John Gilstrap Books in Order
John Gilstrap has written 33 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Nathan's Run (1996) and the newest is Scorched Earth (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 18 of the 33 books listed here are in the Jonathan Grave series, which has its own page: Jonathan Grave books in order.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 1996–2026
- Confirmed
- 33 of 33 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,759 in 16 of 33 books
Hostage rescue, kidnapping and fugitives drive John Gilstrap's thrillers. Jonathan Grave stands at the centre of the main series, with Victoria Emerson and Irene Rivers heading others and non-fiction alongside. Forty-one catalogued books run from Nathan's Run (1996) through Hostage Zero (2010) and High Treason (2013) to Scorched Earth in 2026.
Jonathan Grave, the character at the center of Gilstrap's main series, is a former Special Forces soldier who becomes a covert rescue specialist. People who cannot seek help through legal channels hire him, and he works with a team of operatives on assignments that include hostage rescue and uncovering conspiracies.
How many John Gilstrap books are there?
John Gilstrap has 33 books, released between 1996 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
John Gilstrap Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 John Gilstrap 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.
- 119962933/4
- 219984523/4
- 320006583/4
- 420033603/4
- 520062883/4
- 620094463/4
- 72010–4/4
- 820113883/4
- 92012–3/4
- 102013–3/4
- 1120135603/4
- 1220144003/4
- 1320155123/4
- 142016–3/4
- 152016–3/4
- 162016–3/4
- 172016–3/4
- 182016–3/4
- 1920165123/4
- 2020163603/4
- 2120174323/4
- 2220185123/4
- 232019–4/4
- 242020–4/4
- 2520213143/4
- 262021–4/4
- 272022–3/4
- 282022–3/4
- 2920232723/4
- 302023–4/4
- 312024–3/4
- 322025–3/4
- 332026–4/4
John Gilstrap series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Jonathan Grave books in order 18 books
- Irene Rivers books in order 1 book
John Gilstrap 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.
Nick Of Time in order
5 books- 1. Time to Run
- 2. Time to Hide
- 3. Time to Steal
- 4. Time to Die
- 5. Time to Live
John Gilstrap Standalone Novels
4 books4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Victoria Emerson in order
3 books- 1. Crimson Phoenix
- 2. Blue Fire
- 3. White Smoke
John Gilstrap Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
X-Files Anthology
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
John Gilstrap Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the John Gilstrap books run from Nathan's Run (1996) to Scorched Earth (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for John Gilstrap in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read John Gilstrap books in order?
You only need to read John Gilstrap books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Gilstrap
Start with the first book of the John Gilstrap series you want to read: Jonathan Grave starts with No Mercy (2009) and Irene Rivers starts with Burned Bridges (2025). The earliest catalogued title overall is Nathan's Run (1996).
What is the newest John Gilstrap book?
Scorched Earth (2026) is the newest John Gilstrap book released so far.
Is there a new John Gilstrap book coming?
No next John Gilstrap book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Gilstrap at a glance
- Still publishing
- John Gilstrap published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- John Gilstrap books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,759 pages across the 16 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Gilstrap books, 17 of 33, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 6 of the 33 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the John Gilstrap books are about
16 of the 33 John Gilstrap 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 9 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 9 of 16 books
- Suspense 8 of 16 books
- Hostages 3 of 16 books
- Missing persons 3 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 16 books
- Fugitives from justice 2 of 16 books
- Jonathan Grave (Fictitious character) 2 of 16 books
- Kidnapping 2 of 16 books
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