Brown and de Luca Books in Order

Maggie Shayne has written 9 Brown and de Luca books, published between 2013 and 2024. The first book is Sleep with the Lights On (2013) and the newest is The Mermaid Murder (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2013–2024
Pages on record
1,363 in 4 of 9 books

Brown and de Luca is the pairing at the centre of a paranormal mystery series by Maggie Shayne. Nine books are catalogued between 2013 and 2024, opening with three 2013 titles, Dream of Danger, Sleep with the Lights On and Wake to Darkness, and reaching The Mermaid Murder (2024). Subjects record psychic ability, women authors, missing persons, corneal transplantation, police and murder. Deadly Obsession (2014), Innocent Prey (2014), Cry Wolf (2019), Girl Blue (2019) and The Gingerbread Man (2022) complete the run. Brown & de Luca Return is a further heading under Maggie Shayne.

How many Brown and de Luca books are there?

Brown and de Luca has 9 books, released between 2013 and 2024.

Brown and de Luca Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Brown and de Luca 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
    Sleep with the Lights OnBrown and de Luca #12013 · 379 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013379
  2. 2
    Dream of DangerBrown and de Luca #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  3. 3
    Wake to DarknessBrown and de Luca #32013 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013360
  4. 4
    Innocent PreyBrown and de Luca #42014 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014320
  5. 5
    Deadly ObsessionBrown and de Luca #52014 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014304
  6. 6
    Cry WolfBrown & de Luca Return #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  7. 7
    Girl BlueBrown & de Luca Return #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019
  8. 8
    The Gingerbread ManBrown & de Luca Return #32022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  9. 9
    The Mermaid MurderBrown & de Luca Return #42024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024

Do you have to read Brown and de Luca books in order?

You should read the Brown and de Luca books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Brown and de Luca book also stands alone.

Where to start with Brown and de Luca

Start with Sleep with the Lights On (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Brown and de Luca book?

The Mermaid Murder (2024) is the newest Brown and de Luca book released so far.

Is there a new Brown and de Luca book coming?

No next Brown and de Luca book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Brown and de Luca at a glance

Still running
Brown and de Luca is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Brown and de Luca books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,363 pages across the 4 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 340 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Brown and de Luca books, 7 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

What the Brown and de Luca books are about

4 of the 9 Brown and de Luca books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Maggie Shayne

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.