Sibel Hodge Books in Order (Updated February 24, 2026)

Sibel Hodge writes across two very different lanes: sharp, darker psychological/crime thrillers (mostly standalones), and lighter rom-com/cozy mystery fiction that includes a continuing series.

Reading order only truly matters inside her series; everything else is “choose your premise.”

Fast answer

• Want the darker, twist-forward Sibel Hodge most readers mean? Start with Look Behind You (2014).
• Want a series with recurring lead and escalating fallout? Start with Into the Darkness (2018) (Detective Carter #1).
• Want lighter, funny, and serial (cozy caper tone)? Start with Fashion, Lies, and Murder (2010) (Amber Fox #1).

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The continuity map

Think of her fiction as four separate buckets:

1. Amber Fox Mysteries (series): comedic/cozy crime capers with a continuing lead.
2. Detective Carter Thrillers (series): darker crime thrillers; read in order.
3. Helen Grey (small romance line): two connected romantic comedies; read in order if you’re reading both.
4. Standalone thrillers and dramas: each book is its own continuity (no shared timeline).

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Amber Fox Mysteries (series order)

1. Fashion, Lies, and Murder (2010): Insurance investigator Amber Fox stumbles into murder and mayhem, setting the series’ pattern of fast banter, chaos, and a case that won’t behave.
2. Money, Lies, and Murder (2011): A fresh mess pulls Amber into higher-stakes trouble, widening her world while keeping the tone witty and brisk.
3. Voodoo, Lies, and Murder (2012): A new case leans into misdirection and eccentric suspects, pushing Amber to solve the crime while surviving the absurdity around it.
4. Chocolate, Lies, and Murder (2013): A seemingly lighter setup snaps into danger, sharpening the series’ “comedy on top, consequences underneath” balance.
5. Santa Claus, Lies, and Murder (2014) (optional novella): A seasonal side case that plays best once you already know Amber’s voice and usual supporting cast.
6. Vegas, Lies, and Murder (2015): A bigger backdrop amplifies the trouble, rewarding readers who’ve followed Amber’s escalating knack for being in the wrong place at the worst time.

Order rule: Read in series order to keep character beats and callbacks landing cleanly.

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Detective Carter Thrillers (series order)

1. Into the Darkness (2018): A captivity-driven case forces Detective Carter into the ugliest corners of modern violence, launching a series that runs on urgency, grit, and hard moral choices.
2. Their Last Breath (2019): A new investigation raises the cruelty level and the pressure on Carter, building directly on the first book’s emotional and professional fallout.

Order rule: This is the one place where skipping ahead is most likely to spoil character damage and recovery.

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Helen Grey (two-book romance line)

1. Fourteen Days Later (2010): A rom-com setup built around disruption and reinvention introduces Helen’s voice and the “life turns on a deadline” rhythm.
2. My Perfect Wedding (2011): Plans collide with reality as the romantic and comedic complications stack, working best after book one’s baseline.

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Standalone novels (publication order)

These are separate continuities, so “order” is about preference, not spoilers.

• The Baby Trap (2011): A relationship-and-consequences story where one decision changes the entire power balance of a life.
• It’s a Catastrophe (2012): A comedy-tilted premise escalates into a cascade of mishaps, with the tension coming from momentum more than mystery.
• The See-Through Leopard (2013): A self-contained story driven by secrets and shifting perception, where what people hide matters more than what they say.
• Butterfly (2014) (as Elle Harper): A separate-byline standalone that stands apart from the crime-thriller lane, best treated as its own experiment in tone and style.
• Look Behind You (2014): A woman wakes after a terrifying gap in memory, and the book turns that missing time into a suspicion engine where everyone close becomes a risk.
• Where the Memories Lie (2015): A past that won’t stay quiet pushes the story into a truth-hunt, where “remembering” becomes both clue and threat.
• Untouchable (2016): A darker, trauma-centered standalone that focuses on control and survival, built to hit hardest as a single uninterrupted arc.
• Duplicity (2016): A relationship-centered thriller where appearances and narratives become weapons, tightening into a question of who’s performing and why.
• Beneath the Surface (2017): A community-shaking event triggers a spiral of suspicion, forcing the protagonist to keep digging even when digging makes her the target.
• The Disappeared (2019): A disappearance detonates a chain reaction of secrets, where the absence itself becomes the story’s most dangerous evidence.
• Dark Shadows (2020): A standalone built around hidden motives and looming threat, designed for readers who like dread to accumulate before it snaps.
• Anatomy of a Crime (2020): A crime-driven narrative that pulls the reader through layers of what happened, what can be proved, and what people will do to keep a story intact.

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Novella

• Trafficked (2011) (novella): A self-contained, hard-hitting story centered on exploitation and survival, best read when you’re in the mood for a shorter but heavier standalone.

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The most useful recommended reading routes

Route 1: “Show me the darker Sibel Hodge”

Look Behind You (2014) → Where the Memories Lie (2015) → Duplicity (2016) → then pick any standalone premise that grabs you.

Route 2: “I want a short, ordered thriller run”

Into the Darkness (2018) → Their Last Breath (2019)

Route 3: “I want lighter, serial fun”

Start Amber Fox #1 and continue forward, using the Christmas novella as an optional extra between books 4 and 5.

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FAQs

Do Sibel Hodge’s thrillers connect to each other?
No. The thrillers listed under the “Standalone novels” heading are separate stories with separate casts.

Is there one book that best represents her darker work?
Many readers use Look Behind You (2014) as the clean entry because it’s self-contained and leans hard into suspense and uncertainty.

What should I read if I only want series books (no standalones)?
Choose Amber Fox for cozy/comedic continuity or Detective Carter for darker, faster, more intense continuity.