Kay Hooper

Kay Hooper (born 1957) was a New York Times bestselling American author of more than 60 books.

Biography

Kay Hooper was born in Merced County, California to Martha and James Hooper. Her father, an Air Force employee, was stationed in the base hospital. James, Martha (1938-2002), and Kay lived on the base. Shortly after Kay's birth, the family moved back to North Carolina where she was raised and went to school. Her two younger siblings were born in North Carolina.

Kay Hooper lives in Rutherford County, North Carolina, near her father and her siblings. She fosters cats and kittens for the Community Pet Center, a non-profit rescue organization on whose board she also sits.

Her first book, entitled The Lady Thief, was published in 1981 and she has since gone on to publish over 70 books. She made the New York Times Best Sellers List in 2000 with her book Stealing Shadows and was nominated for the Shamus Award for Best Original P.I. Paperback for House of Cards, part of The Bishop Series, in 1992.

Kay Hooper died on October 4, 2026 (aged 68). Her family announced her passing via Hoopers facebook account.

Selected works

The Quinn/Thief series

Once a Thief. October 2002. ISBN 978-0-553-58511-7.

Always a Thief. November 2002. ISBN 978-0-553-58568-1.

The Men of Mysteries Past series

All for Quinn / August 1993

The Trouble with Jared / June 1993

Hunting the Wolfe / April 1993

The Touch of Max / February 1993

The Once Upon a Time series

The Matchmaker / October 1991

Star-Crossed Lovers / October 1990

The Lady and the Lion / September 1990

Through the Looking Glass / June 1990

What Dreams May Come / April 1990

The Glass Shoe / November 1989

Golden Threads / September 1989

The Bishop / Special Crimes Unit series

Shadows trilogy

Stealing Shadows. August 2000. ISBN 978-0-553-57553-8.

Hiding in the Shadows. September 2000. ISBN 978-0-553-57692-4.

Out of the Shadows. October 2000. ISBN 978-0-553-57695-5.

Evil trilogy

Touching Evil. July 2001. ISBN 978-0-553-58344-1.

Whisper of Evil. July 2002. ISBN 978-0-553-58346-5.

Sense of Evil. July 2003. ISBN 978-0-553-80300-6.

Fear trilogy

Hunting Fear. July 2004. ISBN 978-0-553-80316-7.

Chill of Fear. July 2005. ISBN 978-0-553-80317-4.

Sleeping With Fear. July 2006. ISBN 978-0-553-80318-1.

Blood trilogy

Blood Dreams. December 2007. ISBN 978-0-553-80484-3.

Blood Sins. December 2008. ISBN 978-0-553-80485-0.

Blood Ties. January 2010. ISBN 978-0-553-80486-7.

Haven trilogy

Haven. Berkley Books. July 2012. ISBN 978-0-425-25874-3.

Hostage. November 2013.

Haunted. September 2014.

Dark Trilogy

Fear the Dark. October 2015.

Wait for Dark. March 2017.

Hold Back the Dark. April 2018.

The Bishop Files

The First Prophet. November 2012.

A Deadly Web. December 2014.

Final Shadows. December 2018.

Bishop / Special Crimes Unit

Hidden Salem. April 2020.

Curse of Salem. April 2021.

Why are there no more books in this series

The Hagen series

Aces High / April 1989

It Takes a Thief / March 1989

Captain's Paradise / December 1988

Shades of Gray / October 1988

Outlaw Derek / April 1988

Unmasking Kelsey / February 1988

The Fall of Lucas Kendrick / January 1988

Zach's Law / December 1987

Rafferty's Wife / November 1987

Raven on the Wing / May 1987

In Serena's Web / April 1987

Compilations

The Real Thing / November 2004(Reissue of 2 novels: Enemy Mine and The Haviland Touch)

Elusive / March 2004(Reissue of 3 novels: Elusive Dawn, On Her Doorstep, and Return Engagement)

Enchanted / January 2003(Reissue of 3 novels: Kissed by Magic, Belonging to Taylor, and Eye of the Beholder)

Stand-alone novels

Haunting Rachel / July 1999

Finding Laura / July 1998

After Caroline / October 1997

Amanda / September 1996

The Haunting of Josie / August 1994

Masquerade / February 1994

The Wizard of Seattle / June 1993

House of Cards / November 1991

The Haviland Touch / June 1991 (Reissued December 2005)

Crime of Passion / February 1991

Enemy Mine / August 1989 (Reissued November 2005)

Delaney Historicals II: Velvet Lightning / November 1988

Delaney Historicals: Golden Flames / April 1988

Summer of the Unicorn / March 1988

The Delaney's of Killaroo: Adelaide, the Enchantress / September 1987

On Her Doorstep / December 1986

The Shamrock Trinity: Rafe, the Maverick / October 1986

Time After Time / July 1986

Larger Than Life (1986; available only through Loveswept book club until 2009 reissue)

Belonging to Taylor / March 1986

Rebel Waltz / February 1986

Eye of the Beholder / May 1985

Illegal Possession / March 1985

If There Be Dragons / December 1984

Pepper's Way / September 1984

Something Different / May 1984

Moonlight Rhapsody / May 1984

CJ's Fate / February 1984

Kissed by Magic / November 1983

Elusive Dawn / July 1983

On Wings of Magic / June 1983

Taken by Storm / March 1983

Breathless Surrender / November 1982

Return Engagement / September 1982

Mask of Passion / August 1982

Lady Thief / July 1981 (Reissued March 2005)

Stories published in anthologies

Hooper, Kay; Pappano, Marilyn; Martin, Michelle; Shalvis, Jill; Kauffman, Donna (December 1999). "Arts Magica". Yours 2 Keep. ISBN 978-0-553-58167-6.

Hooper, Kay; Chastain, Sandra; Krinard, Susan; Thornton, Elizabeth; Monk, Karyn (March 1995). "Almost an Angel". My Guardian Angel. ISBN 978-0-553-76260-0.

Hooper, Kay; Johansen, Iris; Preston, Fayrene (November 2005) [December 1992]. "Christmas Future". The Delaney Christmas Carol. ISBN 978-0-553-80287-0.

Hooper, Kay; Drake, Shannon; Davis, Diane Wicker; Kleypas, Lisa (Christmas 1991). "Holiday Spirit". Christmas Love Stories. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-380-76572-0.