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WHAT ORDER TO READ?

One of the top questions received is what order to read the books in. All of the books are written so they can be enjoyed without knowing what happened in previous books, however there’s nothing like reading from the beginning to see how the characters you love developed.

Use the tabs below to see the overall release order, the order by series, or the intended reading order for the Acton/Kane/Delta universe.

Overall Release Order

This is the order of the books as they were written and released. Use the tabs above for the individual series.

#1 Depraved Difference (SHAKESPEARE #1)

#2 The Protocol (JAMES ACTON #1)

#3 Brass Monkey (JAMES ACTON #2)

#4 Tick Tock (SHAKESPEARE #2)

#5 Broken Dove (JAMES ACTON #3)

#6 The Turned (ZANDER #1)

#7 The Templar’s Relic (JAMES ACTON #4)

#8 The Redeemer (SHAKESPEARE #3)

#9 Flags of Sin (JAMES ACTON #5)

#10 Rogue Operator (DYLAN KANE #1)

#11 The Arab Fall (JAMES ACTON #6)

#12 Containment Failure (DYLAN KANE #2)

#13 The Circle of Eight (JAMES ACTON #7)

#14 Cold Warriors (DYLAN KANE #3)

#15 The Venice Code (JAMES ACTON #8)

#16 Pompeii’s Ghosts (JAMES ACTON #9)

#17 Amazon Burning (JAMES ACTON #10)

#18 Death to America (DYLAN KANE #4)

#19 The Riddle (JAMES ACTON #11)

#20 Payback (DELTA #1)

#21 Blood Relics (JAMES ACTON #12)

#22 Infidels (DELTA #2)

#23 Sins of the Titanic (JAMES ACTON #13)

#24 The Lazarus Moment (DELTA #3)

#25 Saint Peter’s Soldiers (JAMES ACTON #14)

#26 Black Widow (DYLAN KANE #5)

#27 The Thirteenth Legion (JAMES ACTON #15)

#28 Raging Sun (JAMES ACTON #16)

#29 Kill Chain (DELTA #4)

#30 Wages of Sin (JAMES ACTON #17)

#31 Forgotten (DELTA #5)

#32 Wrath of the Gods (JAMES ACTON #18)

#33 The Agenda (DYLAN KANE #6)

#34 The Templar’s Revenge (JAMES ACTON #19)

#35 Retribution (DYLAN KANE #7)

#36 The Templar Detective (TEMPLAR #1)

#37 The Nazi’s Engineer (JAMES ACTON #20)

#38 The Templar Detective and the Parisian Adulteress (TEMPLAR #2)

#39 Atlantis Lost (JAMES ACTON #21)

#40 The Templar Detective and the Sergeant’s Secret (TEMPLAR #3)

#41 The Cylon Curse (JAMES ACTON #22)

#42 The Templar Detective and the Unholy Exorcist (TEMPLAR #4)

#43 The Viking Deception (JAMES ACTON #23)

#44 State Sanctioned (DYLAN KANE #8)

#45 Keepers of the Lost Ark (JAMES ACTON #24)

#46 The Templar Detective and the Code Breaker (TEMPLAR #5)

#47 The Tomb of Genghis Khan (JAMES ACTON #25)

#48 The Colonel’s Wife (VOGEL #1)

#49 The Manila Deception (JAMES ACTON #26)

#50 Extraordinary Rendition (DYLAN KANE #9)

#51 The Fourth Bible (JAMES ACTON #27)

#52 The Templar Detective and the Black Scourge (TEMPLAR #6)

#53 Embassy of the Empire (JAMES ACTON #28)

#54 Sins of the Child (VOGEL #2)

#55 Red Eagle (DYLAN KANE #10)

#56 The Cuban Incident (DELTA #6)

#57 Armageddon (JAMES ACTON #29)

#58 The Templar Detective and the Lost Children (TEMPLAR #7)

#59 No Good Deed (JAMES ACTON #30)

#60 The Messenger (DYLAN KANE #11)

#61 The Last Soviet (JAMES ACTON #31)

#62 Rampage (DELTA #7)

#63 Lake of Bones (JAMES ACTON #32)

#64 Inside the Wire (DELTA #8)

#65 Fatal Reunion (JAMES ACTON #33)

#66 The Resurrection Tablet (JAMES ACTON #34)

#67 The Defector (DYLAN KANE #12)

#68 The Antarctica Incident (JAMES ACTON #35)

#69 The Templar Detective and the Satanic Whisper (TEMPLAR #8)

#70 The Ghosts of Paris (JAMES ACTON #36)

#71 Charlie Foxtrot (DELTA #9)

