Order of Alex Kava Books

Alex Kava is an American author of suspense novels. Although her real name is Sharon, she uses the gender-neutral pseudonym. Kava has always wanted to be a writer from childhood, which she eventually became in 2000. Most of her novels feature Maggie O’Dell, an FBI Profiler.

As mentioned, Alex Kava became a published author in 2000 when her first novel, A Perfect Evil, was published. She followed it up the next year with Split Second. Below is a list of Alex Kava’s books in order of when they were originally published (which is also their chronology):

Publication Order of Maggie O’Dell Books

A Perfect Evil	(2000)
Split Second	(2001)
The Soul Catcher	(2002)
At The Stroke of Madness	(2003)
A Necessary Evil	(2006)
Exposed	(2008)
Black Friday	(2009)
Damaged	(2010)
Hot Wire	(2011)
Fireproof	(2012)
Stranded	(2013)
Before Evil	(2017)
Goodnight, Sweet Mother	(2017)

Chronological Order of Maggie O’Dell Books

Before Evil	(2017)
A Perfect Evil	(2000)
Split Second	(2001)
The Soul Catcher	(2002)
At The Stroke of Madness	(2003)
A Necessary Evil	(2006)
Exposed	(2008)
Black Friday	(2009)
Damaged	(2010)
Hot Wire	(2011)
Fireproof	(2012)
Stranded	(2013)
Goodnight, Sweet Mother	(2017)

Publication Order of Ryder Creed Books

Breaking Creed	(2015)
Silent Creed	(2015)
Reckless Creed	(2016)
Lost Creed	(2018)
Desperate Creed	(2019)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

One False Move	(2004)
Whitewash	(2007)

Publication Order of Short Stories

A Breath of Hot Air	(2011)
Slices of Night	(2011)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Storm Season

(2012)

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Notes: The novella A Breath of Hot Air is co-authored with Patricia Bremmer. The novella Slices of Night and the collection Storm Season are co-authored by J.T. Ellison and Erica Spindler.