Fatal Books in Order
Fatal contains 26 books, published between 2010 and 2023. The first book is Fatal Affair (2010) and the newest is Fatal Phantasm (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 2010–2023
- Confirmed
- 22 of 26 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,735 in 16 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 112–168 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,735 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Fatal is a romantic suspense listing of 26 books, with murder, policewomen, kidnapping, serial murders and Washington, D.C. among the subjects. Marie Force is credited on 20 of the books, Maggie Shayne on 4 and Russell Blake on 2. The listing opens with Fatal Affair (2010), followed by Fatal Justice, Fatal Consequences and Fatal Destiny in 2011. Fatal Phantasm (2023) is the newest entry, and the listing is marked dormant.
How many Fatal books are there?
Fatal has 26 books, released between 2010 and 2023.
Fatal Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Fatal 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.
- 1Fatal Affair2010 · 475 pages · confirmed 4/420104754/4
- 1Fatal Exchange2011 · 350 pages · confirmed 3/420113503/4
- 1Fatal Fixer Upper2020 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/420201402/4
- 2Fatal Justice2011 · 397 pages · confirmed 4/420113974/4
- 2Fatal Deception2016 · confirmed 3/42016–3/4
- 2Fatal, But Festive2021 · confirmed 2/42021–2/4
- 3Fatal Consequences2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 3Fatal Family Secrets2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 4Fatal Destiny2011 · 576 pages · confirmed 4/420115764/4
- 4Fatal Phantasm2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 5Fatal Flaw2012 · 408 pages · confirmed 4/420124084/4
- 6Fatal Deception2012 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/420124324/4
- 7Lethal Attraction2013 · 601 pages · confirmed 4/420136014/4
- 8Fatal Mistake2013 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/420134324/4
- 9Dangerous Games2013 · 601 pages · confirmed 4/420136014/4
- 10Fatal Jeopardy2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 11Fatal Scandal2015 · 376 pages · confirmed 4/420153764/4
- 12One Night with You2015 · confirmed 4/42015–4/4
- 13Fatal Frenzy2015 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/420153844/4
- 14Fatal Identity2016 · 391 pages · confirmed 4/420163914/4
- 15Fatal Threat2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/420174164/4
- 16Fatal Chaos2018 · 408 pages · confirmed 4/420184084/4
- 17Fatal Invasion2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 18Fatal Reckoning2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 19Fatal Accusation2019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 20Fatal Fraud2020 · 348 pages · confirmed 4/420203484/4
Fatal Books in Chronological Order
In story order, One Night with You comes first and Fatal Fraud comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 20 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.
- 12One Night with You2015 · confirmed 4/42015–4/4
- 1Fatal Affair2010 · 475 pages · confirmed 4/420104754/4
- 2Fatal Justice2011 · 397 pages · confirmed 4/420113974/4
- 3Fatal Consequences2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 4Fatal Destiny2011 · 576 pages · confirmed 4/420115764/4
- 5Fatal Flaw2012 · 408 pages · confirmed 4/420124084/4
- 6Fatal Deception2012 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/420124324/4
- 7Lethal Attraction2013 · 601 pages · confirmed 4/420136014/4
- 8Fatal Mistake2013 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/420134324/4
- 9Dangerous Games2013 · 601 pages · confirmed 4/420136014/4
- 10Fatal Jeopardy2014 · confirmed 3/42014–3/4
- 11Fatal Scandal2015 · 376 pages · confirmed 4/420153764/4
- 13Fatal Frenzy2015 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/420153844/4
- 14Fatal Identity2016 · 391 pages · confirmed 4/420163914/4
- 15Fatal Threat2017 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/420174164/4
- 16Fatal Chaos2018 · 408 pages · confirmed 4/420184084/4
- 17Fatal Invasion2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 18Fatal Reckoning2019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 19Fatal Accusation2019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 20Fatal Fraud2020 · 348 pages · confirmed 4/420203484/4
Do you have to read Fatal books in order?
You should read the Fatal books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Fatal book also stands alone.
Where to start with Fatal
Start with Fatal Affair (2010), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, One Night with You comes first.
What is the newest Fatal book?
Fatal Phantasm (2023) is the newest Fatal book released so far.
Is there a new Fatal book coming?
No next Fatal book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Fatal at a glance
- Paused
- No new Fatal title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Fatal books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,735 pages across the 16 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 408 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Fatal books, 21 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 16 of the 26 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 22 in at least three.
- Attribution
- Of the 26 titles, 20 are credited to Marie Force, 4 to Maggie Shayne and 2 to Russell Blake.
What the Fatal books are about
13 of the 26 Fatal books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romantic suspense is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romantic suspense 10 of 13 books
- Policewomen 9 of 13 books
- Murder 6 of 13 books
- Washington (D.C.) 5 of 13 books
- Crime 4 of 13 books
- Investigation 4 of 13 books
- Man-woman relationships 3 of 13 books
- Kidnapping 2 of 13 books
- Police 2 of 13 books