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J. L. Doucette

J. L. Doucette is a U.S.-based author and psychologist who writes the Dr. Pepper Hunt Mystery series, featuring a forensic psychologist who partners with a Native American detective. The series includes three award-winning titles: Last Seen (2017), On a Quiet Street (2019), and Unknown Assailant (2021). Doucette was born on January 18 and studied at Boston University.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed On a Quiet Street.
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J. L. Doucette is a U.S.-based psychologist and author of the Dr. Pepper Hunt Mystery series, in which a forensic psychologist teams up with a Native American detective to solve crimes. On LuvemBooks we have reviewed 1 of their books: On a Quiet Street, the 2019 second installment, which puts Dr. Pepper Hunt on the case of a prosecutor's fiancée found strangled a month before her wedding. That title holds a 4.1/5 reader rating from 100 Amazon ratings.
Where should I start?
On a Quiet Street is the one J. L. Doucette book we've reviewed, so it's the natural starting point on LuvemBooks. It's the second installment in the Dr. Pepper Hunt Mystery series, so readers who prefer strict series order may want to begin with Last Seen — but the case itself is self-contained, centering on the strangling of a prosecutor's fiancée a month before her wedding. It carries a 4.1/5 reader rating from 100 Amazon ratings.
What's their writing style?
Based on our review of On a Quiet Street, Doucette writes crime fiction built around psychological expertise — the lead investigator is a forensic psychologist rather than a conventional detective, and the author is a psychologist in real life. Their mysteries pair that clinical perspective with a police-procedural partnership, as Hunt works alongside Detective Beau Antelope of the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department.
Books we've reviewed
We have reviewed 1 J. L. Doucette book so far. On a Quiet Street (2019), the second Dr. Pepper Hunt Mystery, follows the investigation into the strangling of prosecutor Connor Collins's fiancée — a solid pick for mystery readers, with a 4.1/5 reader rating from 100 Amazon ratings.
What genre do they write?
J. L. Doucette writes mystery fiction, specifically the Dr. Pepper Hunt Mystery series. On a Quiet Street, the one title we've reviewed, is a crime mystery involving a murder investigation led by a forensic psychologist and a county detective.
What should I read after On a Quiet Street?
The next Dr. Pepper Hunt Mystery after On a Quiet Street is Unknown Assailant (2021). If you'd rather go back and catch the series from the beginning, Last Seen (2017) is the first installment. Note that we've only reviewed On a Quiet Street so far, so we can't speak to the other titles beyond their place in the series.
Who is J. L. Doucette?

Who is J. L. Doucette?

J. L. Doucette is a U.S.-based author and practicing psychologist who writes the Dr. Pepper Hunt Mystery series, featuring a forensic psychologist who partners with a Native American detective. The series includes three award-winning titles: Last Seen (2017), On a Quiet Street (2019), and Unknown Assailant (2021). Doucette was born on January 18 and studied at Boston University.

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