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Sanchez & Heron

by Jeffery Deaver

The Sanchez & Heron series by Jeffery Deaver has 3 known books (2 published; 1 announced). It is best read in publication order, starting with Fatal Intrusion (2024). The Grave Artist is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date. The next announced book, Face Last Seen, is due 15 December 2026.

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
2
Announced
1
First published
2024
Status
ongoing
Shelved under
Thriller
Start here: Fatal Intrusion (2024) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Fatal Intrusion
Fatal Intrusion (2024)

Reading order

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

  1. Fatal Intrusion

    Novel
    Fatal Intrusion is a novel co-written by Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado that opens the Sanchez & Heron series, first published in 2024. It's followed in the reading order by The Grave Artist. It's where this catalogue's reading order for the series starts, and the series has continued since.
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  2. The Grave Artist

    Novel
    The Grave Artist is a novel co-written by Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado, the second book in the Sanchez & Heron series, published in 2025. It follows Fatal Intrusion and precedes Face Last Seen in the reading order. It runs 390 pages.
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  3. Face Last Seen

    Novel Announced
    Face Last Seen is a novel co-written by Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado, the third book in the Sanchez & Heron series, published in 2026. It follows The Grave Artist and is the most recent entry in the series to date.
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Key facts about the Sanchez & Heron series

The Sanchez & Heron series has 3 books on our list. 2 are out now. Meanwhile, 1 more has an announced date.

Start with Fatal Intrusion, since it opens the publication order in 2024. The Grave Artist is book 2, from 2025. Face Last Seen is book 3, due on 15 December 2026.

Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions.

The Grave Artist is the latest book with a full release date, out on 9 September 2025. Meanwhile, Face Last Seen comes next, due on 15 December 2026.

The books came out between 2024 and 2025, while their length runs from 390 to 650 pages. That is a run of 1 year.

Jeffery Deaver has 58 books on our list. Additionally, they write Rune, John Pellam and Lincoln Rhyme, plus 2 more series. We shelve the books under thriller.

About the Sanchez & Heron series

Carmen Sanchez, a by-the-book Homeland Security agent, and Jake Heron, a brilliant, rule-bending private security expert, form an odd-couple investigative partnership in this new series co-written by Jeffery Deaver and thriller writer (and former police officer) Isabella Maldonado, launched with Fatal Intrusion in 2024. When an attack on Sanchez's sister reveals ties to a pattern of murders across Southern California, Sanchez needs Heron's willingness to work outside the rules to catch a killer that conventional procedure can't touch.

The pairing lets Deaver's meticulous, twist-heavy plotting combine with Maldonado's background in law enforcement (she is a retired police captain and former FBI supervisor), and the series continues with The Grave Artist (2025) and the forthcoming Face Last Seen (December 2026). Fans of Deaver's puzzle-plot thrillers who want a fresh investigative duo and a Southern California setting are the natural audience.

Frequently asked questions

How many Sanchez & Heron books are there?

Three: Fatal Intrusion (2024), The Grave Artist (2025) and Face Last Seen (December 2026).

What order should I read the Sanchez & Heron books in?

Publication order: Fatal Intrusion, then The Grave Artist, then Face Last Seen.

Who is Isabella Maldonado?

Isabella Maldonado is a thriller novelist and retired police captain who co-writes the Sanchez & Heron series with Jeffery Deaver, drawing on her own law-enforcement background.

When is the next Sanchez & Heron book coming?

Face Last Seen (15 December 2026) is the newest entry; no fourth book has been announced yet.

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