James Hunt Books in Order
Browse James Hunt books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and easy advice on where to start with his thrillers, horror, and survival fiction.
Last updated: July 3, 2026
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Publication Order
88 books
Broken Lines
by James Hunt
2014
After an EMP wrecks the country, a prepper is separated from his family and presumed dead. While they head for a cabin in the woods, he fights his way through the collapse to find them.
A Broken Union
by James Hunt
2015
Former superpowers return to challenge the fragile order the Mars brothers helped build. With forces divided and war closing in, holding the line may no longer be enough.
Alliances
by James Hunt
2015
Decades after a devastating earlier war, rival powers are rising again and old balances are breaking apart. The Mars brothers are pulled into a conflict where every alliance comes with a cost.
Boarded
by James Hunt
2015
A sudden crisis traps people in close quarters and turns fear into its own weapon. In a world under strain, survival depends on reading the room before it turns violent.
Enemy Of The State
by James Hunt
2015
When the system decides someone is expendable, there is nowhere safe to stand. This early James Hunt thriller leans into pursuit, pressure, and the danger of becoming the target.
Episode 0: Off The Grid
by James Hunt
2015
Agent Sarah Hill is sent to investigate the death of a friend of her boss. What starts as a mission quickly opens into a deeper conspiracy with global consequences.
Episode 1: Powerless
by James Hunt
2015
A powerful businessman is trying to sell control of a global power grid to terrorists. Sarah Hill is the agent sent to stop the deal before the whole world pays for it.
Episode 2: Reboot
by James Hunt
2015
The conspiracy is still alive, and Hill has no intention of backing off. With enemies closing in from every side, she pushes toward the source before the damage becomes irreversible.
Harvest
by James Hunt
2015
In a world built on failed science and empty fields, every promise of abundance comes with danger attached. The fight is no longer just for food, but for control of the future.
Infertile
by James Hunt
2015
The broken world left by GMO-24 keeps getting harsher as scarcity tightens its grip. Survival means confronting both the ruined land and the people profiting from it.
No Borders
by James Hunt
2015
Brooke's fight for water and safety pushes her into a country where old lines on the map no longer mean much. Scarcity makes every crossing dangerous.
Perdition
by James Hunt
2015
The walls keep closing in as survivors try to stay ahead of forces larger than themselves. Escape looks possible right up until it starts to feel like another trap.
Sovereign Land
by James Hunt
2015
The search for stable ground becomes a battle over territory, loyalty, and who gets to survive. In Hunt's drought-stricken world, safe land is never just land.
The Beginning
by James Hunt
2015
Ten years into a devastating drought, Brooke Fontanne knows San Diego is becoming unlivable. When the Colorado River finally runs dry, she has to get her children out before the last options vanish.
The Coalition
by James Hunt
2015
GMO-24 was supposed to end hunger, but instead it helped create famine and ruin. Alex Grives is living in the aftermath, where food is scarce and power belongs to the people who control it.
Episode 0: Provacateur
by James Hunt
2016
Two years after the GSF nearly collapsed, Sarah Hill learns the old mole is back and working for terror networks. Stopping him may mean stopping a nuclear disaster.
Episode 1: Black Box
by James Hunt
2016
The threat is growing, and Agent Hill cannot stop it alone. To get ahead of the next strike, she has to work with allies who have every reason not to trust her.
Episode 2: In The Shadows
by James Hunt
2016
The GSF's secrecy is slipping away just when Sarah Hill needs it most. With the final stage of a larger attack closing in, she has to fight in the open and survive long enough to stop it.
Surviving the Collapse
by James Hunt
2017
When an EMP brings New York to its knees, pilot Kate Holloway is cut off from the people she loves most. Getting home becomes a brutal fight through a city losing order by the hour.
Deadly Webs
by James Hunt
2019
A child-abduction case opens into a much wider trap of lies, fear, and people pulling strings from the shadows. The more the investigators uncover, the harder it becomes to tell who is victim and who is predator.
Missing Person
by James Hunt
2019
A disappearance pulls investigators into a case where every answer leads to another lie. The search is urgent, and the people closest to the victim may be the hardest ones to trust.
Static
by James Hunt
2019
A Chicago architect's life is already fraying when an EMP throws the country into chaos. To keep her family together, she has to move fast and trust very carefully.
Stolen
by James Hunt
2019
Politician Lena Hayes is already in the fight of her career when her daughter is kidnapped during a crucial vote. To save her child, she has to face enemies willing to use power, money, and murder.
The Buried Truth
by James Hunt
2019
The abduction of a four-year-old girl may be tied to a case from thirty years earlier. Her mother, Jessica Donovan, will do anything to bring her home, even if it means digging up her own past.
The Curse of the House on Cypress Lane
by James Hunt
2019
A family moves into a cursed house in the Louisiana swamps and learns the past there is very much alive. Old violence, local secrets, and something monstrous in the dark close in fast.
The Final Homestead
by James Hunt
2019
After an EMP strike wipes out power and communication, rancher James Bowers has to get his wife and son out of the chaos swallowing San Antonio. He soon learns hunger is not the only enemy left.
The Final Stand
by James Hunt
2019
An EMP hits on the day a family gathers for a funeral, turning grief into a survival crisis. Now they have to reach safety before the wider collapse catches them too.
The Haunting of Bell Mansion
by James Hunt
2019
Sarah Pembrooke heads to Bell, Maine hoping to disappear and start over. Instead she finds a town, and a mansion, with plans of their own.
The Haunting of Calhoun Mansion
by James Hunt
2019
Hospice nurse Nicole Harper takes a case in the remote Northwest and steps into a family marked by three unsolved murders. The old mansion is full of history, and none of it wants to stay quiet.
The Haunting of The Holloway Family
by James Hunt
2019
A job opportunity brings the Holloway family to a lonely desert town on the Arizona and California border. What looks like a fresh start quickly turns into a haunting that threatens to destroy them from the inside out.
The Last Cabin
by James Hunt
2019
When an EMP shatters normal life, Joanna Mercer retreats to a cabin with her two children. The shelter may save them, but isolation brings its own dangers.
The Last Orchard
by James Hunt
2019
A supposed refuge turns fragile as shortages, fear, and desperate outsiders close in. Survival means more than finding food, it means deciding who still belongs inside the gate.
The Silent Ones
by James Hunt
2019
A fresh disappearance shakes loose old secrets in a community built on silence. The people saying the least may be the ones holding the most dangerous truth.
The Sleeping Girls
by James Hunt
2019
After Seattle police fail to stop a killer targeting runaway girls, undercover VICE officer Susan Quinton joins the hunt. She is battling her own demons while racing to save the next victim.
Days of Survival
by James Hunt
2020
The EMP was only the beginning. Ben Riker is still trying to keep his people alive while the enemy behind the attack keeps tightening the noose.
Days of Terror
by James Hunt
2020
Civilization has reached its breaking point, and Ben Riker's group is under pressure from every side. Survival now depends on holding together while the country keeps coming apart.
Death Notes
by James Hunt
2020
The body count in Baltimore is rising, and homicide detective Adila Cooper is running out of time. To stop the killer, she has to keep working through a case that is pushing her past every limit.
Forgotten Lives
by James Hunt
2020
Children are dying in the small town of Maples, Kansas, and no one can explain why. When Jessica Donovan is dragged back to the place she escaped, the case becomes personal all over again.
Lost And Found
by James Hunt
2020
Jim North has spent years haunted by his own childhood abduction and by the boy he left behind. As a detective, he finally gets a second chance to face the case that shaped his life.
Missing Pieces
by James Hunt
2020
North and Martin are pulled into another missing-child case where the family's past may be the real crime scene. The closer they get, the more dangerous the buried truth becomes.
Our Stolen Pieces
by James Hunt
2020
Two girls vanish after a slumber party, and newly partnered detectives Kerry Martin and Jim North catch the case. Both have damaged reputations, which makes a high-profile abduction even harder to solve.
