Maggie O'Dell Books in Order
Maggie O'Dell by Alex Kava contains 12 books, published between 2000 and 2017. The first book is A Perfect Evil (2000) and the newest is Before Evil (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2000–2017
- Confirmed
- 12 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,189 in 8 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 53–80 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,189 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Maggie O'Dell is a thriller series by Alex Kava. Maggie O'Dell is a criminal profiler, and the books put her on serial murder cases, with Washington, D.C. and Nebraska named among the settings. Twelve books run from A Perfect Evil (2000) to Before Evil (2017), taking in Split Second (2001), The Soul Catcher (2002), Black Friday (2009) and Hotwire (2011). The median volume runs 404 pages. No entry has appeared since 2017.
How many Maggie O'Dell books are there?
Maggie O'Dell has 12 books, released between 2000 and 2017.
Maggie O'Dell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Maggie O'Dell 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.
- 1A Perfect Evil2000 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420004003/4
- 2Split Second2001 · 408 pages · confirmed 3/420014083/4
- 3The Soul Catcher2002 · 411 pages · confirmed 3/420024113/4
- 4At the Stroke of Madness2003 · 378 pages · confirmed 3/420033783/4
- 5A Necessary Evil2006 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/420064963/4
- 6Exposed2008 · 332 pages · confirmed 3/420083323/4
- 7Black Friday2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 8Damaged2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 9Hotwire2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 10Fireproof2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 11Stranded2013 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420134323/4
- 12Before Evil2017 · 332 pages · confirmed 3/420173323/4
Maggie O'Dell Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Before Evil comes first and Stranded comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 12 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 12Before Evil2017 · 332 pages · confirmed 3/420173323/4
- 1A Perfect Evil2000 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420004003/4
- 2Split Second2001 · 408 pages · confirmed 3/420014083/4
- 3The Soul Catcher2002 · 411 pages · confirmed 3/420024113/4
- 4At the Stroke of Madness2003 · 378 pages · confirmed 3/420033783/4
- 5A Necessary Evil2006 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/420064963/4
- 6Exposed2008 · 332 pages · confirmed 3/420083323/4
- 7Black Friday2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 8Damaged2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 9Hotwire2011 · confirmed 3/42011–3/4
- 10Fireproof2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 11Stranded2013 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420134323/4
Do you have to read Maggie O'Dell books in order?
You should read the Maggie O'Dell books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Maggie O'Dell book also stands alone.
Where to start with Maggie O'Dell
Start with A Perfect Evil (2000), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Before Evil comes first.
What is the newest Maggie O'Dell book?
Before Evil (2017) is the newest Maggie O'Dell book released so far.
Is there a new Maggie O'Dell book coming?
No next Maggie O'Dell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Maggie O'Dell at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Maggie O'Dell title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Maggie O'Dell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,189 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 404 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Maggie O'Dell books, 7 of 12, were published in the 2000s.
What the Maggie O'Dell books are about
11 of the 12 Maggie O'Dell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminal profilers is tagged on 6 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Criminal profilers 6 of 11 books
- Thrillers 5 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 5 of 11 books
- Suspense 4 of 11 books
- Washington (D.C.) 2 of 11 books
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