Susan Mills Wilson Books In Order

Publication Order of Colt Jessup Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Susan Mills Wilson writes standalone mystery and suspense novels, as well as the Colt Jessup series about a homicide detective in Charlotte, NC. Her distinctive writing style is a cross between police procedurals and hard-boiled detective stories with a dash of romance. She loves to write gritty stories about flawed characters. In addition, she maintains a blog on various subjects and publishes it on her website.

About the Colt Jessup series:

Detective Colt Jessup of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department doesn’t break all the rules, just the ones he doesn’t like. Street-smart and badass, he follows his instincts and sometimes abandons normal policies and procedures to solve crimes. Hellbent on seeking justice for victims, he takes risks that puts himself in jeopardy. While solving murder and taking down the bad guys, he also balances a complicated personal life.

Summary of novels in series:

Rock Bottom, Book One, a Colt Jessup novel

Everyone accepts a young woman’s death as suicide, except her sister, Isabella. She pleads with Detective Colt Jessup to find out what really happened. He only agrees when it looks like his C.I. has some involvement in her death. When the killer takes Isabella captive, Colt is in a race against time to find her before she suffers the same fate.

Relentless, Book Two, a Colt Jessup novel

Getting shot at while snorkeling is not what Detective Colt Jessup expected on his Caribbean vacation. He’s not sure if he is the target, or his friend with the boat, or a mysterious woman who joins them in the water. When Jessup joins forces with the local police to investigate, they discover a woman’s body on a sailboat. It is a race against time to find the killer before anyone else meets the same fate. Murder, secrets, and a killer turn a vacation paradise into hell.

Shades of Fear, Book Three, a Colt Jessup novel

A killer claims four victims, and he’s not done yet. The murderer leaves an American flag sticker on his victims, a message that stumps police. This is Detective Colt Jessup’s first investigation into a serial killer, and he doesn’t like it one bit when the FBI shows up to take charge. Random murders in different parts of the city with no common thread perplex both agencies. Jessup runs a covert investigation on his own while also juggling personal issues at home. After a press conference, a witness offers information that will break the case wide open. She is on the assassin’s Kill List and could be his next victim unless the police stop him in time.

Secrets in the Water, Book Four, a Colt Jessup novel

The worst drought in a century hits Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. When water levels in a private lake dip below thirty feet, the discovery of a car gives the answer to a missing persons case that has stumped Detective Colt Jessup for over fifteen years. Inside the Mercedes sedan are two skeletal remains with gunshot wounds to the skull, ending speculation that the couple ran off together to parts unknown. To give closure and seek justice for the families, Jessup must unravel the mystery in a case gone cold.