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Nicholas Cain Books in Order

Find every Nicholas Cain book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 93 books / 7 series

British author Nicholas Cain is best known for his acclaimed crime thriller series featuring Detective Inspector [Series Name]. His books have sold over [Number] copies worldwide and earned [Award/Recognition]. This page provides the Nicholas Cain books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Nicholas Cain Books in Chronological Order

1982 Tower of Terror(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) POoATB / 1 Buy
1982 The Hostaged Island(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,L.R. Payne) POoATB / 2 Buy
1982 Texas Showdown(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 3 Buy
1983 Saigon Commandos POoSCB / 1 Buy
1983 Warlord of Azatlan(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) POoATB / 4 Buy
1983 Amazon Slaughter(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,C.J. Shiao) POoATB / 5 Buy
1983 Cairo Countdown(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Paul Hofrichter) POoATB / 6 Buy
1983 Justice By Fire(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost) POoATB / 7 Buy
1983 Army of Devils(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost) POoATB / 8 Buy
1983 Kill School(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 9 Buy
1984 War Dogs POoWDB / 1 Buy
1984 Code Zero Shots Fired POoSCB / 2 Buy
1984 Dinky Dau Death POoSCB / 3 Buy
1984 Cherry Boy Body Bag POoSCB / 4 Buy
1984 Boonie-Rat Body Burning POoSCB / 5 Buy
1984 Di Di Mau or Die POoSCB / 6 Buy
1984 Royal Flush(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 10 Buy
1984 Into the Maze(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) POoATB / 11 Buy
1984 Scorched Earth(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) POoATB / 12 Buy
1984 Five Rings of Fire(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) POoATB / 13 Buy
1984 Deathbites(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) POoATB / 14 Buy
1984 They Came to Kill(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) POoATB / 15 Buy
1985 M-16 Jury POoWDB / 2 Buy
1985 Busting Caps POoWDB / 3 Buy
1985 Sac Mau, Victor Charlie POoSCB / 7 Buy
1985 You Die, Du Ma! POoSCB / 8 Buy
1985 Mad Minute POoSCB / 9 Buy
1985 Rain Of Doom(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 16 Buy
1985 Shot to Hell(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) POoATB / 17 Buy
1985 Fire And Maneuver(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost) POoATB / 18 Buy
1985 Tech War(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 19 Buy
1985 Ironman(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) POoATB / 20 Buy
1985 Death Strike(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) POoATB / 21 Buy
1986 Blood Trails POoC1B / 1 Buy
1986 Body Count POoWDB / 4 Buy
1986 Torturers of Tet POoSCB / 10 Buy
1986 Hollowpoint Hell POoSCB / 11 Buy
1986 Suicide Squad POoSCB / 12 Buy
1986 Fall Back And Kill(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 22 Buy
1986 The World War III Game(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) POoATB / 23 Buy
1986 Hard Kill(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) POoATB / 24 Buy
1986 Blood Gambit(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) POoATB / 25 Buy
1986 The Iron God(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) POoATB / 26 Buy
1986 Cajun Angel(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) POoATB / 27 Buy
1987 Tunnel Warriors POoC1B / 2 Buy
1987 Jungle Sweep POoC1B / 3 Buy
1987 Red River POoC1B / 4 Buy
1987 Renegade Mias POoC1B / 5 Buy
1987 Suicide Mission POoC1B / 6 Buy
1987 Kill Zone POoC1B / 7 Buy
1987 Cowboy's Revenge(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 28 Buy
1987 Ghost Train(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) POoATB / 29 Buy
1987 Miami Crush(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) POoATB / 30 Buy
1987 Death Ride(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) POoATB / 31 Buy
1987 Hit And Run(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) POoATB / 32 Buy
1987 Firecross(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) POoATB / 33 Buy
1988 Death Brigade POoC1B / 8 Buy
1988 Payback POoC1B / 9 Buy
1988 Monsoon Massacre POoC1B / 10 Buy
1988 Sky Strike POoC1B / 11 Buy
1988 Sniper Kill POoC1B / 12 Buy
1988 Strike Force(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 34 Buy
1988 Final Run(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) POoATB / 35 Buy
1988 Cold Steel(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) POoATB / 36 Buy
1988 Clear Shot(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) POoATB / 37 Buy
1988 Red Menace(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) POoATB / 38 Buy
1988 Death Code(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 39 Buy
1989 Abel's War POoLSB / 1 Buy
1989 Death for Sale POoLSB / 2 Buy
1989 Street Tricks POoLSB / 3 Buy
1989 Off Limits POoLSB / 4 Buy
1989 Rough Cut POoLSB / 5 Buy
1989 Riverine Slaughter POoC1B / 13 Buy
1989 Combat Killers POoC1B / 14 Buy
1989 Warrior Sky POoC1B / 15 Buy
1989 Blood Mark(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) POoATB / 40 Buy
1989 White Fire(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 41 Buy
1989 Dead Zone(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 42 Buy
1989 Kill Orbit POoATB / 43 Buy
1989 Mean Streets(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 44 Buy
1989 Night Heat POoATB / 45 Buy
1989 Lethal Trade(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 46 Buy
1990 Counterblow POoATB / 47 Buy
1990 Death Hunt(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Rod Pennington) POoATB / 48 Buy
1990 Dueling Missiles(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,DavidNorth) POoATB / 49 Buy
1990 Hostile Fire(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ken Rose) POoATB / 50 Buy
1990 Shadow Warriors(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 51 Buy
1990 Cult War(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 52 Buy
1990 Skinwalker(By: Dick Stivers) POoATB / 53 Buy
1992 Heroes, Book I: Razorback / Survival Run / Zebra Cube(As: Robert Baxter, With: Gar Wilson,Dick Stivers) POoVGZB / 1 Buy
1992 Heroes, Book II(By: Gar Wilson,Dick Stivers,William Fieldhouse) POoVGZB / 2 Buy
1992 Heroes, Book III(By: Gar Wilson,Dick Stivers) POoVGZB / 3 Buy
2019 Bronze Star Blues POoSS / 1 Buy

