Scot Harvath Books in Order
Scot Harvath by Brad Thor contains 25 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is The Lions of Lucerne (2001) and the newest is Choke Point (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Confirmed
- 25 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,445 in 16 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 124–186 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,445 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Scot Harvath is the fictional intelligence officer at the head of Brad Thor's espionage thriller series. The run opens with The Lions of Lucerne (2001) and reaches Choke Point, 25 books in total, with terrorism, kidnapping and counter-terrorism work as recurring subjects. Publication continues into 2026.
How many Scot Harvath books are there?
Scot Harvath has 25 books, released between 2001 and 2026.
Scot Harvath Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Scot Harvath 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.
- 1The Lions of Lucerne2001 · 624 pages · confirmed 4/420016244/4
- 2Path of the Assassin2003 · 624 pages · confirmed 4/420036244/4
- 3State of the Union2004 · confirmed 4/42004–4/4
- 4Blowback2005 · 688 pages · confirmed 4/420056884/4
- 5Takedown2006 · 528 pages · confirmed 4/420065284/4
- 6The First Commandment2007 · 495 pages · confirmed 4/420074954/4
- 7The Last Patriot2008 · confirmed 4/42008–4/4
- 8The Apostle2009 · 358 pages · confirmed 4/420093584/4
- 9Foreign Influence2010 · 560 pages · confirmed 4/420105604/4
- 10Full Black2011 · 382 pages · confirmed 4/420113824/4
- 11Black List2012 · 371 pages · confirmed 4/420123714/4
- 13Act of War2014 · 464 pages · confirmed 4/420144644/4
- 14Code of Conduct2015 · 480 pages · confirmed 4/420154804/4
- 15Foreign Agent2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/420163524/4
- 16Use of Force2017 · 360 pages · confirmed 4/420173604/4
- 17Spymaster2018 · 327 pages · confirmed 4/420183274/4
- 18Backlash2019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 19Near Dark2020 · confirmed 3/42020–3/4
- 20Black Ice2021 · 352 pages · confirmed 4/420213524/4
- 21Rising Tiger2022 · confirmed 4/42022–4/4
- 22Dead Fall2023 · confirmed 4/42023–4/4
- 23Shadow of Doubt2024 · confirmed 4/42024–4/4
- 24Edge of Honor2025 · confirmed 4/42025–4/4
- 25Choke Point2026 · confirmed 4/42026–4/4
Scot Harvath Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Scot Harvath books run from The Lions of Lucerne (2001) to Choke Point (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Scot Harvath in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Scot Harvath books in order?
You should read the Scot Harvath books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Scot Harvath book also stands alone.
What order should you read Scot Harvath books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Lions of Lucerne (2001), the earliest published title. After it come Path of the Assassin (2003), State of the Union (2004), Blowback (2005) and Takedown (2006); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Scot Harvath book?
Choke Point (2026) is the newest Scot Harvath book released so far.
Is there a new Scot Harvath book coming?
No next Scot Harvath book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Scot Harvath at a glance
- Still running
- Scot Harvath is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Scot Harvath books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,445 pages across the 16 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 472 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Scot Harvath books, 10 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 24 of the 25 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Scot Harvath books are about
20 of the 25 Scot Harvath books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 14 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 14 of 20 books
- Intelligence officers 9 of 20 books
- Terrorism 8 of 20 books
- Espionage 7 of 20 books
- Prevention 7 of 20 books
- Suspense 7 of 20 books
- Terrorists 5 of 20 books
- Political fiction 3 of 20 books
- Kidnapping 2 of 20 books
More books by Brad Thor
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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