Identical Death

A sister's voice from beyond. A bond that death can't sever. A murder that changes everything.

Cici Gurule knew the exact moment her twin sister died because she felt it.

Identical twins share everything: memories, secrets, an unbreakable connection that transcends distance. But Anna Carmen's death leaves Cici with something worse than grief: questions no one can answer, and a detective who's too close to the case to see it clearly.

This is where Cici's story begins.

A Pilgrimage to Death—named to Kirkus Reviews' 100 Best Books of 2018 and winner of the National Indie Excellence Award—picks up one year later, when Cici discovers a body in the forest bearing wounds identical to her sister's. The hunt for Anna Carmen's killer becomes a race for Cici's own life.

Read Identical Death first. Then start running.

Although these books are best read in order, as a series, the rest (after A Pilgrimage to Death) can be read as a standalone. The chronological order is:

Identical Death

A Pilgrimage to Death

A Heritage of Death

An Artifact of Death

A Revelation of Death

A Counsel of Death

 TIMELESS PRAISE FOR J.J. Cagney

"A wholly absorbing gumshoe tale elevated by an extraordinary detective." —Kirkus Reviews

"Vivid, alluring, and heart‑wrenching… every reason I love mystery." —New York Times Bestseller Darynda Jones

"Written in a clear, distinct style, Padgett uses the prose to elicit tension and emotion and creates a tense, fast-paced story." —The BookLife Prize

"An edge-of-my-seat thrill ride that kept me guessing all the way through." — USA Today Bestseller Allyson Lindt

"The prose is…sublimely concise." —Kirkus Reviews

"I'm pretty giddy that this will be a series! It's packed with a good mystery and the cat and mouse makes it hard to put down." —Next Book Review

"An exhilarating entry in a thoroughly enjoyable series." —Kirkus Reviews