Emerald O'Brien

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  • Bibliography:
    25 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2014
  • Latest Book:
    December 2025
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Full Series List in Order

The Anna Kelleher Chronicles

1 - Midnight Motel (Jun-2017)

An Avery Hart Mystery

1 - Lies Come True (Apr-2015)
2 - Bare Your Bones (Jul-2015)
3 - Every Last Mark (Oct-2015)

Darkness Follows

1 - Darkness Follows (Jul-2014)
2 - Shadows Remain (Sep-2014)

Knox and Sheppard

1 - The Girls Across the Bay (Nov-2017)
2 - The Secrets They Keep (May-2018)
3 - The Lies You Told (Jun-2019)
4 - The One Who Watches (Nov-2019)
5 - The Sisters of Tall Pines (Nov-2021)

A Skull Serial Killer Thriller

1 - Bleed (Sep-2023)
2 - Bleed II (Dec-2023)

Book List in Order: 25 titles

  • Darkness Follows

    Darkness Follows - 1

    What if the hiding spot you escape to becomes more dangerous than the place you ran from? Aurina Patrick is an ambitious young woman, whose only mistake was letting someone get too close. The day she is brought into the police department for question...

  • Shadows Remain

    Darkness Follows - 2

    This time, she has a choice. Leave the past behind, or face it head on.Ryanne Patrick survived her summer in Dersten, but not without scars. When she is pulled back to the place that haunts her dreams, she is greeted by familiar faces, and unresolved...

  • Lies Come True

    An Avery Hart Mystery - 1

    The killer is cunning and ruthless, but even the best killers make mistakes. Emerald O'Brien, author of unpredictable mysteries packed with suspense, brings you the first thrilling novel in the Avery Hart trilogy that keeps readers guessing until t...

  • Bare Your Bones

    An Avery Hart Mystery - 2

    Avery Hart watched as the lies she believed about her past came true... The man who is hunting her enjoys the chase as much as the kill, and Avery fears not only for her life, but the lives of those she loves. Charla Kent has a deadly connection to ...

  • Every Last Mark

    An Avery Hart Mystery - 3

    Avery Hart knows a serial killer is coming for her.Surrounded by death since his hunt began, the brutal murder of a loved one has pushed Avery past her breaking point.Desperate to end the suffering of those in his path and stop looking over her shoul...

  • Closer

    Chloe Forrester has planned her life out perfectly. Newly engaged to her adoring boyfriend, Harrison Scott, she finally feels as if the pieces of her life are coming together. But when Paxton Potter, a man with a grudge against her fiancé , accuses ...

  • Midnight Motel

    The Anna Kelleher Chronicles - 1

    "You have a choice to make, Anna. If you run we can protect you, but should you choose to stay, there's no turning back." After years of estrangement, Anna Kelleher returns to the motel her family runs to make good on a promise to her dying grandma. ...

  • The Girls Across the Bay

    Knox and Sheppard - 1

    A bond stronger than blood. A connection that could end it all. Madigan Knox and Grace Sheppard became sisters the day they entered their foster home. After living through a childhood nightmare, one brave act set them free, but split them apart into...

  • The Secrets They Keep

    Knox and Sheppard - 2

    They vowed to love each other forever… When a dead body is discovered outside the Tall Pines reception hall, Detective Grace Sheppard is called to the scene. Searching for the truth among deceitful suspects and within herself, Grace struggles when ...



  • The Lies You Told

    Knox and Sheppard - 3

    A debt owed. A woman missing. During their traumatic childhood, Madigan Knox and Detective Grace Sheppard were rescued from their abusive foster home by Officer Tina Morelli. When Morelli goes missing, Madigan and Grace connect with her daughter, ea...

  • The One Who Watches

    Knox and Sheppard - 4

    An accident or a homicide? Detective Grace Sheppard arrives at the scene of a car wreck in Tall Pines that appears to be an accident, but could it have been more than that?After looking into the victim of the crash, Grace discovers another mysteriou...

