The first book was written in 2019, and the last book was written in 2022 (we also added the publication year of each book right above the “View on Amazon” button).We took all of the books written by A.J. Rivers and looked at their Goodreads, Library Thing, and Amazon review scores, ranking them against one another to see which books came out on top. The books are ranked in our list below based on which have the highest overall score between all 3 review sites in comparison with all of the other books by the same author. The process is all very scientific with no flaws at all.What are A.J. Rivers’s Best Books? We looked at all of A.J. Rivers’s written bibliography and ranked them against one another to answer that very question!
Owen Lawry is days away from leaving Gansett Island to attend the trial of his father, who is charged with assaulting his mother almost a year ago. He has
1. The Girl in Cabin 13 (2020)2. The Girl That Vanished (2020)3. The Girl in the Manor (2020)4. The Girl Next Door (2020)5. The Girl and the Deadly Express (2020)6. The Girl and the Hunt (2020)7. The Girl and the Deadly End (2020)8. The Girl in Dangerous Waters (2020)9. The Girl and the Secret Society (2020)10. The Girl and the Field of Bones (2020)11. The Girl and the Black Christmas (2020)12. The Girl and the Cursed Lake (2021)13. The Girl and the Unlucky 13 (2021)14. The Girl and the Dragon’s Island (2021)15. The Girl in the Woods (2021)16. The Girl and the Midnight Murder (2021)17. The Girl and the Silent Night (2021)Small towns have secrets. The dark mysteries of Emma’s life are ready to be told.It has been more than a year since Emma Griffin stumbled upon a clue behind the dangerous secrets of her past.Now, she has the answers at her fingertips.The only question is will she survive long enough to find them?As Greg struggles to recover, Emma keeps watch over him.
Her obsession with finding out the truth behind her past was what led her to join the FBI. It’s been months since the horror of Feather Nest.After the shocking revelation of the last case, FBI agent Emma Griffin decides to take a much-needed vacation.She was terrorized, afraid, and desperate for help.But her hopeless pleas would never be answered. No one would come to her rescue.Now her body lays lifeless, floating in the water.The girl could not escape the deadly and sinister secrets that Windsor Island holds…It’s been a year since the body of FBI agent Emma Griffin’s ex-boyfriend was found on the beach.The sound of a blood curdling scream echoed through the manor. Her pleas ignored, her screams unheard. Tomorrow would not come for Everly Zara… What does the death of a young child, and the sudden death of the girl in the manor have in common?Was it simply just a coincidence, or is there something far more disturbing than anyone could ever imagine? Everly Zara, a beautiful young woman, is found dead in the bedroom of the manor.When a mysterious package containing a severed hand is left at FBI agent Emma Griffin’s doorstep, Emma is suddenly pulled into one of the buried mysteries of her past.Emma is looking forward to spending the holidays with the family she’s built around herself.Her obsession with finding out the truth behind her past was what led her to join the FBI. Now, she must face what may be her biggest case. In Cabin 13 there lies an uneasy feeling. The feeling of her movements being watched.When a knock on her door revealed a body on her porch and her name written on a piece of paper in the dead man’s hand.
They start to discover the sinister secret behind Lakyn’s disappearance.Faced with an insurmountable opponent, they must fight against the clock to rescue the missing and save innocent lives.Emma must not only uncover but expose the monsters lurking in the shadows.
Knock…Knock…When Emma finds a dead body on her porch with her name written on the dead man’s hand she uncovers a sinister clue to the mystery that has haunted her since childhood. FBI agent Emma Griffin is sent undercover to the small sleepy town of Feathered Nest to uncover the truth behind the strings of disappearances that has left the town terrified.
His death remains as mysterious as ever, the truth has yet to be revealed.Emma still cannot escape the feeling of guilt, regret, and grief that follows her daily.Until a girls night with her best friend brought an unexpected surprise.A week-long-all-expense paid vacation to an exclusive island resort.The Girl in the Manor is the third book in the Emma Griffin Mystery series, it can be read as a standalone. *Inspired by many true and cruel events. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. On board an unstoppable train the truth of the past finally unfolds, but will it be at the expense of everyone’s life on board the deadly express?FBI agent Emma Griffin is starting to get her life back on track.But as she gets used to the changes in her career and settling into her personal life, questions about her past continue to haunt her. Catch me.The words that taunted FBI Agent Emma Griffin on the blood-soaked train ride from Sherwood continue to follow her.Drawn to Feathered Nest, she discovers that the horror is far from over and whoever is behind the dare has no intention of his brutal game slowing down any time soon.Ring…Ring… One call from her past was all it took to change everything. A ten-year-old girl has vanished on her way home from camp.And things took a turn for the worse when another child, a child that Emma knows, goes missing. Disappearances, death, and tragedies have followed Emma Griffin throughout her childhood.
