David Archer Books in Order

David Archer has written 134 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is Drive By (2015) and the newest is Wolf in the Machine (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
134
Published
2015–2026
Confirmed
130 of 134 titles
Pages on record
4,717 in 18 of 134 books

David Archer has 134 books in the catalogue, published between 2015 and 2026, from Drive By (2015) to Wolf in the Machine (2026). Espionage and political thrillers, action and adventure, the U.S. Army, post-traumatic stress disorder and private investigators recur in the subjects. Archer's series include Noah Wolf, Alex Mason, Peter Black, Sam and Indie, Jacob Hunter, Cassie McGraw, Chance Reddick and the Ben Carter Legal Thriller Series.

How many David Archer books are there?

David Archer has 134 books, released between 2015 and 2026. They include 15 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

David Archer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 134 David Archer 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. 1
    Drive ByFrank & Ernest Files #12015 · 120 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015120
  2. 2
    First Grin At MidnightFive Clowns Mystery #12015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  3. 3
    The Grave ManSam Prichard #12015 · 204 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015204
  4. 4
    Death Sung SoftlySam Prichard #22015 · 292 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015292
  5. 5
    In DeepFrank & Ernest Files #22015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  6. 6
    Love and WarSam Prichard #32015 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015294
  7. 7
    Mickey FinnFrank & Ernest Files #32015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  8. 8
    FramedSam Prichard #42015 · 286 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015286
  9. 9
    The Kill ListSam Prichard #52015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  10. 10
    Drifter: Part OneSam Prichard #62015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015
  11. 11
    Drifter: Part TwoSam Prichard #72015 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015224
  12. 12
    Code Name CamelotNoah Wolf #12016 · 262 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016262
  13. 13
    I Am SalDavid Archer Standalone Novels #12016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016
  14. 14
    Lone WolfNoah Wolf #22016 · 316 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016316
  15. 15
    In Sheep's ClothingNoah Wolf #32016 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016288
  16. 16
    Hit For Hire2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  17. 17
    The Way of the WolfNoah Wolf #42016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016
  18. 18
    Drifter: Part ThreeSam Prichard #82016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016
  19. 19
    The Last SongSam Prichard #92016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016
  20. 20
    GhostSam Prichard #102016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016
  21. 21
    Aces and EightsSam and Indie #12017 · 322 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017322
  22. 22
    Justice NetGlobal Union Series #12017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  23. 23
    What Lies BeneathCassie McGraw #12017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  24. 24
    Fact or FictionSam and Indie #22017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  25. 25
    The Shadow CageGlobal Union Series #22017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  26. 26
    Close to HomeSam and Indie #32017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  27. 27
    NostradoGlobal Union Series #32017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017
  28. 28
    Hit For HireNoah Wolf #52017 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017278
  29. 29
    The Wolf's BiteNoah Wolf #62017 · 220 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017220
  30. 30
    Black SheepNoah Wolf #72017 · 258 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017258

David Archer series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

David Archer books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Sam Prichard books in order

13 books by David Archer
  1. 1. The Grave Man
  2. 2. Death Sung Softly
  3. 3. Love and War
  4. 4. Framed
  5. 5. The Kill List
  6. 6. Drifter: Part One
  7. 7. Drifter: Part Two
  8. 8. Drifter: Part Three
  9. 9. The Last Song
  10. 10. Ghost
  11. 11. Hidden Agenda
  12. 12. Fallback
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Sam and Indie in order

13 books
  1. 1. Aces and Eights
  2. 2. Fact or Fiction
  3. 3. Close to Home
  4. 4. Brave New World
  5. 5. Innocent Conspiracy
  6. 6. Unfinished Business
  7. 7. Live Bait
  8. 8. Alter Ego
  9. 9. More Than It Seems
  10. 10. Moving On
  11. 11. Worst Nightmare
  12. 12. Chasing Ghosts
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Jacob Hunter Series in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Kyiv File
  2. 2. The Bogotá File
  3. 3. The Havana File
  4. 4. The Amsterdam File
  5. 5. The Saint Petersburg File
  6. 6. The Copenhagen File

Cassie McGraw in order

4 books
  1. 1. What Lies Beneath
  2. 2. Don't Fight Fate
  3. 3. One Last Game
  4. 4. Never Really Gone

Chance Reddick in order

4 books
  1. 1. Innocent Injustice
  2. 2. Angel of Justice
  3. 3. High Stakes Hunting
  4. 4. Personal Asset

Rogue Thriller in order

4 books
  1. 1. Gates of Hell
  2. 2. Hell's Fury
  3. 3. Ice Burn
  4. 4. Judgement by Fire

Frank & Ernest Files in order

3 books
  1. 1. Drive By
  2. 2. In Deep
  3. 3. Mickey Finn

Global Union Series in order

3 books
  1. 1. Justice Net
  2. 2. The Shadow Cage
  3. 3. Nostrado

Rowan Shade FBI Mystery Series in order

3 books
  1. 1. Shades of Deceit
  2. 2. Shades of Darkness
  3. 3. Shades of Silence

Maya Frost FBI Thriller Series in order

3 books
  1. 1. What the Dead Confess
  2. 2. When the Wicked Prosper
  3. 3. Who the Devil Keeps

Five Clowns Mystery in order

1 book
  1. 1. First Grin At Midnight

David Archer Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

4 books

4 David Archer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read David Archer books in order?

You only need to read David Archer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 15 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with David Archer

Start with the first book of the David Archer series you want to read: Noah Wolf starts with Code Name Camelot (2016), Peter Black starts with Burden of the Assassin (2022) and Alex Mason starts with Odin (2021). The earliest catalogued title overall is Drive By (2015).

What is the newest David Archer book?

Wolf in the Machine (2026) is the newest David Archer book released so far.

Is there a new David Archer book coming?

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

David Archer at a glance

Still publishing
David Archer published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
David Archer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,717 pages across the 18 of 134 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most David Archer books, 76 of 134, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
44 of the 134 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 130 in at least three.

What the David Archer books are about

11 of the 134 David Archer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: espionage is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Action / Thriller authors

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.