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ⓘ About Alex Kava
Alex has two novels outside of the Maggie O’Dell series. These books have been acclaimed and landed on the list of best sellers. The first book, One False Move, talks about a mother and son tandem in committing crimes. The mother wanted to stop her illegal activities to give her son a better future. But her brother, who was released from prison, came back to her life and convinced her to commit another crime. Her sense of gratitude to her brother mad her agree to participate and from then on, it seemed she and her son would never escape the kind of life they had entered. The other novel, White Wash, tells about the discovery of alternative fuel sources and how the process is sabotaged to render this alternative useless and worse, toxic.
All Book Series by Alex Kava
Slices of Night
Single-title series · published 2011 Co-authored · Erica Spindler,J.T. Ellison
Slices of Night
Single-title series · published 2011 Co-authored · Erica Spindler,J.T. Ellison
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Alex Kava?
Alex has two novels outside of the Maggie O’Dell series. These books have been acclaimed and landed on the list of best sellers. The first book, One False Move, talks about a mother and son tandem in committing crimes.
Which Alex Kava series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Maggie O'Dell series, the earliest of Alex Kava's multi-book series: it opens with A Perfect Evil (2000) and runs to 12 books across 2000–2017, ending with Before Evil (2017). Alex Kava's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Alex Kava written?
Alex Kava has 34 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2000 and 2026. 28 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Maggie O'Dell series with 12 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Alex Kava's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Alex Kava's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Maggie O'Dell (2000–2017, 12 books), Erica Spindler Short Stories/Novellas (2011, 1 book) and Ryder Creed (2014–2026, 9 books), plus 2 more.
How are Alex Kava's books organised into series?
This guide splits Alex Kava's 34 books into 5 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Maggie O'Dell (12 books, 2000–2017); Ryder Creed (9 books, 2014–2026); Maggie O'Dell Short Stories/Novellas (5 books, 2016); Maggie O'Dell Collections (1 book, 2016); Erica Spindler Short Stories/Novellas (1 book, 2011).