Reading order · 7 books · 2018 to 2024 · Set around the world
James Reece Books in Order
James Reece is a former US Navy SEAL commander whose team is wiped out in an ambush and whose family is murdered at home. Driven by revenge and then drawn into the work of the CIA, he fights enemies at home and abroad. Written by a former SEAL sniper, with deep tactical detail.
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Series facts
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2018 to 2024
- First book
- The Terminal List
- Latest
- Red Sky Mourning (2024)
- Setting
- Set around the world
The reading order
Every James Reece book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
7 books · Set around the world
- 1The Terminal List2018With James ReeceLieutenant Commander James Reece’s entire SEAL team is killed in an ambush in Afghanistan, and when he comes home, his wife and daughter are murdered.Buy on Amazon
- 2True Believer2019With James ReeceJames Reece, now hiding abroad, is called back by the CIA to stop a wave of terror attacks, in return for a pardon.Buy on Amazon
- 3Savage Son2020With James ReeceJames Reece is hunted through the Alaskan wilderness by a man who sees him as the ultimate prey.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Devil's Hand2021With James ReeceTwenty years after the attacks of September 11, James Reece, now working for the CIA, races to stop a biological attack on the United States.Buy on Amazon
- 5In the Blood2022With James ReeceA plane carrying a woman who has just carried out an assassination for Israel is bombed, and James Reece, recognising her as a Mossad operative he once knew, sets out to find her killer.Buy on Amazon
- 6Only the Dead2023With James ReeceA conspiracy with roots in the 1980 assassination of a young congressman resurfaces, and Reece sets out on a long-planned mission of vengeance.Buy on Amazon
- 7Red Sky Mourning2024With James ReeceReece races to dismantle a conspiracy involving a rogue Chinese submarine, a powerful tech figure and a politician under foreign control, with a hidden quantum computer at its centre.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with The Terminal List. The story carries on from book to book.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | James Reece | Freddy Strain | Katie Buranek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Terminal List | LLead | ·Minor | |
| 2 True Believer | LLead | ·Minor | MMajor |
| 3 Savage Son | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor |
| 4 The Devil's Hand | LLead | ·Minor | |
| 5 In the Blood | LLead | ·Minor | MMajor |
| 6 Only the Dead | LLead | ·Minor | |
| 7 Red Sky Mourning | LLead | ·Minor |
Characters in the James Reece books
4 characters from Jack Carr’s chart, with the number of James Reece books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| James ReeceFormer Navy SEAL commander | 7 | The Terminal List 2018 |
| Freddy StrainFormer SEAL teammate | 7 | The Terminal List 2018 |
| Katie BuranekInvestigative journalist | 3 | True Believer 2019 |
| Raife HastingsReece's friend from Montana | 1 | Savage Son 2020 |