Matthew Reilly Books in Order
Matthew Reilly has written 41 books, published between 1996 and 2025. The first book is Contest (1996) and the newest is The Detective (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1996–2025
- Confirmed
- 32 of 41 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,062 in 19 of 41 books
Matthew Reilly is an Australian action thriller writer, born 2 July 1974, whose books sell internationally. The catalogue lists 41 titles, from Contest (1996) and Ice Station (1998) to The Detective (2025). Reilly's series are Jack West Jr., Shane Schofield, Hover Car Racer, Troll Mountain and Tournament, plus a set of short stories. Subject tags include antiquities, automobile racing, action and adventure, and children's fiction.
The Jack West Jr. series follows a soldier turned adventurer who searches for ancient secrets tied to global conspiracies, drawing on history and mythology as he solves puzzles across each book.
How many Matthew Reilly books are there?
Matthew Reilly has 41 books, released between 1996 and 2025. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Matthew Reilly Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Matthew Reilly books in the order they were released, 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.
- 119964483/4
- 219985343/4
- 31999–1/4
- 419995233/4
- 52000–1/4
- 620013873/4
- 72001–1/4
- 82001–1/4
- 9The Rock Princess and the Thriller Writer (Short Story)Matthew Reilly Short Stories/Novellas #52002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 1020034643/4
- 1120044323/4
- 12Seven Ancient Wonders2005 · 535 pages · confirmed 1/420055351/4
- 1320055473/4
- 1420052073/4
- 1520051213/4
- 162005–1/4
- 172006–3/4
- 1820075774/4
- 1920072903/4
- 202007–1/4
- 212007–1/4
- 2220095743/4
- 23Scarecrow Returns / Scarecrow and the Army of ThievesShane Schofield #52011 · 351 pages · confirmed 4/420113514/4
- 242013–3/4
- 2520133523/4
- 262013–3/4
- 272014–3/4
- 282014–3/4
- 2920143923/4
- 302014–3/4
- 312016–3/4
- 3220164483/4
- 3320184483/4
- 34The Secret Runners of New York / The Secret RunnersMatthew Reilly Standalone Novels #42019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 352020–3/4
- 362020–3/4
- 3720204323/4
- 382021–3/4
- 392022–3/4
- 402023–3/4
- 412025–3/4
Matthew Reilly 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.
Jack West Jr. in order
9 booksMatthew Reilly Short Stories/Novellas
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Matthew Reilly Standalone Novels
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Shane Schofield in order
5 booksHover Car Racer in order
4 booksTroll Mountain in order
4 books- 1. Episode I
- 2. Episode II
- 3. Episode III
- 4. Troll Mountain
Tournament in order
3 booksStandalone books
1 book1 Matthew Reilly title here is not listed as part of any series.
Matthew Reilly Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Matthew Reilly books run from Contest (1996) to The Detective (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Matthew Reilly in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Matthew Reilly books in order?
You only need to read Matthew Reilly books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Matthew Reilly books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Contest (1996), the earliest published title. After it come Ice Station (1998), Rewind (Short Story) (1999), Temple (1999) and The Mine (Short Story) (2000); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Matthew Reilly book?
The Detective (2025) is the newest Matthew Reilly book released so far.
Is there a new Matthew Reilly book coming?
No next Matthew Reilly book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Matthew Reilly at a glance
- Still publishing
- Matthew Reilly published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Matthew Reilly books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,062 pages across the 19 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Matthew Reilly books, 18 of 41, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 2 of the 41 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 32 in at least three.
What the Matthew Reilly books are about
22 of the 41 Matthew Reilly 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 6 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 6 of 22 books
- Antiquities 4 of 22 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 22 books
- Suspense 4 of 22 books
- Action & adventure 3 of 22 books
- Automobile racing 3 of 22 books
- Curiosities and wonders 3 of 22 books
- Ground-effect machines 3 of 22 books
- Racing 3 of 22 books
- Sports 3 of 22 books
- Action 2 of 22 books
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