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4 series · 97 books

Action & AdventureMystery & Thriller

Don Bentley is an American thriller writer who has contributed to Tom Clancy's legendary Jack Ryan Universe, particularly through his Matt Drake and Jack Ryan Jr. novels that blend espionage, military action, and intricate plotting. His work spans multiple interconnected series within the Clancy universe alongside his standalone thrillers, establishing him as a prolific author in the modern spy fiction genre. With over 95 books published since 1984, Bentley has built a devoted following among readers who favor fast-paced narratives grounded in tactical detail and geopolitical intrigue.

Jack Ryan Universe Series

Ongoing

46 books (1984–2026)

Start with The Hunt for Red October(By: Tom Clancy), the first of 46 books in the Jack Ryan Universe series.

Start this series with The Hunt for Red October(By: Tom Clancy)

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The Hunt for Red October(By: Tom Clancy)
1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of Patriot Games(By: Tom Clancy)
Patriot Games(By: Tom Clancy)
1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Cover of The Cardinal of the Kremlin(By: Tom Clancy)
The Cardinal of the Kremlin(By: Tom Clancy)
1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Cover of Clear and Present Danger(By: Tom Clancy)
Clear and Present Danger(By: Tom Clancy)
1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Cover of The Sum of All Fears(By: Tom Clancy)
The Sum of All Fears(By: Tom Clancy)
1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
Cover of Without Remorse(By: Tom Clancy)
Without Remorse(By: Tom Clancy)
1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
Cover of Debt of Honor(By: Tom Clancy)
Debt of Honor(By: Tom Clancy)
1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
Cover of Executive Orders(By: Tom Clancy)
Executive Orders(By: Tom Clancy)
1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
Cover of Rainbow Six(By: Tom Clancy)
Rainbow Six(By: Tom Clancy)
1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
The Bear and the Dragon(By: Tom Clancy)
2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
Cover of Red Rabbit(By: Tom Clancy)
Red Rabbit(By: Tom Clancy)
2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12
Cover of The Teeth of the Tiger(By: Tom Clancy)
The Teeth of the Tiger(By: Tom Clancy)
2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13
Cover of Dead or Alive(By: Tom Clancy,Grant Blackwood)
Dead or Alive(By: Tom Clancy,Grant Blackwood)
2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14
Against All Enemies(By: Tom Clancy,Peter Telep)
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15
Locked On(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16
Cover of Threat Vector(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
Threat Vector(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17
Cover of Command Authority(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
Command Authority(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18
Cover of Full Force and Effect(By: Mark Greaney)
Full Force and Effect(By: Mark Greaney)
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19
Support and Defend(By: Mark Greaney)
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20
Cover of Commander-in-Chief(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
Commander-in-Chief(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21
Under Fire(By: Grant Blackwood)
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22
Cover of Duty and Honor(By: Grant Blackwood)
Duty and Honor(By: Grant Blackwood)
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23
Cover of True Faith and Allegiance(By: Mark Greaney)
True Faith and Allegiance(By: Mark Greaney)
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24
Cover of Point of Contact(By: Mike Maden)
Point of Contact(By: Mike Maden)
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25
Cover of Power and Empire(By: Marc Cameron)
Power and Empire(By: Marc Cameron)
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26
Cover of Line of Sight(By: Mike Maden)
Line of Sight(By: Mike Maden)
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27
Cover of Oath of Office(By: Marc Cameron)
Oath of Office(By: Marc Cameron)
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28
Cover of Code of Honor(By: Marc Cameron)
Code of Honor(By: Marc Cameron)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29
Cover of Enemy Contact(By: Mike Maden)
Enemy Contact(By: Mike Maden)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30
Cover of Firing Point(By: Mike Maden)
Firing Point(By: Mike Maden)
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31
Cover of Shadow of the Dragon(By: Marc Cameron)
Shadow of the Dragon(By: Marc Cameron)
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32
Cover of Chain of Command(By: Marc Cameron)
Chain of Command(By: Marc Cameron)
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33
Cover of Target Acquired
Target Acquired
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34
Cover of Red Winter(By: Marc Cameron)
Red Winter(By: Marc Cameron)
2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35
36
Command and Control(By: Marc Cameron)
2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37
Cover of Flash Point
38
Weapons Grade
2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39
Act of Defiance(By: Brian Andrews,Jeffrey Wilson)
2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40
Defense Protocol(By: Brian Andrews,Jeffrey Wilson)
2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41
Shadow State(By: M.P. Woodward)
2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42
Executive Power(By: Brian Andrews,Jeffrey Wilson)
2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43
Line of Demarcation(By: M.P. Woodward)
2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44
Terminal Velocity(By: M.P. Woodward)
2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45
Rules of Engagement(By: Ward Larsen)
2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46
The Coldest War(By: M.P. Woodward)
2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Jack Ryan, Jr. / Campus Series

Ongoing

22 books (2003–2026)

Start with The Teeth of the Tiger(By: Tom Clancy), the first of 22 books in the Jack Ryan, Jr. / Campus series.