Nicholas Cain Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Able Team Books in Reading Order 53 books / 1982-1990
01 Tower of Terror(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) 1982 Buy
02 The Hostaged Island(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,L.R. Payne) 1982 Buy
03 Texas Showdown(By: Dick Stivers) 1982 Buy
04 Warlord of Azatlan(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) 1983 Buy
05 Amazon Slaughter(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,C.J. Shiao) 1983 Buy
06 Cairo Countdown(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Paul Hofrichter) 1983 Buy
07 Justice By Fire(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost) 1983 Buy
08 Army of Devils(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost) 1983 Buy
09 Kill School(By: Dick Stivers) 1983 Buy
10 Royal Flush(By: Dick Stivers) 1984 Buy
11 Into the Maze(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) 1984 Buy
12 Scorched Earth(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) 1984 Buy
13 Five Rings of Fire(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) 1984 Buy
14 Deathbites(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) 1984 Buy
15 They Came to Kill(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) 1984 Buy
16 Rain Of Doom(By: Dick Stivers) 1985 Buy
17 Shot to Hell(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) 1985 Buy
18 Fire And Maneuver(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,G.H. Frost) 1985 Buy
19 Tech War(By: Dick Stivers) 1985 Buy
20 Ironman(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) 1985 Buy
21 Death Strike(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) 1985 Buy
22 Fall Back And Kill(By: Dick Stivers) 1986 Buy
23 The World War III Game(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) 1986 Buy
24 Hard Kill(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) 1986 Buy
25 Blood Gambit(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) 1986 Buy
26 The Iron God(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) 1986 Buy
27 Cajun Angel(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) 1986 Buy
28 Cowboy's Revenge(By: Dick Stivers) 1987 Buy
29 Ghost Train(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) 1987 Buy
30 Miami Crush(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) 1987 Buy
31 Death Ride(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers) 1987 Buy
32 Hit And Run(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Chuck Rogers) 1987 Buy
33 Firecross(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Tom Arnett) 1987 Buy
34 Strike Force(By: Dick Stivers) 1988 Buy
35 Final Run(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) 1988 Buy
36 Cold Steel(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) 1988 Buy
37 Clear Shot(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) 1988 Buy
38 Red Menace(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) 1988 Buy
39 Death Code(By: Dick Stivers) 1988 Buy
40 Blood Mark(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ron Renauld) 1989 Buy
41 White Fire(By: Dick Stivers) 1989 Buy
42 Dead Zone(By: Dick Stivers) 1989 Buy
43 Kill Orbit 1989 Buy
44 Mean Streets(By: Dick Stivers) 1989 Buy
45 Night Heat 1989 Buy
46 Lethal Trade(By: Dick Stivers) 1989 Buy
47 Counterblow 1990 Buy
48 Death Hunt(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Rod Pennington) 1990 Buy
49 Dueling Missiles(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,DavidNorth) 1990 Buy
50 Hostile Fire(By: Don Pendleton,Dick Stivers,Ken Rose) 1990 Buy
51 Shadow Warriors(By: Dick Stivers) 1990 Buy
52 Cult War(By: Dick Stivers) 1990 Buy
53 Skinwalker(By: Dick Stivers) 1990 Buy
01 Abel's War 1989 Buy
02 Death for Sale 1989 Buy
03 Street Tricks 1989 Buy
04 Off Limits 1989 Buy
05 Rough Cut 1989 Buy
01 Bronze Star Blues 2019 Buy
01 Heroes, Book I: Razorback / Survival Run / Zebra Cube(As: Robert Baxter, With: Gar Wilson,Dick Stivers) 1992 Buy
02 Heroes, Book II(By: Gar Wilson,Dick Stivers,William Fieldhouse) 1992 Buy
03 Heroes, Book III(By: Gar Wilson,Dick Stivers) 1992 Buy
Chopper 1 Books in Reading Order 15 books / 1986-1989
01 Blood Trails 1986 Buy
02 Tunnel Warriors 1987 Buy
03 Jungle Sweep 1987 Buy
04 Red River 1987 Buy
05 Renegade Mias 1987 Buy
06 Suicide Mission 1987 Buy
07 Kill Zone 1987 Buy
08 Death Brigade 1988 Buy
09 Payback 1988 Buy
10 Monsoon Massacre 1988 Buy
11 Sky Strike 1988 Buy
12 Sniper Kill 1988 Buy
13 Riverine Slaughter 1989 Buy
14 Combat Killers 1989 Buy
15 Warrior Sky 1989 Buy
War Dogs Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1984-1986
01 War Dogs 1984 Buy
02 M-16 Jury 1985 Buy
03 Busting Caps 1985 Buy
04 Body Count 1986 Buy
01 Saigon Commandos 1983 Buy
02 Code Zero Shots Fired 1984 Buy
03 Dinky Dau Death 1984 Buy
04 Cherry Boy Body Bag 1984 Buy
05 Boonie-Rat Body Burning 1984 Buy
06 Di Di Mau or Die 1984 Buy
07 Sac Mau, Victor Charlie 1985 Buy
08 You Die, Du Ma! 1985 Buy
09 Mad Minute 1985 Buy
10 Torturers of Tet 1986 Buy
11 Hollowpoint Hell 1986 Buy
12 Suicide Squad 1986 Buy

Where to start with Nicholas Cain

What is the best order to read Nicholas Cain books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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