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The Arcane Society book series is set in a world where paranormal forces and secret organizations intersect, often centered around a mysterious group known as the Arcane Society. Each story explores themes of hidden histories, psychic abilities, and personal connections to ancient mysteries, frequently involving characters who uncover secrets tied to the society's origins or their own familial legacies. The series blends elements of mystery, romance, and supernatural intrigue within its coastal and historical settings.

Books in this series

Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.

  1. Cover of White Lies

    White Lies

    1999 · Jayne Ann Krentz

    Level-ten parasensitive Clare Lancaster, a human lie detector who finds relationships a minefield, discovers the body of her deceased brother-in-law…

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  2. Cover of Second Sight

    Second Sight

    2006 · Jayne Ann Krentz

    Financially straitened Venetia Milton stays at the remote Arcane House to photograph artifacts collected by a secretive society and hopes to engineer…

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  3. Cover of Sizzle and Burn

    Sizzle and Burn

    2008 · Jayne Ann Krentz

    Raine Tallentyre has a psychometric ability to feel others' past violent thoughts and hear them as voices, which she has used to solve crimes while…

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  4. Cover of The Third Circle:(Arcane Society, #4)

    The Third Circle:(Arcane Society, #4)

    2008 · Jayne Ann Krentz

    Leona Hewitt, disguised in men's clothing, breaks into Lord Delbridge's private museum to retrieve a stolen family relic and encounters Thaddeus…

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  5. Cover of Running Hot

    Running Hot

    2008 · Jayne Ann Krentz

    Ex-cop Luther Malone of the Arcane Society meets Grace Renquist, an aura-reading consultant hired to help find a murder suspect, and the two pose as…

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  6. Cover of Fired Up

    Fired Up

    2009 · Jayne Ann Krentz

    More than three centuries after Nicholas Winters altered his genetic makeup in a rivalry with alchemist Sylvester Jones, descendant Jack Winters…

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  7. Cover of The Perfect Poison

    The Perfect Poison

    2009 · Jayne Ann Krentz

    Lucinda Bromley, a botanist rumored to have poisoned her fiance, can detect nearly any poison, and traces of one used in a lord's murder lead back to…

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  8. Cover of Burning Lamp

    Burning Lamp

    2010 · Jayne Ann Krentz

    The Arcane Society was born from a friendship between two founders that evolved into rivalry, one of whom created a device called the Burning Lamp…

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  9. Cover of In Too Deep

    In Too Deep

    Year unknown · Jayne Ann Krentz

    In the coastal town of Scargill Cove, a convergence point for strong paranormal energy, recluse investigator Fallon Jones takes on Isabella Valdez, a…

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the Arcane Society books in?

Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “White Lies”.

How many books are in the Arcane Society series?

We list 9 books by Jayne Ann Krentz , published between 1999–2010.

Where can I buy the Arcane Society books?

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.