Stephen Hunter Reading Order

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is an anthology series featuring 40 mystery and thriller stories, each written by a different acclaimed author, published between 2012 and 2022. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Jeffery Deaver's An Acceptable Sacrifice. Each standalone story explores mysteries connected to books, libraries, authors, or the written word, with contributions from notable authors including Nelson DeMille, Laura Lippman, Reed Farrel Coleman, and Peter Lovesey.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

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1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1993–2022)

Stephen Hunter's Bob Lee Swagger series comprises twelve books published between 1993 and 2022, following the protagonist through various high-stakes missions and investigations. The series should be read in publication order beginning with Point of Impact, as subsequent novels build on character development and past events. While no new entries have appeared since 2022, the series appears to be complete rather than actively ongoing. These thrillers blend action, mystery, and Hunter's deep knowledge of firearms and military tactics throughout the protagonist's arc.

Start with Point of Impact, the first of 12 books in the Bob Lee Swagger series.

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1	Point of Impact 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Black Light 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Time to Hunt 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The 47th Samurai 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Night of Thunder 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	I, Sniper 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Dead Zero 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Third Bullet 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Sniper's Honor 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	G-Man 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Game of Snipers 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Targeted 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2000–2023)

The Earl Swagger series comprises four books of mystery and thriller fiction written by Stephen Hunter between 2000 and 2023. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Hot Springs and continuing through Pale Horse Coming, Havana, and concluding with The Bullet Garden. These novels blend action and adventure with the author's characteristic attention to historical detail and procedural authenticity.

Start with Hot Springs, the first of 4 books in the Earl Swagger series.

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1	Hot Springs 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Pale Horse Coming 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Havana 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Bullet Garden 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

34 books (2022–2025)

Mysterious Profiles is an ongoing series of 33 books published between 2022 and 2025 that should be read in publication order. The series features profiles of famous detective and thriller characters from various authors, including protagonists like Jack Reacher, Hieronymus Bosch, Charlie Parker, and Inspector Morse, among many others. With contributions spanning mystery, thriller, action, and non-fiction genres, this collection offers readers an extensive look at some of crime fiction's most iconic characters. Begin with the Alex Delaware profile and follow the publication sequence through the complete roster of featured detectives and investigators.

Start with Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman), the first of 33 books in the Mysterious Profiles series.

3 books (1995–2005)

Stephen Hunter's three-book non-fiction series explores themes of violence, firearms, and cinema across works published between 1995 and 2005. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Violent Screen, followed by American Gunfight (co-written with John Bainbridge Jr.), and concluding with Now Playing at the Valencia. These works blend Hunter's expertise in mystery, thriller writing, and action narratives with investigative non-fiction.

Start with Violent Screen and read in order.

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1	Violent Screen 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	American Gunfight(With: John Bainbridge Jr.) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Now Playing at the Valencia 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2010–2011)

Stephen Hunter's Ray Cruz series consists of two action thrillers published between 2010 and 2011. The complete two-book series should be read in publication order, beginning with Dead Zero followed by Soft Target. Both novels follow the same protagonist through interconnected stories combining mystery, suspense, and high-stakes action sequences characteristic of Hunter's crime fiction.

Start with Dead Zero and read in order.

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1	Dead Zero 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Soft Target 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2014–2016)

Stephen Hunter's two-book series of short stories and novellas was published between 2014 and 2016 and is now complete. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with Stephen Longacre's Greatest Match, followed by Citadel. The series fits within Hunter's established genres of mystery, thriller, and action-adventure fiction.

Start with Stephen Longacre's Greatest Match and read in order.

9 books (1980–2025)

Stephen Hunter has written nine standalone novels across mystery, thriller, and action genres from 1980 to 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Master Sniper and continuing through The Gun Man Jackson Swagger. Each novel functions independently, allowing readers to start anywhere, though following the publication sequence provides the fullest experience of Hunter's evolving storytelling style.

Start with The Master Sniper, the first of 9 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Master Sniper 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Second Saladin 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Target 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Spanish Gambit / Tapestry of Spies 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Day Before Midnight 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dirty White Boys 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	I, Ripper 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Basil's War 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Gun Man Jackson Swagger 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2024–2024)

23 books (1982–2025)

Stephen Hunter's Swaggerverse spans 23 books published from 1982 to 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. The collection should be read in publication order, beginning with The Second Saladin and continuing through the most recent releases. Hunter's action-thriller series blends mystery, thriller, and adventure elements across its expanding catalog of interconnected narratives.

Start with The Second Saladin, the first of 23 books in the Swaggerverse series.

#	Title
1	The Second Saladin 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Point of Impact 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dirty White Boys 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Black Light 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Time to Hunt 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Hot Springs 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Pale Horse Coming 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Havana 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The 47th Samurai 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Night of Thunder 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	I, Sniper 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dead Zero 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Soft Target 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Third Bullet 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Sniper's Honor 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	G-Man 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Game of Snipers 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Targeted 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Bullet Garden 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	City of Meat 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Five Dolls for the Gut Hook 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Johnny Tuesday 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Gun Man Jackson Swagger 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible