blossoms of the South in order

2 books
  1. 1. Night Jasmine
  2. 2. Magnolia Dawn

Kitt Lundgren in order

2 books
  1. 1. Copycat
  2. 2. Breakneck

Malones in order

1 book
  1. 1. Bone Cold

That Special Woman in order

1 book
  1. 3. A Winter's Rose

Do you have to read Erica Spindler books in order?

You only need to read Erica Spindler books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Erica Spindler

Start with Heaven Sent (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Erica Spindler book?

The Detective’s Daughter (2022) is the newest Erica Spindler book released so far.

Is there a new Erica Spindler book coming?

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

Erica Spindler at a glance

Paused
No new Erica Spindler title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Erica Spindler books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,128 pages across the 24 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 363 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Erica Spindler books, 15 of 38, were published in the 1990s.

What the Erica Spindler books are about

29 of the 38 Erica Spindler books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: murder is tagged on 5 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.