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ⓘ About Brian Shea
Brian Shea is a bestselling and award-winning American author best known for the “Nick Lawrence” and “Rachel Hatch” series of novels. Shea spent much of his life in service to the local community and his country. He was in the US Navy, where he served for several years before he retired and went on to work for more than ten years in the police. As a police officer, he served for more than a decade in Connecticut and Texas and rose to the rank of Detective. In between the careers, he was also a fifth-grade school teacher which he did for five years. He has said that even as he spent much of his life in the armed forces, he was always in love with books. He first fell in love with reading when he read “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hniton.
All Book Series by Brian Shea
The Memory Bank
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2024 Co-authored · Raquel Byrnes
The Daedalus Key
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025 Co-authored · Raquel Byrnes
Hunting the Mirror Man
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2022 Co-authored · Ty Hutchinson
The Green Samurai
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2023 Co-authored · Ty Hutchinson
Failure Drill
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2026 Co-authored · L.T. Ryan
Contact Shot
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026 Anthology · L.T. Ryan
Washout
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2027 Co-authored · L.T. Ryan
The Exclusive
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2024 Co-authored · Mel Taylor
The Disclosure
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025 Anthology · Mel Taylor
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Brian Shea?
Brian Shea is a bestselling and award-winning American author best known for the “Nick Lawrence” and “Rachel Hatch” series of novels. Shea spent much of his life in service to the local community and his country. He was in the US Navy, where he served for several years before he retired and went on to work for more than ten years in the police.
Which Brian Shea series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Nick Lawrence series, the earliest of Brian Shea's multi-book series: it opens with Kill List / The Camel's Back (2018) and runs to 7 books across 2018–2019, ending with Kill List (2019). Brian Shea's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Brian Shea written?
Brian Shea has 56 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2027. Every one of them sits in one of 9 named series — the largest being the Rachel Hatch series with 21 books.
In what order should Brian Shea's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Brian Shea's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Nick Lawrence (2018–2019, 7 books), Rachel Hatch (2019–2027, 21 books) and Boston Crime Thriller (2019–2024, 6 books), plus 6 more.
How are Brian Shea's books organised into series?
This guide splits Brian Shea's 56 books into 9 named series, with no standalone titles: Rachel Hatch (21 books, 2019–2027); Nick Lawrence (7 books, 2018–2019); Boston Crime Thriller (6 books, 2019–2024); Lexi Mills (6 books, 2022–2023); Memory Bank Thrillers (4 books, 2024–2025), plus 4 further series.