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A Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel — by Kay Hooper
Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Series in Order: 20 books
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Stealing Shadows
Book - 1
WHAT IF YOU CAN ENTER A MADMAN'S CRUEL MIND AS HE PLANS HIS VICIOUS CRIMES? WHAT IF YOU CAN SEE THE TERRIFIED FACE OF HIS PREY AS HE MOVES IN FOR THE KILL -- BUT YOU CAN'T STOP HIS FRENZY ONCE HE STRIKES? Psychic Cassie Neill helps the L.A. polic...
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Hiding in the Shadows
Book - 2
TERROR WAS JUST OUT OF SIGHT Accident victim Faith Parker has done what her doctors feared she never would: awakened from the coma that held her prisoner for weeks. But she has no memory of the crash that nearly killed her - or the life that led u...
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Out of the Shadows
Book - 3
TO CATCH THIS KILLER, SHE MUST BREAK EVERY RULE AND CROSS EVERY LINE. A picture-perfect Tennessee town has just become a monster's hunting ground. Two bodies are found tortured to death. A third person goes missing. What little evidence is left be...
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Touching Evil
Book - 4
SOMETIMES EVIL LINGERS SO CLOSE, YOU CAN FEEL IT.... Seattle police sketch artist Maggie Barnes has an extraordinary gift. She listens as traumatized crime victims describe their ordeals -- and then uses those horrifying recollections to draw ...
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Whisper of Evil
Book - 5
Someone is stalking the little town of Silence. Three victims have fallen to a killer's savage vengeance. Each of the dead men was a successful and respected member of the community--yet each also harbored a dark secret discovered only after his murd...
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Sense of Evil
Book - 6
The victims are always the same: beautiful, successful, and blond. Someone was able to coax these intelligent and confident women away from safety. Someone was able to gain their trust long enough to do the unthinkable. Their shocking murders have te...
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Hunting Fear
Book - 7
He's no ordinary kidnapper. Not only does he strike again and again, but he collects the ransom, gets away safely, and leaves his hostages dead. Now, after months of eluding the best law enforcement can put against him, this monster is looking for a ...
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Chill of Fear
Book - 8
For twenty years FBI agent Quentin Hayes has been haunted by an unsolved murder that took place at a secluded Victorian-era resort in Tennessee when he was little more than a boy. Now part of Noah Bishop's Special Crimes Unit, he's returned to the sc...
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Sleeping with Fear
Book - 9
Special Agent Riley Crane woke up in a beach cottage fully dressed, a gun under her pillow, and covered in blood. Even more frightening, she didn't remember what had happened the night before. She barely remembered anything about the previous three w...
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Blood Dreams
Book - 10
This killer dreams in shades of death.... In each of her New York Times bestselling novels, critically acclaimed author Kay Hooper has led readers to unforgettably chilling encounters with fear and evil. Now, in her latest thriller, she takes us o...
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Blood Sins
Book - 11
New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper delivers once again with this chilling novel in which the Special Crimes Unit sends a Haven operative undercover to catch a charismatic killer who promises his victims heaven in exchange for more than thei...
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Blood Ties
Book - 12
New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper takes us to the outer reaches of fear in Blood Ties, as the Special Crimes Unit is targeted by a monster intent on destroying both Noah Bishop and his people. A series of grisly murders has left a trail o...
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Fear the Dark
Book - 16
In New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper's new novel, an SCU team investigates a troubling string of disappearances. But how do you find someone who has vanished without a trace? Something strange is happening in the small mountain town of ...
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Wait for Dark
Book - 17
An SCU team investigates a string of accidents, only to uncover a deadly and deliberate monster in the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper. In Clarity, North Carolina, the residents have fallen victim to an unfortunate ...
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Hold Back the Dark
Book - 18
A town in the thrall of evil. A summons that can't be ignored. The SCU returns in a nail-biting novel from New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper. The Chosen have been warned. Powerful psychics across the globe have gotten the same eerie and...
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Hidden Salem
Book - 19
A town shrouded in the occult. An evil that lurks in the dark. The SCU returns in a hair-raising novel from New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper. Nellie Cavendish has very good reasons to seek out her roots, and not only because she has no...
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Curse of Salem
Book - 20
New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper is back with a brand new thrilling paranormal suspense novel in the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series. The small town of Salem has been quiet for months -- or so Bishop and his elite Special Crimes Uni...
Series Premise
The Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series centers on an elite FBI team investigating cases involving serial killers and unexplained patterns. Agents possess psychic abilities such as clairvoyance, telepathy, or intuition. Each book focuses on stopping a specific criminal threat. The stories combine procedural investigation with paranormal elements.
Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Series Reading Order
🔄 Best Read in Order · Start with Book 1: Stealing Shadows
Standalone stories, but characters and relationships develop across the series.
The Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series is best read in publication order because it enhances the overall experience, but it is not required to follow each individual story. Each novel presents a self-contained case with a clear resolution, allowing readers to understand the plot independently. However, there is meaningful continuity in the relationships between team members, the evolution of the Special Crimes Unit, and ongoing personal arcs. These developments build across the books and add depth to later stories. A reader starting later will understand the case but miss important character dynamics and long-term development.
Explanation of reading order types
Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Series Characters
Noah Bishop is the leader of the Special Crimes Unit, known for his strong psychic abilities and leadership. Miranda Knight is a key agent with powerful intuition and investigative skill. Other team members rotate in and out, each with distinct abilities. Their interactions and relationships evolve across the series.
Setting of the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Series
The series is set across various locations in the United States, depending on each case. Investigations often take place in small towns, remote areas, or urban environments tied to specific crimes. FBI offices and crime scenes form the core settings. The shifting locations reflect the national scope of the unit's work.
Tone & Themes of the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Series
The tone is suspenseful and often dark, focusing on psychological tension and danger. Themes include justice, fear, and the burden of extraordinary abilities. The series explores how intuition and logic intersect in investigations. It blends crime thriller elements with paranormal suspense.
Is the Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Series Worth Reading?
The Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series appeals to readers who enjoy crime fiction with a paranormal twist. It offers complete investigations alongside ongoing character relationships. The mix of FBI procedure and psychic elements creates variety. It works well for both new and returning readers.
Content Warnings and Heat Level
Content includes serial crimes, violence, and psychological tension. Some cases involve disturbing or intense situations. The tone can be dark but avoids excessive graphic detail. Romantic elements are present but generally moderate.
The Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series combines standalone cases with meaningful character development. It can be read in any order, but reading in sequence adds depth. Readers seeking suspense with paranormal elements will find it engaging.
Books in this series fall into the following genres
Sub-Genres
People / Creatures