Reading order · 3 books · 1998 to 2004 · Set in Los Angeles
Petra Connor Books in Order
Petra Connor is a Hollywood Division homicide detective who appears in her own books and crosses into the Alex Delaware series.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 1998 to 2004
- First book
- Billy Straight
- Latest
- Twisted (2004)
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
The reading order
Every Petra Connor book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary. Books marked Crossover also belong to another series.
3 books · Set in Los Angeles
- 1Billy Straight1998With Petra Connor and Billy StraightBilly Straight, a twelve-year-old runaway hiding in Griffith Park, witnesses a woman being murdered, and Petra Connor races to find him before the killer does.Buy on Amazon
- 2A Cold Heart2003CrossoverWith Alex Delaware · Also a Alex Delaware bookArtists and musicians are being murdered in Los Angeles, and Alex and Milo join forces with Petra Connor.Buy on Amazon
- 3Twisted2004With Petra ConnorPetra Connor investigates the murder of a teenage girl, while a young researcher finds a pattern in old cases.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Billy Straight first, then Twisted. She also appears in A Cold Heart.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Petra Connor | Billy Straight | Alex Delaware | Eric Stahl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Billy Straight | LLead | LLead | ||
| 2 A Cold Heart | MMajor | LLead | MMajor | |
| 3 Twisted | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Petra Connor books
10 characters from Jonathan Kellerman’s chart, with the number of Petra Connor books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Petra ConnorHollywood Division homicide detective | 3 | Billy Straight 1998 |
| Billy StraightRunaway boy | 1 | Billy Straight 1998 |
| Alex DelawareChild psychologist who consults for the LAPD | 1 | A Cold Heart 2003 |
| Eric StahlPetra’s partner | 2 | A Cold Heart 2003 |
| Milo SturgisLAPD homicide detective, later lieutenant; Alex’s closest friend | 1 | A Cold Heart 2003 |
| Robin CastagnaLuthier; Alex’s on-and-off partner | 1 | A Cold Heart 2003 |
| Rick SilvermanER doctor; Milo’s partner. Usually a passing presence, so marked across the series as an estimate | 1 | A Cold Heart 2003 |
| Allison GwynnPsychotherapist Alex dates while apart from Robin | 1 | A Cold Heart 2003 |
| Tim PlachetteVoice coach Robin dates during the break | 1 | A Cold Heart 2003 |
| Isaac GomezGraduate student | 1 | Twisted 2004 |
Crossovers with Jonathan Kellerman’s other series
- Alex Delaware: 1 book shared (A Cold Heart); Petra Connor also appears in 3 of its books; Alex Delaware also appears in 41 of its books