Reading order · 8 books · 1995 to 2014 · Set in the fictional Deganawida, New York
Jane Whitefield Books in Order
Jane Whitefield is a Seneca woman from upstate New York who helps people in mortal danger disappear and start new lives. She is calm, resourceful and draws on her people’s traditions. Intelligent, tense thrillers.
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Series facts
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1995 to 2014
- First book
- Vanishing Act
- Latest
- A String of Beads (2014)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Deganawida, New York
The reading order
Every Jane Whitefield book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
8 books · Set in the fictional Deganawida, New York
- 1Vanishing Act1995With Jane WhitefieldJane Whitefield, a Seneca woman who helps people in danger disappear, takes on a new client, a former police officer who says he needs to vanish.Buy on Amazon
- 2Dance for the Dead1996With Jane WhitefieldJane protects a young boy who is the heir to a fortune, and a woman on the run from killers.Buy on Amazon
- 3Shadow Woman1997With Jane WhitefieldJane helps a casino executive in Las Vegas disappear, and two professional hunters set out to find them.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Face-Changers1998With Jane WhitefieldJane, now married, comes out of retirement to help her husband’s old mentor, a surgeon accused of murder.Buy on Amazon
- 5Blood Money1999With Jane WhitefieldJane helps a young woman in danger, and stumbles on the Mafia’s hidden fortune.Buy on Amazon
- 6Runner2009With Jane WhitefieldA young pregnant woman, hunted by professionals, finds her way to Jane.Buy on Amazon
- 7Poison Flower2012With Jane WhitefieldJane rescues a man accused of murder, and is herself taken captive.Buy on Amazon
- 8A String of Beads2014With Jane WhitefieldThe clan mothers of her people ask Jane to find a childhood friend who is accused of murder.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Vanishing Act.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jane Whitefield | Carey McKinnon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Vanishing Act | LLead | ·Minor |
| 2 Dance for the Dead | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 Shadow Woman | LLead | MMajor |
| 4 The Face-Changers | LLead | MMajor |
| 5 Blood Money | LLead | MMajor |
| 6 Runner | LLead | MMajor |
| 7 Poison Flower | LLead | MMajor |
| 8 A String of Beads | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Jane Whitefield books
2 characters from Thomas Perry’s chart, with the number of Jane Whitefield books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Jane WhitefieldGuide who makes people disappear | 8 | Vanishing Act 1995 |
| Carey McKinnonJane's surgeon husband | 8 | Vanishing Act 1995 |