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Finnegan Connection
The Finnegan Connection series by Heather Graham has 4 known books (4 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Law and Disorder (2017).
- Books
- 4 known books (4 novels)
- Published
- 4
- First published
- 2017
- Status
- hiatus
- Last checked
Start here: Law and Disorder (2017) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder (2017, 256 pages), the shortest book in the series, opens the Finnegan Connection with a self-contained case pairing a procedural investigation with a developing central romance, loosely tied to the Irish-American Finnegan family's law-enforcement and private-security connections.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Law and Disorder - Book 2:
Shadows in the Night
Shadows in the Night (2017, 288 pages) is the second entry, following a new pair of leads through another Finnegan-connected case in Heather Graham's tight, plot-forward romantic-suspense format.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Shadows in the Night - Book 3:
Out of the Darkness
Out of the Darkness (2018, 256 pages) is the third entry, continuing the series' pattern of self-contained procedural cases paired with a developing romance among the extended Finnegan family's connections.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Out of the Darkness - Book 4:
Undercover Connection
Undercover Connection (2018, 488 pages), the longest entry in the series, closes out the Finnegan Connection with Heather Graham's final case-and-romance pairing in the loosely linked family saga.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Undercover Connection
About the Finnegan Connection series
The Finnegan Connection is a four-book romantic-suspense series by Heather Graham centered loosely on members of the Finnegan family, an Irish-American clan with ties to law enforcement and private security, though each book follows a different pair of leads and a self-contained case rather than one continuing storyline. Law and Disorder (2017) opens the series; Shadows in the Night (2017), Out of the Darkness (2018) and Undercover Connection (2018) continue with new Finnegan-connected cases, each pairing a procedural investigation with a developing central romance in the format typical of Graham's romantic-suspense work from this period. As with her New York Confidential series from the same years, the family connection and a shared world function more as a loose organizing thread across otherwise independent books than as an ongoing single plot. Graham published all four Finnegan Connection novels within an eighteen-month window, a pace typical of her prolific output during the mid-to-late 2010s, when she was simultaneously writing several other romantic-suspense series in parallel -- a working method that shows up here in the tight, plot-forward pacing of each entry rather than in any slow-burn continuity between books.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Finnegan Connection series?
Four: Law and Disorder (2017), Shadows in the Night (2017), Out of the Darkness (2018) and Undercover Connection (2018).
What connects the books in the Finnegan Connection series?
A loose family connection to the Finnegans, an Irish-American family tied to law enforcement and security -- each book otherwise follows a different pair of leads and a self-contained case.
What order should I read Finnegan Connection in?
Any order works since each book is self-contained; publication order starting with Law and Disorder is the default.
Is the Finnegan Connection series finished?
It appears to be -- no book has followed Undercover Connection (2018).
Is Finnegan Connection connected to Heather Graham's New York Confidential series?
No direct crossover -- both are romantic-suspense series from the same period of Graham's career with a similar loosely-connected-cast structure, but they're separate series.
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