Lisa Regan

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Lisa Regan is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author known for her Detective Josie Quinn series and other crime fiction titles.
She holds a Bachelor's Degree in English and a Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University.
Regan is an active member of several prestigious writing organizations including Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers' Association, and International Thriller Writers.
Her works are characterized by intelligent plotting, brilliant pacing, and realistic character development.
She currently resides in Philadelphia with her husband, daughter, and Boston Terrier named Mr. Phillip, where she continues to write compelling crime thrillers.

Books by Lisa Regan

Vanishing Girls

by Lisa Regan • 2018

A suspended detective chases a whispered name into a town where girls vanish into silence.

4.19

29k+

🏛️ Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔗 Abducted Women 🤫 Conspiracy Of Silence

Vanishing Girls

A suspended detective chases a whispered name into a town where girls vanish into silence.

by Lisa Regan 2018 334 pages

4.19

29k+ ratings

🏛️ Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔗 Abducted Women 🤫 Conspiracy Of Silence

Finding Claire Fletcher

by Lisa Regan • 2012

A detective's one-night stand disappears, leaving the address of a girl abducted a decade ago.

4.33

18k+

🚨 Abduction Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🕵️ Damaged Detective 💪 Survivor Heroine 📁 Cold Case Investigation

Finding Claire Fletcher

A detective's one-night stand disappears, leaving the address of a girl abducted a decade ago.

by Lisa Regan 2012 325 pages

4.33

18k+ ratings

🚨 Abduction Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🕵️ Damaged Detective 💪 Survivor Heroine 📁 Cold Case Investigation

The Girl With No Name

by Lisa Regan • 2018

Josie Quinn's search for a missing newborn entangles her vanished fiancé and an amnesiac woman.

4.24

16k+

👮 Police Procedural 🍼 Missing Infant 🤔 Amnesia Mystery 🔗 Loved One Under Suspicion 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets

The Girl With No Name

Josie Quinn's search for a missing newborn entangles her vanished fiancé and an amnesiac woman.

by Lisa Regan 2018 322 pages

4.24

16k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🍼 Missing Infant 🤔 Amnesia Mystery 🔗 Loved One Under Suspicion 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets

Her Mother's Grave

by Lisa Regan • 2018

A skeleton behind her childhood home. The dead girl's identity? Stolen by the detective's mother.

4.47

14k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Stolen Identity 👶 Kidnapped Child 🏚️ Foster Care Trauma

Her Mother's Grave

A skeleton behind her childhood home. The dead girl's identity? Stolen by the detective's mother.

by Lisa Regan 2018 346 pages

4.47

14k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Stolen Identity 👶 Kidnapped Child 🏚️ Foster Care Trauma

Hold Still

by Lisa Regan • 2014

A Philadelphia detective tracks a sadist crucifying women, driven by her own sister's unsolved rape.

4.31

12k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Damaged Detective 💔 Generational Trauma 👯 Sister Bond

Hold Still

A Philadelphia detective tracks a sadist crucifying women, driven by her own sister's unsolved rape.

by Lisa Regan 2014 380 pages

4.31

12k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Damaged Detective 💔 Generational Trauma 👯 Sister Bond

Her Final Confession

by Lisa Regan • 2018

Josie Quinn's colleague vanishes. The only clue: a photograph pinned to the dead man in her home.

4.43

11k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Cop Under Suspicion 🫂 Found Family 💔 Mother's Sacrifice

Her Final Confession

Josie Quinn's colleague vanishes. The only clue: a photograph pinned to the dead man in her home.

by Lisa Regan 2018 290 pages

4.43

11k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Cop Under Suspicion 🫂 Found Family 💔 Mother's Sacrifice

The Bones She Buried

by Lisa Regan • 2019

Detective Josie Quinn finds her boyfriend's mother suffocated with soil. The killer is family.

4.36

10k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Murder 📁 Cold Case 🔒 Family Secrets 🏠 Domestic Suspense

The Bones She Buried

Detective Josie Quinn finds her boyfriend's mother suffocated with soil. The killer is family.

by Lisa Regan 2019 342 pages

4.36

10k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Murder 📁 Cold Case 🔒 Family Secrets 🏠 Domestic Suspense

Her Silent Cry

by Lisa Regan • 2019

A child vanishes from a crowded carousel, leaving chrysalis clues and a mother hiding her past.

4.43

10k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Child 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Generational Trauma 👩‍👧 Mother In Danger

Her Silent Cry

A child vanishes from a crowded carousel, leaving chrysalis clues and a mother hiding her past.

by Lisa Regan 2019 385 pages

4.43

10k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Child 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Generational Trauma 👩‍👧 Mother In Danger

Cold Heart Creek

by Lisa Regan • 2019

A detective chasing a missing camper uncovers a remote commune where healing masks predation.

4.37

8k+

👮 Police Procedural 🏚️ Cult Compound 🌲 Remote Wilderness 👩‍✈️ Female Detective 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Cold Heart Creek

A detective chasing a missing camper uncovers a remote commune where healing masks predation.

by Lisa Regan 2019 338 pages

4.37

8k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🏚️ Cult Compound 🌲 Remote Wilderness 👩‍✈️ Female Detective 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Find Her Alive

by Lisa Regan • 2020

A detective's twin vanishes from a cabin, leaving ritual bones and a dormant killer holding her.

4.47

8k+

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 👯 Estranged Sisters 🔍 Female Detective 💀 Staged Crime Scenes

Find Her Alive

A detective's twin vanishes from a cabin, leaving ritual bones and a dormant killer holding her.

by Lisa Regan 2020 300 pages

4.47

8k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 👯 Estranged Sisters 🔍 Female Detective 💀 Staged Crime Scenes

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