Lucy Kincaid Books in Order
Allison Brennan has written 24 books featuring Lucy Kincaid, published between 2010 and 2021: 18 in the Lucy Kincaid series and 6 related titles. The first book is Love Me to Death (2010) and the newest main-line book is Cold as Ice (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 2010–2021
- Confirmed
- 24 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,404 in 12 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 90–135 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,404 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.
Lucy Kincaid is the recurring investigator at the centre of Allison Brennan's romantic suspense novels, which draw on the FBI, private investigation and women sleuths for their material. Twenty-four books are catalogued, opening with Love Me to Death (2010) and reaching A Deeper Fear (2021), with short stories and novellas alongside them. Murder and crime drive the plots, and San Antonio, Texas is among the recorded settings. Max Revere also appears in the series record. The run has been dormant since 2021.
How many Lucy Kincaid books are there?
Lucy Kincaid appears in 24 books, released between 2010 and 2021. 18 of them belong to the Lucy Kincaid series, and 6 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Lucy Kincaid Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Lucy Kincaid 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.
- 12010–4/4
- 22011–4/4
- 32011–4/4
- 420115124/4
- 52012–4/4
- 620124164/4
- 72013–4/4
- 820133744/4
- 92013–4/4
- 1020144164/4
- 1120155544/4
- 1220154804/4
- 1320164564/4
- 1420174054/4
- 152017–4/4
- 162018–4/4
- 1720184374/4
- 1820184904/4
- 192019–4/4
- 2020194324/4
- 212020–4/4
- 222020–4/4
- 2320204324/4
- 242021–4/4
Lucy Kincaid Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Love Me to Death comes first and Cold as Ice comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 18 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 1Love Me to Death2010 · confirmed 4/42010–4/4
- 2Kiss Me, Kill Me2011 · confirmed 4/42011–4/4
- 3If I Should Die2011 · 512 pages · confirmed 4/420115124/4
- 4Silenced2012 · confirmed 4/42012–4/4
- 5Stalked2012 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/420124164/4
- 6Stolen2013 · 374 pages · confirmed 4/420133744/4
- 7Cold Snap2013 · confirmed 4/42013–4/4
- 8Dead Heat2014 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/420144164/4
- 9Best Laid Plans2015 · 554 pages · confirmed 4/420155544/4
- 10No Good Deed2015 · 480 pages · confirmed 4/420154804/4
- 11The Lost Girls2016 · 456 pages · confirmed 4/420164564/4
- 12Make Them Pay2017 · 405 pages · confirmed 4/420174054/4
- 13Two to Die For2017 · confirmed 4/42017–4/4
- 14Breaking Point2018 · 437 pages · confirmed 4/420184374/4
- 15Too Far Gone2018 · 490 pages · confirmed 4/420184904/4
- 16Nothing to Hide2019 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/420194324/4
- 17Cut and Run2020 · confirmed 4/42020–4/4
- 18Cold as Ice2020 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/420204324/4
Do you have to read Lucy Kincaid books in order?
You should read the Lucy Kincaid series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 6 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Lucy Kincaid book also stands alone.
Where to start with Lucy Kincaid
Start with Love Me to Death (2010), the earliest published book in the Lucy Kincaid series.
What is the newest Lucy Kincaid book?
Cold as Ice (2020) is the newest book in the Lucy Kincaid series. The newest related title is A Deeper Fear (2021).
Is there a new Lucy Kincaid book coming?
No next Lucy Kincaid book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lucy Kincaid at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Lucy Kincaid title on record is Cold as Ice (2020), 6 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.
- Release pace
- Lucy Kincaid books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,404 pages across the 12 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 434 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lucy Kincaid books, 20 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 24 of the 24 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Lucy Kincaid books are about
16 of the 24 Lucy Kincaid 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 7 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 7 of 16 books
- Crime 5 of 16 books
- United States 5 of 16 books
- Murder 4 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 4 of 16 books
- Romantic suspense 4 of 16 books
- Officials and employees 3 of 16 books
- Private investigators 3 of 16 books
- San antonio (tex.) 3 of 16 books
- Suspense 3 of 16 books
- Brothers and sisters 2 of 16 books
- Human trafficking 2 of 16 books
More books by Allison Brennan
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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