Adam Burke Books in Order

The Adam Burke series, co-written with J.D. Dudycha, pushes Bradley Wright’s brand of action into classic spy-thriller territory. Instead of a lone wolf barely linked to an agency, these books follow a small, covert team cleaning up after some of the worst mistakes in modern intelligence work.

Adam Burke is a former Air Force special operator who now works for the CIA on missions that never make the news. He is used to bad odds, but he is not prepared for what happens in Moving Target. Sent to Nigeria with simple orders — gather intelligence, make no contact — he uncovers a horrifying connection between a corrupt president and a brutal warlord. Sticking to the plan would mean letting thousands die. Burke decides he cannot do that.

That choice sets the tone for the series. In Hard To Kill he finds himself at odds with another operator, Nico Wainwright, whose thirst for revenge over his brother’s death collides with Burke’s hunt for those who traffic children. Politics, private grudges, and shifting loyalties turn what should be a straight mission into something much more personal.

Breaking Point raises the stakes even higher. A flash drive loaded with the identities of American operatives and missile launch codes falls into the wrong hands. The agents sent to retrieve it manage to grab the prize, only to be captured themselves. Burke and his team have less than a day to find them in a war zone and recover the drive before both people and cities start to disappear.

Later books keep that relentless pace while changing the backdrop. Cold Front brings the fight home, with bombs and a mysterious superweapon threatening targets across the United States. Blackout opens with London plunged into darkness, a missing government asset who is also family, and a connection between the two that someone very dangerous wants kept quiet.

Planned and upcoming entries like Zero Trace and Dead Zone push Burke into even darker territory, pitting him against enemies who learn from every encounter and adapt as quickly as his own team does.

Throughout the series, Burke is the steady center: a professional who cares deeply about the people under his command, and who knows that every mission solved leaves scars. Readers who enjoy modern espionage with a military edge, team dynamics, and constant forward motion will feel right at home here.