Author · updated 2026
Linda Castillo Books in Order
Every Linda Castillo book in publication order — 46 in total, spanning 2000–2021.
Publication Order of Family Secrets Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Phoenix Encounter | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Secret Encounter | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Operation: Midnight Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Operation: Midnight Tango | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Operation: Midnight Escape | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Operation: Midnight Guardian | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Operation: Midnight Rendezvous | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Operation: Midnight Cowboy | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Lights Out Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Baby Before Dawn | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Safe Before Dawn | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Kate Burkholder Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sworn to Silence | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Pray for Silence | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Breaking Silence | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Gone Missing | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Her Last Breath | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Dead Will Tell | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  After the Storm | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Among the Wicked | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Down a Dark Road | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  A Gathering of Secrets | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Shamed | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Outsider | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Fallen | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Kate Burkholder Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Lost | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Hidden Secret | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Seeds of Deception | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Only the Lucky | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | In Dark Company | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | In Plain Sight | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Pact | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Kate Burkholder Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Simple Murder | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of High Country Heroes Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Hero To Hold | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Just A Little Bit Dangerous | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  A Cry in the Night | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Remember the Night | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Cops And ... Lovers? | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Lay Down the Law | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Perfect Victim | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Uncharted Waters | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Shadow Side | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Midnight Run | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Fade To Red | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Dead Reckoning | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Depth Perception | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  A Whisper in the Dark | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  In the Dead of Night | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Overkill | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 46, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remember the Night | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Hero To Hold | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Cops And ... Lovers? | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Lay Down the Law | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Just A Little Bit Dangerous | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A Cry in the Night | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Perfect Victim | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Phoenix Encounter | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Secret Encounter | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Uncharted Waters | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Shadow Side | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Midnight Run | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Fade To Red | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Operation: Midnight Tango | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Operation: Midnight Escape | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Dead Reckoning | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Depth Perception | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Operation: Midnight Guardian | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Operation: Midnight Rendezvous | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | A Whisper in the Dark | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Operation: Midnight Cowboy | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | A Baby Before Dawn | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Safe Before Dawn | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | In the Dead of Night | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Overkill | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Sworn to Silence | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Pray for Silence | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Breaking Silence | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Gone Missing | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Her Last Breath | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Long Lost | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Dead Will Tell | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | After the Storm | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | A Hidden Secret | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Among the Wicked | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Seeds of Deception | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Down a Dark Road | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Only the Lucky | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | A Gathering of Secrets | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | In Dark Company | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Shamed | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | In Plain Sight | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Outsider | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | The Pact | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Fallen | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | A Simple Murder | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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