Francesca Cahill Books in Order

Brenda Joyce has written 9 Francesca Cahill books, published between 2001 and 2010. The first book is Deadly Love (2001) and the newest is Deadly Vows (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2001–2010
Total pages
3,386 across 9 books
Reading time
56–85 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,386 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute.

Francesca Cahill is the sleuth of Brenda Joyce's Francesca Cahill/Deadly series, 9 books published between 2001 and 2010. Subjects place the books in New York City and record historical romance, romantic suspense, private investigators, women sleuths, police and serial murderers, with Rick Bragg filed alongside Cahill as a recurring character. Every title in the listing opens with the word Deadly, from Deadly Love (2001) to Deadly Vows (2010), taking in Deadly Affairs, Deadly Desire, Deadly Pleasure, Deadly Caress, Deadly Promise, Deadly Illusions and Deadly Kisses.

How many Francesca Cahill books are there?

Francesca Cahill has 9 books, released between 2001 and 2010.

Francesca Cahill Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Francesca Cahill 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
    Deadly LoveFrancesca Cahill/Deadly #12001 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001338
  2. 2
    Deadly PleasureFrancesca Cahill/Deadly #22002 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002359
  3. 3
    Deadly AffairsFrancesca Cahill/Deadly #32002 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002358
  4. 4
    Deadly DesireFrancesca Cahill/Deadly #42002 · 371 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002371
  5. 5
    Deadly CaressFrancesca Cahill/Deadly #52003 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003384
  6. 6
    Deadly PromiseFrancesca Cahill/Deadly #62003 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003341
  7. 7
    Deadly IllusionsFrancesca Cahill/Deadly #72005 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005384
  8. 8
    Deadly KissesFrancesca Cahill/Deadly #82006 · 472 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006472
  9. 9
    Deadly VowsFrancesca Cahill/Deadly #92010 · 379 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010379

Do you have to read Francesca Cahill books in order?

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

Where to start with Francesca Cahill

Start with Deadly Love (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Francesca Cahill book?

Deadly Vows (2010) is the newest Francesca Cahill book released so far.

Is there a new Francesca Cahill book coming?

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

Francesca Cahill at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Francesca Cahill title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Francesca Cahill books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,386 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 371 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Francesca Cahill books, 8 of 9, were published in the 2000s.

What the Francesca Cahill books are about

All 9 Francesca Cahill books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: bragg, rick (fictitious charater) is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Brenda Joyce

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