Complete silence filled the room until an unexpected sound brought Emma out of her slumber and into the mystery of the girl next door. Sherwood is a sleepy little town. A town full of friendly faces, and even friendlier neighbors.Which is why FBI agent Emma Griffin isn’t surprised when her new neighbor starts stopping by to chat.
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As secrets from Everly’s past rise to the surface and the shocking nature of it discovered.Emma must unravel the truth before she becomes a victim herself. In the close-knit town of Sherwood, something or someone is coming for Emma Griffin.With her past constantly haunting her, and the disturbing nature of this mystery.
But a terrible accident left her with no memories of her past and a lifelong illness. An illness that keeps her confined in her home. She’s plagued by nightmares and haunted by a face of a woman and an empty nursery. As memories start to resurface of people she shouldn’t know and moments she shouldn’t have.
With no clues to the reasoning behind her disappearance, the beautiful girl with the world at her feet would soon become just another missing face.It has been months since the horror of Windsor Island. FBI agent Emma Griffin has fully settled back in Sherwood.Mary is left to wonder how lost she really is. When life with her perfect husband begins to unravel and she sees what seethes below the pristine surface. She begins to uncover the dark truth and learns that there might be more than just her memories that she must save.
Bellamy, Eric, Dean, and Xavier are coming to Sherwood to celebrate the season with her and Sam, and she’s looking forward to spending some time relaxing and sharing traditions, old and new.Before the festivities can begin, she takes a trip to Feathered Nest to bring some closure, but before they can leave, an email brings an uncomfortable reminder that there are always more questions to be answered.
Before the Bureau. Before Feathered Nest. Before this life.This holiday, no matter how far Emma runs, death, disappearances, and mysteries follow.What should be the most wonderful time of the year may turn into a nightmare she can’t escape.Soon she discovers there is someone wanting to ensure that there is no peace or joy for Emma this year. The reminders of a past she doesn’t talk about and twisted gifts leave her in a brutal holiday rush to find the truth that was buried many years ago.Turns out her neighbor has a dark past and secrets that made her run.As much as Emma wished it wasn’t true, dark past and secrets are things that she is far too familiar with, especially now more than ever.A chilling unknown filled the air of Sherwood, Virginia.
When another mystery resurfaces and death comes knocking close to home, Emma begins to feel entrapped by a maze. A mysterious field with the dead buried beneath.The lives of the past and the present lay on the line. The only way to save them is to fight the terrifying monsters head on.
There are secrets only the dead can tell.And some of these secrets refuse to remain buried.Since the death of her mother, FBI agent Emma Griffin has devoted her life to uncover the truth behind even the most shocking mysteries.Now Emma must confront the dangerous, but unavoidable truth behind what she witnessed in the temple.
The minutes tick by, bringing her closer to destruction.A huge storm is brewing, and Emma must face it head on if she wants to survive long enough to learn the hidden secrets of her past.The Girl and the Deadly Express is the fifth book in the Emma Griffin Mystery series, it can be read as a standalone.
They get drawn into a string of murders and disappearances. Cases that seem unrelated, but as more clues are uncovered, more questions arise.When the cases start to intertwine leading back to one man.A “disturbed and unstable” man that is fighting for his life against the executioner’s time.
If you’re just starting with it and want a reading list, you’re in luck. Here we list out all the A J Rivers books in order; keeping in mind various factors like the publication year, reviews, its popularity among readers, etc.How well did she really know her mother and father?How much can she trust Greg?Are the secrets in Feathered Nest really her own?Lives depend on Emma’s skill and instinct. Some she has the chance to save. Others are long lost, but she can ensure they are remembered for what they were.
