• Laguna Heat (1985}
  Tom Shephard, Laguna Beach's new homicide detective, is trying to rebuild a shattered career and recover his self-confidence as a lover. Laguna Beach, Orange County's wealthy, tennis and boat-loving resort, is chic and crime-free—until the 'Fire Killer' appears.

• Little Saigon (1988)
  Amateur surfer Chuck Frye feels like a wipeout. He's the prodigal son of Orange County's most powerful land baron—and suddenly, his life is about to receive a terrifying, life altering jolt...

• Pacific Beat (1991)
  Two things you never do: kill a cop's wife or kill a cop's sister.   Someone's done both...and Newport Beach is about to explode...

• Summer of Fear (1993)
  It's a scorching California summer, and cop-turned-crime-writer Russ Monroe has stumbled onto the hottest story of his career...

• The Triggerman's Dance (1996)
  They were rivals for her love. Now they must become allies to solve her murder...

• Weinstein's Mission (1998)

• Where Serpents Lie (1998)
  One man's obsessive quest to protect the innocent—while facing the guilt in his own past...

• The Blue Hour (1999)
  Do you always check the backseat of your car before you get in? You should...

• Red Light (2000)
  Merci Rayborn is back. It's two years after the death of Tim Hess, her partner and the father of her child, and Merci is working hard to hold it all together...

• Silent Joe (2001)
  Silent Joe...A scarred man.  Silent Joe...Out to avenge the death of the father he adored.  Silent Joe...Caught in a web of Southern California political intrigue.  Silent Joe...T. Jefferson Parker's most hard-boiled novel of suspense ever.

• Black Water (2002)
  Detective Merci Rayborn is back! From the bestselling, Edgar-nominated author comes a new novel crackling with murder, love, betrayal — and marking the highly anticipated return of detective Merci Rayborn.

• Cold Pursuit (2003)
  From the Edgar Award-winning author of Silent Joe, a new hard-hitting thriller of murder, vengeance and secret passions that will keep readers spellbound, features Tom McMichael, a homicide cop with a bloody family history and a wild heart.

• California Girl (2004)
  California in the 1960s, and the winds of change are raging. But for the Becker brothers, the past is always present and it comes crashing back when the body of the lively and mysterious Janelle Vonn is discovered in an abandoned orange-packing plant. The Beckers and Vonns have a history, beginning years ago in high school and a rumble between the brothers of each clan.

• The Fallen (2006 release)

Short Stories

• Easy Street Limited Edition Short Story (2000)

• The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 (2001)
  Best-selling author Lawrence Block's selection of stories includes stories by American authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Russell Banks, and Peter Robinson. The book includes T. Jefferson Parker's story "Easy Street."

See Also:

• The Mystery Novel as Societal Mirror (1996) (Keynote Address Publication Series)

• My California  (2004), Donna Wares and Mark Arax, eds.
  See California through the eyes of 27 of the state's finest writers in this delicious travel and adventure anthology. The contributors donated their work to benefit the California Arts Council, for writing programs for children statewide. Contributors include: Aimee Liu, Devorah Major, Edward Humes, Firoozeh Dumas, Hector Tobar, Mary MacKey, Matt Warshaw, Michael Chabo, Pico Lyer, T. Jefferson Parker, Thomas Steinbeck, and many others.