Conspiracies book series in reading order

by Stephen Coonts

by Dean Koontz

by L.T. Ryan

by Alex Kava

by Robert Dugoni

by Gabrielle Lord

by Meljean Brook

by Andrew Vachss

David Icke

24 books

David Icke is an English conspiracy theorist and author, born in 1952, who worked earlier as a semi-professional footballer, sports journalist and BBC broadcaster. Icke has self-published since the mid-1990s, and 24 titles are catalogued here, from Robots Rebellion (1994) to The Road Map (2026). The Biggest Secret (1999), Tales from the Time Loop (2003) and The David Icke Guide to the Global Conspiracy (2007) sit among them. Conspiracies, social control, extraterrestrial influences and reinterpreted history are the recurring subjects, and Icke has spoken in more than 25 countries.

Naval aviation and espionage define Stephen Coonts's thrillers. Jake Grafton leads the series that opens with Flight of the Intruder (1986), Tommy Carmellini heads a later one, and the Saucer books and Deep Black sit alongside. Terrorism, conspiracies, undercover operations and the Vietnam War are recurring subjects. Thirty-eight books run to Dragon's Jaw in 2019, and nothing new has appeared since.

Lee Child

78 books• 15 series

Lee Child is the pen name of James Dover Grant, a British thriller writer born on 29 October 1954. The Jack Reacher novels follow a former American military policeman who drifts across the United States. Killing Floor (1997), the first novel, won the Anthony Award and the 1998 Barry Award for Best First Novel, and Die Trying (1998) and Tripwire (1999) came next. The catalogue runs to Chain Reaction (2026), with Zero Margin listed for 2027. Andrew Child shares credit on a line of Jack Reacher short stories and novellas, and a Frances Neagley line also appears. Subjects include military police, ex-police officers, private investigators and murder.

Financial thrillers are Stephen Frey's subject. Frey worked in mergers and acquisitions at JP Morgan and as a vice president of corporate finance at a Manhattan bank, and is a managing director at a private equity firm in Florida. The catalogue holds 22 books, from The Takeover (1995) to Ultimate Power (2018). Everything before The Chairman (2005) stands alone; The Chairman introduces Christian Gillette, who carries four novels set around the private equity firm Everest Capital. Investment bankers, corporate culture and conspiracies recur as subjects.

Brad Meltzer

85 books• 14 series

Brad Meltzer, born April 1, 1970, is an American novelist, non-fiction author, television creator and comic book writer. The novels span political thrillers, legal thrillers and conspiracy fiction. Meltzer has written superhero comics for DC Comics and, at times, Marvel, and a run of short biographies of well-known people for young readers. The catalogue holds 86 titles from The Tenth Justice (1997) to We are the Wright Brothers (2026), and I am Taylor Swift is scheduled for 2027. Series include Ordinary People Change the World, Beecher White/Culper Ring and Escape Artist/Zig & Nola. Other titles include Identity Crisis (2004) and The Book of Fate (2006).

Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 to March 12, 2001) was an American thriller author who wrote 27 novels and created Jason Bourne. Between 300 million and 500 million copies of Ludlum's books are estimated to be in print, in 33 languages and 40 countries. The catalogue opens with The Scarlatti Inheritance (1971), followed by The Osterman Weekend (1972) and The Matlock Paper (1973). Ludlum also wrote as Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. The catalogue also carries Covert-One and Paul Janson entries, plus titles dated after 2001 such as The Bourne Revenge (2026).

David Baldacci

71 books• 16 series

David Baldacci is an American novelist, born on 5 August 1960, who trained as an attorney and writes mostly suspense fiction and legal thrillers. The catalogue lists 72 Baldacci books, starting with Absolute Power (1996); All In appeared in 2026 and Boom Town is scheduled for 2027. Recurring leads include Amos Decker, Will Robie, John Puller, Atlee Pine and Aloysius Archer, alongside the Camel Club and the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell books. Baldacci novels have been published in more than 80 countries and 45 languages, with worldwide sales above 130 million copies.

Jennifer A. Nielsen

27 books• 6 series

Jennifer A. Nielsen writes adventure and fantasy for younger readers, with conspiracies, courts and imaginary wars in some books and goblins, fairies and magic in others. The Ascendance Trilogy begins at The False Prince (2012), and the Underworld Chronicles, Mark of the Thief and The Traitor's Game make up her other series. Twenty-five catalogued books run from Elliot and the Goblin War (2010) to Magnitude in 2026.

