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Gregg Olsen Books in Order

Gregg Olsen has written 58 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is Abandoned Prayers (1990) and the newest is The Back Bedroom (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
58
Published
1990–2026
Confirmed
49 of 58 titles
Pages on record
10,023 in 29 of 58 books
Reading time
167–251 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,023 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 29 of 58 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Gregg Olsen, author

True crime and thrillers make up the work of Gregg Olsen, an American author born on March 5, 1959. The catalogue holds 58 books from Abandoned Prayers (1990) to The Back Bedroom (2026). Series include Waterman and Stark, Detective Megan Carpenter, Emily Kenyon, Nicole Foster Thriller and Port Gamble Chronicles. Subjects cover murder, serial murderers, revenge, sheriffs and crime in Washington State. Olsen remains active.

The Detective Megan Carpenter series follows a detective investigating murders in the Pacific Northwest while concealing a personal secret from her own past that threatens to be exposed.

How many Gregg Olsen books are there?

Gregg Olsen has 58 books, released between 1990 and 2026. They include 7 series and 27 titles listed outside any series.

Gregg Olsen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 58 Gregg Olsen 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 Bitter Almonds by Gregg Olsen (1993)
  2. Cover of Cruel Deception / Mockingbird by Gregg Olsen, book 6 of the St. Martin's True Crime Library series (1995)
  3. Cover of Starvation Heights by Gregg Olsen (1997)
  4. Cover of The Confessions of an American Black Widow / Bitch on Wheels by Gregg Olsen (1998)
  5. Cover of If Loving You Is Wrong by Gregg Olsen (1999)
  6. Cover of The Deep Dark by Gregg Olsen (2005)
  7. Cover of A Cold Dark Place by Gregg Olsen, book 1 of the Emily Kenyon series (2007)
  8. Cover of Heart of Ice by Gregg Olsen, book 2 of the Emily Kenyon series (2009)
  9. Cover of Victim Six by Gregg Olsen, book 1 of the Waterman and Stark series (2010)
  10. Cover of A Twisted Faith by Gregg Olsen (2010)
  11. Cover of Closer than Blood by Gregg Olsen, book 2 of the Waterman and Stark series (2011)
  12. Cover of Fear Collector by Gregg Olsen (2011)
  13. Cover of The Girl and the Horrors of Howard Avenue by Gregg Olsen, book 3 of the Notorious USA, Oregon series (2013)
  14. Cover of The Girl on the Run / Run by Gregg Olsen, book 1 of the Vengeance series (2014)
  15. Cover of The Girl in the Woods by Gregg Olsen, book 4 of the Waterman and Stark series (2014)
  16. Cover of If I Can't Have You: Obsession, Murder and a Mother's Strange Disappearance by Gregg Olsen (2014)
  17. Cover of Overkill by Gregg Olsen, book 10 of the Notorious USA Series (2014)
  18. Cover of Now That She's Gone by Gregg Olsen, book 5 of the Waterman and Stark series (2015)
  19. Cover of The Sound of Rain by Gregg Olsen, book 1 of the Nicole Foster Thriller series (2016)
  20. Cover of Just Try To Stop Me by Gregg Olsen, book 6 of the Waterman and Stark series (2016)
  21. Cover of The Weight of Silence by Gregg Olsen, book 2 of the Nicole Foster Thriller series (2018)
  22. Cover of The Last Thing She Ever Did by Gregg Olsen (2018)
  23. Cover of Snow Creek by Gregg Olsen, book 1 of the Detective Megan Carpenter series (2019)
  24. Cover of Lying Next to Me by Gregg Olsen (2019)
  1. 1
    Abandoned PrayersSt. Martin's True Crime Library #11990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  2. 2
    Bitter Almonds1993 · 568 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993568
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  3. 3
    A Wicked Snow1995 · 369 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995369
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  4. 4
    Cruel Deception / MockingbirdSt. Martin's True Crime Library #61995 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995336
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  5. 5
    Starvation Heights1997 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997432
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  6. 6
    The Confessions of an American Black Widow / Bitch on Wheels1998 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998288
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  7. 7
    If Loving You Is Wrong1999 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999384
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  8. 8
    The Deep Dark2005 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005416
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  9. 9
    A Cold Dark PlaceEmily Kenyon #12007 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007384
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  10. 10
    Heart of IceEmily Kenyon #22009 · 471 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009471
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  11. 11
    Victim SixWaterman and Stark #12010 · 418 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010418
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  12. 12
    A Twisted Faith2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  13. 13
    Beneath Her Skin / EnvyPort Gamble Chronicles / Empty Coffin #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  14. 14
    Closer than BloodWaterman and Stark #22011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  15. 15
    Fear Collector2011 · 502 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011502
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  16. 16
    Dying to Be Her / BetrayalPort Gamble Chronicles / Empty Coffin #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    The Bone BoxWaterman and Stark #32012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  18. 18
    The Stranger and the World's Bravest Little GirlNotorious USA, Oregon #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    The Boy Who Fired The First ShotNotorious USA, Oregon #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  20. 20
    Shocking True Story2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  21. 21
    The Girl and the Horrors of Howard AvenueNotorious USA, Oregon #32013 · 74 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201374
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  22. 22
    Death of a CheerleaderNotorious USA Series #12014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  23. 23
    The Girl on the Run / RunVengeance #12014 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014288
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  24. 24
    Girls on FilmVengeance #22014 · 250 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014250
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  25. 25
    The Girl in the WoodsWaterman and Stark #42014 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014416
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  26. 26
    Darkest WatersNotorious USA Series #72014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  27. 27
    Her Lover's WifeNotorious USA Series #82014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  28. 28
    Bloody Sequins2014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  29. 29
    Fundamental LoveNotorious USA Series #92014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  30. 30
    If I Can't Have You: Obsession, Murder and a Mother's Strange Disappearance2014 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014324
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Gregg Olsen 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.

