Jack Mars Books in Order
See all Jack Mars books and series in order, with quick summaries, series background, and guidance on where to start his political and espionage thrillers.
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Jack Mars books in publication order
203 books
Maximum Power
by Jack Mars
2025
A plot to seize control of crucial energy assets threatens to plunge regions into darkness. Grant Valor leads a daring campaign to expose the conspirators and keep the lights—and governments—on.
Maximum Threat
by Jack Mars
2025
Intelligence points to a single, devastating act that could reshape the balance of power. Racing clock and rivals, Grant Valor’s team dives into hostile territory to neutralize the threat before it becomes irreversible.
Rogue Asset
by Jack Mars
2025
When a long‑time asset goes missing behind enemy lines, Troy Stark pushes to mount a rescue. Bringing the operative back may be the key to stopping a plot that has been quietly built for years.
Rogue Attack
by Jack Mars
2025
A coordinated assault on a major Western city is set in motion, designed to overwhelm responders. Troy Stark and his team race to dismantle the multi‑pronged operation before streets turn into a war zone.
Rogue Justice
by Jack Mars
2025
Victims of past operations take justice into their own hands, targeting officials and bystanders alike. Troy Stark must stop the killings while facing hard truths about collateral damage in his line of work.
Rogue Zero
by Jack Mars
2025
Branded a liability after a mission goes sideways, Agent Zero finds himself on the run from his own side. To clear his name, he has to expose the real traitors while thwarting an attack no one believes is coming.
Shadow Zero
by Jack Mars
2025
A mysterious copycat operative begins striking under Agent Zero’s name, leaving bodies and questions in his wake. Kent Steele must hunt the impostor while proving he isn’t behind the new wave of violence.
Stealth Force
by Jack Mars
2025
Former Navy SEAL Cole Hunter and his ex‑SWAT partner Nova are called in when a prestigious university becomes the target of an assassination plot. As they race through campus, they must protect future leaders while unmasking a shadowy group behind the attack.
Stealth Strike
by Jack Mars
2025
A high‑stakes hostage crisis erupts in a politically sensitive hotspot, and Cole Hunter is dropped into the middle of it. Working with Nova, he has to stage a surgical strike that frees captives without sparking an international incident.
Target Eighteen
by Jack Mars
2025
Jacob Snow chases a trail from stolen tablets to cutting‑edge labs, uncovering a plan to merge ancient rituals with modern bioweapons. Stopping it means confronting zealots and scientists alike.
Target Fifteen
by Jack Mars
2025
An expedition vanishes after finding something extraordinary. Jacob Snow’s search for the missing team leads into hostile territory, where the discovery itself may be the most dangerous thing in play.
Target Fourteen
by Jack Mars
2025
Jacob Snow follows stolen antiquities from auction houses to war zones, uncovering a pipeline funding terror groups. To shut it down, he and Jana must expose wealthy patrons who prefer their hands—and reputations—clean.
Target Nineteen
by Jack Mars
2025
A secret buried since antiquity threatens to fracture present‑day alliances. Racing from dig sites to diplomatic salons, Jacob Snow must keep explosive knowledge from falling into the hands most eager to use it.
Target Seventeen
by Jack Mars
2025
As rival factions close in on a single relic, Jacob Snow realizes someone is orchestrating the chaos from the shadows. He must uncover the hidden conductor before the world pays the price.
Target Sixteen
by Jack Mars
2025
A forgotten fortress hides a device that fanatics believe will grant invincibility. Jacob Snow and Jana must breach its defenses and face believers ready to die—and kill—for a chance at mythical power.
Target Thirteen
by Jack Mars
2025
A cursed artifact surfaces on the black market, followed by a trail of bodies. Jacob Snow must separate superstition from science while pursuing killers who believe they can harness whatever force lies behind the legend.
Target Twelve
by Jack Mars
2025
World leaders gather as a new summit begins, unaware someone plans to wipe their minds clean. Jacob Snow and Jana race through a labyrinth of clues to stop agents on the verge of turning power brokers into blank slates.
Target Twenty
by Jack Mars
2025
In this capstone Spy Game mission, Jacob Snow faces the mastermind who has been steering artifact‑driven plots from the beginning. To stop him, Jacob and Jana must risk everything on one final, perilous chase.