Emma isn’t content to let any secrets lie hidden. She’s going to find the culprit behind the murder and the disappearance.Even if it means she gets taken too.Will Emma be able to survive “paradise” and get off the island alive?The Girl in Dangerous Waters is the eighth book in the Emma Griffin Mystery series, it can be read as a standalone.
While in Feathered Nest, she revisits Cabin 13 to figure out the truth behind the necklace and search for more clues to discover the secret of the dead man that she found on its doorstep.As she tugs the threads of the mysteries that have haunted her, the life Emma thought she knew starts to unravel around her.In a peaceful small town, a young woman disappeared from her home without a trace.But when the truth is discovered, Mary’s life could be at stake… It’s the holidays and Mary Whitman has the perfect life. A beautiful home built just for her, and a blissful marriage to her adoring husband.
Balancing her time between the Bureau, the local police, and making sense of her ex-boyfriend’s mysterious death.When her cousin Dean shows up for an impromptu visit and brings along a strange missing person’s case.The case of Lakyn Monroe that he still can’t untangle, she’s willing to help him puzzle it out.
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But what do you do when no one believes that the girl even existed?Emma’s world starts to spin, and she begins to wonder…Is someone taunting her and taking lives to torment her? Or has she truly gone crazy? The Girl Next Door is the fourth book in the Emma Griffin Mystery series, it can be read as a standalone.
To Emma there is nothing that can lay buried forever. Even though her own childhood has been plagued by deaths and disappearances.Her mother’s death, her father’s disappearance, and her boyfriend’s disappearance. The only cases that she hasn’t solved.
In Feathered Nest, nothing is what it seems.The Girl in Cabin 13 is about to find out that the dead may have secrets of their own. The Girl in Cabin 13 is the first book in the Emma Griffin Mystery series, it can be read as a standalone.
The people behind this secret society call themselves the Order.The Order has committed one too many atrocities to ignore.But their vow of secrets and silence locked behind vaulted doors has made Emma’s mission of confronting the truth, almost impossible.
Nothing is what it seems, yet everything feels so familiar.Emma is left to wonder if she is really losing her mind. How deep down the rabbit hole will Emma go to find out the truth of her past?How far will she go to find out the truth behind Everly Zara’s death?One thing’s for certain, Emma’s entire world will be forever changed once the truth is revealed.Suddenly her worlds collide.With the past still haunting her, Emma must fight past her own demons to stop the body count from rising.The woods have secrets. And this idyllic town has dark and murderous ones.Either she reveals them or risk them claiming her too.
Being in paradise should be the perfect way to clear her mind… But, when a body turns up and girls start to go missing. Disturbing secrets about the resort are coming to the surface. Turns out paradise is just an illusion, and the truths behind the dangers on this island are far more disturbing than Emma and her friends could ever imagine.
But a phone call from Sheriff Sam Johnson, a man from her past, completely derails her plans.A young girl has disappeared, and another child has gone missing.With the number count slowly climbing.Emma must now put her plans on hold, go back to her hometown and face some ghosts from her past.
When a mysterious package appears on her birthday.Emma can’t shake the feeling that someone is monitoring her every movement.Someone is getting too close for comfort. The question is who? In the close-knit town of Sherwood, the truth is never as it seems.Evil has many faces. This one you will never see coming.This is the bizarre and shocking case of Lakyn Monroe.In the midst of filming her show, Lakyn vanished without a trace.Four months have passed, and the unusual disappearance of the internet celebrity has garnered nationwide attention. But what do you do when the evil you are fighting lurks in the shadows and refuse to come out?There is no more running, and you cannot hide.The only option is to fight like mad to survive. She’s desperate for answers, answers locked inside him.And she will do whatever it takes to keep him safe.Her dangerous cat and mouse game with Catch Me, leads her to discover more about Dean and how their pasts truly collide.Is she who she has always believed? Or does her uncle know more about her than she would ever want to know?One thing is for certain, a small town full of deadly secrets still has more to tell.The news is shocking and disturbing to everyone who knows her.But the heartbreaking death of a beautiful young woman may not be as straightforward as everyone thought. The further Emma dives into the case, the more she realizes, everything is not as it seems.
Four hours closed in the train.A strange fellow passenger and a note appearing at her seat send her into an empty passenger car,where she finds the body of a murdered man, and a message addressed to her.Warned not to call police or let the train stop for any reason,Emma is drawn into a sick and twisted game where the painful memories of her family are used to taunt and threaten her.
