Brenda Chapman Reading Order

8 books (2013–2020)

The Anna Sweet Mysteries series consists of eight complete novels published between 2013 and 2020 by Brenda Chapman. This cozy mystery series should be read in publication order, beginning with My Sister's Keeper and concluding with Too Close to Home. The books follow investigator Anna Sweet through cases involving missing persons, suspicious deaths, and dark secrets in her community.

Start with My Sister's Keeper, the first of 8 books in the Anna Sweet Mysteries series.

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1	My Sister's Keeper 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hard Fall 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Model Death 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	To Keep a Secret 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	No Trace 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Missing Her 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Killer Heat 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Too Close to Home 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2022–2022)

4 books (2022–2025)

The Hunter and Tate series consists of four crime novels by Brenda Chapman, with the first three published between 2022 and 2024 and the fourth arriving in 2025. This ongoing series should be read in publication order, beginning with Blind Date and continuing through When Last Seen, Fatal Harvest, and Who Lies in Wait. The books follow detectives Hunter and Tate as they investigate complex cases in this police procedural series.

Start with Blind Date, the first of 4 books in the Hunter and Tate series.

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1	Blind Date 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	When Last Seen 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fatal Harvest 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Who Lies in Wait 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2004–2012)

Brenda Chapman's seven standalone novels were published between 2004 and 2012 and are now complete. Though each book can be read independently, they are best enjoyed in publication order beginning with Running Scared, followed by Hiding in Hawk's Creek, Where Trouble Leads, Trail of Secrets, In Winter's Grip, The Second Wife, and Second Chances. These distinct stories showcase Chapman's range as a writer across different narratives and settings.

Start with Running Scared, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Running Scared 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hiding in Hawk's Creek 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Where Trouble Leads 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Trail of Secrets 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	In Winter's Grip 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Second Wife 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Second Chances 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2014–2020)

The Stonechild and Rouleau Mysteries is a complete seven-book series by Brenda Chapman published between 2014 and 2020. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Cold Mourning and concluding with Closing Time. This Canadian crime series follows detectives Stonechild and Rouleau as they investigate murders in Kingston, Ontario, uncovering dark secrets and complex cases that span the full arc of the narrative.

Start with Cold Mourning, the first of 7 books in the Stonechild and Rouleau Mysteries series.

#	Title
1	Cold Mourning 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Butterfly Kills 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Tumbled Graves 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Shallow End 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Bleeding Darkness 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Turning Secrets 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Closing Time 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible