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Lori Rader-Day Books in Order

Lori Rader-Day has written 8 books, published between 2014 and 2026. The first book is The Black Hour (2014) and the newest is Wreck Your Heart (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2014–2026
Pages on record
1,848 in 5 of 8 books
Reading time
31–46 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,848 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

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Lori Rader-Day is an American writer of mystery, crime and suspense. Her prizes include three Anthony Awards, in 2015, 2018 and 2019, a Mary Higgins Clark Award in 2016 and an Agatha Award for best historical novel in 2021. Eight books are catalogued, from The Black Hour (2014) to Wreck Your Heart (2026), taking in The Day I Died (2017), Under a Dark Sky (2018), The Lucky One (2020) and Death at Greenway (2021). Murder, suicide, universities and journalism recur in the subjects.

How many Lori Rader-Day books are there?

Lori Rader-Day has 8 books, released between 2014 and 2026.

Lori Rader-Day Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Lori Rader-Day 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 The Black Hour by Lori Rader-Day (2014)
  2. Cover of Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day (2015)
  3. Cover of Under a Dark Sky by Lori Rader-Day (2018)
  4. Cover of The Lucky One by Lori Rader-Day (2020)
  5. Cover of Death at Greenway by Lori Rader-Day (2021)
  1. 1
    The Black Hour2014 · 331 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014331
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  2. 2
    Little Pretty Things2015 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015303
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Day I Died2017 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017408
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Under a Dark Sky2018 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018390
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Lucky One2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Death at Greenway2021 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Death of Us2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Wreck Your Heart2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Lori Rader-Day 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.

Standalone books

8 books

8 Lori Rader-Day titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lori Rader-Day books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 8 Lori Rader-Day books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Lori Rader-Day

Start with The Black Hour (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lori Rader-Day book?

Wreck Your Heart (2026) is the newest Lori Rader-Day book released so far.

Is there a new Lori Rader-Day book coming?

No next Lori Rader-Day book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Lori Rader-Day at a glance

Still publishing
Lori Rader-Day published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Lori Rader-Day books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
1,848 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 390 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lori Rader-Day books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2020s.

What the Lori Rader-Day books are about

6 of the 8 Lori Rader-Day 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 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.