Patricia Gussin Books in Order

Patricia Gussin has written 8 books, published between 2006 and 2017. The first book is Shadow of Death (2006) and the newest is Come Home (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2006–2017
Pages on record
780 in 3 of 8 books

Patricia Gussin writes medical thrillers and mystery fiction. Laura Nelson Mystery is the series recorded under her name. Eight books run from Shadow of Death (2006) to Come Home (2017), by way of Twisted Justice (2007), The Test (2009), And Then There Was One (2010), Weapon of Choice (2012) and After the Fall (2015). Recorded subjects include women surgeons and women physicians, murder and homicide investigation, rape victims, television news anchors and decedents' estates.

How many Patricia Gussin books are there?

Patricia Gussin has 8 books, released between 2006 and 2017. 5 of them belong to the Laura Nelson Mystery series.

Patricia Gussin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Patricia Gussin 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
    Shadow of DeathLaura Nelson Mystery #12006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006
  2. 2
    Twisted JusticeLaura Nelson Mystery #22007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007
  3. 3
    The TestLaura Nelson Mystery #32009 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009336
  4. 4
    And Then There Was One2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  5. 5
    What's Next . . . For You?2010 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010132
  6. 6
    Weapon of ChoiceLaura Nelson Mystery #42012 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012312
  7. 7
    After the FallLaura Nelson Mystery #52015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  8. 8
    Come Home2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017

Patricia Gussin 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.

Laura Nelson Mystery in order

5 books
  1. 1. Shadow of Death
  2. 2. Twisted Justice
  3. 3. The Test
  4. 4. Weapon of Choice
  5. 5. After the Fall

Standalone books

3 books

3 Patricia Gussin titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Patricia Gussin books in order?

You only need to read Patricia Gussin books in order within the Laura Nelson Mystery series, which holds 5 of the 8 Patricia Gussin books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Patricia Gussin

Start with Shadow of Death (2006), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Patricia Gussin book?

Come Home (2017) is the newest Patricia Gussin book released so far.

Is there a new Patricia Gussin book coming?

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

Patricia Gussin at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Patricia Gussin title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Patricia Gussin books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
780 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Patricia Gussin books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Patricia Gussin books are about

All 8 Patricia Gussin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.