Mike Lawson Books in Order
Mike Lawson has written 25 books, published between 2005 and 2026. The first book is The Inside Ring (2005) and the newest is The Asset (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 20 of the 25 books listed here are in the Joe DeMarco series, which has its own page: Joe DeMarco books in order.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2005–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,517 in 15 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 92–138 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,517 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Mike Lawson writes political thrillers built around government investigators. The catalogue lists 25 books, from The Inside Ring (2005) to The Asset (2026), in two named series: Joe DeMarco and Agent Kay Hamilton. Joe DeMarco is the recurring character. House Rules / Dead on Arrival (2008), House Secrets (2009) and House Justice (2010) appear early in the run, alongside the standalone title Rosarito Beach (2013). Undercover operations, drug trafficking and the US Drug Enforcement Administration appear among the subject headings.
DeMarco, the lead of this thriller series, is employed by the Speaker of the House.
How many Mike Lawson books are there?
Mike Lawson has 25 books, released between 2005 and 2026. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Mike Lawson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Mike Lawson 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.
- 120055442/4
- 220065282/4
- 320084002/4
- 42009–2/4
- 52010–2/4
- 620113452/4
- 720124252/4
- 820133362/4
- 920133532/4
- 1020143202/4
- 1120154562/4
- 1220152882/4
- 1320162762/4
- 1420172852/4
- 1520183532/4
- 1620192882/4
- 1720203202/4
- 182021–2/4
- 19Redemption2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 202023–2/4
- 212024–2/4
- 222025–3/4
- 232025–2/4
- 24McKenna’s Guy2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
- 252026–2/4
Mike Lawson series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Joe DeMarco books in order 20 books
Mike Lawson 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.
Agent Kay Hamilton in order
3 books- 1. Rosarito Beach
- 2. Viking Bay
- 3. K Street
Standalone books
2 books2 Mike Lawson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Mike Lawson Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Mike Lawson books run from The Inside Ring (2005) to The Asset (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Mike Lawson in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Mike Lawson books in order?
You only need to read Mike Lawson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Mike Lawson
Start with The Inside Ring (2005), the first Joe DeMarco book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Mike Lawson book?
The Asset (2026) is the newest Mike Lawson book released so far.
Is there a new Mike Lawson book coming?
No next Mike Lawson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mike Lawson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mike Lawson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Mike Lawson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,517 pages across the 15 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 345 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mike Lawson books, 12 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mike Lawson books are about
17 of the 25 Mike Lawson 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 8 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 8 of 17 books
- Joe DeMarco (Fictitious character) 7 of 17 books
- Government investigators 6 of 17 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 17 books
- United States 6 of 17 books
- Political fiction 5 of 17 books
- Suspense 5 of 17 books
- Drug traffic 3 of 17 books
- Undercover operations 3 of 17 books
- Murder 2 of 17 books
- Organized crime 2 of 17 books
- Revenge 2 of 17 books
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