William H. Lovejoy Books in Order

William H. Lovejoy has written 26 books, published between 1990 and 2025. The first book is Cold Front (1990) and the newest is Alpha Kat (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1990–2025
Pages on record
5,679 in 16 of 26 books
Reading time
95–142 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,679 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

William H. Lovejoy writes espionage and suspense thrillers, and the catalogue records 26 books from 1990 to 2025. Lovejoy's series are the Colonel McKenna Adventure and Sub Zero books. Early titles include Black Sky and Cold Front (both 1990), Delta Blue (1991) and Ultra Deep (1992). Subjects listed for the books include cyberspace, laser weapons and the Arab-Israeli conflict, and westerns also appear in the catalogue.

How many William H. Lovejoy books are there?

William H. Lovejoy has 26 books, released between 1990 and 2025. They include 2 series and 22 titles listed outside any series.

William H. Lovejoy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 William H. Lovejoy 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. 1
    Cold Front1990 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990384
  2. 2
    Black Sky1990 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990296
  3. 3
    Delta BlueColonel McKenna Adventure #11991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991
  4. 4
    Seaghost1991 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991202
  5. 5
    Ultra DeepSub Zero #11992 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992348
  6. 6
    Rip Cord1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992
  7. 7
    Alpha Kat1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992
  8. 8
    Delta GreenColonel McKenna Adventure #21993 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993330
  9. 9
    Phantom Strike1993 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993296
  10. 10
    White Night1994 · 555 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994555
  11. 11
    China Dome1995 · 541 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995541
  12. 12
    Red Rain1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996
  13. 13
    Back Slash1996 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996419
  14. 14
    Dark Morning1998 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998448
  15. 15
    Flash Factor1999 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999480
  16. 16
    Ocean BlackSub Zero #22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  17. 17
    Shanghai Star2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  18. 18
    Paymaster2012 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012172
  19. 19
    Now You Don't2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  20. 20
    Belle Chasse2012 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012314
  21. 21
    Trigger Happy2012 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012308
  22. 22
    Classics2012 · 356 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012356
  23. 23
    Solid Oak2013 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013230
  24. 24
    Black Sky2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025
  25. 25
    Phantom Strike2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025
  26. 26
    Alpha Kat2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025

William H. Lovejoy 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.

Colonel McKenna Adventure in order

2 books
  1. 1. Delta Blue
  2. 2. Delta Green

Sub Zero in order

2 books
  1. 1. Ultra Deep
  2. 2. Ocean Black

Standalone books

22 books

22 William H. Lovejoy titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William H. Lovejoy books in order?

You only need to read William H. Lovejoy 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 William H. Lovejoy

Start with Cold Front (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William H. Lovejoy book?

Alpha Kat (2025) is the newest William H. Lovejoy book released so far.

Is there a new William H. Lovejoy book coming?

No next William H. Lovejoy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

William H. Lovejoy at a glance

Still publishing
William H. Lovejoy published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
William H. Lovejoy books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,679 pages across the 16 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 339 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William H. Lovejoy books, 15 of 26, were published in the 1990s.