#72 No More Secrets (JAMES ACTON #37)

#73 The Mole (DYLAN KANE #13)

#74 You Don't Know Jack (JUST JACK #1)

#75 The Arsenal (DYLAN KANE #14)

#76 The Curse of Imhotep (JAMES ACTON #38)

#77 A Price Too High (DELTA #10)

#78 The Sword of Doom (JAMES ACTON #39)

#79 Jack Be Nimble (JUST JACK #2)

#80 The Heretics Bible (JAMES ACTON #40)

#81 Righteous Hell (DELTA #11)

#82 The Betrayal (DYLAN KANE #15)

#83 The Hunt for the Holy Grail (JAMES ACTON #40)

#84 So They Don't Have To (DELTA #12)

James Acton, Dylan Kane, Delta Force Unleashed, and Just Jack Thrillers

With these being crossover series, they can be read independently, with the other books or series ignored, or they can be read in the following intended order:

#1 The Protocol (JAMES ACTON #1)

#2 Brass Monkey (JAMES ACTON #2)

#3 Broken Dove (JAMES ACTON #3)

#4 The Templar’s Relic (JAMES ACTON #4)

#5 Flags of Sin (JAMES ACTON #5)

#6 Rogue Operator (DYLAN KANE #1)

#7 The Arab Fall (JAMES ACTON #6)

#8 Containment Failure (DYLAN KANE #2)

#9 The Circle of Eight (JAMES ACTON #7)

#10 Cold Warriors (DYLAN KANE #3)

#11 The Venice Code (JAMES ACTON #8)

#12 Pompeii’s Ghosts (JAMES ACTON #9)

#13 Amazon Burning (JAMES ACTON #10)

#14 Death to America (DYLAN KANE #4)

#15 The Riddle (JAMES ACTON #11)

#16 Payback (DELTA #1)

#17 Blood Relics (JAMES ACTON #12)

#18 Infidels (DELTA #2)

#19 Sins of the Titanic (JAMES ACTON #13)

#20 The Lazarus Moment (DELTA #3)

#21 Saint Peter’s Soldiers (JAMES ACTON #14)

#22 Black Widow (DYLAN KANE #5)

#23 The Thirteenth Legion (JAMES ACTON #15)

#24 Raging Sun (JAMES ACTON #16)

#25 Kill Chain (DELTA #4)

#26 Wages of Sin (JAMES ACTON #17)

#27 Forgotten (DELTA #5)

#28 Wrath of the Gods (JAMES ACTON #18)

#29 The Agenda (DYLAN KANE #6)

#30 The Templar’s Revenge (JAMES ACTON #19)

#31 Retribution (DYLAN KANE #7)

#32 The Nazi’s Engineer (JAMES ACTON #20)

#33 Atlantis Lost (JAMES ACTON #21)

#34 The Cylon Curse (JAMES ACTON #22)

#35 The Viking Deception (JAMES ACTON #23)

#36 State Sanctioned (DYLAN KANE #8)

#37 Keepers of the Lost Ark (JAMES ACTON #24)

#38 The Tomb of Genghis Khan (JAMES ACTON #25)

#39 The Manila Deception (JAMES ACTON #26)

#40 Extraordinary Rendition (DYLAN KANE #9)

#41 The Fourth Bible (JAMES ACTON #27)

#42 Embassy of the Empire (JAMES ACTON #28)

#43 Red Eagle (DYLAN KANE #10)

#44 The Cuban Incident (DELTA #6)

#45 Armageddon (JAMES ACTON #29)

#46 No Good Deed (JAMES ACTON #30)

#47 The Messenger (DYLAN KANE #11)

#48 The Last Soviet (JAMES ACTON #31)

#49 Rampage (DELTA #7)

#50 Lake of Bones (JAMES ACTON #32)

#51 Inside the Wire (DELTA #8)

#52 Fatal Reunion (JAMES ACTON #33)

#53 The Resurrection Tablet (JAMES ACTON #34)

#54 The Defector (DYLAN KANE #12)

#55 The Antarctica Incident (JAMES ACTON #35)

#56 The Ghosts of Paris (JAMES ACTON #36)

#57 Charlie Foxtrot (DELTA #9)

#58 No More Secrets (JAMES ACTON #37)

#59 The Mole (DYLAN KANE #13)

#60 You Don't Know Jack (JUST JACK #1)

#61 The Arsenal (DYLAN KANE #14)

#62 The Curse of Imhotep (JAMES ACTON #38)

#63 A Price Too High (DELTA #10)

#64 The Sword of Doom (JAMES ACTON #39)

#65 Jack Be Nimble (JUST JACK #2)

