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ⓘ About Darynda Jones
Darynda Jones is an American writer who has written famous thriller series, the Charley Davidson and the Darklight Trilogy. The Charley Davidson series is a seven novel series based on paranormal romantic thrillers while the Darklight Trilogy is a three novel young adult series. Darynda lives with her husband in New Mexico, whom she has been married for the past 30 years and two sons. When she was five years old, she used to scribble on a notepad and would consider it a masterpiece. Her mother would support her by boosting her confidence and inspiring her to write something sensible. Slowly, she started writing plays for the kids in her neighborhood and helped her brother to develop some stories to play with cars.
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Death, and the Girl He Loves
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013
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Who is Darynda Jones?
Darynda Jones is an American writer who has written famous thriller series, the Charley Davidson and the Darklight Trilogy. The Charley Davidson series is a seven novel series based on paranormal romantic thrillers while the Darklight Trilogy is a three novel young adult series. Darynda lives with her husband in New Mexico, whom she has been married for the past 30 years and two sons.
Which Darynda Jones series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Charley Davidson series, the earliest of Darynda Jones's multi-book series: it opens with First Grave on the Right (2011) and runs to 22 books across 2011–2024, ending with Graveyard Dog (2024). Darynda Jones's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Darynda Jones written?
Darynda Jones has 40 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2025. 34 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Charley Davidson series with 22 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Darynda Jones's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Darynda Jones's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Charley Davidson (2011–2024, 22 books), Darklight (2012–2013, 3 books) and The NeverNeath (2018–2020, 2 books), plus 2 more.
How are Darynda Jones's books organised into series?
This guide splits Darynda Jones's 40 books into 5 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Charley Davidson (22 books, 2011–2024); Betwixt & Between (4 books, 2020–2021); Darklight (3 books, 2012–2013); Sunshine Vicram (3 books, 2020–2022); The NeverNeath (2 books, 2018–2020).