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Find the Code Name series by William W. Johnstone in reading order, with short book summaries to help you choose where to begin and what to read next.

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Code Name books in publication order

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7 books

1

Code Name: Payback

by William W Johnstone

2000

A former CIA agent commands a secret team drawn from law enforcement and intelligence services. Their mission is to stop terrorists preparing biological warfare against the United States, confronting a threat that conventional policing cannot easily contain.

2

Code Name: Survival

by William W Johnstone

2000

Former CIA agent John Barrone leads an elite strike force against an outlaw biker gang threatening the American Southwest. His team must fight a mobile guerrilla war to stop the gang's expanding control over the region.

3

Code Name: Death

by William W Johnstone

2001

A billionaire hires John Barrone's strike force after his teenage granddaughter is murdered in a snuff film. The former CIA agent and his team investigate a criminal network whose business combines sexual exploitation with killing.

4

Code Name: Coldfire

by William W Johnstone

2002

A tactical nuclear device has been shipped into the United States, placing John Barrone's secret strike force on an urgent mission. He must infiltrate terrorist organizations and neutralize the weapon before they can use it.

5

Code Name: Quickstrike

by William W Johnstone

2003

A series of coordinated terrorist attacks brings former CIA agent John Barrone and his secret strike force into action. The team draws on law enforcement and intelligence skills to confront enemies operating beyond the reach of ordinary police work.

6

Code Name: Extreme Prejudice

by William W Johnstone

2004

John Barrone and his strike force pursue a South American drug lord working with foreign extremists. A campaign combining heroin distribution and terrorist attacks threatens the United States, forcing the team to confront the cartel behind it.

7

Code Name: Kill Zone

by William W Johnstone

2005

Cocaine king Luis Mendoza creates his own country within Colombia after bribing officials into submission. John Barrone's covert strike force receives orders to eliminate him and his cartel, but the new ruler expects an attack and prepares his defenses.

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