Shelter In Place
by James Hunt
2020
When the grid fails, Ben Riker has only a short window to protect his family and get them somewhere defensible. The blackout is immediate, but the human threat arrives just as fast.
The Haunting of the Midwife
by James Hunt
2020
Paranormal investigator Lindsy Foster and her husband Mike head to a Colorado town after a baby is taken. What they find is a powerful ghost with a long memory and a terrible history.
The Pieces that Remain
by James Hunt
2020
When a young girl disappears from a cabin in the woods, North and Martin are thrown into a race against time. The remote setting narrows the suspects, but it also narrows their margin for error.
A Day To Fight
by James Hunt
2021
Ben Riker has spent long enough surviving. Now he has to decide when survival turns into resistance, and how much he is willing to risk for the people still depending on him.
Dear Death
by James Hunt
2021
A mounting body count turns one investigation into a personal war. The killer seems to know exactly where to strike, and the detective chasing them may be next.
Familiar Pieces
by James Hunt
2021
Three months after a child dies on their watch, Jim North and Kerry Martin are hit with a string of new abductions. The kidnapper is taunting them, and obsession starts taking its own toll.
Pieces Of Our Past
by James Hunt
2021
A child disappears in the night, and North and Martin find themselves facing a father with too many secrets. The case presses hard on old wounds they still have not settled.
Shattered Memories
by James Hunt
2021
Another child is taken in the middle of the night, and every lead seems tied to what people cannot, or will not, remember. For North and Martin, the case becomes a fight against both time and buried truth.
The Fall Out
by James Hunt
2021
Family has always been Ben Riker's first priority, but every choice now puts them in fresh danger. The fallout from the EMP keeps widening, and the next move could decide everything.
The Haunting of Beckett Mansion
by James Hunt
2021
A couple tries to restore a decaying mountain mansion in northern Georgia. When the accidents around the house turn deadly, Lindsy and Mike Foster are drawn into another dangerous haunting.
The Haunting of the Bowlby Estate
by James Hunt
2021
A young man's death at the legendary Bowlby Estate brings Lindsy and Mike Foster to coastal Maine. Treasure lore, restless spirits, and an old family curse make the case far more dangerous than it first appears.
A Mother's Promise
by James Hunt
2022
FBI agent Kira Lockhart has found more missing people than anyone else in the Bureau, but her own daughter still haunts her. A new case may finally bring her face to face with the people responsible.
Days of Blood
by James Hunt
2022
The longer the collapse lasts, the harder it becomes to tell defense from revenge. Ben Riker's fight to protect his people turns bloodier and more personal.
Safe Passage
by James Hunt
2022
What should be a route to safety turns into a desperate fight to stay ahead of danger. In James Hunt's world, even the promise of safe passage comes with a price.
The Disappearance of Dakota Logan
by James Hunt
2022
FBI agent Kira Lockhart is called in when Dakota Logan disappears. The deeper she digs, the more she finds a case built on secrets, lies, and a town that knows more than it wants to admit.
The Last Flag
by James Hunt
2022
Charlie reaches refuge, only to discover that survival keeps demanding more from him. In a broken country, even an island stronghold can become the next battleground.
The Last Island
by James Hunt
2022
After an EMP knocks out the national grid, Charlie Owens flees Seattle with his family for a remote island cabin. The island looks safe, but the new world does not stay at a distance for long.
The Secrets of Her Past
by James Hunt
2022
When a boy vanishes from a local carnival, Kira Lockhart teams up with Tampa detective Ramon Maples. The search forces Kira back toward the parts of her past she would rather leave alone.
Children of the Lake
by James Hunt
2023
A child disappears near the lake in Minneola, Georgia, and panic spreads fast. Newly paired detectives Jo Wiles and Mark Allen uncover town secrets almost as troubling as the abduction itself.
Paper Birds
by James Hunt
2023
A fresh disappearance leaves behind cryptic clues and a trail that refuses to make simple sense. The deeper the case goes, the more every folded secret starts to look like a warning.
