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Guiness Gang

by Alicia Scott

The Guiness Gang series by Alicia Scott has 5 known books (5 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with At the Midnight Hour (1995).

Books
5 known books (5 novels)
Published
5
First published
1995
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance , Thriller
Start here: At the Midnight Hour (1995) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of At the Midnight Hour
At the Midnight Hour (1995)

Reading order

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

  1. At the Midnight Hour

    Novel
    At the Midnight Hour is the book that opens Alicia Scott's Guiness Gang series, published in 1995 at 251 pages. It's the natural place to begin the series, which ran to 5 books between 1995 and 1996, and is followed here by Hiding Jessica.
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  2. Hiding Jessica

    Novel
    Hiding Jessica is Alicia Scott's 2nd Guiness Gang novel, published in 1995 at 256 pages. It follows At the Midnight Hour and precedes The Quiet One in the reading order.
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  3. The Quiet One

    Novel
    The Quiet One continues Alicia Scott's Guiness Gang series as the 3rd book, published in 1996 at 248 pages. It follows Hiding Jessica and precedes The One Worth Waiting For in the reading order.
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  4. The One Worth Waiting For

    Novel
    The One Worth Waiting For is the 4th book in the Guiness Gang series, written by Alicia Scott, published in 1996 at 250 pages. It follows The Quiet One and precedes The One Who Almost Got Away in the reading order.
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  5. The One Who Almost Got Away

    Novel
    The One Who Almost Got Away is the last entry in the Guiness Gang series, published in 1996 at 256 pages, bringing the 5-book series to a close after a run from 1995 to 1996. It follows The One Worth Waiting For in the reading order.
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Key facts about the Guiness Gang series

Our list has 5 books in the Guiness Gang series. Since all 5 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with At the Midnight Hour, since it opens the publication order in 1995. Hiding Jessica is book 2, from 1995. The Quiet One is book 3, from 1996.

The One Worth Waiting For is book 4, from 1996. The One Who Almost Got Away is book 5, from 1996.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 1995 and 1996, while their length runs from 248 to 256 pages. That is a run of 1 year.

Alicia Scott has 13 books on our list. Additionally, they write Family Secrets. We shelve the books under romantic suspense.

About the Guiness Gang series

Early in her career, before writing as Lisa Gardner, the author published category romantic suspense as Alicia Scott, and the five-book Guiness Gang series follows members of the Guiness family through interconnected small-town romantic-suspense plots. At the Midnight Hour opens the series and was later adapted into a CBS television film; the following four books -- Hiding Jessica, The Quiet One, The One Worth Waiting For and The One Who Almost Got Away -- continue through the extended Guiness family circle, each pairing a family member with a new love interest against a backdrop of danger, secrets and small-town suspicion.

Written for Silhouette Intimate Moments across 1995 and 1996, the series shows an early version of the trauma-and-suspense instincts the author would later bring to D.D. Warren and Frankie Elkin as Lisa Gardner, scaled down to the shorter category-romance format and paired with a guaranteed happy ending rather than the darker, more procedural tone of her later crime fiction.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Guiness Gang series?

Five, published in 1995 and 1996 under the Alicia Scott pen name: At the Midnight Hour, Hiding Jessica, The Quiet One, The One Worth Waiting For, and The One Who Almost Got Away.

Who is Alicia Scott?

A pen name used early in her career by thriller author Lisa Gardner, before she began publishing under her own name.

Was At the Midnight Hour adapted for TV?

Yes -- it was adapted into a television film that aired on CBS.

What order should I read the Guiness Gang books in?

Publication order: At the Midnight Hour, Hiding Jessica, The Quiet One, The One Worth Waiting For, and The One Who Almost Got Away.

Is this connected to Lisa Gardner's D.D. Warren or Frankie Elkin series?

No shared characters -- this is earlier category romantic suspense written under a different name, before the author's crime-fiction career under her own name began.

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