Jack Slater Books in Order
Jack Slater has written 42 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is Nowhere to Run (2017) and the newest is No Refuge In The Badge (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 2017–2026
- Confirmed
- 14 of 42 titles
Jack Slater's catalogue contains 42 books published between 2017 and 2026. The earliest titles, Nowhere to Run, No Place to Hide and No Way Home, all appeared in 2017. Five series are listed: DS Peter Gayle, Jason Trapp, Blake Larsen, Gideon Ryker and Will Roper. Other titles include Dark State (2018), False Flag (2019) and Flash Point (2019). The newest entry is No Refuge In The Badge (2026).
How many Jack Slater books are there?
Jack Slater has 42 books, released between 2017 and 2026. They include 5 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Jack Slater Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 Jack Slater books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12017–2/4
- 22017–2/4
- 32017–2/4
- 42018–3/4
- 5The Venus Flaw2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 62018–2/4
- 72018–2/4
- 82019–3/4
- 92019–3/4
- 102019–2/4
- 112019–2/4
- 122020–3/4
- 132020–2/4
- 142020–3/4
- 152020–2/4
- 162020–2/4
- 172020–2/4
- 182021–2/4
- 192021–3/4
- 202021–2/4
- 21Then They Came2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 222022–3/4
- 232022–3/4
- 242022–2/4
- 252022–2/4
- 262023–2/4
- 272023–2/4
- 282023–2/4
- 292023–3/4
- 302023–2/4
- 312023–2/4
- 322024–2/4
- 332024–2/4
- 342024–3/4
- 352024–3/4
- 362024–2/4
- 372025–3/4
- 382025–3/4
- 392025–2/4
- 402026–3/4
- 412026–2/4
- 422026–2/4
Jack Slater series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Jason Trapp books in order 13 books
- Gideon Ryker books in order 3 books
- DS Pete Gayle books in order 19 books
Jack Slater 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.
DS Peter Gayle in order
19 books- 1. Nowhere to Run
- 2. No Place to Hide
- 3. No Way Home
- 4. No Going Back
- 5. No Middle Ground
- 6. No Safe Place
- 7. No Compromise
- 8. Nowhere to Run - The Dark Side
- 9. No Compassion
- 10. No Stone Unturned
- 11. No Good Deed
- 12. No Fair Hearing
- and 7 more in the table above
Blake Larsen in order
4 booksWill Roper in order
1 bookStandalone books
2 books2 Jack Slater titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jack Slater books in order?
You only need to read Jack Slater books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jack Slater
Start with the first book of the Jack Slater series you want to read: Jason Trapp starts with Dark State / Deep State (2018), Gideon Ryker starts with Code of Arms (2024) and DS Pete Gayle starts with Nowhere to Run (2017). The earliest catalogued title overall is Nowhere to Run (2017).
What is the newest Jack Slater book?
No Refuge In The Badge (2026) is the newest Jack Slater book released so far.
Is there a new Jack Slater book coming?
No next Jack Slater book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jack Slater at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jack Slater published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jack Slater books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jack Slater books, 31 of 42, were published in the 2020s.