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Jack Carr Books in Order

Jack Carr has written 10 books, published between 2018 and 2026. The first book is The Terminal List (2018) and the newest is The Fourth Option (2026). One more title is announced: State of Exile (2027). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 11 books listed here are in the James Reece series, which has its own page: James Reece books in order.

Jack Carr is the pen name of George Petersen.

Books
10 + 1 announced
Published
2018–2026
Confirmed
11 of 11 titles
Pages on record
1,344 in 3 of 11 books
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Jack Carr is the pen name of George Petersen, an American novelist born on 3 July 1975 who served as a Navy SEAL sniper and also works as a screenwriter, producer and podcaster. Carr writes the James Reece thrillers, which open with The Terminal List (2018); that novel became a television series starring Chris Pratt, with a second season and a spin-off starring Taylor Kitsch. Targeted: Beirut marks a move into non-fiction, and The Fourth Option is a thriller series co-written with M.P. Woodward. The catalogue lists 11 Carr books from 2018 to 2027, with State of Exile due in 2027.

The Terminal List series follows James Reece, a Navy SEAL investigating a conspiracy behind the deaths of his platoon. Carr draws on his own military background for the books' action sequences, and Reece is written dealing with memory loss and post-traumatic stress. Recurring themes include loyalty, revenge and the cost of war.

How many Jack Carr books are there?

Jack Carr has 10 published books, released between 2018 and 2026. They include 3 separate series. One more, State of Exile (2027), is announced.

Jack Carr Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Jack Carr books in the order they were released, 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 Terminal List by Jack Carr, book 1 of the James Reece series (2018)
  2. Cover of True Believer by Jack Carr, book 2 of the James Reece series (2019)
  3. Cover of Savage Son by Jack Carr, book 3 of the James Reece series (2020)
  4. Cover of The Devil's Hand by Jack Carr, book 4 of the James Reece series (2021)
  5. Cover of In the Blood by Jack Carr, book 5 of the James Reece series (2022)
  6. Cover of Only the Dead by Jack Carr, book 6 of the James Reece series (2023)
  7. Cover of Targeted by Jack Carr, book 1 of the Jack Carr Non-Fiction series (2024)
  8. Cover of Red Sky Mourning by Jack Carr, book 7 of the James Reece series (2024)
  1. 1
    The Terminal ListJames Reece #12018 · 496 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018496
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  2. 2
    True BelieverJames Reece #22019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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  3. 3
    Savage SonJames Reece #32020 · 432 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2020432
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Devil's HandJames Reece #42021 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2021416
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  5. 5
    In the BloodJames Reece #52022 · confirmed 4/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Only the DeadJames Reece #62023 · confirmed 4/4
    2023–
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  7. 7
    TargetedJack Carr Non-Fiction #12024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024–
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  8. 8
    Red Sky MourningJames Reece #72024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Cry HavocTom Reece #12025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Fourth OptionFourth Option #12026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    State of ExileJames Reece #82027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Jack Carr series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Jack Carr 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.

Jack Carr Non-Fiction

1 book

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

Fourth Option in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Fourth Option

Jack Carr Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Jack Carr books run from The Terminal List (2018) to The Fourth Option (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Jack Carr in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Jack Carr books in order?

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

What order should you read Jack Carr books in?

Read Jack Carr one series at a time, each in its own publication order: James Reece starts with The Terminal List (2018) and Tom Reece starts with Cry Havoc (2025). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Terminal List (2018).

What is the newest Jack Carr book?

The Fourth Option (2026) is the newest Jack Carr book released so far.

Is there a new Jack Carr book coming?

Yes. State of Exile (2027) is the next Jack Carr book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Jack Carr at a glance

Still publishing
Jack Carr is still publishing. State of Exile is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Jack Carr books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,344 pages across the 3 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jack Carr books, 8 of 11, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
8 of the 11 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Jack Carr books are about

6 of the 11 Jack Carr 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 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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