#66 The Heretics Bible (JAMES ACTON #40)

#67 Righteous Hell (DELTA #11)

#68 The Betrayal (DYLAN KANE #15)

#69 The Hunt for the Holy Grail (JAMES ACTON #40)

#70 So They Don't Have To (DELTA #12)

James Acton Thrillers

This is the origin of the Acton/Kane/Delta/Just Jack crossover series. The books can be read independently, with the other books or series ignored, or they can be read as a single series in the following intended order:

#1 The Protocol (JAMES ACTON #1)

#2 Brass Monkey (JAMES ACTON #2)

#3 Broken Dove (JAMES ACTON #3)

#4 The Templar’s Relic (JAMES ACTON #4)

#5 Flags of Sin (JAMES ACTON #5)

#6 The Arab Fall (JAMES ACTON #6)

#7 The Circle of Eight (JAMES ACTON #7)

#8 The Venice Code (JAMES ACTON #8)

#9 Pompeii’s Ghosts (JAMES ACTON #9)

#10 Amazon Burning (JAMES ACTON #10)

#11 The Riddle (JAMES ACTON #11)

#12 Blood Relics (JAMES ACTON #12)

#13 Sins of the Titanic (JAMES ACTON #13)

#14 Saint Peter’s Soldiers (JAMES ACTON #14)

#15 The Thirteenth Legion (JAMES ACTON #15)

#16 Raging Sun (JAMES ACTON #16)

#17 Wages of Sin (JAMES ACTON #17)

#18 Wrath of the Gods (JAMES ACTON #18)

#19 The Templar’s Revenge (JAMES ACTON #19)

#20 The Nazi’s Engineer (JAMES ACTON #20)

#21 Atlantis Lost (JAMES ACTON #21)

#22 The Cylon Curse (JAMES ACTON #22)

#23 The Viking Deception (JAMES ACTON #23)

#24 Keepers of the Lost Ark (JAMES ACTON #24)

#25 The Tomb of Genghis Khan (JAMES ACTON #25)

#26 The Manila Deception (JAMES ACTON #26)

#27 The Fourth Bible (JAMES ACTON #27)

#28 Embassy of the Empire (JAMES ACTON #28)

#29 Armageddon (JAMES ACTON #29)

#30 No Good Deed (JAMES ACTON #30)

#31 The Last Soviet (JAMES ACTON #31)

#32 Lake of Bones (JAMES ACTON #32)

#33 Fatal Reunion (JAMES ACTON #33)

#34 The Resurrection Tablet (JAMES ACTON #34)

#35 The Antarctica Incident (JAMES ACTON #35)

#36 The Ghosts of Paris (JAMES ACTON #36)

#37 No More Secrets (JAMES ACTON #37)

#38 The Curse of Imhotep (JAMES ACTON #38)

#39 The Sword of Doom (JAMES ACTON #39)

#40 The Heretics Bible (JAMES ACTON #40)

#41 The Hunt for the Holy Grail (JAMES ACTON #40)

Delta Force Unleashed Thrillers

This series is part of the Acton/Kane/Delta/Just Jack crossover series. The books can be read independently, with the other books or series ignored, or they can be read as a single series in the following intended order:

#1 Payback (DELTA #1)

#2 Infidels (DELTA #2)

#3 The Lazarus Moment (DELTA #3)

#4 Kill Chain (DELTA #4)

#5 Forgotten (DELTA #5)

#6 The Cuban Incident (DELTA #6)

#7 Rampage (DELTA #7)

#8 Inside the Wire (DELTA #8)

#9 Charlie Foxtrot (DELTA #9)

#10 A Price Too High (DELTA #10)

#11 Righteous Hell (DELTA #11)

#12 So They Don't Have To (DELTA #12)

Just Jack Thrillers

This series is part of the Acton/Kane/Delta/Just Jack crossover series. The books can be read independently, with the other books or series ignored, or they can be read as a single series in the following intended order:

#1 You Don't Know Jack (JUST JACK #1)

#2 Jack Be Nimble (JUST JACK #2)

Detective Shakespeare Mysteries

This is the intended order for this series:

#1 Depraved Difference (SHAKESPEARE #1)

#2 Tick Tock (SHAKESPEARE #2)

#3 The Redeemer (SHAKESPEARE #3)

The Kriminalinspektor Wolfgang Vogel Mysteries

This is the intended order for this series:

#1 The Colonel’s Wife (VOGEL #1)

#2 Sins of the Child (VOGEL #2)

Zander Varga

Vampire Detective

This is an easy one! There’s only one book at the moment, so read it in any order you want!

#1 The Turned (ZANDER #1)

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