Brad Jacobs Books in Order

The Brad Jacobs series is a run of action thrillers about a former Force Recon Marine who has made a new life out of finding people in trouble. Brad works as a bounty hunter and hostage-retrieval specialist, but the jobs that matter most are often personal. When somebody close to him goes missing, he does not wait around for a perfect official response.

He calls his old friends.

Brad's core group is made up of fellow veterans, especially his longtime friend Ving, along with other former Marines who know how to plan, travel light, and keep going when a mission breaks down. They are later known as Team Dallas. The team brings military skills to search-and-rescue jobs, but the stories also make room for friendship, banter, and the strain of putting people they care about in harm's way.

The series starts with Track Down Africa, when Brad's cousin Jessica Paul disappears while looking for a legendary diamond mine in Central Africa. Brad and his friends head into the jungle to find her before rebel forces do. From there, the books keep the same basic setup while moving to sharply different settings: the hostile Alaskan backcountry, the Amazon basin, Iraq during the battle for Mosul, Borneo's rainforest, El Salvador, Wyoming, and Thailand.

Every location changes the kind of trouble Brad faces.

Some missions begin as ransom exchanges. Others involve a missing agent, a captured former comrade, kidnapped family members, or civilians caught in the plans of criminals and armed groups. The danger comes from more than the people holding the victims. Remote travel, harsh weather, dense jungle, mountains, and limited information keep making the clock run faster.

Brad is the center of the books, but he is not simply a one-man operation. His loyalty to Jessica, Ving, and the rest of his circle gives the series its continuing thread. Vicky Chance, another former Marine, also becomes part of Brad's world as the books go on. Their shared history and trust help explain why the group keeps taking on missions that look impossible from the start.

These are straightforward, fast-moving military adventure stories. Expect tactical planning, firefights, rescue operations, and far-flung settings, with the team usually facing an opponent that has more money, weapons, or local control. Each novel has its own main crisis, so readers can pick one up as a separate adventure, though starting with Track Down Africa gives the clearest introduction to Brad, Jessica, Ving, and the team's bond.

For readers who like missions with a clear human goal, the series keeps its focus simple: find the missing person, get through hostile ground, and bring people home.