Asset Seventeen
by Jack Mars
2026
In the aftermath of successive crises, Lara King faces a final gauntlet that ties together threads from earlier missions. To end the cycle, she must confront the architects who viewed her as an expendable asset from the start.
Asset Sixteen
by Jack Mars
2026
A picturesque small town becomes ground zero for a lethal new virus. Tracing the outbreak, Lara King discovers a genius‑turned‑madman intent on unleashing a global pandemic—and must stop him before the world realizes what’s coming.
Countdown Zero
by Jack Mars
2026
With a hard deadline looming for a catastrophic attack, Agent Zero races through a maze of decoys and half‑truths. Every lead he chases could be the key—or a diversion designed to run out the clock.
Cross Agent
by Jack Mars
2026
Connor Cross must locate a terrified financial analyst before a wealthy adversary reaches her. An apparently simple relocation becomes a pursuit across Europe, where the secrets of a billionaire and the financing of an army are at stake.
Cross Command
by Jack Mars
2026
A failed extraction strands Connor Cross in a capital collapsing into chaos, surrounded by enemies and running out of options. Escaping requires another attempt at the mission, even as he realizes the disaster conceals more than he understood.
Cross Fire
by Jack Mars
2026
A maritime security job erupts into a pirate attack, sending Connor Cross after stolen intelligence. Tracking the raiders to their base reveals a more dangerous enemy ashore, complicating his effort to keep the information from changing hands.
Cross Protocol
by Jack Mars
2026
Connor Cross enters Moscow to extract a Russian aerospace engineer, but an interception turns the operation into a running battle. As details of the defection emerge, Connor questions whether the scientist was ever the mission’s true objective.
Cross Strike
by Jack Mars
2026
Hired to find a wealthy family’s missing daughter in Cyprus, Connor Cross discovers she has no wish to return. Protecting her means turning against his own employers and reconsidering what it means to rescue someone who never asked.
Cross Target
by Jack Mars
2026
Connor Cross escorts a UN weapons inspector out of a contested region after an attack on her convoy. As he fights to reach safety, signs suggest the ambush belongs to a larger scheme capable of provoking international war.
Cross Threat
by Jack Mars
2026
A doctor fleeing a collapsing West African country demands an unexpected detour, complicating Connor Cross’s extraction. The secret she carries turns the rescue into a struggle that may determine who gains control of the shattered state.
Extraction Attack
by Jack Mars
2026
Temporary amnesia strikes Clint Hawke during an extraction in Mumbai, leaving Shaw to guide him through the mission. As his memories return, Hawke begins questioning the operation and struggles to determine whom he can safely trust.
Extraction Breach
by Jack Mars
2026
Coordinated exposure of agents across Eastern Europe forces Clint Hawke and Shaw to conduct separate rescues. As they rush between endangered operatives, Hawke suspects someone within their own organization is deliberately arranging the failures and hunting colleagues.
Extraction Command
by Jack Mars
2026
An avalanche traps Clint Hawke, Shaw, and their extraction targets in a remote Norwegian lodge. Shaw treats a badly injured target while Clint holds off mercenaries, discovering that the disaster was engineered to draw them into a trap.
Extraction Crossfire
by Jack Mars
2026
Clint Hawke and Shaw arrive to extract a hacker and discover several hostages in a building rigged to explode. With two hours remaining, they must organize a rescue through security barriers and crowded markets before detonation.
Extraction Doctrine
by Jack Mars
2026
Clint Hawke and Shaw infiltrate a royal yacht in Monte Carlo to retrieve an agent entangled with a royal. An attack by rival operatives forces Hawke to attempt an underwater escape while Shaw preserves their cover aboard.
Extraction Force
by Jack Mars
2026
Clint Hawke and Shaw must rescue a scientist in Bangkok who witnessed an assassination and can no longer speak. With pursuers approaching, Shaw's skill in nonverbal communication becomes essential to understanding their target and surviving the extraction.
Extraction Mission
by Jack Mars
2026
An arms dealer in Gibraltar offers intelligence about an impending terror attack, making him Clint Hawke and Shaw's extraction target. Shaw must protect a man whose weapons killed her colleague while rival agencies and criminals pursue him.
