Order of Wendy Dranfield Books

Wendy Dranfield is an author of crime fiction and thriller novels. She is the author of the Detective Madison Harper series, the Dean Matheson trilogy, and standalones such as The Birthday Party, The Night She Vanished, and Please Don’t Find Me. Her novels and short stories have been shortlisted and longlisted for various writing awards, including the International Thriller Writers Awards.

Wendy Dranfield made her debut as a novelist in 2018 with Who Cares If They Die, the first book in the Dean Matheson series. Below is a list of Wendy Dranfield’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Dean Matheson Books

Publication Order of Detective Madison Harper Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

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Wendy Dranfield Synopses: In The Birthday Party by Wendy Dranfield, Kathy Hamilton leaves her young daughter Charlotte at a family birthday gathering in the quiet community of Maple Falls, confident she will be safe among relatives, friends, and neighbours. Hours later, Charlotte has vanished. One moment she is playing on the lawn in her red boots and cowboy hat, and the next she is gone without a trace.

As the search intensifies, Kathy begins to question the people around her. Her older daughter’s behaviour grows increasingly troubling, the babysitter cannot be reached, and small inconsistencies begin to appear in the stories of those closest to her. What seemed like an ordinary summer celebration becomes the centre of a missing‑child investigation.

As temperatures rise and old secrets come to light, the carefully maintained image of a perfect community begins to crack. The deeper Kathy looks, the more she realizes that trust is fragile, and that the people closest to her may be hiding far more than they are willing to admit.

In The Night She Vanished by Wendy Dranfield, Nicole left her hometown years ago convinced she knew the truth about her best friend Lori’s disappearance. She believed her parents, respected members of the community, were responsible. While the rest of Henderson saw a devoted sheriff and a trusted midwife, Nicole saw something far darker. Unable to prove her suspicions, she walked away and never looked back.

Years later, Nicole is forced to return when her younger sister, Aimee, vanishes. Certain her family is somehow involved, she begins digging into old secrets and unanswered questions, determined to find her sister before it is too late. But when human remains are discovered on a local farm and the evidence begins to point in unexpected directions, Nicole realizes she may have been wrong about the people she has spent years blaming.

As long‑buried secrets surface and loyalties are tested, Nicole finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about her family, her hometown, and the disappearance that has haunted her for years. The search for the truth leads to revelations that could change her understanding of the past forever.

In Please Don’t Find Me, Julia’s life changes in an instant when she discovers her husband Robert dead in their home. Convinced that she and her daughter Avery are in danger, she stages a scene to make it appear that they have been abducted and disappears before anyone can stop her. Julia knows that Robert uncovered a secret she has spent years hiding, and she is determined to protect her child at any cost.

As investigators search for answers, Julia stays one step ahead, desperate to keep Avery safe while avoiding those she believes are hunting them. But the further she runs, the more complicated the truth becomes. Long‑buried secrets begin to surface, forcing Julia to question what really happened and who can be trusted.

As the mystery deepens, the line between victim and suspect grows increasingly blurred. What begins as a desperate attempt to survive becomes a search for the truth about Robert’s death, Avery’s future, and the secrets that have shaped Julia’s life. The answers may be more dangerous than anything she was trying to escape.