Once Dead, Twice Shy
- Published
- 1 January 2009
- Pages
- 232
- ISBN-13
- 9780061718168
- Type
- novel
About this book
Once Dead, Twice Shy is the novel that opens Madison Avery, by Kim Harrison, first published in 2009 at 232 pages. It's followed in the reading order by Early to Death, Early to Rise, in a series of 3 books that ran from 2009 to 2011.
Key facts about Once Dead, Twice Shy
Once Dead, Twice Shy is a novel by Kim Harrison. Readers have had it since 2009. It runs to 232 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of Once Dead, Twice Shy. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780061718168 to find the main one.
Once Dead, Twice Shy is book 1 of 3 in the Madison Avery series. The series has 3 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Kim Harrison writes The Hollows, The Peri Reed Chronicles and Eclipsed Evolution, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our urban fantasy, young adult fantasy and science fiction thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Secondhand Luck is the latest published Kim Harrison book on file, from 10 February 2026.
About Kim Harrison
Kim Harrison is the pen name of Dawn Cook, an American author widely credited as one of the writers who helped define modern urban fantasy in the mid-2000s. See every Kim Harrison book in order.
Its place in Madison Avery
Once Dead, Twice Shy is book 1 in the Madison Avery series. It is followed by Early to Death, Early to Rise. See the full Madison Avery reading order.
Seventeen-year-old Madison Avery is murdered on prom night by a dark reaper named Kairos, one of the shadowy beings tasked with harvesting the souls of people about to make fate-altering decisions -- except Madison manages to steal his glowing amulet in the struggle, and it leaves her stranded somewhere between living and dead. Neither fully a ghost nor able to move on, she can still eat, sleep, and walk among the living, guided by Barnabas, a light reaper sworn to protect people like her from the dark reapers…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780061718168
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780061718205
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780061888151