J. Carson Black

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2004
  • Latest Book:
    September 2015
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Full Series List in Order

Cyril Landry

1 - The Shop (Jan-2012)
2 - Hard Return (Sep-2014)
3 - The BlueLight Special (Sep-2011)

A Laura Cardinal Mystery

1 - Darkness On The Edge Of Town (2004)
2 - Dark Side of the Moon (Jan-2006)
3 - The Devil's Hour (Sep-2011)
4 - Cry Wolf (Sep-2013)
5 - Flight 12 (Jun-2014)

Maggie O’Neil Mystery

1 - Roadside Attraction (Feb-2013)

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • Darkness On The Edge Of Town

    A Laura Cardinal Mystery - 1

    Called to the scene of a killing in Bisbee, Arizona, Arizona Department of Public Safety investigator Laura Cardinal finds the body of a teenage girl whose body bears the marks of a ruthless sexual predator and a crime that brings to mind the abducti...

  • Dark Side of the Moon

    A Laura Cardinal Mystery - 2

    When two newlyweds are murdered in an Arizona campground, Detective Laura Cardinal is enlisted to investigate. Still reeling from a tragedy of her own, and teamed with a partner who's working her last nerve, Laura's already walking an emotional tight...

  • The Desert Waits

    "As sharp and prickly as a desert cactus. Thoroughly entertaining."---Carol Davis Luce, author of NIGHT STALKERA woman answers a terrified cry for help...A husband betrays his wife one last time...The owner of an isolated hotel harbors a dangerous ob...

  • The BlueLight Special

    Cyril Landry - 3

    A Cyril Landry short storyLandry’s back -- and THE BLUELIGHT SPECIAL’s got him! Cyril Landry, former Navy SEAL, black ops specialist and hardcore horse racing fan from THE SHOP, HARD RETURN, and SPECTRE BLACK, is back -- and this time he’s fig...

  • The Devil's Hour

    A Laura Cardinal Mystery - 3

    “J. Carson Black's THE DEVIL'S HOUR is a superior mystery novel in all respects. Fine prose, terrific suspense, believable characters, and one of the most unexpected and satisfying conclusions I've read in a long time. Highly recommended." -- Jo...

  • Darkscope

    DARKSCOPEa Ghost Story“A frightening tale of lost souls, lost love, murder and deceit.”---The Sierra Vista Herald After photographer Chelsea McCord’s marriage falls apart, her great uncle Bob talks her into starting a new life in 1980s Bisbee, ...

  • The Laura Cardinal Novels

    For the first time in one volume, the three novels that introduced J. Carson Black's remarkable Arizona DPS investigator, Laura Cardinal, a New York Times and USA Today best seller. Laura Cardinal: Packs a SIG Sauer P226 9mm. Investigates homicides ...

  • The Shop

    Cyril Landry - 1

    In Colorado, a pop star and her entourage are brutally murdered. At first the lead assassin, ex-Navy SEAL Cyril Landry, has no qualms about the killings--it's just another job for The Shop, a shadowy organization that has hired him to execute people ...

  • The Tombstone Rose

    ***** Before J. Carson Black wrote thrillers, she wrote historical novels under the name, Annie McKnight. *****Spellbinding! Tombstone--the time, the place, the people--come alive in these pages. I couldn't put the book down.--- Jane Candia Coleman, ...



  • Dark Horse

    DARK HORSEa novel of suspense“A terrific tale of murder and mayhem set on the Quarter Horse racing circuit in the American Southwest. Watch out, Dick Francis!” -- New York Times Bestselling Author J.A. JANCEDespite the accidents plaguing his rac...

  • Icon

    Hollywood superstar Max Conroy is A-list all the way -- one of the few actors who can guarantee box office blockbusters on opening weekend. Max has it all: the devil-may-care charisma, the stunning movie star wife, and a sizable personal fortune that...

  • Pony Rides

    My short story, PONY RIDES, came to me all at once. The story wrote itself. The drive on Interstate 10 across New Mexico has always seemed magical to me; a place tethered to an earlier time of roadside diners, old motels, and miles of golden grassl...

  • Deadly Desert

    DEADLY DESERT: THREE NOVELSFrom #1 bestselling author J. Carson Black, a boxed set of three complete novels -- two of suspense and a ghost story of mystery and horror. Writing as Margaret Falk, Black set these books in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan de...

  • Superstitions

    > Romantic Times Award Nominee for Best First Historical Romance“Delicious romance, inspired setting, and righteous characters make a divine excuse for forgetting to do the laundry. Ms. McKnight revives a good old-fashioned plot with her talent for...

  • Roadside Attraction

    Maggie O’Neil Mystery - 1

    In its heyday, Tombstone, Arizona was “The Town too Tough to Die”.  Now it’s scrabbling to survive -- a wide spot in the road. Today’s Wyatt Earps, Doc Hollidays and Big Nose Kates plying the tourist trade on Allen Street are less likely to ...

  • Cry Wolf

    A Laura Cardinal Mystery - 4

    CRY WOLF is a fun, fast-paced mystery with a victim who is such a pathological liar that his murder is tough to solve. Entertaining! -- L.J. Sellers, author of the Detective Jackson seriesLaura Cardinal: Packs a SIG Sauer P226 9mm. Investigates homi...

  • The Survivors Club

    Detective Tess McCrae investigates a grisly crime scene in the ghost town of Credo, Arizona. To an ordinary investigator, the evidence suggests a cartel drug hit. But Tess, with a nearly faultless photographic memory, is far from ordinary, and she se...

  • Flight 12

    A Laura Cardinal Mystery - 5

    New York Times and U.S.A. Today Bestselling Author J. Carson Black is back -- and so is her iconic detective, Arizona DPS Criminal Investigator Laura Cardinal. Ten minutes to midnight: A man waits in line at JFK International Airport to board S...

  • Hard Return

    Cyril Landry - 2

    Cyril Landry has been a dead man since he escaped a firefight off the coast of Florida three years ago. In all that time, the former Navy SEAL has been living off the grid to protect his wife and teenage daughter, who have mourned him and moved on. ...



  • Spectre Black

    When homicide detective Jolie Burke awakens to intruders in the dark of night, she’s forced to flee. Jolie’s nobody’s victim, but she cannot fight this faceless enemy alone. She reaches out to Cyril Landry, the ex-Navy SEAL who is long on speci...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

J. Carson Black has published 20 books.

J. Carson Black does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Spectre Black, was published in September 2015.

The first book by J. Carson Black, Darkness On The Edge Of Town, was published in January 2004.

Yes. J. Carson Black has 3 series.
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