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L.T. Ryan Books in Order

L.T. Ryan has written 131 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is Noble Beginnings (2012) and the newest is Noble Reckoning (2026). 6 more titles are announced, the first of them Cold Light (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
131 + 6 announced
Published
2012–2026
Confirmed
134 of 137 titles
Pages on record
5,982 in 19 of 137 books
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L.T. Ryan is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling thriller author with 137 books in the catalogue, from Noble Beginnings (2012) to Noble Reckoning, with Cold Light announced and the list reaching 2027. The Jack Noble and Rachel Hatch series head Ryan's profile. Other series listings include Maddie Castle, Cassie Quinn, Bear & Mandy Logan, Dalton Savage, Blake Brier, Alex Hayes Legal Thrillers, Affliction Z, Stella LaRosa, Avril Dahl and Jane Cannon. Subjects include the CIA, special operations, conspiracies, betrayal and human smuggling. Ryan also runs a publishing company.

How many L.T. Ryan books are there?

L.T. Ryan has 131 published books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 20 series and 2 titles listed outside any series. 6 more are announced, starting with Cold Light (2027).

L.T. Ryan Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 137 L.T. Ryan 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 Noble Beginnings by L.T. Ryan, book 1 of the Jack Noble series (2012)
  2. Cover of Noble Intentions by L.T. Ryan, book 2 of the Jack Noble series (2012)
  3. Cover of A Deadly Distance by L.T. Ryan, book 3 of the Jack Noble series (2012)
  4. Cover of Beyond Betrayal by L.T. Ryan, book 1 of the Clarissa Abbot Thriller series (2013)
  5. Cover of Patient Zero by L.T. Ryan, book 1 of the Affliction Z series (2013)
  6. Cover of The Depth of Darkness by L.T. Ryan, book 1 of the Mitch Tanner series (2013)
  7. Cover of The Recruit by L.T. Ryan, book 4 of the Jack Noble series (2013)
  8. Cover of Thin Line by L.T. Ryan, book 8 of the Jack Noble series (2013)
  9. Cover of When Dead in Greece by L.T. Ryan, book 9 of the Jack Noble series (2013)
  10. Cover of Noble Judgment by L.T. Ryan, book 10 of the Jack Noble series (2013)
  11. Cover of Descended in Blood by L.T. Ryan, book 3 of the Affliction Z series (2014)
  12. Cover of Noble Judgment by L.T. Ryan (2014)
  13. Cover of End Game by L.T. Ryan, book 13 of the Jack Noble series (2017)
  14. Cover of Blowback by L.T. Ryan, book 2 of the Bear Logan series (2018)
  15. Cover of The First Deception by L.T. Ryan, book 14 of the Jack Noble series (2018)
  16. Cover of Drift by L.T. Ryan, book 1 of the Rachel Hatch series (2019)
  1. 1
    Noble BeginningsJack Noble #12012 · 228 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012228
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  2. 2
    The WalkL.T. Ryan Short Stories/Novellas #12012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012–
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  3. 3
    Noble IntentionsJack Noble #22012 · 472 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012472
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  4. 4
    A Deadly DistanceJack Noble #32012 · 248 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2012248
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  5. 5
    Beyond BetrayalClarissa Abbot Thriller #12013 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013336
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  6. 6
    Patient ZeroAffliction Z #12013 · 166 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013166
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  7. 7
    The Depth of DarknessMitch Tanner #12013 · 350 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013350
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  8. 8
    Abandoned HopeAffliction Z #22013 · 350 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013350
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  9. 9
    The RecruitJack Noble #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  10. 10
    Noble BetrayalJack Noble #52013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  11. 11
    Never Go HomeJack Noble #62013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  12. 12
    Noble RetributionJack Noble #72013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  13. 13
    Thin LineJack Noble #82013 · 348 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013348
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  14. 14
    When Dead in GreeceJack Noble #92013 · 200 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013200
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  15. 15
    Noble JudgmentJack Noble #102013 · 506 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013506
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  16. 16
    Descended in BloodAffliction Z #32014 · 266 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2014266
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  17. 17
    Noble Judgment2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    Never Cry MercyJack Noble #112016 · 292 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016292
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  19. 19
    DeadlineJack Noble #122016 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2016352
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  20. 20
    Ripple EffectBear Logan #12017 · 258 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017258
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  21. 21
    Into The DarknessMitch Tanner #22017 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017352
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  22. 22
    End GameJack Noble #132017 · 350 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017350
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  23. 23
    BlowbackBear Logan #22018 · 244 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018244
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  24. 24
    FracturedAffliction Z #42018 · confirmed 4/4
    2018–
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  25. 25
    The First DeceptionJack Noble #142018 · 372 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018372
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  26. 26
    DriftRachel Hatch #12019 · 292 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019292
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  27. 27
    TakedownBear Logan #32019 · confirmed 4/4
    2019–
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  28. 28
    Path of BonesCassie Quinn Series #12020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  29. 29
    UnmaskedBlake Brier Series #12020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  30. 30
    FracturedRachel Hatch #22020 · confirmed 4/4
    2020–
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L.T. Ryan series and characters in order

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

L.T. Ryan 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.

