Black Force Shorts Books in Order
Part ofMatt Rogers Books in OrderBrowse Matt Rogers's Black Force Shorts in sequence, with quick summaries of each high stakes mission and background on how these novellas deepen the Jason King and King & Slater storylines.
Last updated: January 16, 2026
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Publication Order
10 books
The Ruins
by Matt Rogers
2019
A Black Force mission to a remote site known only as the Ruins goes violently wrong, stranding an operative in hostile territory. Cut off from support, he has to survive ambushes, unravel what went wrong and finish the job before the whole operation is buried for good.
The Wicked
by Matt Rogers
2018
Assigned to investigate a supposedly respectable businessman, a Black Force operative uncovers a trail of crimes hidden behind charity and charm. The deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes that the only way to stop this wicked patron is to dismantle his empire piece by piece.
The Victor
by Matt Rogers
2018
Black Force operator James Xu arrives in stormy Brooklyn to infiltrate an underground fighting tournament hidden in a townhouse. Expecting a simple contest, he instead discovers a nightmare built on blood sport and must fight his way out before the doors lock behind him.
The Tribe
by Matt Rogers
2018
Dispatched to remote territory, a lone Black Force agent finds a community ruled by fear and violence. To bring down the warlord at its centre, he must earn the locals’ trust and survive long enough to turn a fractured group of victims into an unlikely tribe of fighters.
The Storm
by Matt Rogers
2018
As a violent storm lashes a city, a Black Force mission unfolds in the blackout, pitting one operator against criminals who think the weather covers their crimes. With communications down, he has to navigate flooded streets and shifting alliances to complete the objective.
The King
by Matt Rogers
2018
In a lawless pocket of the world, a crime boss known as the King holds an entire region in his grip. When Black Force sends an operative to topple him, the mission becomes a chess match where every move risks triggering open war on the streets.
The Joker
by Matt Rogers
2018
A sadistic fixer nicknamed the Joker trades in chaos, playing rival factions against each other for profit. Dropped into the middle of his latest game, a Black Force operative must predict his next wild move and shut him down before the city tears itself apart.
The Hidden
by Matt Rogers
2018
When whispers of a buried Black Force scandal surface, an operative is tasked with tracking the truth to an isolated stronghold. What he uncovers hidden beneath the calm surface forces him to choose between protecting his unit’s reputation and exposing a monster within it.
The Coast
by Matt Rogers
2018
A quiet coastal town hides a trafficking route that Black Force wants destroyed. Sent in alone, an operative poses as a drifter, probing the local docks and backrooms until he finds the pipeline, then has to tear it apart before reinforcements can ever reach him.
The Chimera
by Matt Rogers
2018
A Black Force operative goes undercover to penetrate a criminal network that seems to change shape every time he gets close. With his cover fraying and loyalties uncertain, he has to decide whether to finish the mission or cut his losses before he disappears for good.
Series background & context
Black Force Shorts is a collection of lean, high impact stories set inside the same covert world as the Jason King novels. Instead of full length operations, these books zoom in on tightly focused missions that play out over a few brutal hours.
The common thread is Black Force itself, a secretive military division that specialises in sending solitary operators into situations most units would refuse. In these shorts you spend time with warriors who usually sit on the edges of the main series, watching how they think when there is no room for error and no backup on the way.
In The Victor, government operative James Xu is sent into a Brooklyn townhouse on a stormy night to infiltrate a mysterious underground tournament. On paper it is a simple infiltration. In practice he finds something far more disturbing behind the front door and has to improvise his way out.
Later titles like The Chimera, The Tribe, The Hidden, The Coast, The Storm, The Wicked, The King, The Joker and The Ruins move from city streets to remote landscapes, dropping different Black Force assets into fights that test their particular skills. Some missions brush up against events you recognise from the longer books, others tease corners of the organisation that Jason King never quite sees.
Because the stories are shorter, the pace is ferocious. There is no slow wind up. Each novella throws its protagonist straight into the fire, whether that means a storm lashed coastline, a hostile nightclub or ruins that hide more than old stone. Rogers uses the compressed format to experiment with structure and viewpoint while keeping the same gritty tone.
If you enjoy the Black Force mythology and want more of the machinery around Jason King and Will Slater without committing to another full novel, these shorts are an easy way to stay in the world. They also reward long time readers with extra angles on familiar conspiracies and a clearer sense of how wide the shadow war really runs.
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