Joe Hawke Books in Order
Part ofRob Jones Books in OrderExplore the Joe Hawke books by Rob Jones in order, with short summaries, series background, and simple advice on the best place to begin.
Last updated: June 30, 2026
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Joe Hawke books in publication order
20 books
The Vault of Poseidon
by Rob Jones
2015
Former special forces operative Joe Hawke takes a routine security job and stumbles into the deadliest treasure hunt of his life. With Lea Donovan beside him, he races to stop a hidden conspiracy from seizing an ancient power.
The Aztec Prophecy
by Rob Jones
2016
When Joe Hawke settles an old score, he uncovers a plot to revive a murderous ancient cult. The hunt drives ECHO from London and Rome to the jungles of Mexico in a race to stop mass death before it begins.
The Curse of Medusa
by Rob Jones
2016
After walking away from ECHO, Joe Hawke is dragged back when the US President is kidnapped and Washington is devastated by attack. At the same time, Lea Donovan pursues the truth about her father's death and an old family wound.
The Tomb of Eternity
by Rob Jones
2016
The immortality arc reaches its breaking point as Joe Hawke and ECHO face their most relentless enemy yet. Russian strongholds, Venetian canals, and the shadow of the pyramids all lead toward a final fight for the world's oldest secret.
Thunder God
by Rob Jones
2016
Joe Hawke and his team fight through the Shanghai underworld and the trail of Genghis Khan in pursuit of the map of immortality. At the same time, stolen Tesla technology threatens an engineered disaster on a massive scale.
Valhalla Gold
by Rob Jones
2016
A murder in Canada sends Joe Hawke and ECHO after an ancient Norse legend from Iceland to Stockholm. While they chase the truth, enemies strike at their home base and turn the mission into a brutal fight for survival.
The Lost City
by Rob Jones
2017
With ECHO shattered after devastating losses, Joe Hawke leads the survivors toward an artifact tied to the lost treasure of the Incas. What begins as a treasure hunt soon reveals something far darker waiting inside the prize.
The Secret of Atlantis
by Rob Jones
2017
A stolen artifact may finally lead Joe Hawke and ECHO to Atlantis, but the trail is lined with old enemies and fresh betrayal. From Vienna to Morocco, the team fights for answers while their own world starts coming apart.
The Sword of Fire
by Rob Jones
2017
A stolen manuscript with clues to an ancient weapon throws Joe Hawke and ECHO into another desperate pursuit. As the trail runs from Boston to Amsterdam and Wales, trust frays and enemies tighten the trap around the team.
The King's Tomb
by Rob Jones
2018
With Lexi in enemy hands, Joe Hawke and ECHO must rescue their teammate, reclaim the Sword of Fire, and find the King's Tomb. If they fail, the Oracle's sect may gain the power it needs to bend the world to its will.
Day of the Dead
by Rob Jones
2019
With only twenty-four hours until doomsday, Joe Hawke, Cairo Sloane's Bravo Troop, and the Raiders hunt a hidden bioweapon around the world. The mission is fast, ruthless, and made even worse by tragedy striking at the heart of ECHO.
Hell's Inferno
by Rob Jones
2019
On a mission unlike any before, Joe Hawke and ECHO plunge into a savage rescue operation when friends fall into enemy hands. The closer they get, the clearer it becomes that this job may cost them everything.
Land of the Gods
by Rob Jones
2019
Reeling from loss, ECHO regroups in Greece for the biggest mission of its life, only to come under attack again at once. Joe Hawke must recover Alexander the Great's Codex and find an ancient citadel before assassins pick the team apart.
The Orpheus Legacy
by Rob Jones
2019
A stolen relic with a deadly secret sends fugitive ECHO across Europe and the eastern Mediterranean. Joe Hawke needs the prize for reasons beyond money, but the mission could also be the key to reaching the notorious black site Tartarus.
Gold Train
by Rob Jones
2021
ECHO is hired to guard a billionaire's gold train as it crosses America, but the job becomes the heist of a lifetime. Mercenaries attack, an old enemy resurfaces, and one of the team is snatched before Hawke can stop it.
Shadow of the Apocalypse
by Rob Jones
2021
Joe Hawke launches a daring raid on the prison island Tartarus to rescue President Brooke and Alex Reeve. What follows is a furious final push to stop a murderous old enemy from holding onto power and killing millions.
The Last Warlord
by Rob Jones
2022
Hired to protect the British Prime Minister, Joe Hawke and ECHO are thrown into chaos when London suffers a devastating terror attack. With the PM and Lexi kidnapped, the team must walk straight into a warlord's trap.
Scorpion Island
by Rob Jones
2023
Joe Hawke flies into a private island nightmare to rescue captured allies from a ruthless Yakuza boss known as Scorpion. Ninjas, killers, and a larger plan against the United States turn the mission into pure survival.