As she pieces together the stories of her past, she begins to realize they are far bigger than she could have imagined. But only Emma can determine how they end.There is no turning back now. It is catch or be caught. Hunt or be hunted.The Girl and the Hunt is the sixth book in the Emma Griffin Mystery series, it can be read as a standalone.FictionDB is committed to providing the best possible fiction reference information. If you have any issues with the site, please don’t hesitate to contact us. More about us.
Im frustrated. I am now reading book II in the “Girl” series but my library does not have any of the others. Suggestions? I do not wish to buy them all.
A J Just read my first book (The Woman in the Woods) by you . Thoroughly enjoyed it. I have a question about on of the characters. What is Xavier’s back story. A lot was said about him, but implying that the reader should know.? Thank youI just want to thank everyone for visiting the site. Any issues at all don’t hesitate to use the contact form. To read more about the site or if you want a graphic to link to us, see the about page for more details. Xavier is first introduced in the 9th book of the emma griffin series titled the girl and the secret society Xaviers character is explained more in both the 9,10 and 11th book AJ Rivers’ “The Girl in Cabin 13” opens to Emma finding a corpse on her front yard. What is even more creepy is that her name is scrawled on the dead body’s hand. this opens the door to uncovering a bizarre clue to a mystery that has dogged her life ever since she was a child. She is an undercover agent in the small town of Feathered Nest, where she had been charged with resolving the mystery of several disappearances that had left residents terrified. She believes she can find anything no matter how deep it is buried, even though events from her childhood may impact her effectiveness. As a child, her father had gone missing, her boyfriend had disappeared and her mother died mysteriously. Obsessed about resolving these mysteries, she had joined the Federal Bureau of Investigations with the hope of finding the truth about her childhood tragedies. But now she has what could be her biggest case yet as she feels she is being watched while working on Cabin 13. She had heard a soft knock on her door and opened it to find her name scrawled on a note in the hand of a dead man. She is still haunted by the events from the past and now needs to banish her demons if she is to ever have hope of solving the current mystery. It seems the idyllic town and the woods on its outskirts have murderous and dark secrets. She has to unearth them or else risk becoming a victim to them too.Are these books okay for a girl the age of twelve? They sound like something she’d enjoy, mystery, action, but I would like to know if they’re appropriate. Thanks. Rivers’ “The Girl That Vanished” opens to the disappearance of a ten-year-old girl while coming back home from camp. Things get even worse when Emma is informed that another child who is known to her has also disappeared. All her life, she has been haunted by tragedies, death and disappearances and obsessed with finding the truth behind it all, she had joined the FBI. It has been several months since she had resolved the mysteries in the small town of Feather Nest and decided to take a well needed holiday. But then she got a call from the sheriff that would change everything and derail all her plans. Young girls are disappearing from home and the numbers are slowly but surely rising with each passing day. Emma is forced to shelve her plans and head back home to deal with the demons from her past. But then she gets a mysterious package and she feels that she is being stalked and watched. In a town where nothing is ever as it seems, someone has been getting too close for comfort and she needs to find out who. That’s the first book in the Ava James FBI Mystery series, and apparently an alternate title for Ava James and the Ivy Grove. I’ve updated the listing. CheersThe series is amazing, read all 17 books in just under 3 weeks because I had to wait for Christmas Day for The Girl and The Silent Night to release. Hoping for a new book soon!!
Rivers wrote her debut novel “The Girl in Cabin 13” in 2019 and since then has never looked back become one of the most prolific authors in the genre. By 2020 she had more than eight titles in the “Emma Griffin FBI Mystery” series and one free-standing novel titled “Gone Woman.” AJ Rivers has said that much of her inspiration comes from her passion for writing novels full of suspense and researching true crime stories that come with thrilling twists and turns. She was inspired to write her debut novel when she was reading an article about a woman that disappeared from her hometown never to be found again. She started asking what, why, and who questions, which led her to start writing down the twisted and dark story about the missing woman and the quest for justice for her. Her novels are known for their romance, suspense, and mystery elements. When she not working on her next mystery thriller, she can be found hiking with her dog or spending time with her husband.
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