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Start with Second Sight and continue through all 13 books in the listed reading order.

13 books
Published 2006 to 2011
Status: Likely complete

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Second Sight

Start with Second Sight

Book 1 by Amanda Quick • Published 2006

Victorian photographer Venetia Milton spends one unforgettable night with Gabriel Jones while cataloging the Arcane Society’s artifacts, then believes him dead. When he reappears very much alive, their sham marriage a...

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Arcane Society reading order

Ends with Quicksilver

  1. 1
    Second Sight

    Book 1:Second Sight

    Amanda Quick • 2006

    Victorian photographer Venetia Milton spends one unforgettable night with Gabriel Jones while cataloging the Arcane Society’s artifacts, then believes him dead. When he reappears very much alive, their sham marriage a...

  2. 2
    White Lies

    Book 2:White Lies

    Jayne Ann Krentz • 2007

    Aura reader Clare Lancaster can sense every lie, a gift that has wrecked past relationships. Hired into her wealthy father’s business empire, she clashes and sparks with security consultant Jake Salter as they unravel...

  3. 3
    Sizzle and Burn

    Book 3:Sizzle and Burn

    Jayne Ann Krentz • 2008

    Raine Tallentyre hears disembodied voices, a psychic talent she keeps secret until it leads her to a kidnap victim hidden in her late aunt’s house. Investigator Zack Jones accepts her ability without flinching, and to...

  4. 4
    The Third Circle

    Book 4:The Third Circle

    Amanda Quick • 2008

    Crystal worker Leona Hewitt breaks into a private museum to steal back a family relic and instead collides with mesmerist Thaddeus Ware. Both linked to the Arcane Society, they must protect a powerful crystal from a r...

  5. 5
    Running Hot

    Book 5:Running Hot

    Jayne Ann Krentz • 2008

    Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.

  6. 6
    Running Hot

    Book 6:Running Hot

    Amanda Quick • 2008

    Ex‑cop Luther Malone, a burned‑out Arcane Society operative, is sent to protect librarian and aura reader Grace Renquist on a mission to Hawaii. Posing as honeymooners, they must track a psychic killer while rogue Nig...

  7. 7
    The Perfect Poison

    Book 7:The Perfect Poison

    Amanda Quick • 2009

    Botanist Lucinda Bromley can identify poisons by touch, a talent that makes her invaluable and suspect when a rare fern from her conservatory turns up in a murder. Arcane investigator Caleb Jones needs her help to sto...

  8. 8
    Fired Up

    Book 8:Fired Up

    Various • 2009

    Jack Winters, heir to a dangerous psychic curse, is plagued by nightmares and blackouts. To survive he must find the legendary Burning Lamp and a woman who can read its dreamlight, drawing private investigator Chloe H...

  9. 9
    Midnight Crystal

    Book 9:Midnight Crystal

    Various • 2010

    Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.

  10. 10
    In Too Deep

    Book 10:In Too Deep

    Amanda Quick • 2010

    Reclusive para‑detective Fallon Jones has turned the odd coastal town of Scargill Cove into his base. When efficient, secretive Isabella Valdez arrives fleeing dangerous men, she becomes his assistant and partner as t...

  11. 11
    Burning Lamp

    Book 11:Burning Lamp

    Various • 2010

    Victorian crime lord Griffin Winters fears the family curse is turning him into something monstrous. To control the legendary Burning Lamp he needs glass‑light reader Adelaide Pyne, a woman who once escaped his enemie...

  12. 12
    The Scargill Cove Case Files

    Book 12:The Scargill Cove Case Files

    Jayne Ann Krentz • 2011

    In this Arcane Society novella, Fallon Jones investigates a body found locked in a bookstore vault in Scargill Cove. Scratched symbols on the door hint at encoded messages, forcing Fallon and his small team to decode...

  13. 13
    Quicksilver

    Book 13:Quicksilver

    Amanda Quick • 2011

    Glass‑reader Virginia Dean awakens beside a dead body and a smoking psychic mirror, instantly branded a suspect. Owen Sweetwater, hunter for the Arcane Society, knows she was set up and joins forces with her to stop a...

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Arcane Society FAQ

What is the best order to read the Arcane Society series?

The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Second Sight.

How many books are in the Arcane Society series?

There are 13 books currently listed in the Arcane Society series on GurusReads.

Where should I start with the Arcane Society series?

New readers should start with Second Sight, the first book in the reading order.

Is the Arcane Society series complete?

Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2006 to 2011.