Reading order · 13 books · 2011 to 2019 · Set in Albuquerque
Charley Davidson Books in Order
Charley Davidson is a private investigator in Albuquerque and also the grim reaper: the dead see her as a portal to the other side, and many ask her to solve their murders first. Her love life is complicated by Reyes Farrow, a mysterious and very dangerous man. A funny, sexy paranormal series.
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Series facts
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2011 to 2019
- First book
- First Grave on the Right
- Latest
- Summoned to Thirteenth Grave (2019)
- Setting
- Set in Albuquerque
The reading order
Every Charley Davidson book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
13 books · Set in Albuquerque
- 1First Grave on the Right2011With Charley DavidsonCharley Davidson, a private investigator and the grim reaper, is asked by the ghosts of three murdered lawyers to find their killer, while she is also visited by a strange, dark figure from her dreams.Buy on Amazon
- 2Second Grave on the Left2011With Charley DavidsonCharley and her best friend Cookie take on the case of a missing woman that proves more complicated than it looks, while demons torment Reyes Farrow in an effort to reach her.Buy on Amazon
- 3Third Grave Dead Ahead2012With Charley DavidsonRunning on caffeine because she cannot get Reyes Farrow out of her head, Charley must find a missing person and deal with an arrogant doctor and a motorcycle gang set on murder.Buy on Amazon
- 4Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet2012With Charley DavidsonAfter a harrowing case, Charley has taken time off to brood, until a woman arrives at her door convinced that someone is trying to kill her.Buy on Amazon
- 5Fifth Grave Past the Light2013With Charley DavidsonReyes Farrow moves in next door and becomes the main suspect in an arson case Charley is working, while lost dead women appear in her apartment and a killer targets her sister, Gemma.Buy on Amazon
- 6Sixth Grave on the Edge2014With Charley DavidsonCharley opens an FBI file on Reyes’s childhood and chaos follows: a body in her car, a man who lost his soul in a card game, a Deaf boy who can see the dead and a woman on the run from mobsters.Buy on Amazon
- 7Seventh Grave and No Body2014With Charley DavidsonTwelve deadly beasts escape from hell with their sights set on Charley, who must stay out of their reach while still working her cases.Buy on Amazon
- 8Eighth Grave After Dark2015With Charley DavidsonWith the escaped beasts still hunting her, Charley takes refuge somewhere safe, but staying out of trouble has never been her strength.Buy on Amazon
- 9The Dirt on Ninth Grave2016With Charley DavidsonIn a small village in upstate New York, a woman known only as Jane Doe works at a diner with no memory of her past, until she begins to realise that she can see the dead.Buy on Amazon
- 10The Curse of Tenth Grave2016With Charley DavidsonCharley must find and banish three malevolent gods who have come to Earth, while also helping a homeless girl on the run and trying to clear an innocent man accused of murder.Buy on Amazon
- 11Eleventh Grave in Moonlight2017With Charley DavidsonCharley juggles routine private investigation with demons, hellhounds and evil gods, as the forces of hell try to have her exiled to another dimension.Buy on Amazon
- 12The Trouble with Twelfth Grave2018With Charley DavidsonReyes returns from the hell dimension where Charley accidentally trapped him, but he has come back changed and seemingly bent on destruction, and Charley must find a way to reach him.Buy on Amazon
- 13Summoned to Thirteenth Grave2019With Charley DavidsonIn the final Charley Davidson novel, Charley has been banished from the earthly plane, and she has no intention of accepting it.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Charley Davidson books in order, starting with First Grave on the Right. The story runs continuously.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Charley Davidson | Reyes Farrow | Cookie Kowalski | Uncle Bob |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 First Grave on the Right | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 2 Second Grave on the Left | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 3 Third Grave Dead Ahead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 4 Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 5 Fifth Grave Past the Light | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 6 Sixth Grave on the Edge | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 7 Seventh Grave and No Body | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 8 Eighth Grave After Dark | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 9 The Dirt on Ninth Grave | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 10 The Curse of Tenth Grave | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 11 Eleventh Grave in Moonlight | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 12 The Trouble with Twelfth Grave | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 13 Summoned to Thirteenth Grave | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Charley Davidson books
4 characters from Darynda Jones’s chart, with the number of Charley Davidson books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Charley DavidsonPrivate investigator and grim reaper | 13 | First Grave on the Right 2011 |
| Reyes FarrowSon of Satan, Charley's love | 13 | First Grave on the Right 2011 |
| Cookie KowalskiCharley's neighbour and assistant | 13 | First Grave on the Right 2011 |
| Uncle BobCharley's uncle, an Albuquerque detective | 13 | First Grave on the Right 2011 |