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Scene of the Crime Books in Order

Carla Cassidy has written 13 Scene of the Crime books, published between 2009 and 2016. The first book is Bridgewater, Texas (2009) and the newest is Means and Motive (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2009–2016
Pages on record
2,308 in 10 of 13 books
Reading time
38–58 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,308 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

See all 13 books in order Printable Scene of the Crime checklist

Scene of the Crime is a romantic suspense series by Carla Cassidy, credited to Cassidy on all 13 books. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, government investigators, missing persons and serial murderers head the recorded subjects. Several titles name a place: Bridgewater, Texas (2009), Bachelor Moon (2011), Widow Creek (2011), Black Creek (2012), Mystic Lake (2012), Deadman's Bluff (2013), Baton Rouge (2014) and Killer Cove (2015). The run is dated 2009 to 2016 and ends with Means and Motive.

How many Scene of the Crime books are there?

Scene of the Crime has 13 books, released between 2009 and 2016.

Scene of the Crime Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Scene of the Crime 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 Bridgewater, Texas by Carla Cassidy, book 1 of the Scene of the Crime series (2009)
  2. Cover of Widow Creek by Carla Cassidy, book 2 of the Scene of the Crime series (2011)
  3. Cover of Mystic Lake by Carla Cassidy, book 4 of the Scene of the Crime series (2012)
  4. Cover of Black Creek by Carla Cassidy, book 5 of the Scene of the Crime series (2012)
  5. Cover of Deadman's Bluff by Carla Cassidy, book 6 of the Scene of the Crime series (2013)
  6. Cover of Return to Bachelor Moon by Carla Cassidy, book 7 of the Scene of the Crime series (2013)
  7. Cover of Return to Mystic Lake by Carla Cassidy, book 8 of the Scene of the Crime series (2014)
  8. Cover of Who Killed Shelly Sinclair? by Carla Cassidy, book 12 of the Scene of the Crime series (2016)
  9. Cover of Means and Motive by Carla Cassidy, book 13 of the Scene of the Crime series (2016)
  1. 1
    Bridgewater, TexasScene of the Crime #12009 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009217
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  2. 2
    Widow CreekScene of the Crime #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  3. 3
    Bachelor MoonScene of the Crime #32011 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011288
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  4. 4
    Mystic LakeScene of the Crime #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    Black CreekScene of the Crime #52012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  6. 6
    Deadman's BluffScene of the Crime #62013 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013218
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  7. 7
    Return to Bachelor MoonScene of the Crime #72013 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013217
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  8. 8
    Return to Mystic LakeScene of the Crime #82014 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014216
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  9. 9
    Baton RougeScene of the Crime #92014 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014224
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  10. 10
    Killer CoveScene of the Crime #102015 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015224
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  11. 11
    The Deputy's ProofScene of the Crime #112015 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015224
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  12. 12
    Who Killed Shelly Sinclair?Scene of the Crime #122016 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016224
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  13. 13
    Means and MotiveScene of the Crime #132016 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016256
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Do you have to read Scene of the Crime books in order?

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

Where to start with Scene of the Crime

Start with Bridgewater, Texas (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Scene of the Crime book?

Means and Motive (2016) is the newest Scene of the Crime book released so far.

Is there a new Scene of the Crime book coming?

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

Scene of the Crime at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Scene of the Crime title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Scene of the Crime books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,308 pages across the 10 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Scene of the Crime books, 12 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Scene of the Crime books are about

All 13 Scene of the Crime books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: missing persons is tagged on 6 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Carla Cassidy

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