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Chris Kuzneski Books in Order

Chris Kuzneski has written 13 books, published between 2000 and 2018. The first book is The Plantation (2000) and the newest is The Malta Escape (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2000–2018
Pages on record
3,930 in 9 of 13 books
Reading time
66–98 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,930 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Chris Kuzneski, author

Chris Kuzneski writes treasure-hunt thrillers. Thirteen books are catalogued between The Plantation (2000) and The Malta Escape (2018), across two series, Payne & Jones and Hunters: Origins. Antiquities, tombs, treasure troves and archaeologists supply the subject headings. Kuzneski, an American novelist born in 1969, took the International Thriller Writers award for 2016 Book of the Year with The Prisoner's Gold, and the work has also been honoured by the Florida Book Awards. Nothing new has appeared since 2018.

How many Chris Kuzneski books are there?

Chris Kuzneski has 13 books, released between 2000 and 2018. They include 3 separate series.

Chris Kuzneski Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Chris Kuzneski books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Plantation by Chris Kuzneski, book 1 of the Payne & Jones series (2000)
  2. Cover of Sign of the Cross by Chris Kuzneski, book 2 of the Payne & Jones series (2006)
  3. Cover of Sword of God by Chris Kuzneski, book 3 of the Payne & Jones series (2007)
  4. Cover of The Lost Throne by Chris Kuzneski, book 4 of the Payne & Jones series (2008)
  5. Cover of The Prophecy by Chris Kuzneski, book 5 of the Payne & Jones series (2009)
  6. Cover of The Death Relic by Chris Kuzneski, book 7 of the Payne & Jones series (2011)
  7. Cover of The Einstein Pursuit by Chris Kuzneski, book 8 of the Payne & Jones series (2013)
  8. Cover of The Forbidden Tomb by Chris Kuzneski, book 2 of the Hunters series (2014)
  9. Cover of The Malta Escape by Chris Kuzneski, book 9 of the Payne & Jones series (2018)
  1. 1
    The PlantationPayne & Jones #12000 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000432
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  2. 2
    Sign of the CrossPayne & Jones #22006 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006432
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  3. 3
    Sword of GodPayne & Jones #32007 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007432
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  4. 4
    The Lost ThronePayne & Jones #42008 · 600 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008600
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  5. 5
    The ProphecyPayne & Jones #52009 · 482 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009482
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  6. 6
    The Secret CrownPayne & Jones #62010 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010480
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  7. 7
    The Death RelicPayne & Jones #72011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    The HuntersHunters #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  9. 9
    The Einstein PursuitPayne & Jones #82013 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013346
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  10. 10
    The Forbidden TombHunters #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  11. 11
    The Prisoner's GoldHunters #32015 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015336
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  12. 12
    Before the StormHunters: Origins #12016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  13. 13
    The Malta EscapePayne & Jones #92018 · 390 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018390
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Chris Kuzneski books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Payne & Jones in order

9 books
  1. 1. The Plantation
  2. 2. Sign of the Cross
  3. 3. Sword of God
  4. 4. The Lost Throne
  5. 5. The Prophecy
  6. 6. The Secret Crown
  7. 7. The Death Relic
  8. 8. The Einstein Pursuit
  9. 9. The Malta Escape

Hunters in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Hunters
  2. 2. The Forbidden Tomb
  3. 3. The Prisoner's Gold

Hunters: Origins in order

1 book
  1. 1. Before the Storm

Do you have to read Chris Kuzneski books in order?

You only need to read Chris Kuzneski books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Chris Kuzneski

Start with The Plantation (2000), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chris Kuzneski book?

The Malta Escape (2018) is the newest Chris Kuzneski book released so far.

Is there a new Chris Kuzneski book coming?

No next Chris Kuzneski book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Chris Kuzneski at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Chris Kuzneski title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Chris Kuzneski books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,930 pages across the 9 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chris Kuzneski books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Chris Kuzneski books are about

9 of the 13 Chris Kuzneski books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.