The Family Shelter
by James Hunt
2023
A shelter can protect a family from the worst of the collapse, until the people inside start bringing their own damage with them. Safety and pressure rarely stay separate for long.
The Forgotten Children
by James Hunt
2023
Bad news arrives early for North and Martin, and it leads them straight into another case involving missing children and old silence. The title tells the story well, these are victims too many people chose not to see.
The Last Bunker
by James Hunt
2023
Shelter is never simple in Hunt's EMP fiction. A bunker offers protection, but it also forces survivors to confront what they will trade away to keep it.
The Last Prepper
by James Hunt
2023
Preparation only gets you so far once the world has truly fallen apart. This time the real test is whether planning, discipline, and nerve are still enough.
The Last Rebellion
by James Hunt
2023
Charlie Owens wanted only to protect his family, but the person behind the EMP has more destruction planned. To keep the people he loves alive, he may have to step back into the fight.
The Pieces We Hide
by James Hunt
2023
On the eve of a major personal milestone, Jim North is pulled into a new disappearance. The fresh case forces North and Martin to confront the things they still keep from everyone, including each other.
Whispers in the Dark
by James Hunt
2023
Rumor spreads faster than evidence when a community is hit by fear. As the whispers grow louder, the truth becomes harder, and more dangerous, to reach.
Defending Liberty
by James Hunt
2024
In a country stripped down by crisis, ideals become harder to hold and more costly to defend. Hunt turns that tension into a fast-moving survival conflict.
Fallen Empire
by James Hunt
2024
Collapse is one thing. Figuring out what rises after it is another. This survival thriller leans into the fight over power, territory, and whatever order is left.
Glass Houses
by James Hunt
2024
When everyone has something fragile to protect, one hard question can shatter everything. This is the kind of title Hunt uses when secrets are already under pressure.
The Harvest Moon Abductions
by James Hunt
2024
Ben Weaver relocates to a small desert town to escape his past, then a girl vanishes on the morning of the Harvest Moon Festival. An old local legend makes the search even darker.
The Last Refuge
by James Hunt
2024
A haven in a broken world sounds like the answer everyone needs. Hunt is too interested in pressure for it to stay that simple for long.
The Last Storm
by James Hunt
2024
Nature piles onto human collapse as another brutal threat sweeps through an already broken world. Survival becomes a race against both weather and violence.
The Secrets We Keep
by James Hunt
2024
A disappearance starts peeling back the private bargains and old lies holding a community together. The more people protect their secrets, the more dangerous the case becomes.
Truth and Lies
by James Hunt
2024
A case built on contradiction forces everyone involved to choose what they are willing to believe. In Hunt's thrillers, truth rarely arrives without taking something with it.
Widow Mountain
by James Hunt
2024
A remote mountain setting gives Hunt plenty of room for isolation, suspicion, and danger closing in. The higher the climb, the fewer places there are left to hide.
EMP Doomsday
by James Hunt
2025
When Hunt puts EMP in the title, you can expect speed, collapse, and hard choices under pressure. This one promises the full nightmare, blackout first, consequences immediately after.
Into The Valley
by James Hunt
2025
The families who escaped the city are settling into life at The Haven, but safety proves more fragile than they hoped. Outsiders are closing in, and cracks inside the walls are getting harder to hide.
The Corrupted
by James Hunt
2025
A state legislator is found dead, his scandals are already public, and his daughter is missing. Sheriff Sean Callahan has a whole town of suspects and almost no clean ground to stand on.
The Escape Plan
by James Hunt
2025
Nick Franklin has spent his life preparing for the moment everything goes wrong. After the EMP hits, a blizzard and twenty dangerous miles stand between him and his family.
The Island of Missing Children
by James Hunt
2025
Six children vanish from their beds on Salt Rock Island, and detectives Jim North and Kerry Martin are sent in. A brewing Pacific storm and the fallout from their last case make the search even more dangerous.
The Last Compound
by James Hunt
2025
When the power dies in Manhattan, several prepper families know they have one chance to escape. Their destination is a remote compound, if fear and collapsing order do not stop them first.
