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Nicole Foster
The Nicole Foster series by Gregg Olsen has 2 books and is best read in publication order, starting with The Sound of Rain (2016).
- Books
- 2 books
- First published
- 2016
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: The Sound of Rain (2016) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Sound of Rain
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Sound of Rain - Book 2:
The Weight of Silence
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Weight of Silence
About the Nicole Foster series
Nicole Foster was a homicide detective until her ex-partner and lover drove her off the force, leaving her broke, addicted to gambling, and with nothing left to lose. Gregg Olsen builds this two-book series around that wreckage: a disgraced investigator pulled back into cases that force her to work the edges of a system that no longer trusts her, in The Sound of Rain and its follow-up, The Weight of Silence.
It's a shorter, grittier entry in Olsen's catalogue than his more procedural series -- less forensic detail, more character study of a woman rebuilding a sense of purpose out of a genuinely ruined life.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Nicole Foster series?
Two: The Sound of Rain (2016) and The Weight of Silence (2018).
Did Gregg Olsen write more Nicole Foster books after 2018?
No; he moved on to the Detective Megan Carpenter series the following year.
If you like the Nicole Foster series
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