Blake Jordan Books in Order
Part ofKen Fite Books in OrderSee the Blake Jordan series by Ken Fite in order, with quick summaries, recurring characters, series background, and simple advice on where to start.
Last updated: June 9, 2026
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Publication Order
11 books
Credible Threat
by Ken Fite
2016
After being fired, Blake heads to Washington for President-elect Keller's inauguration and stumbles into a plot to kill him. To stop it, he has to build an off-the-books team and move before the attack is already in motion.
The Senator
by Ken Fite
2016
On the night Senator Jim Keller is set to accept his party's presidential nomination, he disappears under Blake Jordan's watch. Grieving, angry, and under pressure, Blake and partner Jami Davis race across Chicago to bring him back.
In Plain Sight
by Ken Fite
2017
A warning of a New Year's Eve attack sends Blake into a race to stop terrorists before a major American city is hit. The closer he gets, the clearer it becomes that the threat has been hiding in plain sight.
Rules of Engagement
by Ken Fite
2017
A dying man's warning points Blake toward Russian terrorists and a devastating cyberattack. When someone he loves is used as leverage, he must pull his old team back together and make a choice with no clean outcome.
The Homeland
by Ken Fite
2018
After faking his death and disappearing, Blake is pulled back when a deadly mass shooting hits close to home. The hunt for the killer reveals accomplices, old secrets, and a trail leading straight into Blake's past.
The Shield
by Ken Fite
2019
When terrorists seize weaponized military drones, Blake is forced to work with people he never wanted to trust again. He has to find the hijackers fast, before the drones are turned loose on Washington.
Thin Blue Line
by Ken Fite
2020
A bombing in New York pulls Blake into a tense hunt with the NYPD. The case gets stranger by the minute, because the person they're chasing seems not to exist, and more explosions may be coming.
Person of Interest
by Ken Fite
2021
Just as Blake and Jami begin married life, she is kidnapped to blackmail him during a high-stakes U.S.-Russia peace visit. To save her, Blake must obey impossible demands while trying to stop the larger plot behind them.
Abuse of Power
by Ken Fite
2022
Blake thinks life has settled down after saving the president, until a friend's death suggests the attack is not over. As he digs deeper, he finds fresh danger aimed straight at the people closest to him.
Chain of Command
by Ken Fite
2023
On election night, Blake is sent back to Chicago after intelligence picks up a terror plot. What starts as a security mission turns into a race to stop attacks on both the president and the vice president.
Prime Suspect
by Ken Fite
2025
A kidnapped congresswoman leads Blake into a conspiracy involving a supposedly dead intelligence director, a cover-up, and a plan to reshape a presidency. Teaming with FBI agent Allie Hunt, he has to untangle lies before they turn lethal.
Series background & context
The Blake Jordan books are political thrillers built around counterterrorism work, government secrets, and bad situations that go public fast. The series starts with The Senator, when Blake Jordan is drawn into the kidnapping of Senator Jim Keller on the night of a presidential nomination. Right away, you know what kind of ride this is, high stakes, fast pacing, and a hero who keeps getting pushed past the point where rules are enough.
Blake is a former Navy SEAL turned federal agent, smart under pressure, stubborn about doing the right thing, and usually a step away from trouble even when he is trying to leave it behind. One of the key relationships is with Jami Davis, first his partner and later his wife. Jami is not just there to react. She is capable, brave, and central to the emotional life of the series.
These stories run on pressure.
Depending on the book, the threat might be a kidnapping, an assassination plot, a cyberattack, hijacked military drones, a bombing in New York, or a peace summit that could collapse into chaos. Places like Chicago, Washington, and New York matter because Fite uses them as working cities, full of agencies, traffic, politics, media attention, and ordinary people who can get caught in the blast radius. The action is big, but the stories stay grounded in security details, team dynamics, and the question of who can actually be trusted.
There is an ongoing arc, too. Blake's past keeps resurfacing, old enemies come back, and people inside the government are not always on the right side. As the series moves from Credible Threat and In Plain Sight through The Homeland, The Shield, Thin Blue Line, Person of Interest, Abuse of Power, Chain of Command, and Prime Suspect, the books become more connected. They still work as individual thrillers, but they land harder when read in order.
Trust is always in short supply.
If you like thrillers that mix federal agencies, political power, and ticking clocks without getting buried in jargon, this series is an easy one to settle into. The tone is serious but very readable, and the violence serves the story rather than taking it over. Expect conspiracies, rescue missions, last-minute reversals, and a core cast trying to hold onto loyalty and faith while the ground keeps shifting under them.
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