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Samantha Hayes Books in Order

Samantha Hayes has written 24 books, published between 2007 and 2026. The first book is Blood Ties (2007) and the newest is Our Little Secret (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
2007–2026
Pages on record
4,682 in 12 of 24 books
Reading time
78–117 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,682 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

See all 24 books in order Printable Samantha Hayes checklist

Samantha Hayes writes psychological thrillers about families. DI Lorraine Fisher is the one recorded series. Twenty-seven books are catalogued between 2007 and 2026, opening with Blood Ties (2007), Tell Tale (2009) and Unspoken (2009), then Someone Else's Son (2010), Until You're Mine (2013), Before You Die, also published as What You Left Behind (2014), You Belong To Me (2015), In Too Deep (2016) and Tell Me A Secret (2018), through to Our Little Secret (2026). Kidnapping, family secrets, mothers and daughters and London supply the subject matter, at a median of 380 pages.

Hayes' novels explore dark, complicated relationships and the effects of secrets and lies within families, including in The Liar's Wife and The Happy Couple.

How many Samantha Hayes books are there?

Samantha Hayes has 24 books, released between 2007 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the DI Lorraine Fisher series.

Samantha Hayes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Samantha Hayes 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 Blood Ties by Samantha Hayes (2007)
  2. Cover of Tell Tale by Samantha Hayes (2009)
  3. Cover of Unspoken by Samantha Hayes (2009)
  4. Cover of Before You Die / What You Left Behind by Samantha Hayes, book 2 of the DI Lorraine Fisher series (2014)
  5. Cover of You Belong To Me by Samantha Hayes, book 3 of the DI Lorraine Fisher series (2015)
  6. Cover of In Too Deep by Samantha Hayes (2016)
  7. Cover of Date Night by Samantha Hayes (2019)
  8. Cover of The Happy Couple by Samantha Hayes (2020)
  9. Cover of Single Mother by Samantha Hayes (2021)
  1. 1
    Blood Ties2007 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007384
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  2. 2
    Tell Tale2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Unspoken2009 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009376
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Someone Else's Son2010 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010512
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Until You're MineDI Lorraine Fisher #12013 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Before You Die / What You Left BehindDI Lorraine Fisher #22014 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014392
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    You Belong To MeDI Lorraine Fisher #32015 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015496
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    In Too Deep2016 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Reunion2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Tell Me A Secret2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Liar's Wife2018 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018356
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Date Night2019 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019328
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Happy Couple2020 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020326
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Single Mother2021 · 334 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021334
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Trapped Wife2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The Ex-Husband2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Engagement2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    The Inheritance2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Mother of the Bride2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Her Housekeeper2024 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2024346
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Death Comes at Christmas2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    The Marriage Rules2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    I Took Her First2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  24. 24
    Our Little Secret2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Samantha Hayes 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.

DI Lorraine Fisher in order

3 books
  1. 1. Until You're Mine
  2. 2. Before You Die / What You Left Behind
  3. 3. You Belong To Me

Standalone books

21 books

21 Samantha Hayes titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Samantha Hayes books in order?

You only need to read Samantha Hayes books in order within the DI Lorraine Fisher series, which holds 3 of the 24 Samantha Hayes books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Samantha Hayes

Start with Blood Ties (2007), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Samantha Hayes book?

Our Little Secret (2026) is the newest Samantha Hayes book released so far.

Is there a new Samantha Hayes book coming?

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

Samantha Hayes at a glance

Still publishing
Samantha Hayes published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Samantha Hayes books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,682 pages across the 12 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 380 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Samantha Hayes books, 12 of 24, were published in the 2020s.

What the Samantha Hayes books are about

7 of the 24 Samantha Hayes 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 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.