The Last War
by James Hunt
2025
What began as one family's escape has grown into a larger fight over who gets to shape the world after the EMP. Charlie Owens faces the kind of final conflict he was trying to avoid from the start.
The Marked Girl
by James Hunt
2025
A girl found adrift off Baja California has been marked for death by a violent gang. Ex-pat Chase Grant cannot walk away, even though helping her drags his own past back into the open.
Death in the Valley
by James Hunt
2026
A refuge under pressure can turn as dangerous as the world outside it. As the crisis deepens, the valley becomes a place where every decision threatens to cost someone their life.
The Last Ship
by James Hunt
2026
In a world coming apart, the promise of one last ship feels like salvation. It also gives desperate people one more thing to fight over.
The Runaways
by James Hunt
2026
Missing kids are hard enough to find when they want to be found. Hunt turns that tension into a chase built on fear, freedom, and the danger waiting beyond the first escape.
Where should I start?
If you want kidnapping thrillers: Our Stolen Pieces → Missing Pieces → Lost And Found
If you prefer missing-person procedurals: The Disappearance of Dakota Logan → A Mother's Promise → The Secrets of Her Past
If you like haunted mysteries: The Haunting of the Midwife → The Haunting of the Bowlby Estate → The Haunting of Beckett Mansion
If you want EMP survival fiction: Shelter In Place → Days of Terror → Days of Survival
If you want a quick spy-thriller series: Episode 0: Off The Grid → Episode 1: Powerless → Episode 2: Reboot
Author bio
James Hunt started writing at an early age. Before the long series and the steady stream of thrillers, he was filling journals and working out how to turn ideas into stories. He spent years at it before his writing career really began to gather pace in 2014.
That long runway matters.
Since then, Hunt has built a large catalog across horror, mystery, suspense, spy fiction, and post-apocalyptic survival stories. He is one of those writers who seems happiest when the pressure is immediate and personal. A haunted house, a missing child, a blacked-out country, a covert operation going bad, he keeps coming back to situations where ordinary rules stop working and people have to show who they really are.
A good place to see that is Our Stolen Pieces, the first North and Martin novel. It opens with two missing girls and follows detectives Kerry Martin and Jim North, both carrying damage of their own. Hunt clearly likes investigators who are competent but not untouched. Their cases move fast, but the books also spend time on what those cases cost.
You see a similar pull in The Disappearance of Dakota Logan and the other Kira Lockhart books. Kira is an FBI agent who specializes in missing persons, but her own losses never stay neatly in the background. That mix of procedural momentum and private hurt shows up again and again in Hunt's work. He writes people who can keep going, even when they are not remotely fine.
He is just as comfortable on the horror side. In The Haunting of the Midwife, The Haunting of Beckett Mansion, and The Curse of the House on Cypress Lane, the supernatural threat matters, but the human setup matters just as much. A family needs a fresh start. A couple takes on a dangerous restoration project. A town decides it would rather live with an old evil than face what really happened. Hunt's ghost stories usually have a mystery engine inside them.
The survival fiction adds another lane. Books like Shelter In Place, The Last Cabin, Surviving the Collapse, and The Last Compound all ask what happens when power, communication, and social order vanish at once. Hunt does not linger in command centers. He stays close to families, preppers, small groups, and people trying to make practical choices with very little time.
Action matters in these books. So does fallout.
Across the different series, Hunt returns to a few reliable themes. Children in danger. Adults haunted by old mistakes. Communities that look ordinary until stress breaks them open. He writes a lot about what happens when institutions fail, when the police arrive too late, when a town protects its own, or when the past refuses to stay buried.
That range helps explain his readership. Some people come for the abduction thrillers, like Children of the Lake or The Harvest Moon Abductions. Others want paranormal mystery, or a compact spy serial like the Agent Hill books. Even when the subgenre changes, the books usually share the same direct style, quick pacing, and interest in people under strain.
Hunt lives in Orlando, Florida. When he is not writing, published bios say he enjoys going to the theater and spending time outdoors in the Florida weather.
That feels fitting. His fiction moves.
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