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Lori Armstrong

4 Series • 15 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Mercy Gunderson Mystery Books
Start with: No Mercy (2009)
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Publication Order of PI Julie Collins Books
Start with: Blood Ties (2005)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: No Place for a Dame (2022)

ⓘ About Lori Armstrong

Lori Armstrong is an American author of fiction. She is also known by the name of Lorelai James, her other pen name. She left the firearms industry officially back in 2000 in order to pursue writing crime fiction. Lorelai James is the author of several romance novels. She is a bestselling author that has made it to the tops of many bestseller lists. She is known for writing many enticing series, including the Legacy series, Need You Series, Mastered series, and more. Lori Armstrong is the pen name that she uses for novels that are largely gritty crime mysteries. She lives in Rapid City, South Dakota. She has a husband and their family includes three daughters as well. She is a fourth-generation resident of South Dakota and proud of that fact!

All Book Series by Lori Armstrong

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No Mercy

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2009

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2009
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Mercy Kill

Book 2 of 4 · published 2011

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2011
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Holding Mercy

Book 3 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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Merciless

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2013

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2013
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Blood Ties

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2005

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2005
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Hallowed Ground

Book 2 of 6 · published 2006

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2006
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Shallow Grave

Book 3 of 6 · published 2007

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2007
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Snow Blind

Book 4 of 6 · published 2008

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2008
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Dead Flowers

Book 5 of 6 · published 2013

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2013
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Baited

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2014

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2014
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No Place for a Dame

Single-title series · published 2022

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2022
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Love is Murder

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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At Risk

Book 2 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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Murder Under the Oaks

Book 3 of 4 · published 2015

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2015
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Edgar & Shamus Go Golden

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Lori Armstrong?

Lori Armstrong is an American author of fiction. She is also known by the name of Lorelai James, her other pen name. She left the firearms industry officially back in 2000 in order to pursue writing crime fiction.

Which Lori Armstrong series should I start with?

The best place to start is the PI Julie Collins series, the earliest of Lori Armstrong's multi-book series: it opens with Blood Ties (2005) and runs to 6 books across 2005–2014, ending with Baited (2014). Lori Armstrong's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Lori Armstrong written?

Lori Armstrong has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2022. 10 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the PI Julie Collins series with 6 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Lori Armstrong's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lori Armstrong's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are PI Julie Collins (2005–2014, 6 books) and Mercy Gunderson Mystery (2009–2013, 4 books).

How are Lori Armstrong's books organised into series?

This guide splits Lori Armstrong's 15 books into 2 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: PI Julie Collins (6 books, 2005–2014); Mercy Gunderson Mystery (4 books, 2009–2013).