Miranda Rijks Books in Order (Updated February 22, 2026)

Miranda Rijks writes psychological thrillers that are mostly standalones, plus one clearly labeled crime series starring Dr Pippa Durrant. If you read one book and stop, order does not matter. If you plan to follow a continuing lead character, stick to the Dr Pippa sequence.

This article is arranged as a “match the spine” guide: find your title below, then follow the rule for its lane.

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The two-lane rule

Lane A: Dr Pippa Durrant = connected series → read in order.
Lane B: Everything else = standalones → read in any order (publication order is just a tracking list).

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If you only have one book and want to know what to do

• If your book is Fatal Fortune / Fatal Flowers / Fatal Finale → you’re in Dr Pippa Durrant. Start with Fatal Fortune.
• If your book is anything else (for example The House Swap or The Concierge) → you can start right there.

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Dr Pippa Durrant series (read in order)

A crime-thriller trio featuring Dr Pippa Durrant, a specialist in lie detection techniques. The character and her professional context carry forward, so read sequentially.

1. Fatal Fortune (2019): Introduces Dr Pippa Durrant and the investigative method that shapes the series’ style.
2. Fatal Flowers (2019): Builds on Pippa’s established role while pushing her into higher personal and professional risk.
3. Fatal Finale (2019): Closes the trilogy with the most concentrated consequences and payoff for ongoing threads.

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Standalone psychological thrillers (publication order checklist)

These books do not share a required continuity. Each line below is a quick “what it is” note to help you pick by premise.

1. Don’t Call Me Brave (2018): A personal, reality-based novel shaped by illness, fear, and dark humor rather than a classic whodunit structure.
2. I Want You Gone (2018) (also published as The Obituary): A woman finds her own death notice and discovers someone is trying to write her out of existence.
3. Deserve to Die (2019): A perfect-life façade fractures when a new arrival turns intimacy into threat.
4. You Are Mine (2019): A relationship-and-obsession thriller built around entitlement and escalation.
5. Roses Are Red (2020): A domestic-suspense setup where trust becomes the most dangerous currency.
6. The Arrangement (2020): A family’s stability is tested when “small compromises” start to look like traps.
7. The Visitors (2020): A hospitality premise turns predatory as guests shift from grateful to invasive.
8. The Influencer (2021): Online image and real-life control collide when a public persona starts attracting private danger.
9. What She Knew (2021): Buried secrets resurface, and the past proves more organized than anyone admitted.
10. The Only Child (2021): A child-centered thriller where one lie is enough to pull an entire household apart.
11. The New Neighbour (2021): A newcomer’s presence acts like a catalyst, turning ordinary routines into suspicion.
12. The Second Wife (2022): Marriage into a family becomes a psychological pressure chamber with rules you learn too late.
13. The Insomniac (2022): Sleep deprivation becomes vulnerability, and someone uses it.
14. Forget Me Not (2022): Grief and memory are weaponized as a widow’s “new beginning” turns hostile.
15. The Concierge (2022): A job with access becomes a gateway to obsession, surveillance, and power shifts.
16. The Other Mother (2023): A child-focused nightmare where caretaking and threat occupy the same space.
17. The Lodge (2023): A holiday setting flips into confinement energy as isolation makes every decision heavier.
18. The Homemaker (2023): A desire-for-family premise turns sinister when belonging comes with a hidden price.
19. Make Her Pay (2023): A revenge-leaning thriller built around grievance, patience, and a carefully timed strike.
20. The Godchild (2024): Family obligation becomes leverage, and loyalty is tested as a form of coercion.
21. Every Breath You Take (2024): A partner’s disappearance (or seeming disappearance) becomes a deadly game of doubt and pursuit.
22. The House Swap (2024): Two families exchange homes, then discover the swap wasn’t the only thing arranged.
23. Violets Are Blue (2025): A color-coded title masking a darker domestic setup where intimacy and threat blur.
24. You Can Trust Me (2025): A trust-offered premise designed to make trust feel reckless.
25. One Little Mistake (2025): One error triggers a cascade where the cover-up becomes the true danger.
26. Don’t Answer the Phone (2026): A modern, high-urgency suspense setup built around contact, deception, and immediate risk.

Practical note on editions: Some retailers show later print or audiobook dates. The checklist above follows the commonly listed first-publication timeline used by major bibliographies.

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Short fiction and collections (optional)

These are not required for any novel’s plot.

• Gasps (2024): A collection of short psychological-thriller stories, best read after you’ve tried at least one novel so you’re calibrated to her twist style.

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Non-fiction and other work (separate shelf)

These do not affect thriller reading order.

• The Rapid Novel Blueprint (2025) (with Emily Tamayo Maher): Writing craft / process-focused nonfiction.

(If you’re here for thrillers only, you can skip this category entirely.)

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Recommended ways to read (pick a method, not a “rule”)

Method 1: The only strict route (series-first)

Read Dr Pippa Durrant #1 → #3, then pick standalones by premise.

Method 2: The newest-first sampler

Start with One Little Mistake (2025) or You Can Trust Me (2025), then jump backward to any title whose hook appeals.

Method 3: The tidy tracker

Read standalones in publication order from 2018 → 2026 to avoid repeating similar setups back-to-back.

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FAQs

Are Miranda Rijks’s thrillers connected to each other outside Dr Pippa Durrant?
No. The rest are designed as independent, self-contained stories.

I found a title called The Obituary. Where does it fit?
It’s an alternate title for I Want You Gone (2018) in some listings/markets.

What’s the safest “first Miranda Rijks” pick if I don’t want a series?
Choose The Visitors, The House Swap, or The Concierge, each is standalone and representative of her domestic-suspense style.

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Calm conclusion

If you want Miranda Rijks “in order,” the only place you must be strict is Dr Pippa Durrant. Everything else is a standalone shelf, start wherever the premise grabs you, and use publication order only as a clean checklist.