Waterman and Stark in order

6 books
  1. 1. Victim Six
  2. 2. Closer than Blood
  3. 3. The Bone Box
  4. 4. The Girl in the Woods
  5. 5. Now That She's Gone
  6. 6. Just Try To Stop Me

Detective Megan Carpenter in order

6 books
  1. 1. Snow Creek
  2. 2. Water's Edge
  3. 3. Silent Ridge / Dark Falls
  4. 4. Vanishing Point / Stillwater Island
  5. 5. Cougar Point
  6. 6. Final Victim

Notorious USA Series in order

5 books
  1. 1. Death of a Cheerleader
  2. 7. Darkest Waters
  3. 8. Her Lover's Wife
  4. 9. Fundamental Love
  5. 10. Overkill

Notorious USA, Oregon in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Stranger and the World's Bravest Little Girl
  2. 2. The Boy Who Fired The First Shot
  3. 3. The Girl and the Horrors of Howard Avenue

Vengeance in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Girl on the Run / Run
  2. 2. Girls on Film
  3. 3. The Boy She Left Behind

St. Martin's True Crime Library in order

2 books
  1. 1. Abandoned Prayers
  2. 6. Cruel Deception / Mockingbird

Emily Kenyon in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Cold Dark Place
  2. 2. Heart of Ice

Port Gamble Chronicles / Empty Coffin in order

2 books
  1. 1. Beneath Her Skin / Envy
  2. 2. Dying to Be Her / Betrayal

Nicole Foster Thriller in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Sound of Rain
  2. 2. The Weight of Silence

Standalone books

27 books

27 Gregg Olsen titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Gregg Olsen Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Gregg Olsen books run from Abandoned Prayers (1990) to The Back Bedroom (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Gregg Olsen in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Gregg Olsen books in order?

You only need to read Gregg Olsen books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gregg Olsen

Start with Abandoned Prayers (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gregg Olsen book?

The Back Bedroom (2026) is the newest Gregg Olsen book released so far.

Is there a new Gregg Olsen book coming?

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

Gregg Olsen at a glance

Still publishing
Gregg Olsen published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Gregg Olsen books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,023 pages across the 29 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gregg Olsen books, 34 of 58, were published in the 2010s.

What the Gregg Olsen books are about

25 of the 58 Gregg Olsen 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 8 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.