Cassie Quinn Series in order

10 books
  1. 1. Path of Bones
  2. 2. Whisper of Bones
  3. 3. Symphony of Bones
  4. 4. Etched in Shadow
  5. 5. Concealed in Shadow
  6. 6. Betrayed in Shadow
  7. 7. Born from Ashes
  8. 8. Return to Ashes
  9. 9. Risen from Ashes
  10. 10. Into the Light

Bear & Mandy Logan Series in order

9 books
  1. 1. Close to Home
  2. 2. Under the Surface
  3. 3. The Last Stop
  4. 4. Over the Edge
  5. 5. Between the Lies
  6. 6. Caught in the Web
  7. 7. The Marked Daughter
  8. 8. Beneath the Frozen Sky
  9. 9. What the Fog Hides

Blake Brier Series in order

8 books
  1. 1. Unmasked
  2. 2. Unleashed
  3. 3. Uncharted
  4. 4. Drawpoint
  5. 5. Contrail
  6. 6. Detachment
  7. 7. Clear
  8. 8. Quarry

Affliction Z in order

7 books
  1. 1. Patient Zero
  2. 2. Abandoned Hope
  3. 3. Descended in Blood
  4. 4. Fractured
  5. 5. Fractured: Part 2
  6. 6. Severed
  7. 7. Dead Reckoning

Avril Dahl in order

5 books
  1. 1. Cold Reckoning
  2. 2. Cold Legacy
  3. 3. Cold Mercy
  4. 4. Cold Witness
  5. 5. Cold Light

Jane Cannon Series in order

5 books
  1. 1. Blind Trust
  2. 2. Collateral
  3. 3. Blood Ledger
  4. 4. Breach Point
  5. 5. Fatal Exhibit

Bear Logan in order

4 books
  1. 1. Ripple Effect
  2. 2. Blowback
  3. 3. Takedown
  4. 4. Deep State

Mitch Tanner in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Depth of Darkness
  2. 2. Into The Darkness
  3. 3. Deliver Us From Darkness

Savannah Shadows Series in order

3 books
  1. 1. Echoes of Guilt
  2. 2. The Silence Before
  3. 3. Dead Air

Danny Cortez Thrillers in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dead Man's List
  2. 2. Shadow Directive
  3. 3. Widow Protocol

Justin Haig in order

2 books
  1. 1. Failure Drill
  2. 2. Cold Bore

L.T. Ryan Short Stories/Novellas

1 book

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

Clarissa Abbot Thriller in order

1 book
  1. 1. Beyond Betrayal

Maddie Castle in order

1 book
  1. 1. Maddie Castle

Gwen Kane Series in order

1 book
  1. 1. Victim or Villain

Standalone books

2 books

2 L.T. Ryan titles here are not listed as part of any series.

L.T. Ryan Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the L.T. Ryan books run from Noble Beginnings (2012) to Noble Reckoning (2026), the sequence in the table above. The Jack Noble series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Jack Noble books in chronological order. No other L.T. Ryan story order is on record.

Do you have to read L.T. Ryan books in order?

You only need to read L.T. Ryan books in order within each series: the books listed here span 20 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read L.T. Ryan books in?

Read L.T. Ryan one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Jack Noble starts with Noble Beginnings (2012), Rachel Hatch starts with Drift (2019) and Maddie Castle Series starts with The Handler (2023). The earliest catalogued title overall is Noble Beginnings (2012).

What is the newest L.T. Ryan book?

Noble Reckoning (2026) is the newest L.T. Ryan book released so far.

Is there a new L.T. Ryan book coming?

Yes. Cold Light (2027) is the next L.T. Ryan 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.

L.T. Ryan at a glance

Still publishing
L.T. Ryan is still publishing. Cold Light is announced for 2027.
Release pace
L.T. Ryan books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,982 pages across the 19 of 137 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most L.T. Ryan books, 104 of 137, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
58 of the 137 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 134 in at least three.

What the L.T. Ryan books are about

7 of the 137 L.T. Ryan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: conspiracies is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.