Cutter Grogan Thrillers Books in Order
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Last updated: July 10, 2026
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Cutter Grogan Thrillers books in publication order
12 books
Break
by Ty Patterson
2020
Former Delta operator Cutter Grogan now fights for people the system has failed. His first big case shows how far he will go when justice needs a man willing to ignore the rules.
Powder Burn
by Ty Patterson
2020
When friends are killed in gang violence in Los Angeles, Cutter Grogan makes vengeance personal. His hunt for answers turns into a hard, angry battle against criminals who picked the wrong target.
Hangfire
by Ty Patterson
2021
In Washington, D.C., Cutter Grogan walks into a case where every side seems to want him dead. He has survived missions before, but this time the danger is coming from everywhere at once.
Paris
by Ty Patterson
2021
An Afghan informer will speak only to Cutter Grogan, so he heads to Paris expecting answers. Instead, he gets a hostile welcome and a case that grows far bigger than the meeting that started it.
Ricochet
by Ty Patterson
2021
Cutter travels to Syria looking for a missing woman and instead finds old enemies waiting with violence. What begins as a search quickly turns into a fight to stay alive long enough to finish the job.
Cordite
by Ty Patterson
2022
San Diego is already unstable when Cutter Grogan arrives, and he becomes the spark that sets everything off. The deeper he digs, the more explosive both the city and the case become.
Primer
by Ty Patterson
2023
Cutter Grogan has never had an easy relationship with law enforcement. That becomes a real problem when a case forces him close to the police while his own rule-breaking instincts keep taking over.
Africa
by Ty Patterson
2024
When an eight-year-old boy and his father are found dead in Cape Town, Cutter Grogan heads for Africa. What looks like just another crime becomes the spark for a much larger wave of violence.
Bali
by Ty Patterson
2024
Cutter Grogan comes to Bali wanting rest, sunlight, and no trouble at all. Then a friendly server goes missing, turns up dead, and suddenly both the law and the criminals want him as target practice.
Samarkand
by Ty Patterson
2025
When FBI agent Gina Difiore's niece disappears in Uzbekistan, Cutter Grogan is the only man she trusts to help. On the Silk Road, he faces traffickers, warlords, and corrupt power with no backup at all.
Cairo
by Ty Patterson
2026
Cutter Grogan heads to Cairo as a favor to FBI friends, tasked with extracting a confidential informant. Within minutes he is under fire, and soon half the city wants the asset sold, silenced, or seized.
Colombo
by Ty Patterson
2026
Cutter wants nothing more than a quiet vacation in Colombo until an American tourist dies and the family asks questions. What should be a quick favor becomes a deadly moving target with Cutter in the crosshairs.
Cutter Grogan Thrillers books in chronological order

Break
by Ty Patterson
2020Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 1
Powder Burn
by Ty Patterson
2020Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 2
Hangfire
by Ty Patterson
2021Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 3
Ricochet
by Ty Patterson
2021Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 4
Paris
by Ty Patterson
2021Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 5
Cordite
by Ty Patterson
2022Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 6
Primer
by Ty Patterson
2023Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 7
Africa
by Ty Patterson
2024Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 8
Bali
by Ty Patterson
2024Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 9
Samarkand
by Ty Patterson
2025Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 10
Colombo
by Ty Patterson
2026Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 11
Cairo
by Ty Patterson
2026Cutter Grogan Thrillers, Book 12
Series background & context
Cutter Grogan is one of Ty Patterson's best spin-off leads, and he gives the shared Zeb Carter universe a slightly different shape. He is a former Delta Forces operator who now works as a private investigator and fixer, usually for people the system has ignored, failed, or quietly abandoned.
That shift matters. Where the Warriors and Zeb Carter books often start with intelligence work or covert missions, the Cutter novels usually begin with a case, a favor, a grieving friend, or a question that should have been simple. Then the ground drops away. A gang killing in Los Angeles, a dangerous tangle in Washington, a search in Syria, a meeting in Paris, or a job in Cape Town or Cairo can all lead to the same place, enemies who assumed nobody would keep digging.
Cutter is tough even by Patterson standards, but he is not just a blunt instrument. He is good at reading pressure, spotting weakness, and knowing when the official version of events makes no sense. He has an uneasy relationship with law enforcement, and that tension gives the series some of its best bite. The police have rules. Cutter, when it counts, does not.
The books are still full-on action thrillers, but they lean harder into investigation than some of the Zeb Carter novels. Cutter often works closer to the street, closer to families, witnesses, and victims, and that gives the stakes a more personal feel even when the plot spreads outward into international crime, intelligence games, or terrorism.
He is not built for a quiet life.
If you like globe-trotting thrillers with a private-eye core, this is a strong place to start. Begin with Break and move forward through Powder Burn, Hangfire, Ricochet, and Paris. The later books keep widening the map, but the appeal stays the same, Cutter Grogan sees a wrong, asks one question too many, and makes life very difficult for the people who hoped the matter was closed.
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