Matt Lynn Books in Order

Matt Lynn has written 14 books, published between 2009 and 2025. The first book is Death Force (2009) and the newest is The Crucible (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2009–2025
Pages on record
502 in 1 of 14 books

Matt Lynn is the thriller-writing name of Matthew Lynn, a British financial journalist, author and publisher born in 1962. Lynn writes for The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator and MoneyWeek, and has held columns at The Sunday Times and Bloomberg. The Death Force novels are Lynn's series, and Lynn has also published under the name James Harland. The catalogue lists 14 books from Death Force (2009) to The Crucible (2025), with Fire Force (2010) and Ice Force (2012) among them.

How many Matt Lynn books are there?

Matt Lynn has 14 books, released between 2009 and 2025. 5 of them belong to the Death Force series.

Matt Lynn Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Matt Lynn 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. 1
    Death ForceDeath Force #12009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  2. 2
    Fire ForceDeath Force #22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  3. 3
    LibyaBlack Ops #12011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  4. 4
    Shadow ForceDeath Force #32011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  5. 5
    Lethal ForceDeath Force #42011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  6. 6
    Market Forces2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  7. 7
    El DoradoBlack Ops #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  8. 8
    The Month of the Leopard2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  9. 9
    OlympicsBlack Ops #32012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  10. 10
    Ice ForceDeath Force #52012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  11. 11
    Tracked2013 · 502 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013502
  12. 12
    Bad Intentions2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  13. 13
    Search2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025
  14. 14
    The Crucible2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Matt Lynn 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.

Death Force in order

5 books
  1. 1. Death Force
  2. 2. Fire Force
  3. 3. Shadow Force
  4. 4. Lethal Force
  5. 5. Ice Force

Black Ops books in order

3 books by Matt Lynn
  1. 1. Libya
  2. 2. El Dorado
  3. 3. Olympics

Standalone books

6 books

6 Matt Lynn titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Matt Lynn books in order?

You only need to read Matt Lynn books in order within the Death Force series, which holds 5 of the 14 Matt Lynn books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Matt Lynn

Start with Death Force (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Matt Lynn book?

The Crucible (2025) is the newest Matt Lynn book released so far.

Is there a new Matt Lynn book coming?

No next Matt Lynn book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Matt Lynn at a glance

Still publishing
Matt Lynn published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Matt Lynn books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
502 pages across the 1 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 502 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Matt Lynn books, 11 of 14, were published in the 2010s.