Keith Lee Johnson Books in Order

Keith Lee Johnson has written 26 books, published between 2003 and 2025. The first book is Sugar & Spice (2003) and the newest is Queens of New Orleans (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
2003–2025
Pages on record
2,808 in 8 of 26 books

Keith Lee Johnson writes thrillers and suspense with African American characters doing the work. Policewomen, women detectives, assassins and twins run through 26 catalogued books, from Sugar & Spice (2003) to Queens of New Orleans (2025). Little Black Girl Lost, the Phoenix Perry Thrillers, Men of the Little Girl Lost and I Was Born This Way are the named series, and Johnson continues to publish.

How many Keith Lee Johnson books are there?

Keith Lee Johnson has 26 books, released between 2003 and 2025. They include 5 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Keith Lee Johnson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Keith Lee Johnson 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
    Sugar & SpicePhoenix Perry Thrillers #12003 · 340 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003340
  2. 2
    PretensesPhoenix Perry Thrillers #22004 · 365 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004365
  3. 3
    Fate's Redemption2005 · 551 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005551
  4. 4
    Little Black Girl Lost: The InnocentLittle Black Girl Lost #12005 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005324
  5. 5
    The ForbiddenLittle Black Girl Lost #22006 · 372 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006372
  6. 6
    The Honeymoon is Over2006 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006274
  7. 7
    Hell Has No FuryPhoenix Perry Thrillers #32007 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007288
  8. 9
    Captive/ The Diary of Josephine BaptisteLittle Black Girl Lost #42010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  9. 10
    FleshPhoenix Perry Thrillers #42010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  10. 11
    Queens of New Orleans / Lauren's StoryLittle Black Girl Lost #52010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  11. 12
    The Return of Johnnie WiseLittle Black Girl Lost #62010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  12. 13
    Johnnie Wise: In the Line of FireLittle Black Girl Lost #72010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  13. 14
    In The CoatroomLove Story #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  14. 152011
  15. 16
    Love HurtsMen of the Little Girl Lost #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  16. 17
    A Matter of RaceMen of the Little Girl Lost #22011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  17. 18
    ScarecrowPhoenix Perry Thrillers #52019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  18. 19
    Redemption2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  19. 20
    Love StoryLove Story #22022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  20. 21
    Fire & Fury2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  21. 22
    The NomineePhoenix Perry Thrillers #62022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  22. 23
    BondagePhoenix Perry Thrillers #72022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  23. 24
    I Was Born This WayI Was Born This Way #12023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  24. 25
    I Was Born This Way III Was Born This Way #22024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  25. 26
    Queens of New OrleansLittle Black Girl Lost #82025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Keith Lee Johnson 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.

Little Black Girl Lost in order

8 books
  1. 1. Little Black Girl Lost: The Innocent
  2. 2. The Forbidden
  3. 3. Legal Tender
  4. 4. Captive/ The Diary of Josephine Baptiste
  5. 5. Queens of New Orleans / Lauren's Story
  6. 6. The Return of Johnnie Wise
  7. 7. Johnnie Wise: In the Line of Fire
  8. 8. Queens of New Orleans

Phoenix Perry Thrillers in order

7 books
  1. 1. Sugar & Spice
  2. 2. Pretenses
  3. 3. Hell Has No Fury
  4. 4. Flesh
  5. 5. Scarecrow
  6. 6. The Nominee
  7. 7. Bondage

Love Story in order

2 books
  1. 1. In The Coatroom
  2. 2. Love Story

Men of the Little Girl Lost in order

2 books
  1. 1. Love Hurts
  2. 2. A Matter of Race

I Was Born This Way in order

2 books
  1. 1. I Was Born This Way
  2. 2. I Was Born This Way II

Standalone books

5 books

5 Keith Lee Johnson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Keith Lee Johnson books in order?

You only need to read Keith Lee Johnson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Keith Lee Johnson

Start with Sugar & Spice (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Keith Lee Johnson book?

Queens of New Orleans (2025) is the newest Keith Lee Johnson book released so far.

Is there a new Keith Lee Johnson book coming?

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

Keith Lee Johnson at a glance

Still publishing
Keith Lee Johnson published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Keith Lee Johnson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,808 pages across the 8 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 332 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Keith Lee Johnson books, 10 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

What the Keith Lee Johnson books are about

8 of the 26 Keith Lee Johnson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.