Order of Book Series
0

Jack Mars Books in Order

Jack Mars has written 190 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is Any Means Necessary (2015) and the newest is Justice Zero (2026). 13 more titles are announced, the first of them Cross Asset (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
190 + 13 announced
Published
2015–2026
Pages on record
2,189 in 8 of 203 books
See all 203 books in order Printable Jack Mars checklistNext: Cross Asset (2027)

Jack Mars writes espionage and action thrillers at volume: 203 catalogued books since 2015. Luke Stone leads the first sequence, from Any Means Necessary (2015) through Oath of Office and Situation Room, and the Agent Zero books follow. Later series include Spy Game, Jake Mercer, Lara King, Axel Strike, Cole Hunter, Connor Cross and Cyrus Drake. Terrorism and cyberterrorism are the catalogued subjects, and Cross Asset is scheduled for 2027.

How many Jack Mars books are there?

Jack Mars has 190 published books, released between 2015 and 2026. They include 15 separate series. 13 more are announced, starting with Cross Asset (2027).

Jack Mars Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 203 Jack Mars 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 Any Means Necessary by Jack Mars, book 1 of the Luke Stone series (2015)
  2. Cover of Situation Room by Jack Mars, book 3 of the Luke Stone series (2016)
  3. Cover of Oppose Any Foe by Jack Mars, book 4 of the Luke Stone series (2016)
  4. Cover of Our Sacred Honor by Jack Mars, book 6 of the Luke Stone series (2017)
  5. Cover of Agent Zero by Jack Mars, book 1 of the Kent Steele / Agent Zero series (2019)
  6. Cover of Trapping Zero by Jack Mars, book 4 of the Kent Steele / Agent Zero series (2019)
  1. 1
    Any Means NecessaryLuke Stone #12015 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Oath of OfficeLuke Stone #22016 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016234
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Situation RoomLuke Stone #32016 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016253
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Oppose Any FoeLuke Stone #42016 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016260
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    President ElectLuke Stone #52017 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017246
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Our Sacred HonorLuke Stone #62017 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017244
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Primary TargetForging of Luke Stone #12018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    House DividedLuke Stone #72018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Agent ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #12019 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019366
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Primary CommandForging of Luke Stone #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Target ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Hunting ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Primary ThreatForging of Luke Stone #32019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Trapping ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #42019 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019330
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    File ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #52019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Recall ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #62019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Assassin ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #72019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Primary GloryForging of Luke Stone #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    An Agent Zero Short StoryKent Steele / Agent Zero #82020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    Luke Stone: A Short StoryLuke Stone #82020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Decoy ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #92020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Chasing ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #102020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Vengeance ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #112020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Primary ValorForging of Luke Stone #52021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Primary DutyForging of Luke Stone #62021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Zero ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #122021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Absolute ZeroKent Steele / Agent Zero #132021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Rogue ForceTroy Stark #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Target OneSpy Game #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 30
    Rogue CommandTroy Stark #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Jack Mars series and characters in order

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

Jack Mars 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.

Kent Steele / Agent Zero in order

25 books
  1. 1. Agent Zero
  2. 2. Target Zero
  3. 3. Hunting Zero
  4. 4. Trapping Zero
  5. 5. File Zero
  6. 6. Recall Zero
  7. 7. Assassin Zero
  8. 8. An Agent Zero Short Story
  9. 9. Decoy Zero
  10. 10. Chasing Zero
  11. 11. Vengeance Zero
  12. 12. Zero Zero
  13. and 13 more in the table above

Spy Game in order

25 books
  1. 1. Target One
  2. 2. Target Two
  3. 3. Target Three
  4. 4. Target Four
  5. 5. Target Five
  6. 6. Target Six
  7. 7. Target Seven
  8. 8. Target Eight
  9. 9. Target Nine
  10. 10. Target Ten
  11. 11. Target Eleven
  12. 12. Target Twelve
  13. and 13 more in the table above

Lara King Espionage Thriller in order

17 books
  1. 1. Asset One
  2. 2. Asset Two
  3. 3. Asset Three
  4. 4. Asset Four
  5. 5. Asset Five
  6. 6. Asset Six
  7. 7. Asset Seven
  8. 8. Asset Eight
  9. 9. Asset Nine
  10. 10. Asset Ten
  11. 11. Asset Eleven
  12. 12. Asset Twelve
  13. and 5 more in the table above

Axel Strike in order

12 books
  1. 1. Extreme Justice
  2. 2. Extreme Force
  3. 3. Extreme Threat
  4. 4. Extreme Measures
  5. 5. Extreme Vengeance
  6. 6. Extreme Target
  7. 7. Extreme Impact
  8. 8. Extreme Assault
  9. 9. Extreme Command
  10. 10. Extreme Valor
  11. 11. Extreme Velocity
  12. 12. Extreme Peril

