Stephen Mertz Books in Order
Stephen Mertz has written 60 books, published between 1979 and 2023. The first book is Some Die Hard (1979) and the newest is Hellfire in Syria (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 60
- Published
- 1979–2023
- Pages on record
- 2,654 in 13 of 60 books
Stephen Mertz is an American fiction writer, born in 1947, known chiefly for thrillers. Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine called Mertz an action specialist, and Booklist singled out Nightwind and The Korean Intercept. The catalogue lists 60 Mertz books from Some Die Hard (1979) to Hellfire in Syria (2023), with tags for thrillers, westerns, terrorists, private investigators and missing children. Cambodian Hellhole and Hanoi Deathgrip (both 1985) and Cody's Army (1986) appear in the list, and series include M.I.A. Hunter, Cody's War, Kilroy Mystery and Night Wind.
How many Stephen Mertz books are there?
Stephen Mertz has 60 books, released between 1979 and 2023. They include 7 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.
Stephen Mertz Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 60 Stephen Mertz 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.
- 119791421/4
- 21979–1/4
- 31985–1/4
- 41985–1/4
- 51985–1/4
- 61985–1/4
- 71986–1/4
- 81986–1/4
- 91986–1/4
- 101986–1/4
- 111987–1/4
- 121987–1/4
- 131987–1/4
- 141987–1/4
- 151987–1/4
- 161988–1/4
- 1719882181/4
- 181988–1/4
- 191988–1/4
- 201988–1/4
- 21Blood Red Sun1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 221989–1/4
- 231990–1/4
- 241990–1/4
- 251991–1/4
- 261991–1/4
- 27Sudden Death1995 · 1 pages · confirmed 1/4199511/4
- 2820022771/4
- 2920042391/4
- 30The Korean Intercept2005 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/420053421/4
- 31Dragon Games2010 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/420102701/4
- 32Hank & Muddy2011 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/420112051/4
- 33The Castro Directive2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 342014–1/4
- 35The King Of Horror & Other Stories2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 3620151322/4
- 372015–2/4
- 38Sherlock Holmes: Zombies Over London2015 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/420152121/4
- 3920161322/4
- 402016–2/4
- 412017–1/4
- 42Jimi After Dark2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 43The Moses Deception2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 4420182001/4
- 452018–1/4
- 46The Dark of Midnight & Other Stories2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 472019–1/4
- 482019–1/4
- 492019–1/4
- 502019–1/4
- 5120192841/4
- 522019–1/4
- 532019–1/4
- 54North Of Tombstone2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 55Homicide: Saigon2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 562022–1/4
- 572022–1/4
- 582022–1/4
- 592022–1/4
- 602023–1/4
Stephen Mertz series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- M.I.A. Hunter books in order 17 books
- Cody's War books in order 10 books
Stephen Mertz 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.
Cody's Army in order
7 booksKilroy Mystery in order
4 booksBlaze! Western in order
4 booksSteve Madison Mysteries in order
2 booksNight Wind in order
2 books- 1. Night Wind
- 2. Devil Creek
McShan in order
1 bookStandalone books
13 books13 Stephen Mertz titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stephen Mertz books in order?
You only need to read Stephen Mertz books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Stephen Mertz
Start with the first book of the Stephen Mertz series you want to read: M.I.A. Hunter starts with Stone (1985) and Cody's War starts with Dragonfire! (2019). The earliest catalogued title overall is Some Die Hard (1979).
What is the newest Stephen Mertz book?
Hellfire in Syria (2023) is the newest Stephen Mertz book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen Mertz book coming?
No next Stephen Mertz book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stephen Mertz at a glance
- Paused
- No new Stephen Mertz title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Stephen Mertz books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,654 pages across the 13 of 60 books with a recorded length, a median of 212 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen Mertz books, 23 of 60, were published in the 2010s.
What the Stephen Mertz books are about
14 of the 60 Stephen Mertz books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: westerns is tagged on 3 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.