Christopher Hyde Reading Order

4 books (2005–2008)

The Finn Ryan series is a four-book mystery thriller sequence by Christopher Hyde, published between 2005 and 2008. These historical fiction novels follow in publication order, beginning with Michelangelo's Notebook and concluding with The Aztec Heresy. The complete series should be read sequentially to follow the protagonist's investigations through interconnected mysteries spanning art history and ancient secrets.

Start with Michelangelo's Notebook, the first of 4 books in the Finn Ryan series.

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1	Michelangelo's Notebook 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Lucifer Gospel 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Rembrandt's Ghost 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Aztec Heresy 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2002–2005)

Christopher Hyde's Jane Todd WWII Thrillers series consists of three complete novels following the wartime adventures of its protagonist. Published between 2002 and 2005, the books should be read in publication order: The Second Assassin, The House of Special Purpose, and An American Spy. Combining historical fiction with mystery and thriller elements, this series is best enjoyed as a continuous narrative from start to finish.

Start with The Second Assassin and read in order.

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1	The Second Assassin 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The House of Special Purpose 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	An American Spy 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1996–1999)

Christopher Hyde's Jay Fletcher series consists of two mystery thrillers published in the 1990s. The complete two-book sequence, Watch Me and Catch Me, should be read in publication order to follow the narrative properly. Hyde blends elements of historical fiction with contemporary mystery plotting throughout this standalone series that concluded in 1999.

Start with Watch Me and read in order.

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1	Watch Me 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Catch Me 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2009–2015)

Christopher Hyde's John Holliday/Templar series consists of nine complete historical mystery thrillers published between 2009 and 2015. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Sword of the Templars and concluding with Secret of the Templars. Each installment follows the continuing adventures of protagonist John Holliday as he becomes entangled in mysteries connected to the Knights Templar.

Start with The Sword of the Templars, the first of 9 books in the John Holliday/Templar series.

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1	The Sword of the Templars 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Templar Cross 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Templar Throne 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Templar Conspiracy 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Templar Legion 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Lost City of the Templars 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Red Templar 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Valley of the Templars 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Secret of the Templars 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

16 books (1979–2003)

Christopher Hyde wrote 16 independent mystery and thriller novels between 1979 and 2003, each standing alone as a complete story. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Wave and concluding with Unforgiven. The series spans various subgenres including historical fiction and paranoid thrillers, offering diverse narratives across more than two decades of the author's work.

Start with The Wave, the first of 16 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Wave 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Styx 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Icarus Seal 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Tenth Crusade 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Maxwell's Train 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Jericho Falls 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Whisperland 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Crestwood Heights 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Egypt Green 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	White Lies 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Hard Target 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Black Dragon 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Paranoid's Handbook 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Gathering of Saints 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Unforgiven 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Wisdom of the Bones 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible