Brian Christopher Shea Reading Order

3 books (2024–2025)

The Booker Johnson series is an ongoing mystery and thriller collaboration between Brian Christopher Shea and Mel Taylor, beginning with The Arrangement in 2024. Three books have been published through 2025, with The Exclusive and The Disclosure following in sequence. Read the series in publication order to follow the narrative as intended.

Start with The Arrangement(With: Mel Taylor) and read in order.

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1	The Arrangement(With: Mel Taylor) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Exclusive(With: Mel Taylor) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Disclosure(By: Mel Taylor) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2019–2024)

Brian Christopher Shea's Boston Crime Thriller series comprises six books published between 2019 and 2024, with new installments still being added. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder Board and continuing through Bleeding Blue, The Penitent One, Sign of the Maker, Cold Hard Truth, and Into the Gray. This ongoing mystery and thriller series offers dark, literary crime fiction set against the backdrop of Boston.

Start with Murder Board, the first of 6 books in the Boston Crime Thriller series.

3 books (2026–2026)

The Justin Haig series is an ongoing mystery and thriller collaboration between Brian Christopher Shea and L.T. Ryan. Two books have been published so far, beginning with Cold Bore in 2026 and continuing with Failure Drill. Readers should follow the publication order to experience the story as intended.

Start with Cold Bore(With: L.T. Ryan) and read in order.

6 books (2022–2023)

The Lexi Mills series by Brian Christopher Shea consists of six mystery and thriller novels published between 2022 and 2023. The complete series, comprising Fuze, Flashpoint, Impact, Pressure, Proximity, and Remote, should be read in publication order to follow the story's progression. The series appears to be finished, offering readers a complete narrative arc across all six installments.

Start with Fuze, the first of 6 books in the Lexi Mills series.

4 books (2024–2025)

The Memory Bank Thrillers is an ongoing series co-written by Brian Christopher Shea and Raquel Byrnes, consisting of four books published between 2024 and 2025. These mystery and thriller novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Retrograde Flaw, followed by The Memory Bank, Aurora Fragment, and The Daedalus Key.

Start with Retrograde Flaw(With: Raquel Byrnes), the first of 4 books in the Memory Bank Thrillers series.

7 books (2018–2019)

The Nick Lawrence series is a seven-book mystery and thriller collection by Brian Christopher Shea, published between 2018 and 2019. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Burning Truth / The Rabbit's Hole and concluding with Unkillable. This finished series follows a consistent narrative arc across all installments, making sequential reading essential for full comprehension of the overarching story.

Start with Burning Truth / The Rabbit's Hole, the first of 7 books in the Nick Lawrence series.

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1	Burning Truth / The Rabbit's Hole 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Kill List / The Camel's Back 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Lion's Mouth / Pursuit of Justice 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Kill List 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder 8 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Targeted Violence / The Wolf's Door 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Unkillable 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

21 books (2019–2027)

The Rachel Hatch series is an ongoing mystery thriller collection featuring 19 books published between 2019 and 2026, with additional titles in development. Written by Brian Christopher Shea in collaboration with L.T. Ryan and co-authors Fiona Ryan, the series should be read in publication order beginning with Drift. The books follow a complex narrative arc across multiple installments, blending intense thriller elements with character-driven storytelling that unfolds across the expanding series.

Start with Drift(With: L.T. Ryan), the first of 19 books in the Rachel Hatch series.

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1	Drift(With: L.T. Ryan) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Downburst(With: L.T. Ryan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fever Burn(With: L.T. Ryan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Firewalk(With: L.T. Ryan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Fractured(With: L.T. Ryan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Proving Ground(With: L.T. Ryan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Smoke Signal(With: L.T. Ryan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Gauntlet(With: L.T. Ryan) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Aftershock(With: L.T. Ryan) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Whitewater(With: L.T. Ryan) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Tsunami(With: L.T. Ryan) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Whirlwind(With: L.T. Ryan) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Fastrope(By: L.T. Ryan,Fiona Ryan) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Redaction(With: L.T. Ryan) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Ricochet(By: L.T. Ryan,Fiona Ryan) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Sidewinder(By: L.T. Ryan,Fiona Ryan) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Faultline(With: L.T. Ryan) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Mirage(With: L.T. Ryan) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Pathfinder(With: L.T. Ryan) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Switchback(With: L.T. Ryan) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Washout(With: L.T. Ryan) 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2024–2024)

The Shepherd and Fox series by Brian Christopher Shea consists of two mystery thrillers published in 2024, with more books planned. Begin with Among Wolves, followed by Shepherd and The Fox, reading them in publication order to follow the story's intended progression. This ongoing series blends mystery and literary fiction elements.

Start with Among Wolves and read in order.

4 books (2022–2023)

The Sterling Gray FBI Profiler series consists of four mystery thrillers co-written by Brian Christopher Shea and Ty Hutchinson, published between 2022 and 2023. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Hunting the Mirror Man. Each book follows Sterling Gray as he tackles different cases, with subsequent titles including The Butcher of Belarus, The King Snake, and The Green Samurai.

Start with Hunting the Mirror Man(With: Ty Hutchinson), the first of 4 books in the Sterling Gray FBI Profiler series.