Portrait of B. A. Paris

B. A. Paris books in order

Franco-Irish novelist

Born
1958
Country
France
Books
10

B. A. Paris has published 9 novels and 1 novella, beginning with The Breakdown (2014). The best-known is Behind Closed Doors (2016). The latest is When I Kill You (2026).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with B. A. Paris

Standalone novels in order

  1. The Breakdown (2014)

    356 pages

  2. Behind Closed Doors (2016)

    336 pages★ 3.9 (23 ratings)

  3. Bring Me Back (2018)

    304 pages★ 2.8 (5 ratings)

  4. The Dilemma (2019)

    360 pages

  5. The Therapist (2021)

    360 pages

  6. The Prisoner (2022)

    320 pages

  7. The Guest (2023)

    308 pages

  8. The Mosquito (2023)

  9. When I Kill You (2026)

    304 pages

Novellas in order

  1. The Gift (2022)

    53 pages

About B. A. Paris

B.A. Paris is a Franco-Irish author of psychological thrillers and drama novels. She writes under a pen name. Her eight books have sold over nine million copies worldwide, been translated into 41 languages and distributed in 50 territories. Her debut novel, Behind Closed Doors (2016), was an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, and won the Platinum Nielsen Bestseller Award in 2019 for sales of over one million copies in the UK alone. In 2023, she was named the recipient of a lifetime achievement award in Poland, having sold over 1.3 million copies of her novels in the country, and in 2024 her second book, The Breakdown (2017), was adapted for film as Blackwater Lane. Her latest novel, When I Kill You, was published in 2026.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

B. A. Paris FAQ

How many books has B. A. Paris written?
B. A. Paris has published 9 novels and 1 novella that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read B. A. Paris's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Behind Closed Doors.
What is B. A. Paris's latest book?
When I Kill You (2026).
What is B. A. Paris's most famous book?
Behind Closed Doors (2016) is B. A. Paris's most widely read book.

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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.