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ⓘ About Katia Lief
You Are Next You are next is book one novel in Karin Schaeffer series written by Katia Lief. It is a wild roller coaster adventure of a serial killer victim and her efforts to start hunting instead of being hunted. When everyone in retired police detective Karin Schaffer family is killed, she no longer wants to live anymore. She feels emptiness and loneliness and feels that death would be the best option available. Both her beloved husband and daughter were killed by JPP popularly known as The Domino Killer because he would leave dominos at the crime scene as a clue about his next victim. The domino killer tortures Schaffer and keeps her on the move while trying to figure out his next move to catch him.
All Book Series by Katia Lief
Soul Catcher
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1990 Pen name · Katia Spiegelman
Peculiar Politics: Love, Sex and the Wrong Bride
Book 2 of 11 · published 1993 Pen name · Katia Spiegelman
Five Days in Summer / Five Days to Die
Book 3 of 11 · published 2004 Pen name · Kate Pepper
Cartoons: The Rise and Fall of Rocky Love
Book 7 of 11 · published 2007 Pen name · Katia Spiegelman
Names of the Dead / Watch You Die
Book 8 of 11 · published 2009 Pen name · Kate Pepper
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Katia Lief?
You Are Next You are next is book one novel in Karin Schaeffer series written by Katia Lief. It is a wild roller coaster adventure of a serial killer victim and her efforts to start hunting instead of being hunted. When everyone in retired police detective Karin Schaffer family is killed, she no longer wants to live anymore.
Which Katia Lief series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Karin Schaeffer series, the earliest of Katia Lief's multi-book series: it opens with You Are Next (2010) and runs to 6 books across 2010–2013, ending with The Domino Killer (2013).
How many books has Katia Lief written?
Katia Lief has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1990 and 2024. 6 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Karin Schaeffer series with 6 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Katia Lief's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Katia Lief's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Karin Schaeffer (2010–2013, 6 books).
How are Katia Lief's books organised into series?
This guide splits Katia Lief's 20 books into 1 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Karin Schaeffer (6 books, 2010–2013).