Born 7 August 1964, A.J. Hartley is a British-born American novelist who writes for children and for adults, and who publishes thrillers under the name Andrew Hart. Subject tags across the catalogue name fantasy, thrillers, science fiction, conspiracies and mystery and detective stories. The 26 catalogued books run from Impervious (2002) to Time Rider (2025) and take in The Mask of Atreus (2005), On the Fifth Day (2007) and Tears of the Jaguar (2012). Series headings are Will Hawthorne, Darwen Arkwright, Steeplejack, Sekret Machines, Cold Bath Street and Planet of Blood and Ice.

Clive Cussler

104 books• 9 series

Clive Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. Cussler founded and chaired the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has located more than 60 shipwreck sites. Cussler's thrillers, many of them featuring Dirk Pitt, reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. The catalogue lists 105 books under Cussler's name, beginning with The Mediterranean Caper (1973), with The Serpent's Eye due in 2027. Robin Burcell shares credit on 6 of them, Jack Du Brul on 5 and Grant Blackwood on 3. Series include Dirk Pitt, NUMA Files, Oregon Files and Sea Hunters.

Dean Koontz, born on July 9, 1945, is an American novelist of suspense thrillers that mix in horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery and satire. Koontz published early work under pen names including Deanna Dwyer, K. R. Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, David Axton and Brian Coffey. The catalogue holds 164 books, from Star Quest / Doom of the Green Planet (1968) to The Friend of the Family (2026), with A Storm So Bright and Beautiful set for 2027. Jane Hawk, Nameless and Dean Koontz's Frankenstein are Koontz series, and Odd Thomas appears among the characters. Fourteen Koontz hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reached number one on The New York Times list, and sales top 500 million copies.

James Rollins

48 books• 10 series

James Rollins is the pen name of James Paul Czajkowski, an American writer born August 20, 1961, who gave up a veterinary practice in Sacramento, California to write full time. Rollins writes action-adventure, mystery and techno-thriller novels, often set underground or underwater, drawing on experience as an amateur caver and certified scuba diver. The catalogue opens with Subterranean (1999) and Excavation (2000), counts 49 books through Trust No One (2026), and lists Into the Serpent's Nest for 2027. Series include Sigma Force, the Order of the Sanguines, Tucker Wayne and Jake Ransom. Under a second pen name, James Clemens, Czajkowski publishes fantasy.

Tess Gerritsen

38 books• 6 series

Tess Gerritsen, born Terry Tom on June 12, 1953, is an American novelist who worked as a general physician before retiring from medicine. Gerritsen's 39 catalogued books start with Adventure's Mistress (1985) and continue through The Shadow Friends (2026), with The Italian Affair listed for 2028. Rizzoli & Isles is the recurring pairing named on the page, and Detective Jane Rizzoli appears in the subject tags. Other series are the Martini Club and the Tavistock Family. Subjects range across suspense, thrillers, medical fiction, women forensic scientists and romantic suspense.

Iris Johansen writes crime fiction, suspense and romance, and was born on April 7, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri. The catalogue lists 120 books from Stormy Vows (1983) to Wait and See (2026), with the 1980s as the busiest decade. Eve Duncan, Kendra Michaels and Catherine Ling are the recurring characters, and facial reconstruction and women sculptors appear among the subject headings. Johansen's series also include Sedikhan, Wind Dancer, Clanad and Delaneys.

Robert Dugoni writes legal thrillers and murder investigations, with 33 books in the catalogue from The Cyanide Canary (2004) to One Split Second (2026). Dugoni's series are Tracy Crosswhite, David Sloane, Charles Jenkins and Keera Duggan, alongside standalone novels and non-fiction. My Sister's Grave (2014) and Her Final Breath (2015) are among the listed titles. Subject tags point to Seattle and San Francisco, lawyers, conspiracies, women detectives and fathers and sons.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

117 books• 29 series

Sherrilyn Kenyon, born December 11, 1965, is an American writer of urban fantasy and paranormal romance, best known for the Dark-Hunter series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor, Kenyon writes historical fiction with paranormal elements. The books have sold over 70 million copies in more than 100 countries. The catalogue lists 117 titles from The Wager (1992) to Hell's Half Acre (2026), among them series such as League: Nemesis Rising, Dream-Hunter, B.A.D. Agency and Chronicles of Nick. Two early non-fiction titles are writer's guides from 1994 and 1995.

