Florida Keys Adventure Books in Order
Part ofMatthew Rief Books in OrderThis page lists Florida Keys Adventure books by Matthew Rief in order, with summaries, background, and guidance on the best Logan Dodge thrillers to read first.
Last updated: January 17, 2026
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Publication Order
26 books
Justice in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2025
When a man’s body washes ashore in the Lower Keys, Logan assumes it is a tragic accident until he recognizes the victim as someone who once saved his life. Following thin leads across the country, he uncovers a wider plot and a rising body count.
Havoc in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2025
Logan and his family are on a dream kayaking and camping trip through the Keys when news from home cuts it short. A beloved friend and sitting mayor has shuttered his island restaurant under pressure from a ruthless developer, and Logan moves to fight back.
Fugitive in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2025
Driving home through the Keys, Logan gives a quiet hitchhiker a ride and thinks nothing of it. The next morning detectives arrive, saying the young man is wanted for a triple homicide. Sensing something off, Logan investigates and uncovers a far more tangled truth.
Dodging Bullets
by Matthew Rief
2025
Set two years before Gold in the Keys, this novella shows Logan and Angelina as separate mercenaries hired to eliminate a brutal African drug lord. When the job goes sideways, their violent first encounter forges the partnership that will reshape their lives.
Treasure in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2024
On a family trip to Normandy’s battlefields, Logan finds a soldier’s journal that hints at a long-lost Key West treasure. Back home, an abusive financier and professional criminals converge on the same trail, turning a summer treasure hunt deadly.
Killer in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2024
A decade after the serial killer dubbed the Honeymoon Homicider last struck, a new couple is murdered near Key West. Logan joins the investigation, only to realize the killer has changed tactics and is now targeting him and those he loves.
Hostage in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2024
On a normal morning in Key West, Logan witnesses a young man being forced into a vehicle and is taken at gunpoint himself. Imprisoned on an offshore yacht, he learns his fellow captive is politically important, and escape becomes a matter of survival for both.
Pursuit in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2023
Admiral James Harrington, a legendary special operations commander and father figure to many, disappears soon after retiring. Logan reunites with old SEAL teammates to track him down, facing an organized outlaw gang on their own ruthless home turf.
Menace in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2023
A fleet of modern pirates descends on the Keys, striking fast and vanishing with high-tech precision. When one raid kills a local, Logan launches a personal war against the syndicate threatening his family, friends, and the islands themselves.
Defiance in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2023
While celebrating their anniversary on a remote island, Logan and Angelina spot a refugee boat sinking on the horizon. Their rescue attempt drags them into a vast human trafficking network stretching from the Keys to Haiti, with countless lives at stake.
Voyage in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2022
Logan Dodge, worn down by battles at home, heads to Cozumel with his family for a rare vacation. A charter captain’s tip about a lost Spanish galleon and a string of brutal murders pull him into another deadly treasure hunt.
Guardian in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2022
While spearfishing near Key West, Logan and a friend stumble onto an attempt to murder a world-famous model. Her secret about a powerful Hollywood figure draws a lethal hit squad to the islands, forcing Logan to protect her and expose the plot.
Payback in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2021
Old sins catch up with Logan when a former brother in arms and a disgraced crime boss join forces against him. As revenge plans target his family and friends, he has to confront buried history and survive a storm of payback.
Condemned in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2021
Framed for a high-profile murder, Logan suddenly finds himself the most wanted man in Key West. To clear his name, he must outmaneuver law enforcement and an arms dealer hunting a secret cache of weapons hidden in the Gulf of Mexico.
Showdown in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2020
Months after dismantling a trafficking ring, Logan hears that a corrupt billionaire on the run has been located. The hunt takes him across the Caribbean, but when the target escapes, hired killers descend on Key West for a final, violent reckoning.
Broken in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2020
Checking on a friend who has gone off the rails, Logan uncovers the edge of a drug network tearing through the islands. With Angelina and their sharp-tongued daughter beside him, he goes after a ruthless crime boss who thrives on chaos.
Avenged in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2020
A local treasure hunter is murdered hours after the find of his career. Logan and Angelina follow the clues to a violent white supremacist group seeking a legendary Civil War hoard, racing to stop them before the treasure funds further atrocities.
Redemption in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2019
A figure from Logan’s past, long branded a traitor, returns asking for help. Against his better judgment, Logan agrees, launching a mission that forces him to reconsider old events while fending off new enemies determined to silence them both.
