Sean Black Books in Order
Sean Black has written 33 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Lockdown (2009) and the newest is The Removal (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 33
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,660 in 17 of 33 books
- Reading time
- 78–117 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,660 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 33 titles with a page count on record.
Ryan Lock is the recurring character in Sean Black's thrillers, which take in bodyguards, undercover operations and New York. Thirty-three catalogued books run from Lockdown (2009) to The Removal (2026), across Ryan Lock & Ty Johnson, Ty Johnson alone, Byron Tibor, the Malibu Mysteries, the Neil Brody Crime Thrillers and Extolziby Gruff. Black continues to publish.
Source: composed
How many Sean Black books are there?
Sean Black has 33 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 6 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Sean Black Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 33 Sean Black 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 November 2026.
- 120094002/4
- 220103522/4
- 320114002/4
- 4A Million Shades of Green: The Real Story Behind Fifty Shades of Grey2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 520123342/4
- 62012682/4
- 72013–2/4
- 82014–2/4
- 92014–2/4
- 102014–2/4
- 1120144222/4
- 122015–2/4
- 1320152382/4
- 1420153162/4
- 152015822/4
- 1610 Years 13 Seconds: The Conor McGregor Story2016 · 82 pages · confirmed 2/42016822/4
- 1720162462/4
- 1820162402/4
- 1920163882/4
- 202017–2/4
- 2120172422/4
- 2220173302/4
- 232018–2/4
- 242018–2/4
- 2520192262/4
- 2620192942/4
- 272020–2/4
- 282020–2/4
- 292021–2/4
- 302022–2/4
- 312025–2/4
- 322026–2/4
- 332026–2/4
Sean Black characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Ryan Lock books in order 17 books
Sean Black 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.
Ryan Lock & Ty Johnson in order
16 books- 1. Lockdown
- 2. Deadlock
- 3. Grid Lock
- 4. The Devil's Bounty
- 5. Lock & Load
- 6. The Innocent
- 7. Fire Point
- 8. Budapest/48
- 9. The Edge of Alone
- 10. Second Chance
- 11. Red Tiger
- 12. The Deep Abiding
- and 4 more in the table above
Malibu Mysteries in order
7 booksByron Tibor in order
5 books- 1. Post
- 2. Post
- 3. Blood Country
- 4. Winter's Rage
- 5. The Burn Pit
Extolziby Gruff in order
1 bookTy Johnson in order
1 bookNeil Brody Crime Thriller in order
1 book- 1. Rule .303
Standalone books
2 books2 Sean Black titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sean Black books in order?
You only need to read Sean Black books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Sean Black
Start with Lockdown (2009), the first Ryan Lock book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Sean Black book?
The Removal (2026) is the newest Sean Black book released so far.
Is there a new Sean Black book coming?
No next Sean Black book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sean Black at a glance
- Still publishing
- Sean Black published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Sean Black books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,660 pages across the 17 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 294 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sean Black books, 25 of 33, were published in the 2010s.
When Sean Black books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Sean Black titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 25 titles.
33 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Sean Black books are about
6 of the 33 Sean Black books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 5 of 6 books
- Thrillers 4 of 6 books
- Bodyguards 3 of 6 books
- Ryan Lock (Fictitious character) 2 of 6 books