The Midnight Syndicate
by Rob Jones
2024
Joe Hawke leads ECHO into New York and then toward a secret compound hiding an enormous threat. Kidnappings, gunfights, and explosive confrontations hammer the team as they try to stop disaster before it goes fully live.
The Poseidon Vendetta
by Rob Jones
2024
After a mysterious intruder breaches Elysium, Joe Hawke and ECHO uncover a link to the Zaugg dynasty. Their chase across Europe and Washington becomes one last savage push to settle an old score and uncover a final secret.
Joe Hawke books in chronological order

The Vault of Poseidon
by Rob Jones
2015Joe Hawke, Book 1
Thunder God
by Rob Jones
2016Joe Hawke, Book 2
The Tomb of Eternity
by Rob Jones
2016Joe Hawke, Book 3
The Curse of Medusa
by Rob Jones
2016Joe Hawke, Book 4
Valhalla Gold
by Rob Jones
2016Joe Hawke, Book 5
The Aztec Prophecy
by Rob Jones
2016Joe Hawke, Book 6
The Secret of Atlantis
by Rob Jones
2017Joe Hawke, Book 7
The Lost City
by Rob Jones
2017Joe Hawke, Book 8
The Sword of Fire
by Rob Jones
2017Joe Hawke, Book 9
The King's Tomb
by Rob Jones
2018Joe Hawke, Book 10
Land of the Gods
by Rob Jones
2019Joe Hawke, Book 11
The Orpheus Legacy
by Rob Jones
2019Joe Hawke, Book 12
Hell's Inferno
by Rob Jones
2019Joe Hawke, Book 13
Day of the Dead
by Rob Jones
2019Joe Hawke, Book 14
Shadow of the Apocalypse
by Rob Jones
2021Joe Hawke, Book 15
Gold Train
by Rob Jones
2021Joe Hawke, Book 16
The Last Warlord
by Rob Jones
2022Joe Hawke, Book 17
Scorpion Island
by Rob Jones
2023Joe Hawke, Book 18
The Midnight Syndicate
by Rob Jones
2024Joe Hawke, Book 19
The Poseidon Vendetta
by Rob Jones
2024Joe Hawke, Book 20
Series background & context
The Joe Hawke books are the core of Rob Jones's action-adventure world. Joe Hawke starts out as a former Marine Commando and SBS special forces operative, a man well used to violence, discipline, and impossible situations. Very early on, though, the series makes clear that this is not only a military thriller. Hawke gets pulled into archaeological riddles, ancient conspiracies, hidden powers, and relic hunts that turn whole cities, and sometimes whole governments, into battlegrounds.
This is the big one.
A lot of the series identity comes from ECHO, the secretive and well-funded team Hawke becomes part of. Instead of sending one lone hero around the world, Jones builds an ensemble with recurring allies, private-island headquarters, layered loyalties, and long-running enemies. Lea Donovan is especially important in the early books, and the rest of the team helps give the series both scale and personality. These people fight hard, bicker, joke, grieve, and keep showing up for one another even when the situation is absurdly dangerous.
The stories love ancient secrets with modern consequences. A Greek text can lead to the Vault of Poseidon. A trail through the Shanghai underworld can connect to Genghis Khan and stolen Tesla technology. An Incan treasure, a Norse legend, a Templar clue, a hidden codex, Atlantis, and apocalyptic bioweapons can all sit comfortably on the same shelf here. That sounds like a lot, and it is, but that excess is part of the fun. The series never really pretends to be small. It goes for speed, danger, and escalation.
And it keeps moving. Joe and the ECHO team race through London, Rome, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Washington, the Aegean, New York, Tokyo, and far beyond. The books are built like travel thrillers with very little downtime. One clue unlocks the next destination, one betrayal opens the next fight, and one old enemy usually turns out to be attached to a larger threat still waiting ahead. Even when the plot leans into lost civilizations or legendary artifacts, the storytelling stays rooted in action and immediate pressure.
What helps the series last is that it does not live on spectacle alone. Over time, the team takes real hits. Headquarters are attacked. Friends disappear. Trust fractures and reforms. Characters carry scars from one book to the next, and that gives the later novels more weight than a simple mission-of-the-week setup would. There is still plenty of over-the-top fun, but there is also continuity, memory, and a sense that every victory costs something.
Tonally, this is probably Jones's purest expression of high-octane adventure. The books mix military capability, old-history intrigue, secret societies, near-superhuman villains, and a streak of dark humour. If you like Clive Cussler style pacing, archaeological puzzles, and teams that keep running into world-ending problems, Joe Hawke is the series most likely to hook you.
Start at The Vault of Poseidon and keep going in order if you can. The threats grow, the cast deepens, and the series is most satisfying when you let the whole ECHO saga build around you.
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