Lauren Carr

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  • Bibliography:
    34 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2004
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery

1 - Ice (Feb-2018)
1.5 - Spring Thaw (Aug-2018)

A Joshua Thornton Mystery

1 - A Small Case Of Murder (May-2004)
2 - A Reunion to Die For (Jun-2007)

A Lovers in Crime Mystery

1 - Dead on Ice (Sep-2012)
2 - Real Murder (Jun-2014)
3 - Killer in the Band (Sep-2016)

A Mac Faraday Mystery

1 - It's Murder, My Son (Jul-2010)
2 - Old Loves Die Hard (May-2011)
3 - Shades of Murder (May-2012)
4 - Blast from the Past (Jan-2013)
5 - The Murders at Astaire Castle (Aug-2013)
6 - The Lady Who Cried Murder (Oct-2013)
7 - Twelve to Murder (Feb-2014)
8 - A Wedding and a Killing (Sep-2014)
9 - Three Days to Forever (Jan-2015)
10 - Open Season for Murder (Jun-2015)
11 - Cancelled Vows (Dec-2015)
12 - Candidate for Murder (Jun-2016)

A Thorny Rose Mystery

1 - Kill and Run (Jul-2015)
2 - A Fine Year for Murder (Jan-2017)
3 - Murder by Perfection (May-2018)
4 - The Nutcracker Conspiracy (Jan-2020)

Book List in Order: 34 titles

  • A Small Case Of Murder

    A Joshua Thornton Mystery - 1

    AUTHOR'S REVISED EDITION! A Small Case of Murder is set in the quaint West Virginia town of Chester, where everyone knows everyone, and there is never a secret that someone doesn’t know. In such an intimate town, how many suspicious deaths can be l...

  • A Reunion to Die For

    A Joshua Thornton Mystery - 2

    High school cheerleader Tricia Wheeler didn't make it to her graduation because a bullet went through her heart and killed her. Twenty years later, a journalist is investigating Tricia's supposed suicide for a book. Suddenly, a second cheerleader is ...

  • It's Murder, My Son

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 1

    “Her storylines are unique in each and every book and amazingly grabs and pulls readers into each and every word she writes. You are missing a great writer if you don't read Lauren Carr! Highly Recommended!" Glenda Bixler, Book Reader's Heaven "She...

  • Old Loves Die Hard

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 2

    Old Loves Die Hard…and in the worst places. In Old Loves Die Hard, Lauren Carr continues the rags-to-riches story of Mac Faraday, an underpaid homicide detective who inherits two-hundred-and-seventy million dollars and an estate on Deep Creek Lake,...

  • Shades of Murder

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 3

    Question: What do you get the man with everything? Answer: When that man is the heir of the late mystery writer Robin Spencer, retired homicide detective Mac Faraday, you get him cold case to solve. In Shades of Murder, Mac Faraday is once again the ...

  • Dead on Ice

    A Lovers in Crime Mystery - 1

    Dead on Ice is the first installment of Lauren Carr’s new series (Lovers in Crime) featuring Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney Joshua Thornton and Pennsylvania State Police homicide detective Cameron Gates. Spunky Cameron Gates is tasked with sol...

  • Blast from the Past

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 4

    In this fourth mystery on Deep Creek Lake; Mac Faraday finds himself up to his eyeballs with mobsters and federal agents. After an attempted hit ends badly with two of his men dead, mobster Tommy Cruze arrives in Spencer, Maryland, to personally supe...

  • The Murders at Astaire Castle

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 5

    Never tell Mac Faraday not to do something. Spencer’s police chief, David O’Callaghan, learns this lesson the hard way when he orders Mac Faraday to stay away from the south end of Spencer’s mountaintop -- even though he owns the property. It d...

  • The Lady Who Cried Murder

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 6

    Fame comes at a price. Some pay with their privacy. Others pay with their pride. Khloe Everest paid with her life. Determined to get her pretty face in front of the cameras, Khloe Everest fakes an abduction only to make a grand entrance in the midst ...



  • Twelve to Murder

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 7

    Two people are brutally murdered in their summer place on Deep Creek Lake. Suspected of the murders, former child star and one-time teenybopper idol Lenny Frost takes innocent bystanders hostage in a local pub and demands that Mac Faraday find the ki...

  • Real Murder

    A Lovers in Crime Mystery - 2

    “It’s not a real murder.”When Homicide Detective Cameron Gates befriends Dolly, the little old lady who lives across the street, she is warned not to get lured into helping the elderly woman by investigating the unsolved murder of one of her gi...

  • A Wedding and a Killing

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 8

    When Mac Faraday decides to do something, there’s no stopping him … even murder! Not wanting to wait until their big day to start their life of wedded bliss, Mac Faraday and his lady love, Archie Monday, decide to elope to the little church where...

  • Three Days to Forever

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 9

    In this latest Mac Faraday Mystery from best-selling mystery author Lauren Carr, readers will embark on a rollercoaster adventure with old friends (including the Lovers in Crime team of Prosecutor Joshua Thornton and Homicide Detective Cameron Gates)...

  • Open Season for Murder

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 10

    “It’s Ashton. Robin, it’s me, Ashton.” Spring is in the air. In Deep Creek Lake, the burst of blossoms on the trees has the effect of a starting pistol in the race to get the resort area ready in time for the seasonal residents return to Spen...

