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Matt Drake Books in Order

Matt Drake contains 41 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is The Bones of Odin (2011) and the newest is The Diamond Hunters (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
41
Published
2011–2025
Confirmed
26 of 41 titles
Pages on record
4,887 in 18 of 41 books
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Matt Drake is the character at the head of David Leadbeater's series, which runs to 41 catalogued books since The Bones of Odin (2011). Don Bentley is credited on four titles inside the listing. The sequence continues through The Blood King Conspiracy and The Gates of Hell (2012), The Tomb of the Gods and The Swords of Babylon (2013), and reaches The Diamond Hunters in 2025.

How many Matt Drake books are there?

Matt Drake has 41 books, released between 2011 and 2025.

Matt Drake Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 41 Matt Drake 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. Cover of The Bones of Odin by David Leadbeater, book 1 of the Matt Drake series (2011)
  2. Cover of The Blood King Conspiracy by David Leadbeater, book 2 of the Matt Drake series (2012)
  3. Cover of The Gates of Hell by David Leadbeater, book 3 of the Matt Drake series (2012)
  4. Cover of The Tomb of the Gods by David Leadbeater, book 4 of the Matt Drake series (2013)
  5. Cover of Forgotten War by Don Bentley, book 4 of the Matt Drake series (2023)
  6. Cover of Brother's In Arms by David Leadbeater, book 5 of the Matt Drake series (2013)
  7. Cover of Last Man Standing by David Leadbeater, book 8 of the Matt Drake series (2014)
  8. Cover of The Plagues of Pandora by David Leadbeater, book 9 of the Matt Drake series (2014)
  9. Cover of The Lost Kingdom by David Leadbeater, book 10 of the Matt Drake series (2015)
  10. Cover of The Last Bazaar by David Leadbeater, book 12 of the Matt Drake series (2016)
  11. Cover of The Treasures of Saint Germain by David Leadbeater, book 14 of the Matt Drake series (2016)
  12. Cover of Weapons of the Gods by David Leadbeater, book 18 of the Matt Drake series (2018)
  1. 1
    The Bones of Odin2011 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011274
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  2. 1
    Without Sanction2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  3. 2
    The Blood King Conspiracy2012 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012268
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  4. 2
    The Outside Man2021 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021464
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  5. 3
    The Gates of Hell2012 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012246
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  6. 3
    Hostile Intent2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  7. 4
    The Tomb of the Gods2013 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013270
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  8. 4
    Forgotten War2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  9. 5
    Brother's In Arms2013 · 186 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013186
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  10. 6
    The Swords of Babylon2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  11. 7
    Blood Vengeance2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  12. 8
    Last Man Standing2014 · 212 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014212
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  13. 9
    The Plagues of Pandora2014 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014346
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  14. 10
    The Lost Kingdom2015 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015310
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  15. 11
    The Ghost Ships of Arizona2015 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015246
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  16. 12
    The Last Bazaar2016 · 258 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016258
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  17. 13
    The Edge of Armageddon2016 · 284 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016284
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  18. 14
    The Treasures of Saint Germain2016 · 286 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016286
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  19. 15
    Inca Kings2016 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016278
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  20. 16
    The Four Corners of the Earth2017 · 262 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017262
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  21. 17
    The Seven Seals of Egypt2017 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017224
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  22. 18
    Weapons of the Gods2018 · 226 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018226
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  23. 19
    The Blood King Legacy2018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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  24. 20
    Devil's Island2019 · 247 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019247
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  25. 21
    The Faberge Heist2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  26. 22
    Four Sacred Treasures2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  27. 23
    The Sea Rats2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  28. 24
    The Blood King Takedown2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  29. 25
    Devil's Junction2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  30. 26
    Voodoo Soldiers2020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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Do you have to read Matt Drake books in order?

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

Where to start with Matt Drake

Start with The Bones of Odin (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Matt Drake book?

The Diamond Hunters (2025) is the newest Matt Drake book released so far.

Is there a new Matt Drake book coming?

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

Matt Drake at a glance

Still running
Matt Drake is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Matt Drake books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,887 pages across the 18 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 265 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Matt Drake books, 23 of 41, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 41 titles, 37 are credited to David Leadbeater and 4 to Don Bentley.

What the Matt Drake books are about

1 of the 41 Matt Drake books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • American literature 1 of 1 books