Reading order · 5 books · 2011 to 2020 · Set in various US locations
John Puller Books in Order
John Puller is a combat veteran and special agent of the US Army’s Criminal Investigation Division who investigates crimes involving the military. His brother Robert is in prison for treason.
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Series facts
The reading order
Every John Puller book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary. Books marked Crossover also belong to another series.
5 books · Set in various US locations
- 1Zero Day2011With John PullerJohn Puller is sent to a West Virginia coal town to investigate the murder of a family, one of them an Army colonel, and finds a conspiracy far larger than a local crime.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Forgotten2012With John PullerJohn Puller travels to the town of Paradise, on the Florida coast, after his aunt dies in what is called an accident, and finds a place that is far from what it seems.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Escape2014With John PullerJohn Puller’s brother Robert, convicted of treason, escapes from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, and John is pressured to help find him.Buy on Amazon
- 4No Man’s Land2016With John PullerJohn Puller’s mother vanished thirty years ago, and new evidence points at his father, a retired general.Buy on Amazon
- 5Daylight2020CrossoverWith Atlee Pine · Also a Atlee Pine bookFBI agent Atlee Pine’s search for her sister crosses paths with an investigation by Army investigator John Puller.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Puller books in order, starting with Zero Day. The story of his brother and his family builds across the series.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | John Puller | Atlee Pine | Robert Puller | Veronica Knox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Zero Day | LLead | |||
| 2 The Forgotten | LLead | ·Minor | ||
| 3 The Escape | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | |
| 4 No Man’s Land | LLead | ·Minor | MMajor | |
| 5 Daylight | MMajor | LLead |
Characters in the John Puller books
6 characters from David Baldacci’s chart, with the number of John Puller books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| John PullerUS Army criminal investigator | 5 | Zero Day 2011 |
| Atlee PineFBI agent in the Grand Canyon | 1 | Daylight 2020 |
| Robert PullerJohn’s brother, convicted of treason | 3 | The Forgotten 2012 |
| Veronica KnoxIntelligence agent | 2 | The Escape 2014 |
| Carol BlumPine’s assistant | 1 | Daylight 2020 |
| Mercy PineAtlee’s twin sister, abducted as a child | 1 | Daylight 2020 |
Crossovers with David Baldacci’s other series
- Atlee Pine: 1 book shared (Daylight); Atlee Pine also appears in 3 of its books