📖 About Fatal

Fatal is a series universe written by Maggie Shayne. The complete collection runs to 21 books across 3 series, published between 2010 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Fatal Books with 10 books. It opens with Fatal Affair (2010) and currently runs to Fatal Jeopardy (2014).

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🎯 Where to Start with Fatal

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Fatal Affair (2010), book 1 of Publication Order of Fatal Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

If you would rather follow the story timeline instead of the release sequence, a chronological order is listed below. It begins with One Night with You (2015).

Each of the 3 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Fatal Books in Order

Publication Order of Fatal Books
10 books
1
1Fatal Affair2010Buy on Amazon
2Fatal Justice2011Buy on Amazon
3Fatal Consequences2011Buy on Amazon
Fatal Destiny book cover4Fatal Destiny2011Buy on Amazon
5Fatal Flaw2012Buy on Amazon
6Fatal Deception2012Buy on Amazon
Lethal Attraction book cover7Lethal Attraction2013Buy on Amazon
8Fatal Mistake2013Buy on Amazon
9Dangerous Games2013Buy on Amazon
Fatal Jeopardy book cover10Fatal Jeopardy2014Buy on Amazon
Chronological Order of Fatal Books
20 books
2
1One Night with You2015Buy on Amazon
2Fatal Affair2010Buy on Amazon
3Fatal Justice2011Buy on Amazon
4Fatal Consequences2011Buy on Amazon
Fatal Destiny book cover5Fatal Destiny2011Buy on Amazon
6Fatal Flaw2012Buy on Amazon
7Fatal Deception2012Buy on Amazon
Lethal Attraction book cover8Lethal Attraction2013Buy on Amazon
9Fatal Mistake2013Buy on Amazon
10Dangerous Games2013Buy on Amazon
Fatal Jeopardy book cover11Fatal Jeopardy2014Buy on Amazon
Fatal Scandal book cover12Fatal Scandal2015Buy on Amazon
Fatal Frenzy book cover13Fatal Frenzy2015Buy on Amazon
14Fatal Identity2016Buy on Amazon
Fatal Threat book cover15Fatal Threat2017Buy on Amazon
Fatal Chaos book cover16Fatal Chaos2018Buy on Amazon
Fatal Invasion book cover17Fatal Invasion2019Buy on Amazon
Fatal Reckoning book cover18Fatal Reckoning2019Buy on Amazon
19Fatal Accusation2019Buy on Amazon
Fatal Fraud book cover20Fatal Fraud2020Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Fatal Companion Books
1 books
3
Fatal Series Compendium book cover1Fatal Series Compendium2025Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Fatal books are there?
There are 21 books in the Fatal collection, organised into 3 series and published between 2010 and 2025.
What is the first Fatal book?
The first book is Fatal Affair, published in 2010.
What order should I read the Fatal books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Fatal books?
The Fatal books were written by Maggie Shayne.
Is the Fatal series finished?
The main series, Chronological Order of Fatal Books, has 20 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Fatal series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2010, and the most recent in 2025.