  • Kill and Run

    A Thorny Rose Mystery - 1

    Five women with seemingly nothing in common are found brutally murdered in a townhome outside Washington, DC. Among the many questions surrounding the massacre is what had brought these apparent strangers together only to be killed.

    Taking on ...

  • Cancelled Vows

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 11

    Police Chief David O’Callaghan and Chelsea Adams’ wedding day is fast approaching. Unfortunately, at the last minute, David discovers that there is one small problem to be taken care of before he can walk down the aisle -- divorce his first wife!...

  • Candidate for Murder

    A Mac Faraday Mystery - 12

    It’s election time in Spencer, Maryland, and the race for mayor is not a pretty one. In recent years, the small resort town has become divided between the year-round residents who enjoy their rural way of life and the city dwellers who are moving i...

  • Killer in the Band

    A Lovers in Crime Mystery - 3

    It's a Summer of Love & Murder!The Thorntons expect it to be a summer of change and change it does!Joshua’s eldest son, Joshua Thornton Jr. (J.J.) has graduated at the top of his class from law school and returns home to spend the summer studying f...

  • A Fine Year for Murder

    A Thorny Rose Mystery - 2

    After ten months of marital bliss, Jessica Faraday and Murphy Thornton are still discovering and adjusting to their life together. Settled in their new home, everything appears to be perfect … except in the middle of the night when, in the darkest ...



  • Twofer Murder

    Twofer murder? What’s a twofer murder?
    Twofer Murder is a treat for fans of best-selling author Lauren Carr’s fast-paced mysteries! Lauren’s latest novel contains the main characters from her three successful series: Mac Faraday, Lovers in C...

  • Ice

    A Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery - 1

    The clues for a close-to-the-heart missing person’s case heat up when Chris Matheson starts chipping away at the ice on the cold case.When Sandy Lipton and her unborn child disappear, the court of public opinion finds young Chris Matheson guilty. D...

  • Murder by Perfection

    A Thorny Rose Mystery - 3

    Beware! Perfection has a dark side! Frustrated with their busy schedules, Murphy Thornton and Jessica Faraday attempt to find togetherness by scheduling a weekly date night. The last thing Jessica expected for her date night was a couple's gourmet co...

  • Spring Thaw

    A Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery - 1.5

    “Lauren Carr is a master storyteller who combines the humor of Janet Evanovich and the investigative skills of Patricia Cornwell. She is always at the top of my reading list." Reviewer: Sherry Fundin, Fundinmental, As Eye See It"Lauren Carr could g...

  • Crimes Past

    It's a bittersweet reunion for Mac Faraday when members of his former homicide squad arrive at the Spencer Inn. While it is sweet to attend the wedding of the daughter of a former colleague, it is a bitter reminder that the mother of the bride had be...

  • Murder on Deep Creek

  • Winter Frost

    It all started with a chance encounter in the city with Blair, his late wife.Chris Matheson and the Geezer Squad, working under the guise of a book club, dig into the events surrounding his late wife's supposed death halfway around the globe. A state...

  • The Root of Murder

    Homicide Detective Cameron Gates learned long ago that there is no such thing as a typical murder case. Each mystery is special in its own right-especially for the family of the victim.The homicide of a successful executive, husband, and father seems...

  • The Last Thing She Said

    I'm working on the greatest mystery ever, was the last thing noted mystery novelist Mercedes Livingston said to seven-year-old Chris Matheson before walking out of Hill House Hotel never to be seen again. For decades, the writer's fate remained a puz...

  • The Nutcracker Conspiracy

    A Thorny Rose Mystery - 4

    Three years ago, the nation gasped in horror when the President of the United States barely escaped an assassination attempt that left two dead -- the vice president’s wife and the attempted assassin. Even after numerous investigations proved other...



  • Killer Deadline

    Folks in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, claim that where Nikki Bryant goes, trouble is not far behind. Her refusal to back down from a challenge has made Nikki Bryant a top investigative journalist. When an online friend nudges her to join him in a pact t...

  • Shadow of Murder

    This newest title in the author's Mac Faraday murder mystery series offers Carr's most intricate plot to date - full of twists and turns guaranteed to keep readers up until the wee hours. While still full of the humor, fun critters, and touch of roma...

  • The Wrong Side of Murder

    Nikki's an intense individual who makes the perfect investigative journalist. She wants answers yesterday and she is willing to dig in to get them. She might get it wrong at the beginning but with the help of her family and close friends, she'll get ...

  • Chris Crossed Murder

    For the whodunit mystery buff who loves ever-increasing suspense and danger, Lauren Carr's newest series offers up a big dose of both. - 5-Star Review of ICE (a Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery / Book 1) at Blooming with BooksIt proves to be a Christ...

  • The Prime Suspect

    Two murders with one common denominator. Both victims betrayed Bryce Greyson. How could she not be the prime suspect?Four years after Bryce's cheating husband is gunned down, her boyfriend-stealing former roommate's remains are found buried under a s...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lauren Carr has published 34 books.

Lauren Carr does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Prime Suspect, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Lauren Carr, A Small Case Of Murder, was published in May 2004.

Yes. Lauren Carr has 5 series.
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