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
(with J.T. Ellison)
| 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) | |
| Hotwire | (2011) | |
| Fireproof | (2012) | |
| Stranded | (2013) | |
| Before Evil | (2017) | |
| Goodnight, Sweet Mother | (2017) | |
Chronological Order of Maggie O'Dell Books
(with J.T. Ellison)
| 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) | |
| Hotwire | (2011) | |
| Fireproof | (2012) | |
| Stranded | (2013) | |
| Goodnight, Sweet Mother | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Maggie O'Dell Collections
| Off the Grid | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Ryder Creed Books
(with J.T. Ellison)
| Breaking Creed | (2014) | |
| Silent Creed | (2015) | |
| Reckless Creed | (2016) | |
| Lost Creed | (2018) | |
| Desperate Creed | (2019) | |
| Hidden Creed | (2020) | |
| Fallen Creed | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night Books
| Goodnight, Sweet Mother | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| One False Move | (2004) | |
| Whitewash | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| A Breath of Hot Air | (2010) | |
Publication Order of J.T. Ellison Short Stories/Novellas
(with Erica Spindler, J.T. Ellison)
| Slices of Night | (2011) | |
| X | (2012) | |
| Chimera | (2012) | |
| Gray Lady, Lady Gray | (2012) | |
| Killing Carol Ann | (2012) | |
| Prodigal Me | (2012) | |
| Where'd You Get That Red Dress? | (2012) | |
| The Number of Man | (2012) | |
| The Omen Days | (2015) | |
| The Endarkening | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Taylor Jackson Books
(with Erica Spindler, J.T. Ellison)
| All the Pretty Girls | (2007) | |
| 14 | (2008) | |
| Judas Kiss | (2008) | |
| The Cold Room | (2010) | |
| The Immortals | (2010) | |
| Where All the Dead Lie | (2011) | |
| Slices of Night | (2011) | |
| So Close the Hand of Death | (2011) | |
| Field of Graves | (2015) | |
| Blood Sugar Baby | (2015) | |
| Whiteout | (2015) | |
| The Wolves Come at Night | (2023) | |
| Field of Graves is a prequel in the series. | ||
Publication Order of Anthologies
| First Thrills: Volume 4 | (2011) | |
| 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.