Extraction Point
by Jack Mars
2026
Clint Hawke travels to Istanbul to extract an operative whose undercover mission has collapsed. The agent's identity surprises him, and together they must recover stolen intelligence through a dangerous heist before they can escape the city.
Extraction Recon
by Jack Mars
2026
Clint Hawke and Shaw commandeer a helicopter to extract a whistleblower from a military corporation in Johannesburg. When the operation is compromised, they must survive a dangerous storm and aerial pursuit while keeping their passenger alive.
Extraction Target
by Jack Mars
2026
Clint Hawke’s assignment to retrieve a technological asset becomes a trap aimed at the former Delta Force operator himself. When he disappears, his partner Shaw abandons official channels to find him, testing the strength of their bond.
Extraction Threat
by Jack Mars
2026
Clint Hawke and Shaw travel to Berlin to extract an undercover agent who refuses to abandon an unsuspecting family. When those relatives become targets, the rescuers must balance the demands of national service against loyalty to loved ones.
Extraction Zone
by Jack Mars
2026
Clint Hawke and Shaw find a DEA agent in Colombia who refuses extraction while pursuing a terrorist financier. Joining the investigation reveals links between drug cartels and intelligence agencies, turning a rescue into a confrontation with powerful conspirators.
Extreme Assault
by Jack Mars
2026
A paramilitary group launches a brutal takeover of a remote facility, taking hostages and broadcasting demands. Axel Strike leads the counterassault, knowing that every delay strengthens the occupiers’ hand and narrows the window for a clean rescue.
Extreme Command
by Jack Mars
2026
Tasked with coordinating multiple crisis sites at once, Axel Strike must juggle command decisions and front‑line action. As conflicting orders and political agendas collide, he has to choose which fires to put out—and which risks to take personally.
Extreme Impact
by Jack Mars
2026
A coordinated assault on critical infrastructure threatens to plunge a region into chaos. Axel Strike must move from one flashpoint to another, improvising under fire as he tries to blunt the impact before cascading failures overwhelm the response.
Extreme Peril
by Jack Mars
2026
When a series of coordinated threats stretch law enforcement thin, Axel Strike is sent after the most volatile node in the network. Surrounded by traps and misinformation, he has to untangle the real danger before it detonates in the public eye.
Extreme Valor
by Jack Mars
2026
Cut off from backup and communications, Axel Strike and a small team are trapped deep inside hostile territory. To extract the remaining hostages, they’ll need raw courage, split‑second timing, and a willingness to pay whatever price the mission demands.
Extreme Velocity
by Jack Mars
2026
A rapidly unfolding terror plot forces Axel Strike into a race against time, hopping from airfield to city streets in hours. With events accelerating beyond anyone’s control, he must keep pace or watch the country stumble into catastrophe.
Ghost Asset
by Jack Mars
2026
The strangling of a retired Navy cryptologist in Cairo leads Cyrus Drake and Phoebe Colt toward malware intended to disable air defenses. Despite jurisdictional obstacles, they must find the operator before an imminent attack exploits the resulting vulnerability.
Ghost Chain
by Jack Mars
2026
A retired Marine intelligence officer’s suspicious death in Morocco sends Cyrus Drake and Phoebe Colt after an arms broker operating between Mali and Libya. They race to locate stolen weapons before the cache disperses into multiple conflict zones.
Ghost Signal
by Jack Mars
2026
The murder of an Army lawyer in Istanbul leads Cyrus Drake and Phoebe Colt from a war-crimes tribunal to northern Iraq. A hidden network seeks to seize power and ignite ethnic violence, making their investigation a race against regional destabilization.
Ghost Target
by Jack Mars
2026
An Army cryptographer’s precise assassination in Beirut brings Cyrus Drake and Phoebe Colt into a web of powerful interests. Uncovering the secret she protected means confronting a corrupt weapons empire amid factions determined to control the investigation.
Ghost Trigger
by Jack Mars
2026
Investigating an Army Ranger’s apparent robbery and murder near Amman, Cyrus Drake and Phoebe Colt uncover preparations for attacks on Western targets. With Jordanian special forces, they pursue the operation into Syria’s borderlands and seek its financier.
