Character guide · 7 books · 2007 to 2015 · Mostly set in Portland, Oregon

Chelsea Cain

Crime and mystery Thriller and suspensePolice procedural Psychological suspense Action and adventure

Chelsea Cain's Archie Sheridan novels are dark Portland thrillers about a damaged detective and Gretchen Lowell, the beautiful serial killer who once held him captive and still holds him in thrall.

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