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Burning Cove

by Amanda Quick

The Burning Cove series by Amanda Quick has 7 known books (7 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Girl Who Knew Too Much (2017).

Books
7 known books (7 novels)
Published
7
First published
2017
Status
ongoing
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Start here: The Girl Who Knew Too Much (2017) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of The Girl Who Knew Too Much

The Girl Who Knew Too Much (2017)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Girl Who Knew Too Much

    Novel

    The Girl Who Knew Too Much opens Amanda Quick's Burning Cove series, a historical romantic suspense novel published in 2017 at 400 pages. It's the first of an ongoing series, continuing with The Other Lady Vanishes.

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  2. The Other Lady Vanishes

    Novel

    The Other Lady Vanishes is the second book in Amanda Quick's Burning Cove series, published in 2018 at 352 pages. It follows The Girl Who Knew Too Much and precedes Tightrope.

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  3. Tightrope

    Novel

    Tightrope is the third entry in Amanda Quick's Burning Cove series, published in 2019 at 320 pages. It follows The Other Lady Vanishes and precedes Close Up.

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  4. Close Up

    Novel

    Close Up is the fourth book in Amanda Quick's Burning Cove series, published in 2020 at 304 pages. It follows Tightrope and precedes The Lady Has a Past.

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  5. The Lady Has a Past

    Novel

    The Lady Has a Past is the fifth entry in Amanda Quick's Burning Cove series, published in 2021 at 336 pages. It follows Close Up and precedes When She Dreams.

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  6. When She Dreams

    Novel

    When She Dreams is the sixth book in Amanda Quick's Burning Cove series, published in 2022 at 376 pages. It follows The Lady Has a Past and precedes The Bride Wore White.

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  7. The Bride Wore White

    Novel

    The Bride Wore White is the most recent entry in Amanda Quick's ongoing Burning Cove series, published in 2023 at 305 pages. It follows When She Dreams as the seventh book in a series running since 2017.

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About the Burning Cove series

Quick moves her usual mix of mystery and romance forward roughly a century for this series, trading Regency London for Burning Cove, a fictional 1930s Southern California resort town built as a discreet playground for Hollywood stars and studio executives -- modeled on the real-life glamour of Palm Springs -- where scandal is a professional hazard and a body in the wrong swimming pool can end a career as fast as a bad film. Each novel follows a new pairing, often a woman with a complicated past of her own (an ex-con, a psychic performer, a Hollywood fixer) investigating a murder or blackmail plot tangled up with the movie industry's need for absolute discretion. It's Quick's longest-running and most recent series under the Amanda Quick name, keeping her signature blend of resourceful heroine, guarded hero, and a mystery that turns on old secrets, while swapping her usual Regency/Victorian trappings for Art Deco glamour and Golden Age Hollywood menace.

Frequently asked questions

How many Burning Cove books are there?

Seven, from The Girl Who Knew Too Much (2017) to The Bride Wore White (2023).

Do I need to read the Burning Cove books in order?

No -- each book follows a new couple and a self-contained mystery. Publication order is recommended but not required.

Is there a new Burning Cove book coming?

None has been announced as of this writing; The Bride Wore White (2023) is the most recent installment.

What is Burning Cove?

A fictional 1930s Southern California resort town in Amanda Quick's novels, built as a discreet retreat for Hollywood stars -- broadly modeled on real Golden Age hideaways like Palm Springs.

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