Court Gentry Books in Order

Mark Greaney has written 15 Court Gentry books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is The Gray Man (2009) and the newest is The Hard Line (2026). One more title is announced: Dark Union (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15 + 1 announced
Published
2009–2026
Confirmed
16 of 16 titles
Pages on record
4,340 in 9 of 16 books
Reading time
72–109 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,340 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 16 titles with a page count on record.

Court Gentry, the Gray Man, is the assassin at the centre of Mark Greaney's espionage thrillers, where kidnapping, extortion and missing persons drive the cases. Sixteen catalogued books run from The Gray Man (2009) through Ballistic (2011), Back Blast (2016), Agent in Place (2018) and One Minute Out (2020) to The Hard Line, and Dark Union is scheduled for 2027.

How many Court Gentry books are there?

Court Gentry has 15 published books, released between 2009 and 2026. One more, Dark Union (2027), is announced.

Court Gentry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Court Gentry 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
    The Gray ManCourt Gentry / Gray Man #12009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009
  2. 2
    On TargetCourt Gentry / Gray Man #22010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  3. 3
    BallisticCourt Gentry / Gray Man #32011 · 467 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011467
  4. 4
    Dead EyeCourt Gentry / Gray Man #42013 · 279 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013279
  5. 5
    Back BlastCourt Gentry / Gray Man #52016 · 513 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016513
  6. 6
    Gunmetal GrayCourt Gentry / Gray Man #62017 · 494 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017494
  7. 7
    Agent in PlaceCourt Gentry / Gray Man #72018 · 507 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018507
  8. 8
    Mission CriticalCourt Gentry / Gray Man #82019 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019528
  9. 9
    One Minute OutCourt Gentry / Gray Man #92020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  10. 10
    RelentlessCourt Gentry / Gray Man #102021 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021496
  11. 11
    Sierra SixCourt Gentry / Gray Man #112022 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022528
  12. 12
    BurnerCourt Gentry / Gray Man #122023 · 528 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2023528
  13. 13
    The Chaos AgentCourt Gentry / Gray Man #132024 · confirmed 4/4
    2024
  14. 14
    Midnight BlackCourt Gentry / Gray Man #142025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025
  15. 15
    The Hard LineCourt Gentry / Gray Man #152026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026
  16. 16
    Dark UnionCourt Gentry / Gray Man #162027 · confirmed 3/4
    2027

Do you have to read Court Gentry books in order?

You should read the Court Gentry books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Court Gentry book also stands alone.

Where to start with Court Gentry

Start with The Gray Man (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Court Gentry book?

The Hard Line (2026) is the newest Court Gentry book released so far.

Is there a new Court Gentry book coming?

Yes. Dark Union (2027) is the next Court Gentry book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Court Gentry at a glance

Still running
Court Gentry is still running. Dark Union is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Court Gentry books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,340 pages across the 9 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 507 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Court Gentry books, 7 of 16, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
1 of the 16 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Court Gentry books are about

12 of the 16 Court Gentry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: assassins is tagged on 8 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Mark Greaney

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.