Mike Wells Books in Order
Mike Wells has written 53 books, published between 1998 and 2026. The first book is Wild Child (1998) and the newest is The Fifty Million Dollar Job: A Prequel to Mortal Silence, Lust, Money & Murder #18 (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 53
- Published
- 1998–2026
Mike Wells writes thrillers, often published as serials in numbered parts. Lust, Money & Murder is the longest sequence, with Passion, Power & Sin, Forbidden, Blind Scorpion, The Tesla Secret, Drive-By Wife and Renata's Revenge alongside it. The catalogue holds 53 books from Wild Child in 1998 to a 2026 prequel to the eighteenth Lust, Money & Murder volume. Crime, espionage and betrayal supply the material across the run.
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How many Mike Wells books are there?
Mike Wells has 53 books, released between 1998 and 2026. They include 13 series and 1 title listed outside any series.
Mike Wells Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 53 Mike Wells books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 11998–1/4
- 22011–1/4
- 32011–1/4
- 4The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt KramerMysterious Disappearance Of Kurt Kramer #12011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 52011–1/4
- 62011–1/4
- 72011–1/4
- 82011–1/4
- 92011–1/4
- 102011–1/4
- 112013–1/4
- 122013–1/4
- 132013–1/4
- 142013–1/4
- 152013–1/4
- 16Kill Your Darlings2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 172014–1/4
- 182014–1/4
- 192014–1/4
- 202014–1/4
- 212014–1/4
- 222015–1/4
- 232015–1/4
- 242015–1/4
- 252015–1/4
- 262015–1/4
- 272015–1/4
- 282015–1/4
- 292015–1/4
- 302016–1/4
- 312016–1/4
- 322016–1/4
- 332017–1/4
- 342017–1/4
- 352017–1/4
- 362017–1/4
- 372017–1/4
- 382018–1/4
- 392018–1/4
- 402019–1/4
- 412019–1/4
- 422019–1/4
- 432019–1/4
- 442019–1/4
- 452020–1/4
- 462020–1/4
- 472020–1/4
- 482021–1/4
- 492021–1/4
- 502024–1/4
- 512025–1/4
- 522025–1/4
- 53The Fifty Million Dollar Job: A Prequel to Mortal Silence, Lust, Money & Murder #18Lust, Money & Murder #192026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Mike Wells 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.
Lust, Money & Murder in order
19 books- 1. Lust
- 2. Money
- 3. Murder
- 4. Cattoretti's Return
- 5. On Russian Soil
- 6. The Extraction
- 7. Off the Grid
- 8. Blood Diamonds
- 9. Escape from Sudan
- 10. Black Widow
- 11. Panacea
- 12. Phoenix Rising
- and 7 more in the table above
Forbidden Romantic Thriller in order
6 booksPassion, Power & Sin in order
5 booksWild Child in order
3 books- 1. Wild Child
- 2. Lilith
- 3. The Patriarch
Drive-By Wife in order
3 booksBlind Scorpion in order
3 booksTesla Secret in order
3 booksBroadway Bound in order
3 booksSecrets of the Elusive Lover in order
2 booksBaby Talk in order
2 booksMysterious Disappearance Of Kurt Kramer in order
1 bookWrong Side of the Tracks in order
1 bookRenata's Revenge in order
1 bookStandalone books
1 book1 Mike Wells title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mike Wells books in order?
You only need to read Mike Wells books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Mike Wells
Start with Wild Child (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mike Wells book?
The Fifty Million Dollar Job: A Prequel to Mortal Silence, Lust, Money & Murder #18 (2026) is the newest Mike Wells book released so far.
Is there a new Mike Wells book coming?
No next Mike Wells 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 Wells at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mike Wells published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Mike Wells books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mike Wells books, 43 of 53, were published in the 2010s.
When Mike Wells books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Mike Wells titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 43 titles.
53 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.