Bodyguard (Split) Books in Order

Bodyguard (Split) by Chris Bradford contains 8 books, published between 2017 and 2018. The first book is Recruit (2017) and the newest is Traitor (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2017–2018
Pages on record
970 in 4 of 8 books
Reading time
16–24 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 970 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

Bodyguard (Split) is an eight-part listing of Chris Bradford's work, published across 2017 and 2018. Recruit, Hostage, Hijack, Ransom, Ambush and Survival all carry 2017 dates, and Target and Traitor are dated 2018. Subject headings cover adventure, children's fiction, training, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, kidnapping, pirates, presidents and survival at sea. The median book runs to 237 pages.

How many Bodyguard (Split) books are there?

Bodyguard (Split) has 8 books, released between 2017 and 2018.

Bodyguard (Split) Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Bodyguard (Split) 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
    Recruit2017 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017250
  2. 2
    Hostage2017 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017224
  3. 3
    Hijack2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  4. 4
    Ransom2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  5. 5
    Ambush2017 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017224
  6. 6
    Survival2017 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017272
  7. 7
    Target2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018
  8. 8
    Traitor2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018

Is there a chronological order for Bodyguard (Split)?

No separate chronological order is on record for Bodyguard (Split), because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Bodyguard (Split) books in order?

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

Where to start with Bodyguard (Split)

Start with Recruit (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bodyguard (Split) book?

Traitor (2018) is the newest Bodyguard (Split) book released so far.

Is there a new Bodyguard (Split) book coming?

No next Bodyguard (Split) book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bodyguard (Split) at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Bodyguard (Split) title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Bodyguard (Split) books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
970 pages across the 4 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 237 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bodyguard (Split) books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2010s.

What the Bodyguard (Split) books are about

All 8 Bodyguard (Split) books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: adventure stories is tagged on 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Chris Bradford

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

Other series by Chris Bradford

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.