Ghost Unit
by Jack Mars
2026
A Navy SEAL’s unexplained death in Manila pairs retiring Marine sniper Cyrus Drake with FBI investigator Phoebe Colt. With no official mission recorded, their search for his killer exposes a criminal syndicate determined to eliminate anyone who learns its secrets.
Judgment Zero
by Jack Mars
2026
A clandestine tribunal moves to pass final judgment on Agent Zero, using his own past missions as evidence. While they deliberate, Kent Steele races to stop a new plot that proves he’s still the only one who can do the job.
Justice Zero
by Jack Mars
2026
In a final reckoning, Agent Zero faces the architects of the program that created him. To secure justice—for himself, his family, and countless victims—he must bring down the system that turned him into a weapon.
Lethal Command
by Jack Mars
2026
Derek Vesper attempts to extract a North Korean defector across the fortified border, using trucks and trains to evade advancing enemies. The escape carries them through hostile terrain toward the Yellow Sea, where freedom remains far from certain.
Lethal Deception
by Jack Mars
2026
A motorcycle courier network moves a biological weapon through Southeast Asia faster than intelligence agencies can track it. Riding a modified street bike, Derek Vesper pursues the shifting target through crowded streets, knowing one missed handoff could prove catastrophic.
Lethal Force
by Jack Mars
2026
CIA agent Alexis Frost is forced into the Monaco Grand Prix with explosives attached to her car. Former racing driver and covert operative Derek Vesper enters the competition to save her, turning a glamorous event into a deadly rescue.
Lethal Gambit
by Jack Mars
2026
Pursuing an assassin aboard a concealed luxury yacht, Derek Vesper loses his advantage when a storm overtakes the chase. An experimental hydrofoil board becomes his means of navigating dangerous waters and approaching an island fortress guarded by armed patrols.
Lethal Judgment
by Jack Mars
2026
A Swiss resort intelligence exchange turns deadly when an avalanche covers a target’s escape. Derek Vesper pursues on tactical skis, with armed snowmobile teams behind him and a dangerous chasm threatening his last chance to recover crucial information.
Lethal Justice
by Jack Mars
2026
Derek Vesper poses as chauffeur to a scientist whose encryption breakthrough has made her a target across Europe. In Barcelona, his armed sedan becomes a defensive lifeline as an adversary from his past turns the streets into a battlefield.
Lethal Mission
by Jack Mars
2026
Derek Vesper and Alexis Frost are betrayed during a data extraction at an Arctic facility. Fleeing on snowmobiles across frozen fjords, they must survive pursuing killers while uncovering the agency insider who has turned their mission against them.
Lethal Precision
by Jack Mars
2026
Derek Vesper infiltrates a luxury train used by a Balkan syndicate to transport stolen antiquities and weapons. When hijackers seize its engine, his disguise as an engineer leaves him battling for control as the train races through the Alps.
Lethal Strike
by Jack Mars
2026
A sabotaged freighter carrying experimental weapons speeds toward America’s Eastern Seaboard, leaving Derek Vesper to pursue it through hurricane waters. Failed communications and closing mercenaries complicate his attempt to board the vessel and prevent a disastrous arrival.
Lethal Target
by Jack Mars
2026
An oligarch’s missing daughter leads Derek Vesper from Dubai into a deadly desert motorcycle circuit. To reach her, he enters a brutal three-day race across the Empty Quarter, where speed and survival become inseparable parts of the rescue.
Lethal Terrain
by Jack Mars
2026
Derek Vesper investigates a silent deep-sea research station and finds terrorists preparing an artificial tsunami. Trapped beneath the surface in a miniature submarine, he must stop them while communications are blocked and his remaining oxygen steadily runs out.
Maximum Carnage
by Jack Mars
2026
When an enemy escalates to mass‑casualty attacks designed purely to sow terror, Grant Valor’s unit is stretched to the limit. They must penetrate the killers’ inner circle before another city is torn apart.
Maximum Chaos
by Jack Mars
2026
Coordinated disinformation and kinetic attacks combine to create global confusion. Grant Valor must separate real threats from feints, directing his team where they can actually reduce the chaos instead of adding to it.
