The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 16 books · 2011 to 2022 · Mostly set in Albuquerque

Darynda Jones

Crime and mysteryRomanceFantasyPolice proceduralCosy and comicParanormal romanceUrban fantasy

Charley Davidson, a private investigator in Albuquerque who is also the grim reaper, helps the dead cross over and solves crimes with help from her uncle Bob and the mysterious Reyes Farrow. Sunshine Vicram, a new sheriff in a small New Mexico town, has a comic series of her own.

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Charley Davidson

13 books · Set in AlbuquerqueUrban fantasyParanormal romance
  1. 1First Grave on the Right2011With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Second Grave on the Left2011With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Third Grave Dead Ahead2012With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet2012With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Fifth Grave Past the Light2013With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Sixth Grave on the Edge2014With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Seventh Grave and No Body2014With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Eighth Grave After Dark2015With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Dirt on Ninth Grave2016With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Curse of Tenth Grave2016With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Eleventh Grave in Moonlight2017With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  12. 12The Trouble with Twelfth Grave2018With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Summoned to Thirteenth Grave2019With Charley DavidsonBuy on Amazon

Sunshine Vicram

3 books · Set in the fictional Del Sol, New MexicoCosy and comicPolice procedural
  1. 1A Bad Day for Sunshine2020With Sunshine VicramBuy on Amazon
  2. 2A Good Day for Chardonnay2021With Sunshine VicramBuy on Amazon
  3. 3A Hard Day for a Hangover2022With Sunshine VicramBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Albuquerque

Del Sol