Carter Devereux Books in Order

The Carter Devereux books follow a tenured archaeology professor who has become deeply suspicious of tidy, official versions of human history. Carter believes the past has been mistranslated, edited, ignored, or bent to fit whatever people in power wanted to believe at the time. That idea gives the series its engine.

It starts with Nothing New Under the Sun, where Carter’s research sends him through South America, India, and the Middle East. He is not just chasing relics. He is looking for signs that earlier civilizations knew more, built more, and perhaps destroyed more than modern history allows. Ancient texts, lost cities, powerful artifacts, and dangerous weapons all sit close to the surface.

The trouble is that Carter is not the only person looking.

Across the series, his work draws the attention of people who want ancient knowledge for political, financial, military, or ideological reasons. Some want to control what he finds. Some want to bury it. Some are willing to kill to keep him from asking the next question. That gives the books a mix of archaeological puzzle story and high-stakes conspiracy thriller.

The Wolves of Freydis raises the personal stakes after Carter’s life is shattered and his family is pulled into the danger around him. From there, The Alboran Codex and The Nabatean Secret dig deeper into the idea of a hidden Nabatean power structure that did not vanish when history says it did. Carter’s knowledge of ancient sites and texts makes him useful, but it also makes him a target.

By The Labyrinth of Minos, the series has widened into modern intelligence work. MI5, a London murder investigation, a threat tied to the Nabateans, and Carter’s own children all collide, sending him and his Special Forces allies toward a deadly labyrinth with roots in old myth.

The tone is direct and fast-moving. Expect secret archives, disputed archaeology, family danger, ruthless organizations, and a hero who would rather follow the evidence than accept the safe answer.