Sam Dryden Books in Order
Sam Dryden by Patrick Lee contains 3 books, published between 2014 and 2019. The first book is Runner (2014) and the newest is Dark Site (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2014–2019
- Total pages
- 1,039 across 3 books
- Reading time
- 17–26 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,039 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Sam Dryden is Patrick Lee's thriller series about a retired special forces soldier. Runner (2014) starts it with a girl escaping captivity, Signal follows in 2015, and Dark Site closes the run in 2019, three books built on secrets, corporate corruption and technology.
How many Sam Dryden books are there?
Sam Dryden has 3 books, released between 2014 and 2019.
Sam Dryden Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 3 Sam Dryden 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.
Is there a chronological order for Sam Dryden?
No separate chronological order is on record for Sam Dryden, 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 Sam Dryden books in order?
You should read the Sam Dryden books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Sam Dryden book also stands alone.
Where to start with Sam Dryden
Start with Runner (2014), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sam Dryden book?
Dark Site (2019) is the newest Sam Dryden book released so far.
Is there a new Sam Dryden book coming?
No next Sam Dryden book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sam Dryden at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Sam Dryden title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Sam Dryden books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,039 pages across all 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sam Dryden books, 3 of 3, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sam Dryden books are about
All 3 Sam Dryden books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: retired military personnel is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Retired military personnel 2 of 3 books
- Special forces (military science) 2 of 3 books
- Suspense 2 of 3 books
- Thrillers 2 of 3 books
- City and town life 1 of 3 books
- Corporations 1 of 3 books
- Corrupt practices 1 of 3 books
- Escapes 1 of 3 books
- Girls 1 of 3 books
- Prisoners 1 of 3 books
- Secrets 1 of 3 books
More books by Patrick Lee
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Patrick Lee books in order 7 books