Predator in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2019
Hours after returning from his honeymoon, Logan learns two close friends have been murdered in the Everglades. He heads into the swamps to hunt their killers, facing both brutal criminals and the lethal natural world they use as cover.
Legend in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2019
Logan teams up with a washed-up treasure hunter chasing a fabled diamond hidden somewhere in the Keys. Following century-old clues, they clash with an Albanian crime boss who will happily kill anyone standing between her and the prize.
Corruption in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2019
A runaway boat carrying injured scientists slams into a Keys island, exposing a conspiracy that could devastate South Florida’s waters. Logan and his crew battle a corrupt billionaire, a dangerous former foe, and hired killers on a ticking clock.
Abducted in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2019
After Logan grows close to a teen orphan named Scarlett, she is kidnapped by sex traffickers. Logan and Angelina slip into Cuba to find her, taking on a notorious gang in its own backyard before the girl disappears into the black market.
Revenge in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2018
Logan discovers his father did not die of natural causes but was murdered by drug smugglers still at large. Chasing them across the Caribbean, he uncovers a lost U-boat, a hidden bioweapon, and a fortune on the seafloor that others will kill for.
Hunted in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2018
As summer empties the Keys of tourists, Logan is content with the ocean, friends, and a new relationship. Gunshots on a Dry Tortugas island change everything, trapping him alone between a terrified family and a heavily armed gang bent on murder.
Betrayed in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2018
A 17th-century dagger recovered from Florida Bay points toward a legendary pirate wreck. As Logan follows the trail, an old enemy resurfaces and betrayal strikes close, pushing him from the Keys to Thailand in a high-risk, double-crossing adventure.
Gold in the Keys
by Matthew Rief
2017
Former Navy SEAL Logan Dodge finds a strange gold coin on a secret ledge in the Keys and learns it is tied to a vanished Aztec treasure. Racing a vicious cartel to the hoard, he assembles a small crew and heads into danger on the open water.
Series background & context
The Florida Keys Adventure series drops you into the life of Logan Dodge, a former Navy SEAL who tries to build a quieter existence in the islands and keeps finding trouble instead. What starts as a simple treasure hunt in Gold in the Keys quickly turns into a long, tangled fight against cartels, traffickers, pirates, and power-hungry billionaires.
At the core of the series is Logan’s adopted home in the Keys. Rief leans hard into the details of island life, from crowded docks and backstreet bars to flat, glassy channels where a storm can roll in without warning. Boat runs between Key West and the backcountry, dives on secret ledges, and long days on the water give the books a vivid sense of place.
The early novels follow Logan as he chases lost riches and crosses paths with dangerous people who want those fortunes for themselves. Aztec gold, pirate daggers, legendary diamonds, and clues buried in wartime journals all pull him into deeper waters. Along the way he builds a loose crew of friends, including fellow veterans, treasure hunters, and working locals who know every sandbar and reef.
As the series grows, the threats broaden. Logan goes from dueling with drug cartels and small-time thugs to facing human traffickers, modern-day pirates, serial killers, and corrupt tycoons looking to reshape the Keys for their own gain. Books like Menace in the Keys, Pursuit in the Keys, and Defiance in the Keys pit him against networks that stretch from the Everglades to Haiti, always circling back to the islands he refuses to abandon.
Logan’s personal life evolves alongside the action. His relationship with Angelina, a former mercenary with her own hard history, becomes one of the series’ anchors. Their partnership brings a sharp edge to fights and missions, but also quieter moments of family life once a daughter enters the picture. Later books balance high-risk operations with birthday parties, school events, and the constant worry about keeping loved ones safe.
Although there is an overarching timeline, most installments tell a complete story. You can drop into the series with a later adventure set in Cozumel or Normandy or start at the beginning and watch Logan’s world fill in over time. Either way, you can expect plenty of diving, bar fights, boat chases, and fights against people who treat the Keys as a playground to exploit.
The tone stays fast and accessible. These are thrillers that move, with clear stakes and clean, straightforward prose. What keeps them from feeling disposable is the way Rief circles back to consequences. Old enemies return, past choices echo into new crises, and the Keys themselves bear the scars of each hurricane and gunfight. If you want a long-running series that feels like an open-ended vacation with a high body count, Logan Dodge’s adventures deliver.
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