Start this series with The Teeth of the Tiger(By: Tom Clancy)

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1
Cover of The Teeth of the Tiger(By: Tom Clancy)
The Teeth of the Tiger(By: Tom Clancy)
2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of Dead or Alive(By: Tom Clancy,Grant Blackwood)
Dead or Alive(By: Tom Clancy,Grant Blackwood)
2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Against All Enemies(By: Tom Clancy,Peter Telep)
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Locked On(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Cover of Threat Vector(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
Threat Vector(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
Cover of Command Authority(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
Command Authority(By: Mark Greaney,Tom Clancy)
2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
Cover of Full Force and Effect(By: Mark Greaney)
Full Force and Effect(By: Mark Greaney)
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
Support and Defend(By: Mark Greaney)
2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
Under Fire(By: Grant Blackwood)
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
Cover of Duty and Honor(By: Grant Blackwood)
Duty and Honor(By: Grant Blackwood)
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
Cover of Point of Contact(By: Mike Maden)
Point of Contact(By: Mike Maden)
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12
Cover of Line of Sight(By: Mike Maden)
Line of Sight(By: Mike Maden)
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13
Cover of Enemy Contact(By: Mike Maden)
Enemy Contact(By: Mike Maden)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14
Cover of Firing Point(By: Mike Maden)
Firing Point(By: Mike Maden)
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15
Cover of Target Acquired
Target Acquired
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16
17
Cover of Flash Point
18
Weapons Grade
2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19
Shadow State(By: M.P. Woodward)
2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20
Line of Demarcation(By: M.P. Woodward)
2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21
Terminal Velocity(By: M.P. Woodward)
2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22
Pressure Depth(By: Jack Stewart)
2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Matt Drake Series

Likely Complete

4 books (2020–2023)

Start with Without Sanction, the first of 4 books in the Matt Drake series.

Start this series with Without Sanction

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1
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Without Sanction
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of The Outside Man
The Outside Man
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
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Hostile Intent
2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Forgotten War
2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

Mitch Rapp Series

Ongoing

25 books (1999–2026)

Start with Transfer of Power(By: Vince Flynn), the first of 25 books in the Mitch Rapp series.

Start this series with Transfer of Power(By: Vince Flynn)

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Cover of Transfer of Power(By: Vince Flynn)
Transfer of Power(By: Vince Flynn)
1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2
Cover of The Third Option(By: Vince Flynn)
The Third Option(By: Vince Flynn)
2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3
Cover of Separation of Power(By: Vince Flynn)
Separation of Power(By: Vince Flynn)
2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4
Executive Power(By: Vince Flynn)
2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5
Cover of Memorial Day(By: Vince Flynn)
Memorial Day(By: Vince Flynn)
2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6
Cover of Consent to Kill(By: Vince Flynn)
Consent to Kill(By: Vince Flynn)
2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7
Cover of Act of Treason(By: Vince Flynn)
Act of Treason(By: Vince Flynn)
2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8
Cover of Protect and Defend(By: Vince Flynn)
Protect and Defend(By: Vince Flynn)
2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9
Cover of Extreme Measures(By: Vince Flynn)
Extreme Measures(By: Vince Flynn)
2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10
Cover of Pursuit of Honor(By: Vince Flynn)
Pursuit of Honor(By: Vince Flynn)
2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11
American Assassin(By: Vince Flynn)
2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12
Cover of Kill Shot(By: Vince Flynn)
Kill Shot(By: Vince Flynn)
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13
Cover of The Last Man(By: Vince Flynn)
The Last Man(By: Vince Flynn)
2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14
Cover of The Survivor(By: Kyle Mills)
The Survivor(By: Kyle Mills)
2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15
Cover of Order to Kill(By: Kyle Mills)
Order to Kill(By: Kyle Mills)
2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16
Cover of Enemy of the State(By: Kyle Mills)
Enemy of the State(By: Kyle Mills)
2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17
Cover of Red War(By: Kyle Mills)
Red War(By: Kyle Mills)
2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18
Cover of Lethal Agent(By: Kyle Mills)
Lethal Agent(By: Kyle Mills)
2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19
Cover of Total Power(By: Kyle Mills)
Total Power(By: Kyle Mills)
2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20
Cover of Enemy at the Gates(By: Kyle Mills)
Enemy at the Gates(By: Kyle Mills)
2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21
Cover of Oath of Loyalty(By: Kyle Mills)
Oath of Loyalty(By: Kyle Mills)
2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22
Code Red(By: Kyle Mills)
2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23
Capture or Kill
2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24
Denied Access
2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25
Cover of Double Tap

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Don Bentley written?
Don Bentley has written 97 books across 4 series. Their published works span from 1984 to 2026.
What is the first book in each Don Bentley series?
Here are the first books in Don Bentley's series: Jack Ryan Universe: The Hunt for Red October(By: Tom Clancy); Jack Ryan, Jr. / Campus: The Teeth of the Tiger(By: Tom Clancy); Matt Drake: Without Sanction; Mitch Rapp: Transfer of Power(By: Vince Flynn).
What order should I read Don Bentley's books?
We recommend reading Don Bentley's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
Is Don Bentley still writing new books?
Yes, Don Bentley has 3 ongoing series: Jack Ryan Universe, Jack Ryan, Jr. / Campus, Mitch Rapp.

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