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Stephen Hunter

American author Stephen Hunter is best known for his Bob Lee Swagger sniper thriller series. A Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, his novels have sold millions worldwide. This page provides the Stephen Hunter books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1980The Master SniperPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1982The Second SaladinPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1985The Spanish Gambit / Tapestry of SpiesPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1985TargetPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1989The Day Before MidnightPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1993Point of ImpactPOoSB · 2Buy ↗

1994Dirty White BoysPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1995Violent ScreenPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1996Black LightPOoSB · 4Buy ↗

1998Time to HuntPOoBLSB · 3Buy ↗

2000Hot SpringsPOoESB · 1Buy ↗

2001Pale Horse ComingPOoSB · 7Buy ↗

2003HavanaPOoESB · 3Buy ↗

2005Now Playing at the ValenciaPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2005American Gunfight(With: John Bainbridge Jr.)POoNB · 3Buy ↗

2007The 47th SamuraiPOoBLSB · 4Buy ↗

2008Night of ThunderPOoBLSB · 5Buy ↗

2009I, SniperPOoSB · 11Buy ↗

2010Dead ZeroPOoSB · 12Buy ↗

2011Soft TargetPOoRCB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)POoBB · 1Buy ↗

2012Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)POoBB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)POoBB · 3Buy ↗

2012The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)POoBB · 4Buy ↗

2012An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)POoBB · 5Buy ↗

2012Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)POoBB · 6Buy ↗

2013The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)POoBB · 7Buy ↗

2013Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)POoBB · 8Buy ↗

2013The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)POoBB · 9Buy ↗

2013The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)POoBB · 10Buy ↗

2013The Third BulletPOoSB · 14Buy ↗

2014Stephen Longacre's Greatest MatchPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2014Sniper's HonorPOoBLSB · 9Buy ↗

2014The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)POoBB · 11Buy ↗

2014What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)POoBB · 12Buy ↗

2014Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)POoBB · 13Buy ↗

2014The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)POoBB · 14Buy ↗

2014The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)POoBB · 15Buy ↗

2014Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)POoBB · 16Buy ↗

2014The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)POoBB · 17Buy ↗

2014It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)POoBB · 18Buy ↗

2014The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)POoBB · 19Buy ↗

2015I, RipperPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2015The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)POoBB · 20Buy ↗

2015The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)POoBB · 21Buy ↗

2015Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)POoBB · 22Buy ↗

2015Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)POoBB · 23Buy ↗

2015Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)POoBB · 24Buy ↗

2015From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)POoBB · 25Buy ↗

2016CitadelPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2016The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)POoBB · 26Buy ↗

2016Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)POoBB · 28Buy ↗

2016Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)POoBB · 29Buy ↗

2016The Haze(By: James W. Hall)POoBB · 30Buy ↗

2017G-ManPOoSB · 16Buy ↗

2017Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)POoBB · 31Buy ↗

2018The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)POoBB · 32Buy ↗

2018Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)POoBB · 33Buy ↗

2018The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)POoBB · 34Buy ↗

2018The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)POoBB · 35Buy ↗

2018The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)POoBB · 36Buy ↗

2019Game of SnipersPOoSB · 17Buy ↗

2020The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)POoBB · 37Buy ↗

2021Basil's WarPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2022Rambo(By: David Morrell)POoMPB · 1Buy ↗

2022Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)POoMPB · 2Buy ↗

2022Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)POoMPB · 3Buy ↗

2022Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)POoMPB · 4Buy ↗

2022Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)POoMPB · 5Buy ↗

2022Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)POoMPB · 6Buy ↗

2022Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)POoMPB · 7Buy ↗

2022Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)POoMPB · 8Buy ↗

2022Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)POoMPB · 9Buy ↗

2022Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)POoMPB · 10Buy ↗

2022Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)POoMPB · 11Buy ↗

2022Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)POoMPB · 12Buy ↗

2022Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)POoMPB · 13Buy ↗

2022Bob Lee SwaggerPOoMPB · 14Buy ↗

2022Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston)POoMPB · 15Buy ↗

2022Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)POoMPB · 16Buy ↗

2022Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)POoMPB · 17Buy ↗

2022TargetedPOoSB · 18Buy ↗

2022Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)POoMPB · 18Buy ↗

2022John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)POoMPB · 19Buy ↗

2022Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)POoMPB · 20Buy ↗

2022Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)POoMPB · 21Buy ↗

2022Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd)POoMPB · 22Buy ↗

2022Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)POoMPB · 23Buy ↗

2022Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith)POoMPB · 24Buy ↗

2022Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)POoMPB · 25Buy ↗

2022The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)POoMPB · 26Buy ↗

2022The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)POoBB · 38Buy ↗

2022The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)POoBB · 39Buy ↗

2022The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)POoBB · 40Buy ↗

2023The Bullet GardenPOoESB · 4Buy ↗

2023Condor(By: James Grady)POoMPB · 27Buy ↗

2023Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)POoMPB · 28Buy ↗

2023Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)POoMPB · 29Buy ↗

2024Front SightPOoSC · 1Buy ↗

2024City of MeatPOoSB · 20Buy ↗

2024Five Dolls for the Gut HookPOoSB · 21Buy ↗

2024Johnny TuesdayPOoSB · 22Buy ↗

2024Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)POoMPB · 30Buy ↗

2024Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)POoMPB · 31Buy ↗

2024Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)POoMPB · 32Buy ↗

2025The Gun Man Jackson SwaggerPOoSB · 23Buy ↗

2025Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)POoMPB · 33Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books33 books · 2022–2025