Maximum Havoc
by Jack Mars
2026
Adversaries exploit riots, cyberattacks, and covert strikes to stretch defenses thin. In the middle of the storm, Grant Valor looks for the pressure point holding the operation together—and moves to break it.
Maximum Impact
by Jack Mars
2026
A single strike is planned to send shockwaves through markets, governments, and alliances. Grant Valor races to blunt that impact, knowing even partial success could change the world’s trajectory for years.
Maximum Pressure
by Jack Mars
2026
Global institutions teeter as blackmail, sabotage, and proxy wars pile up. With allies wavering and enemies emboldened, Grant Valor’s team has to relieve the pressure before it explodes into open war.
Maximum Vengeance
by Jack Mars
2026
A vengeful mastermind sets out to punish the people and nations who thwarted prior plots. Grant Valor must confront past operations and unfinished business to keep old enemies from claiming a final, bloody victory.
Mission Zero
by Jack Mars
2026
Given a mission that officially doesn’t exist, Agent Zero heads into hostile territory with almost no support. Success could prevent a war; failure will simply be erased, along with everyone involved.
Phantom Zero
by Jack Mars
2026
Rumors spread of a ghost operator completing impossible missions that reshape the battlefield. As the legend of “Phantom Zero” grows, Kent Steele must determine whether he’s chasing an enemy, a myth, or a weaponized story.
Redemption Zero
by Jack Mars
2026
Haunted by those he couldn’t save, Kent Steele seizes a chance at redemption when a familiar enemy resurfaces. To end the threat, he’ll have to confront both his past sins and the people who profited from them.
Rogue Enemy
by Jack Mars
2026
An adversary who knows Troy Stark’s tactics as well as he does orchestrates a fresh wave of attacks. To defeat this mirror‑image foe, Troy must change the way he fights—and what he’s willing to risk.
Stealth Assault
by Jack Mars
2026
When extremists overrun a strategic site, Cole Hunter plans a risky assault that depends on precision and trust. With civilians scattered through the target, one misstep could turn the rescue into a massacre.
Stealth Asset
by Jack Mars
2026
When an undercover source goes dark inside a terror network, Cole Hunter and Nova are tasked with getting them out. Their rescue attempt uncovers a broader plot, forcing them to choose between saving one asset and stopping a much larger attack.
Stealth Attack
by Jack Mars
2026
Enemy fighters strike a supposedly safe location, trapping dignitaries and security alike. Cole Hunter moves from hunted to hunter inside the same complex, turning the attackers’ own plans against them in a brutal close‑quarters fight.
Stealth Combat
by Jack Mars
2026
During an extraction in Yemen, Cole Hunter uncovers a crystalline chemical weapon capable of petrifying victims. With cities at risk and temperatures rising, he and Nova race to neutralize the device before it is unleashed on a massive scale.
Stealth Command
by Jack Mars
2026
Promoted to lead a multinational response, Cole Hunter suddenly has more politics than bullets to handle. As competing agencies vie for control, he has to hold the line on the ground before bureaucratic delays cost lives.
Stealth Control
by Jack Mars
2026
A sophisticated enemy seizes control of critical systems during a hostage standoff. Cole Hunter and Nova must fight both physical threats and remote sabotage, restoring control before panicked leaders trigger a disastrous overreaction.
Stealth Crisis
by Jack Mars
2026
Multiple hostage events erupt at once, overwhelming normal responders. Cole Hunter has to prioritize threats, redeploy limited teams, and keep calm as a manufactured crisis threatens to break a nation’s sense of security.
Stealth Mission
by Jack Mars
2026
A covert operation meant to last hours stretches into days as everything that can go wrong does. Cole Hunter must adapt on the fly, keeping hostages alive while navigating double‑crosses, shifting alliances, and a hostile city closing in.
Stealth Recon
by Jack Mars
2026
Sent in ahead of an official operation, Cole Hunter conducts deep reconnaissance on a shadow network planning a spectacular hostage grab. What he discovers forces him to act early, knowing he may have to fight his way out alone.
Stealth Target
by Jack Mars
2026
Extracting a Russian defector alerts Cole Hunter and Nova to a plot targeting the San Andreas Fault. With millions threatened by the engineered collapse of America’s coast, they must stop the conspirators before a geological catastrophe unfolds.