  • What She Found

    It was supposed to be the perfect getaway, but a knock at the door could ruin their lives. After her recent separation, Tabitha Weaver is holding her life together by a thread. Luckily, her six closest friends have the perfect cure for heartbreak: a ...

  • The Assistant's Secret

    Josephine Oliver has a secret.As an assistant at security titan, Locke Industries, she's presented with an opportunity to advance her career in the form of a test.Josephine jumps at the chance to dig herself out of debt and earn the company's respect...

  • Follow Her Home

    She's desperate to leave the past behind her. But fear has a way of following.Lynda McGowan knows all about stalkers. Her father, a jaded musician with local acclaim, was brutally killed by his.When a friend begs her to play a few shows with his band...

  • The Waking Place

    From the author of Follow Her Home and What She Found comes a heart-clenching and atmospheric psychological suspense novel that will keep readers guessing until the final page.Givers must set limits, for takers have none.When Lane moves in with her b...

  • We Don't Leave

    Who can you believe when you can't trust your own eyes?Hayden is excited to begin a new life with her husband, Sid, after he accepts a job offer back in his hometown. She doesn't love the idea of being so far from her family, but she understands why ...

  • The Sisters of Tall Pines

    Knox and Sheppard - 5

    Fast-paced and filled with pulse-pounding, heart-wrenching suspense, the final instalment of the beloved Knox and Sheppard Mysteries brings the journey of P.I. Madigan Knox and Detective Grace Sheppard to a dramatic and emotional conclusion. Two...

  • I Heard You Scream

    Packed with nerve-shredding tension, I Heard You Scream is impossible to put down. The complex characters, fast-paced plot, and shocking twists will keep you on the edge of your seat. For fans of Riley Sager, Lucy Foley, and Shari Lapena.&#...

  • Knock Three Times

    From the bestselling author of We Don't Leave, comes a fast-paced, chilling psychological thriller in the vein of Jennifer Hillier, Riley Sager, and Kiersten Modglin. Remey Owens is desperate to move on with her life after the brutal murder of her ne...



  • Bleed

    A Skull Serial Killer Thriller - 1

    For fans of Halloween and Scream, Bleed is the first gripping novel in The Skull Serial Killer Thriller Series. If you enjoy the slasher genre and psychological thrillers, you'll love this chilling and unpredictable story from bestselling author Emer...

  • Wrong Angle

    This book pulls you in and doesn't let go! It's mystery and suspense at its best. -Maria, Goodreads ReviewPeople don't just disappear.But there's no other explanation for what happened to Angela Cole. After news spreads like wildfire about the myster...

  • Bleed II

    A Skull Serial Killer Thriller - 2

    From bestselling author Emerald O'Brien comes Book #2 of The Skull Serial Killer Thriller series readers are calling a sinister, completely cinematic story brought to life by a powerhouse author who is at the top of her game. and ... my favorite read...

  • Little Sparrow

    Rowan Bell doesn't believe people can change.Not her self-serving mother, who had an affair while on a family vacation at their camper trailer on Sparrow Lake. Despite their distant relationship, she now offers Rowan the opportunity to own it—o...

  • Bleed III

    From bestselling author Emerald O'Brien comes Book #3 of The Skull Serial Killer Thriller series readers are calling ... a sinister, completely cinematic story brought to life by a powerhouse author who is at the top of her game.Five survived.It bega...

  • Severed Ties

    An estranged friend. A missing husband. A desperate search for truth. Suspicion sparks obsession in this deliciously deceptive domestic thriller for fans of Gone Girl, Never Lie, and Local Woman Missing.Cassandra Voss wasn't supposed to be on this tr...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Emerald O'Brien has published 25 books.

The next book by Emerald O'Brien, Severed Ties, will be published in December 2025.

The first book by Emerald O'Brien, Darkness Follows, was published in July 2014.

Yes. Emerald O'Brien has 5 series.
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