James O. Born Books in Order
James O. Born has written 8 books, published between 2004 and 2017. The first book is Walking Money (2004) and the newest is Putin's Gambit (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2004–2017
- Total pages
- 2,536 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 42–63 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,536 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
James O. Born writes crime thrillers, drawing detail and dialogue from a career in law enforcement. Walking Money (2004) opens the catalogue and was shortlisted for the Barry Award; Escape Clause, the third novel, took the gold medal in the first Florida Book Award. Bill Tasker and Alex Duarte head the two series. Eight books are catalogued through Putin's Gambit (2017), with Florida police work, undercover operations and murder investigation as recurring subjects. Born also co-writes novels with James Patterson.
How many James O. Born books are there?
James O. Born has 8 books, released between 2004 and 2017. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
James O. Born Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 James O. Born 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.
- 120042621/4
- 220052871/4
- 320063361/4
- 420073401/4
- 520083201/4
- 6Border War2014 · 335 pages · confirmed 1/420143351/4
- 7Scent of Murder2015 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420153041/4
- 8Putin's Gambit2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420173521/4
James O. Born 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.
Bill Tasker in order
3 books- 1. Walking Money
- 2. Shock Wave
- 3. Escape Clause
Alex Duarte in order
2 books- 1. Field of Fire
- 2. Burn Zone
Standalone books
3 books3 James O. Born titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read James O. Born books in order?
You only need to read James O. Born books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with James O. Born
Start with Walking Money (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James O. Born book?
Putin's Gambit (2017) is the newest James O. Born book released so far.
Is there a new James O. Born book coming?
No next James O. Born book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
James O. Born at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest James O. Born title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- James O. Born books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,536 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James O. Born books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the James O. Born books are about
All 8 James O. Born books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: florida is tagged on 5 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Florida 5 of 8 books
- Police 5 of 8 books
- Suspense 5 of 8 books
- Humor 3 of 8 books
- Investigation 2 of 8 books
- Murder 2 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 8 books
- Thrillers 2 of 8 books