Coastal Vigilante Books in Order
Part ofMatt Lincoln Books in OrderBrowse the Coastal Vigilante books in order by Matt Lincoln, with quick summaries, series background, and where to start with Jake Header.
Last updated: July 4, 2026
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Coastal Vigilante books in publication order
13 books
Miami Malice
by Matt Lincoln
2020
Jake Header chases a missing teenager from the Azores back toward Miami and into a widening web of deceit. The sooner he solves the kidnapping, the sooner he can face the larger threat behind it.
Miami's Forgotten
by Matt Lincoln
2020
A deadly designer drug is tearing through Miami's homeless community, and one of Jake Header's friends asks for help. The case turns personal when an old enemy seems to be behind it.
Dark Tidings
by Matt Lincoln
2021
Fake pharmaceuticals spreading across Florida send Jake Header after a cruel ring preying on the vulnerable. New Orleans, Linda Reyes, and clashing teams make the job even more complicated.
Inherent Danger
by Matt Lincoln
2021
Jake takes what seems like a simple missing-person job and learns an inheritance may be part of the motive. More players enter the hunt, and the case grows deadlier by the hour.
Primary Obstruction
by Matt Lincoln
2021
When an FBI agent's daughter is kidnapped, her desperate mother turns to Jake Header instead of the Bureau. Jake soon fears the agency itself may be compromised, which makes the rescue far more dangerous.
Cat & Mouse
by Matt Lincoln
2022
Jake Header turns the tables on a sadistic assassin known for elaborate deadly games. To stop him, Jake and the crew have to enter the killer's world and survive it.
Cutting Edge
by Matt Lincoln
2022
A missing young tech genius looks like a simple recovery job until Jake Header learns how powerful the man's work really is. Suddenly the case becomes a life-or-death race.
For Show
by Matt Lincoln
2022
A Ren Faire jouster discovers the loan that bought his new armor came from the wrong people. Jake Header's team has to protect him and stop a gang from turning the fair into chaos.
I Owe You
by Matt Lincoln
2022
Jake Header pays an old debt by defending a man accused of murdering his girlfriend. The evidence looks clear, but Jake is not convinced the obvious answer is the right one.
Master Stroke
by Matt Lincoln
2022
Jake Header's team finally moves to strike hard at their enemies in Colombia and Miami at the same time. Splitting up may be necessary, but it also leaves everyone exposed.
Patent Protection
by Matt Lincoln
2022
With one victim safe, Jake Header's next task is recovering the stolen prototype behind the kidnapping. The search goes international, and the technology is dangerous enough to threaten whole nations.
Relic Hunter
by Matt Lincoln
2022
Museum curator Mara Crane seems close to finding a lost Haitian relic until thieves steal her research. Jake Header takes the case, and the search becomes a deadly race against ruthless rivals.
The Whistleblower
by Matt Lincoln
2022
A corrupt district attorney tries to force a clerk into killing a reporter, and Jake Header has to keep both alive long enough to break the scheme. Justice here comes with a very short clock.
Coastal Vigilante books in chronological order

Miami Malice
by Matt Lincoln
2020Coastal Vigilante, Book 1
Miami's Forgotten
by Matt Lincoln
2020Coastal Vigilante, Book 2
Inherent Danger
by Matt Lincoln
2021Coastal Vigilante, Book 3
Primary Obstruction
by Matt Lincoln
2021Coastal Vigilante, Book 4
Dark Tidings
by Matt Lincoln
2021Coastal Vigilante, Book 5
Relic Hunter
by Matt Lincoln
2022Coastal Vigilante, Book 6
Cat & Mouse
by Matt Lincoln
2022Coastal Vigilante, Book 7
Master Stroke
by Matt Lincoln
2022Coastal Vigilante, Book 8
The Whistleblower
by Matt Lincoln
2022Coastal Vigilante, Book 9
Cutting Edge
by Matt Lincoln
2022Coastal Vigilante, Book 10
Patent Protection
by Matt Lincoln
2022Coastal Vigilante, Book 11
I Owe You
by Matt Lincoln
2022Coastal Vigilante, Book 12
For Show
by Matt Lincoln
2022Coastal Vigilante, Book 13
Series background & context
Coastal Vigilante belongs to Jake Header, one of the most important recurring figures in Matt Lincoln's wider story world. Jake is an ex-Navy SEAL and the leader of a team that works in the gray area where official systems either cannot move fast enough or cannot be trusted to move at all. If Ethan Marston is the steady center of Coastal Fury, Jake is the man you call when the case needs a harder edge.
The series opens with Miami Malice, where Jake and his crew chase a missing teenager through the Azores and back toward Miami. That first book tells you a lot about the line as a whole. Jake's investigations tend to start with a practical mission, a missing person, a dangerous lead, a friend asking for help, and then open into something larger and messier.
That pattern continues through books like Miami's Forgotten, Inherent Danger, and Primary Obstruction. Jake keeps getting pulled into cases involving corruption, kidnappings, fake pharmaceuticals, stolen relics, assassins, tech theft, whistleblowers, and criminal organizations that are often better connected than they first appear. His team is part of the appeal. These are not lone-wolf thrillers. They are team operations, even when the team is under pressure or split across different threats.
Jake is not subtle about doing what needs to be done.
That is the tone difference. Coastal Vigilante has a rougher, more off-the-books feel than some of Lincoln's other series. There is still plenty of investigation, but the books are especially interested in what happens when legal process, institutional delay, or plain corruption leaves good people in danger. Jake steps into that gap.
Miami anchors the line, but the cases travel widely. One book may lean into drugs and local power networks, another into international conspiracies, another into tech and environmental stakes. Even the stranger premises, like cat-and-mouse assassin games or stolen prototypes, still feel at home because Jake's world is built around fast adaptation and hard choices.
Read Coastal Vigilante if you want the darker, more direct end of Lincoln's universe. Jake Header is decisive, loyal, and very willing to wade into situations that more official agents would rather avoid.
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