Brady Hawk Books in Order
Part ofJack Patterson Books in OrderFind the Brady Hawk books by Jack Patterson in order, with short summaries, series background, and an easy place to begin this black-ops thriller series.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
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Brady Hawk books in publication order
21 books
Deep Cover
by Jack Patterson
2016
Brady Hawk goes undercover where one wrong move can expose the entire operation. As he gets closer to the enemy, he must decide which allies are real and which are part of the trap.
First Strike
by Jack Patterson
2016
Former Navy SEAL Brady Hawk joins Firestorm, a secret operation built to stop threats conventional agencies cannot reach. His first mission makes clear that the job will demand everything he has.
Full Blast
by Jack Patterson
2016
Brady Hawk is drawn into an explosive assignment with consequences beyond one target or one country. The closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous the mission becomes.
Point of Impact
by Jack Patterson
2016
A dangerous plot puts Brady Hawk on the trail of people willing to cause mass harm. Firestorm needs him to find the point where the plan can still be stopped.
Target Zero
by Jack Patterson
2016
Firestorm identifies a threat that could change the balance of an entire operation. Brady Hawk must track the people behind it before their target becomes impossible to protect.
Fury
by Jack Patterson
2017
A violent new threat puts Brady Hawk on a fast-moving Firestorm assignment. As the mission grows more personal, he must stay ahead of an enemy driven by anger and careful planning.
Into the Shadows
by Jack Patterson
2017
Brady Hawk follows a trail into the hidden world behind a growing threat. To expose it, he must work through darkness, deception, and enemies who know how to vanish.
Seek and Destroy
by Jack Patterson
2017
Firestorm sends Brady Hawk to locate a lethal threat before it can disappear again. The search becomes a brutal race through hostile territory, where finding the target is only the first problem.
Seige
by Jack Patterson
2017
Brady Hawk faces a crisis that turns a familiar assignment into a fight for survival. Cut off from easy help, he must break a siege before the enemy can finish its larger plan.
State of Play
by Jack Patterson
2017
Brady Hawk enters a high-stakes operation where political power and covert violence overlap. Finding the real players becomes vital before their private game harms people far beyond the board.
Against All Odds
by Jack Patterson
2018
Brady Hawk takes on a mission built to fail, with enemies holding the advantage at every turn. Firestorm's best operative must improvise before a dangerous plot becomes irreversible.
Any Means Necessary
by Jack Patterson
2018
Brady Hawk confronts adversaries prepared to use any method to reach their goal. Stopping them will test his judgment, his loyalties, and the limits of what Firestorm can do in secret.
Hard Target
by Jack Patterson
2018
Brady Hawk becomes the focus of a dangerous operation that leaves little room for error. To survive, he must identify the people hunting him and turn their plan against them.
No Way Out
by Jack Patterson
2018
A Firestorm mission traps Brady Hawk in a tightening circle of enemies and bad options. Escape depends on finding the truth behind the operation before the people in control erase every path out.
Two Minutes to Midnight
by Jack Patterson
2018
With a deadly deadline approaching, Brady Hawk has almost no time to stop an attack. Every lead brings him closer to the target, and closer to the people willing to kill to protect it.
A Deadly Force
by Jack Patterson
2019
Brady Hawk is sent after a threat with the power to leave countless people in danger. The mission demands fast decisions, hard alliances, and the willingness to fight when diplomacy fails.
Code Red
by Jack Patterson
2019
A new crisis forces Brady Hawk back into the field as dangerous players push events toward disaster. Firestorm must find the people behind the threat before there is no way to contain it.
Divide and Conquer
by Jack Patterson
2019
Billionaire Falcon Sinclair looks like a visionary entering the space race, but Brady Hawk hears troubling rumors. Firestorm investigates before Sinclair's hidden ambitions can put lives at risk.
Vengeance
by Jack Patterson
2019
Brady Hawk faces another mission where revenge and national security collide. To stop a determined enemy, he must move quickly through a web of violence, secrets, and shifting loyalties.
Extreme Measures
by Jack Patterson
2020
A terrorist organization suddenly goes silent, a sign that something larger may be coming. Brady Hawk and Firestorm race to discover the plan before the quiet becomes catastrophe.
Final Strike
by Jack Patterson
2020
Brady Hawk and the Phoenix Foundation are hunted as public enemies while Obsidian closes in. With allies scattered and time running out, Hawk refuses to let their powerful enemy claim the final victory.
Brady Hawk books in chronological order

First Strike
by Jack Patterson
2016Brady Hawk, Book 1
Deep Cover
by Jack Patterson
2016Brady Hawk, Book 2
Point of Impact
by Jack Patterson
2016Brady Hawk, Book 3
Full Blast
by Jack Patterson
2016Brady Hawk, Book 4
Target Zero
by Jack Patterson
2016Brady Hawk, Book 5
Fury
by Jack Patterson
2017Brady Hawk, Book 6
State of Play
by Jack Patterson
2017Brady Hawk, Book 7
Seige
by Jack Patterson
2017Brady Hawk, Book 8
Seek and Destroy
by Jack Patterson
2017Brady Hawk, Book 9
Into the Shadows
by Jack Patterson
2017Brady Hawk, Book 10
Hard Target
by Jack Patterson
2018Brady Hawk, Book 11
No Way Out
by Jack Patterson
2018Brady Hawk, Book 12
Two Minutes to Midnight
by Jack Patterson
2018Brady Hawk, Book 13
Against All Odds
by Jack Patterson
2018Brady Hawk, Book 14
Any Means Necessary
by Jack Patterson
2018Brady Hawk, Book 15
Vengeance
by Jack Patterson
2019Brady Hawk, Book 16
Code Red
by Jack Patterson
2019Brady Hawk, Book 17
A Deadly Force
by Jack Patterson
2019Brady Hawk, Book 18
Divide and Conquer
by Jack Patterson
2019Brady Hawk, Book 19
Extreme Measures
by Jack Patterson
2020Brady Hawk, Book 20
Final Strike
by Jack Patterson
2020Brady Hawk, Book 21
Series background & context
The Brady Hawk series follows a former Navy SEAL drawn into the work of Firestorm, a deeply secret counterterrorism operation. Firestorm exists because Senator J.D. Blunt believes the usual channels move too slowly against threats that are already changing shape. Its agents work outside the spotlight, taking on missions that cannot be handled in public.
Brady is Firestorm's most reliable operative. He has the training, money, and family connections to live a safer life, but that is not how he is wired. When a job involves a terror cell, a corrupt official, a hostile intelligence service, or a looming attack, he is the person sent into the middle of it.
The danger is rarely simple.
The books move through international settings and high-pressure operations, with Brady relying on allies, fieldcraft, and a willingness to keep going after a plan has gone wrong. Firestorm gives the series its continuing backbone, while each installment brings a new threat that can range from a targeted killing to a wider plot against the United States and its allies.
There is plenty of action, but the series also spends time on the personal cost of covert work. Brady has to judge whom to trust, decide what risks are acceptable, and live with choices that would be easier to avoid. The organization around him has its own rivalries and secrets, so the people giving the orders can be nearly as dangerous as the people on the other side.
Start with First Strike. It introduces Brady, Firestorm, and the political pressure behind the program. The early books work as brisk individual missions, but reading in order gives the strongest sense of how Brady's relationships, enemies, and responsibilities build over time.
Expect direct, fast-paced spy fiction with gunfights, surveillance, betrayals, and ticking-clock stakes. The stories begin with a problem that needs solving now, then keep widening the map until Brady has to prevent something far worse.
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