Fargo Adventures (Thomas Perry) Books in Order
Part ofThomas Perry Books in OrderThis page focuses on Thomas Perry’s Fargo Adventures books in order, with summaries, series background, and tips for reading them.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
2 books
The Tombs
by Thomas Perry
2012
Sam and Remi Fargo help excavate a secret site and uncover clues to the tombs of Attila the Hun. Their search across Europe draws treasure hunters, criminals, and a ruthless rival.
The Mayan Secrets
by Thomas Perry
2013
After an earthquake in Mexico, Sam and Remi Fargo discover a Mayan codex hidden with ancient remains. The book may reveal lost cities, but others are ready to kill for it.
Series background & context
Thomas Perry's Fargo Adventures are part of Clive Cussler's larger Sam and Remi Fargo series. Sam and Remi are married treasure hunters with money, nerve, and a shared taste for old mysteries. They follow historical clues into places where archaeology, politics, crime, and greed tend to collide.
Perry co-wrote The Tombs and The Mayan Secrets. Both books are built for readers who like motion: flights, dives, ruins, archives, ambushes, and quick deductions made while someone dangerous is catching up. They are adventure thrillers first, but they still have Perry's interest in the mechanics of escape and pursuit.
In The Tombs, the Fargos help with a secret excavation and find themselves chasing the lost burial sites of Attila the Hun. The search spreads across Europe and draws in rival treasure hunters, a powerful businessman, and a Hungarian adversary with his own claim to Attila's legacy. The prize is historical, but the people chasing it are very modern in their willingness to kill.
Sam and Remi are at their best as a team.
That teamwork drives The Mayan Secrets as well. After an earthquake in Mexico, they discover an ancient codex that may reveal lost Mayan cities and secrets others would rather control. The book turns one fragile artifact into the center of a lethal race, with the Fargos trying to protect knowledge while staying ahead of people who see history as something to own.
These entries are different from Perry's darker crime novels. The mood is brighter, the canvas is wider, and the pleasures are those of classic treasure-hunt fiction: exotic locations, old riddles, and villains who are never far behind. Still, the pacing and problem-solving feel very much in Perry's wheelhouse.
If you are reading only the Thomas Perry contributions, start with The Tombs and continue with The Mayan Secrets. If you want the full Fargo arc, you can go back to the earlier Cussler books, but Perry's two installments are easy enough to enjoy on their own.
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