Target Twenty-Five
by Jack Mars
2026
Ancient Phoenician writings lead Jacob Snow and Jana Peters to a Mediterranean island where a rogue state mines material for a devastating weapon. Rival forces race to claim the discovery, turning an archaeological puzzle into an international emergency.
Target Twenty-Four
by Jack Mars
2026
A recovered conquistador’s diary guides Jacob Snow and Jana Peters toward the supposed Fountain of Youth. A ruthless ruler seeks immortality to prolong his tyranny, forcing them to reach the site first while facing the dangers behind its legend.
Target Twenty-One
by Jack Mars
2026
An explosion at a laboratory studying new Dead Sea Scrolls exposes a conspiracy involving a stolen ancient text. Jacob Snow and Jana Peters pursue extremists who believe the scroll can unlock a weapon capable of bringing their imagined apocalypse.
Target Twenty-Three
by Jack Mars
2026
A missing Aztec calendar fragment leads Jana Peters and Jacob Snow toward a temple preserving precise astronomical knowledge. A technology corporation plans to turn that knowledge into orbital weapons, making the archaeological discovery a threat to lives worldwide.
Target Twenty-Two
by Jack Mars
2026
Babylonian tablets reveal a meteorite site containing an element with extraordinary destructive potential. As rival nations scramble to claim it, Jacob Snow and Jana Peters navigate competing intelligence operations to prevent an ancient discovery from triggering a global war.
Trigger Zero
by Jack Mars
2026
An experimental weapon system is about to be field‑tested in a live environment. Agent Zero must find and disable the trigger—whether it’s a device or a person—before the test becomes an irreversible act of war.
Cross Asset
by Jack Mars
2027
Stolen research in a remote Indonesian province draws Connor Cross into a threatened epidemic and a campaign to suppress its cause. He must recover an epidemiologist’s evidence and expose the truth before the approaching outbreak becomes unstoppable.
Cross Breach
by Jack Mars
2027
Connor Cross must extract a North Korean biochemist carrying evidence of an imminent biological attack from the Chinese border. Pursuers from three countries converge, making the scientist’s survival and delivery of his intelligence a potentially explosive international confrontation.
Cross Extraction
by Jack Mars
2027
Connor Cross infiltrates a Tehran prison to free an Iranian-American physicist, then fights toward the Turkish border. As the pair approach safety, mounting suspicions suggest the rescue was compromised before it began, threatening every step of their escape.
Cross Point
by Jack Mars
2027
After a militia ambush destroys an aid team in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Connor Cross must evacuate its lone survivor. Relentless pursuers resist their escape with an intensity that leaves him wondering what makes her so valuable.
Cross Zone
by Jack Mars
2027
Connor Cross transports a surviving Nazi war criminal to trial in The Hague while extremists try to free him and a Mossad team seeks his death. Crossing three countries forces Connor to weigh his mission against competing demands for justice.
Ghost Command
by Jack Mars
2027
A retired Army medic’s execution exposes a warlord recruiting child soldiers from a refugee camp on the Chad-Sudan border. Cyrus Drake organizes a multinational rescue while Phoebe Colt struggles to secure the support needed before more lives are lost.
Ghost Doctrine
by Jack Mars
2027
An interpreter’s assassination in Kabul leads Cyrus Drake and Phoebe Colt into an operation targeting people trained by the West. Racing through the city, they must uncover the larger plan before the killers turn their warning into further deaths.
Ghost Extraction
by Jack Mars
2027
A nuclear safety inspector’s death in Oman sends Cyrus Drake and Phoebe Colt after a Gulf smuggling network. Their investigation becomes a pursuit across the Arabian Sea, where intercepting one vessel may prevent a lethal cargo from disappearing.
Ghost Mission
by Jack Mars
2027
A retired Navy SEAL’s death off Taiwan reveals a secret supply operation concealed within a commercial port. Cyrus Drake and Phoebe Colt must expose the network and stop its plans before an approaching American carrier group enters the trap.



































































































