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Maddie Castle Books in Order

by L.T. RyanMystery, Thriller & Suspense

7 books from The Handler (2023) to Disappearing Act (2026). Rated 4.6 across 1,531 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Handler

    Book 1 2023 4.3 (701)

    Wounded in the line of duty, former K9 Handler Maddie Castle finds herself back to square one. The bullet that shredded her leg took the life of her four-legged partner.

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  2. Hunting Grounds

    Book 3 2023 4.8 (181)

    An unstoppable killer stalks the city, leaving a mounting body count in his wake. As panic and fear grip Pittsburgh, the FBI is brought in to assist the local police with the manhunt, hoping to prevent further bloodshed....

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  3. Vanished Trails

    Book 4 2024 4.7 (213)

    Eighteen-year-old Liz Turner's vanishing act sets off a relentless storm of secrets and suspicions. Her tight-knit group of friends, on the verge of starting their college journey, becomes fractured as they grapple with the puzzling nature…

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  4. Smoldering Lies

    Book 5 2024 4.8 (151)

    In the gripping world of Maddie Castle, every fire ignites a deeper mystery. When community developer Brandon Adams faces a series of arson attacks, he enlists Maddie's help, unaware that the flames are just the beginning of a much larger…

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  5. Field of Bones

    Book 6 2025 4.8 (148)

    Maddie Castle thought she’d seen it all as a private investigator, but when Bentley Roycroft pleads for help finding his niece, Daisy Miller, Maddie is drawn into one of her most harrowing cases yet.

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  6. Beneath the Grove

    Book 7 2025 4.8 (136)

    When a desperate mother begs Maddie to find her missing daughter, she expects to track down a runaway. Instead, she uncovers the dark heart of Willow Grove—a secluded community tucked deep in rural Pennsylvania.

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  7. Disappearing Act

    Book 8 2026 4.0 (1)

    Some lies are buried. Others disappear without a trace.Truth vanishes in the space between panic and manipulation.When private investigator Maddie Castle finds herself at the scene of a violent domestic dispute, what looks like a…

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Maddie Castle is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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