01Rambo(By: David Morrell)2022Buy ↗

02Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)2022Buy ↗

03Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)2022Buy ↗

04Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)2022Buy ↗

05Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)2022Buy ↗

06Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)2022Buy ↗

07Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)2022Buy ↗

08Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)2022Buy ↗

09Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)2022Buy ↗

10Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)2022Buy ↗

11Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)2022Buy ↗

12Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)2022Buy ↗

13Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)2022Buy ↗

14Bob Lee Swagger2022Buy ↗

15Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston)2022Buy ↗

16Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)2022Buy ↗

17Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)2022Buy ↗

18Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)2022Buy ↗

19John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)2022Buy ↗

20Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)2022Buy ↗

21Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)2022Buy ↗

22Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd)2022Buy ↗

23Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)2022Buy ↗

24Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith)2022Buy ↗

25Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)2022Buy ↗

26The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)2022Buy ↗

27Condor(By: James Grady)2023Buy ↗

28Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)2023Buy ↗

29Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)2023Buy ↗

30Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)2024Buy ↗

31Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)2024Buy ↗

32Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)2024Buy ↗

33Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas2 books · 2014–2016

01Stephen Longacre's Greatest Match2014Buy ↗

02Citadel2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books39 books · 2012–2022

01The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)2012Buy ↗

02Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)2012Buy ↗

03The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)2012Buy ↗

04The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)2012Buy ↗

05An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)2012Buy ↗

06Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)2012Buy ↗

07The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)2013Buy ↗

08Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)2013Buy ↗

09The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)2013Buy ↗

10The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)2013Buy ↗

11The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)2014Buy ↗

12What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)2014Buy ↗

13Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)2014Buy ↗

14The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)2014Buy ↗

15The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)2014Buy ↗

16Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)2014Buy ↗

17The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)2014Buy ↗

18It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)2014Buy ↗

19The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)2014Buy ↗

20The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)2015Buy ↗

21The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)2015Buy ↗

22Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)2015Buy ↗

23Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)2015Buy ↗

24Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)2015Buy ↗

25From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)2015Buy ↗

26The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)2016Buy ↗

28Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)2016Buy ↗

29Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)2016Buy ↗

30The Haze(By: James W. Hall)2016Buy ↗

31Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)2017Buy ↗

32The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd)2018Buy ↗

33Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)2018Buy ↗

34The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)2018Buy ↗

35The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)2018Buy ↗

36The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)2018Buy ↗

37The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)2020Buy ↗

38The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)2022Buy ↗

39The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)2022Buy ↗

40The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels8 books · 1980–2021

01The Master Sniper1980Buy ↗

02The Second Saladin1982Buy ↗

03The Spanish Gambit / Tapestry of Spies1985Buy ↗

04Target1985Buy ↗

05The Day Before Midnight1989Buy ↗

06Dirty White Boys1994Buy ↗

07I, Ripper2015Buy ↗

08Basil's War2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Earl Swagger Books3 books · 2000–2023

01Hot Springs2000Buy ↗

03Havana2003Buy ↗

04The Bullet Garden2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Swagger Collections1 book · 2024

01Front Sight2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bob Lee Swagger Books4 books · 1998–2014

03Time to Hunt1998Buy ↗

04The 47th Samurai2007Buy ↗

05Night of Thunder2008Buy ↗

09Sniper's Honor2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books3 books · 1995–2005

01Violent Screen1995Buy ↗

02Now Playing at the Valencia2005Buy ↗

03American Gunfight(With: John Bainbridge Jr.)2005Buy ↗

Publication Order of Ray Cruz Books1 book · 2011

02Soft Target2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Swaggerverse Books13 books · 1993–2025

02Point of Impact1993Buy ↗

04Black Light1996Buy ↗

07Pale Horse Coming2001Buy ↗

11I, Sniper2009Buy ↗

12Dead Zero2010Buy ↗

14The Third Bullet2013Buy ↗

16G-Man2017Buy ↗

17Game of Snipers2019Buy ↗

18Targeted2022Buy ↗

20City of Meat2024Buy ↗

21Five Dolls for the Gut Hook2024Buy ↗

22Johnny Tuesday2024Buy ↗

23The Gun Man Jackson Swagger2025Buy ↗

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