Grant Valor in order

12 books
  1. 1. Maximum Damage
  2. 2. Maximum Force
  3. 3. Maximum Fury
  4. 4. Maximum Threat
  5. 5. Maximum Peril
  6. 6. Maximum Power
  7. 7. Maximum Impact
  8. 8. Maximum Carnage
  9. 9. Maximum Chaos
  10. 10. Maximum Pressure
  11. 11. Maximum Havoc
  12. 12. Maximum Vengeance

Cole Hunter Action Thriller in order

12 books
  1. 1. Stealth Force
  2. 2. Stealth Strike
  3. 3. Stealth Asset
  4. 4. Stealth Mission
  5. 5. Stealth Command
  6. 6. Stealth Target
  7. 7. Stealth Control
  8. 8. Stealth Assault
  9. 9. Stealth Crisis
  10. 10. Stealth Attack
  11. 11. Stealth Combat
  12. 12. Stealth Recon

Connor Cross Action Thriller in order

12 books
  1. 1. Cross Target
  2. 2. Cross Fire
  3. 3. Cross Command
  4. 4. Cross Protocol
  5. 5. Cross Strike
  6. 6. Cross Agent
  7. 7. Cross Threat
  8. 8. Cross Asset
  9. 9. Cross Zone
  10. 10. Cross Point
  11. 11. Cross Breach
  12. 12. Cross Extraction

Clint Hawke in order

12 books
  1. 1. Extraction Point
  2. 2. Extraction Target
  3. 3. Extraction Zone
  4. 4. Extraction Breach
  5. 5. Extraction Force
  6. 6. Extraction Mission
  7. 7. Extraction Command
  8. 8. Extraction Threat
  9. 9. Extraction Attack
  10. 10. Extraction Recon
  11. 11. Extraction Crossfire
  12. 12. Extraction Doctrine

Cyrus Drake in order

12 books
  1. 1. Ghost Unit
  2. 2. Ghost Target
  3. 3. Ghost Trigger
  4. 4. Ghost Chain
  5. 5. Ghost Signal
  6. 6. Ghost Asset
  7. 7. Ghost Command
  8. 8. Ghost Extraction
  9. 9. Ghost Mission
  10. 10. Ghost Strike
  11. 11. Ghost Threat
  12. 12. Ghost Doctrine

Derek Vesper in order

12 books
  1. 1. Lethal Force
  2. 2. Lethal Strike
  3. 3. Lethal Command
  4. 4. Lethal Target
  5. 5. Lethal Mission
  6. 6. Lethal Terrain
  7. 7. Lethal Precision
  8. 8. Lethal Deception
  9. 9. Lethal Gambit
  10. 10. Lethal Justice
  11. 11. Lethal Judgment
  12. 12. Lethal Reckoning

Luke Stone books in order

8 books by Jack Mars
  1. 1. Any Means Necessary
  2. 2. Oath of Office
  3. 3. Situation Room
  4. 4. Oppose Any Foe
  5. 5. President Elect
  6. 6. Our Sacred Honor
  7. 7. House Divided
  8. 8. Luke Stone: A Short Story

Tyler Wolf Historical Espionage Thriller in order

7 books
  1. 1. Double Agent
  2. 2. Double Cross
  3. 3. Double Asset
  4. 4. Double Doctrine
  5. 5. Double Jeopardy
  6. 6. Double Threat
  7. 7. Double Target

Forging of Luke Stone in order

6 books
  1. 1. Primary Target
  2. 2. Primary Command
  3. 3. Primary Threat
  4. 4. Primary Glory
  5. 5. Primary Valor
  6. 6. Primary Duty

Do you have to read Jack Mars books in order?

You only need to read Jack Mars 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 Jack Mars

Start with the first book of the Jack Mars series you want to read: Jake Mercer starts with Absolute Threat (2024), Troy Stark starts with Rogue Force (2022) and Luke Stone starts with Any Means Necessary (2015). The earliest catalogued title overall is Any Means Necessary (2015).

What is the newest Jack Mars book?

Justice Zero (2026) is the newest Jack Mars book released so far.

Is there a new Jack Mars book coming?

Yes. Cross Asset (2027) is the next Jack Mars 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 Mars at a glance

Still publishing
Jack Mars is still publishing. Cross Asset is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Jack Mars books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,189 pages across the 8 of 203 books with a recorded length, a median of 254 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jack Mars books, 173 of 203, were published in the 2020s.

What the Jack Mars books are about

6 of the 203 Jack Mars 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.