Ryan Lock Books in Order
Sean Black has written 17 books featuring Ryan Lock, published between 2009 and 2026: 16 in the Ryan Lock & Ty Johnson series and 1 related title. The first book is Lockdown (2009) and the newest main-line book is The Removal (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 17
- Published
- 2009–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,070 in 10 of 17 books
- Reading time
- 51–77 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,070 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 17 titles with a page count on record.
Ryan Lock is a bodyguard and the recurring lead of Sean Black's thrillers, 17 catalogued books published between 2009 and 2026. Lockdown (2009) opens the run, followed by Deadlock (2010), Grid Lock (2011), Lock & Load (2012) and The Devil's Bounty (2012), and The Removal (2026) is the newest. Ty Johnson shares the billing in the Ryan Lock & Ty Johnson series and carries a run of his own. New York, undercover operations, gangs and prisons recur across the subjects.
How many Ryan Lock books are there?
Ryan Lock appears in 17 books, released between 2009 and 2026. 16 of them belong to the Ryan Lock & Ty Johnson series, and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Ryan Lock Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 17 Ryan Lock 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.
- 120094002/4
- 220103522/4
- 320114002/4
- 420123342/4
- 52012682/4
- 62014–2/4
- 720144222/4
- 82015822/4
- 920163882/4
- 1020173302/4
- 112018–2/4
- 122018–2/4
- 1320192942/4
- 142020–2/4
- 152021–2/4
- 162025–2/4
- 172026–2/4
Do you have to read Ryan Lock books in order?
You should read the Ryan Lock & Ty Johnson series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Ryan Lock book also stands alone.
Where to start with Ryan Lock
Start with Lockdown (2009), the earliest published book in the Ryan Lock & Ty Johnson series.
What is the newest Ryan Lock book?
The Removal (2026) is the newest book in the Ryan Lock & Ty Johnson series.
Is there a new Ryan Lock book coming?
No next Ryan Lock book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ryan Lock at a glance
- Still running
- Ryan Lock is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ryan Lock books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,070 pages across the 10 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 343 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ryan Lock books, 12 of 17, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ryan Lock books are about
5 of the 17 Ryan Lock 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 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 5 of 5 books
- Thrillers 4 of 5 books
- Bodyguards 3 of 5 books
- Actors and actresses 1 of 5 books
- Bounty hunters 1 of 5 books
- Gangs 1 of 5 books
- Justice 1 of 5 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 1 of 5 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 5 books
- New York (N.Y.) 1 of 5 books
More books by Sean Black
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Sean Black books in order 33 books