Ward Palmer Larsen, born March 14, 1961, is an American novelist known for the Assassin series of thrillers. The catalogue lists 20 Larsen books, beginning with The Perfect Assassin (2004). Other titles include Fly by Wire (2010), Assassin's Game (2014) and Passenger 19 (2016). Larsen's other series are Jammer Davis and David Slaton and Tru Miller. Subjects include espionage, conspiracies and aircraft accidents. Rules of Engagement (2026) is the newest title, and Fire Fall is due in 2027.

The Expanse is the work James S.A. Corey is catalogued for: space opera built on interplanetary voyages, space warfare and conspiracy. Leviathan Wakes (2011) opens it, followed by Caliban's War (2012), Abaddon's Gate (2013) and Cibola Burn (2014), with novellas such as The Butcher of Anderson Station, Drive and Gods of Risk between them. Corey also wrote the Star Wars novel Razor's Edge (2013) and has started the Captive's War series. Twenty-nine titles are catalogued, reaching The Faith of Beasts in 2026.

Glenn Beck

33 books• 5 series

Glenn Beck is an American conservative political commentator, radio host and television producer, and the founder of Mercury Radio Arts and the network TheBlaze. Beck's 33 catalogued books are largely political non-fiction, opening with The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland (2003) and reaching Propaganda Wars in 2024. Series strands include Overton Window, Agenda 21, Control and The Great Reset. Politics, government, conspiracies and social problems dominate the subject list, and Beck keeps publishing.

David Liss

29 books• 5 series

David Liss, born March 16, 1966 in New Jersey, is an American writer of novels, essays, short fiction and comic books. Liss grew up in South Florida and studied at Syracuse University, Georgia State University and Columbia University, then left postgraduate study of 18th-century British literature, dissertation unfinished, to write full-time. The 29 catalogued books start with A Conspiracy of Paper (2000) and include The Coffee Trader (2003) and The Whiskey Rebels (2008). Series are Benjamin Weaver and Randoms. Liss lives in San Antonio, Texas, and The Death and Birth of Iliana Marek (2026) is the newest title.

Noel Hynd writes conspiracy and spy thrillers, with a strand of ghost stories alongside them. Thirty-eight catalogued books span fifty years, from Revenge in 1976 to Johnson's Spy in 2026, taking in Flowers From Berlin (1985), Truman's Spy (1990) and the Russian and Cuban trilogies. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, conspiracies and military history recur as subjects, and Hynd continues to publish.

Allan Folsom was an American screenwriter and novelist who lived from 1941 to 2014. Five books are catalogued, all of them thrillers of unusual length, at a median of 678 pages. The Day After Tomorrow (1994) opens the run, and the John Barron and Nicholas Marten novels follow through The Exile (2004), The Machiavelli Covenant (2006) and The Hadrian Memorandum (2009). Conspiracies, world politics, spies and Catholic clergy recur as subjects.

Fred Van Lente writes comics, with subjects spanning superheroes, science fiction, fantasy, Conan, humour and philosophy. Series credited to Van Lente include Action Philosophers, Action Presidents, Archer & Armstrong (2012), Wolverine: First Class, Ivar, Timewalker, Brain Boy, Z Nation and Assassin's Creed: Templars. Action Philosophers! Giant-Sized Thing, Vol. 1 and Untold Tales of the New Universe date from 2006, and Bloodshot (2025) is the newest listing. Stuart Moore shares the credit on 2 titles.

D.J. MacHale

39 books• 10 series

Donald James MacHale, born March 11, 1956, is an American writer, director and executive producer. Television work includes Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Flight 29 Down and Seasonal Differences; in print, MacHale wrote the young adult series Pendragon and Morpheus Road. The catalogue holds 39 books from East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1991) to The Paper Trail (2025), with titles such as The Merchant of Death (2002), The Never War (2003) and Black Water (2004) along the way, and SYLO Chronicles among the later groupings. Stan Rogow is credited alongside MacHale on 6 books and Walter Sorrells on 5.