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Michael C. Grumley Books in Order

Michael C. Grumley has written 18 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is Amid the Shadows (2013) and the newest is The Deal (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2013–2026
Confirmed
12 of 18 titles
Pages on record
3,029 in 8 of 18 books
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Michael C. Grumley has 18 books catalogued between Amid the Shadows (2013) and The Deal (2026), filed under science fiction. Human-animal communication, scientific discovery, the U.S. Navy, missing persons and women marine biologists are among the subjects, and the categories include thrillers and suspense. Grumley's series are Breakthrough, Rollback, Evan, Monument and Revival. Leap (2014), Catalyst (2015), Genesis (2016) and Ripple (2017) are among the titles.

The Breakthrough series by Michael C. Grumley follows naval investigator John Clay and marine biologist Alison Shaw, whose team works toward two-way communication with dolphins before a discovery on the ocean floor draws in government forces.

How many Michael C. Grumley books are there?

Michael C. Grumley has 18 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 5 series and 1 title listed outside any series.

Michael C. Grumley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Michael C. Grumley 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 Amid the Shadows by Michael C. Grumley (2013)
  2. Cover of Breakthrough by Michael C. Grumley, book 1 of the Breakthrough series (2013)
  3. Cover of Evan After / Through the Fog by Michael C. Grumley, book 1 of the Evan series (2014)
  4. Cover of Leap by Michael C. Grumley, book 2 of the Breakthrough series (2014)
  5. Cover of The Unexpected Hero by Michael C. Grumley, book 2 of the Evan series (2015)
  6. Cover of Catalyst by Michael C. Grumley, book 3 of the Breakthrough series (2015)
  7. Cover of Ripple by Michael C. Grumley, book 5 of the Breakthrough series (2017)
  8. Cover of Mosaic by Michael C. Grumley, book 6 of the Breakthrough series (2019)
  1. 1
    Amid the Shadows2013 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013312
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  2. 2
    BreakthroughBreakthrough #12013 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013320
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  3. 3
    Evan After / Through the FogEvan #12014 · 168 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014168
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  4. 4
    LeapBreakthrough #22014 · 484 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014484
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  5. 5
    The Unexpected HeroEvan #22015 · 186 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015186
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  6. 6
    CatalystBreakthrough #32015 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015454
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  7. 7
    GenesisBreakthrough #42016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  8. 8
    RippleBreakthrough #52017 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017448
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  9. 9
    MosaicBreakthrough #62019 · 657 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019657
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  10. 10
    The Last MonumentMonument #12020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  11. 11
    The Desert of GlassMonument #22021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  12. 12
    EchoBreakthrough #72021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  13. 13
    Deep FreezeRevival #12024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  14. 14
    RollbackRollback #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  15. 15
    Cold StorageRevival #22025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  16. 16
    The MirageRollback #22025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  17. 17
    The CircleRollback #32026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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  18. 18
    The DealRollback #42026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Michael C. Grumley 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.

Breakthrough in order

7 books
  1. 1. Breakthrough
  2. 2. Leap
  3. 3. Catalyst
  4. 4. Genesis
  5. 5. Ripple
  6. 6. Mosaic
  7. 7. Echo

Rollback in order

4 books
  1. 1. Rollback
  2. 2. The Mirage
  3. 3. The Circle
  4. 4. The Deal

Evan in order

2 books
  1. 1. Evan After / Through the Fog
  2. 2. The Unexpected Hero

Monument in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Last Monument
  2. 2. The Desert of Glass

Revival in order

2 books
  1. 1. Deep Freeze
  2. 2. Cold Storage

Standalone books

1 book

1 Michael C. Grumley title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Michael C. Grumley books in order?

You only need to read Michael C. Grumley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Michael C. Grumley

Start with Amid the Shadows (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Michael C. Grumley book?

The Deal (2026) is the newest Michael C. Grumley book released so far.

Is there a new Michael C. Grumley book coming?

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

Michael C. Grumley at a glance

Still publishing
Michael C. Grumley published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Michael C. Grumley books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,029 pages across the 8 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Michael C. Grumley books, 9 of 18, were published in the 2020s.

What the Michael C. Grumley books are about

5 of the 18 Michael C. Grumley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: discoveries in science is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.