John Milton Books in Order
Part ofMark Dawson Books in OrderExplore Mark Dawson's John Milton books in publication order, following a former government assassin seeking redemption while helping people caught in danger.
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John Milton books in publication order
29 books
The Cleaner
by Mark Dawson
2013
Government assassin John Milton wants to leave a decade of killing behind and disappears into London's East End. Helping a troubled family offers a chance at redemption, but his former employers will not simply let him go.
Ghosts
by Mark Dawson
2014
Blackmailed into tracking down his predecessor in Group Fifteen, John Milton confronts an operative as dangerous as himself. British and Russian interests converge on the hunt, forcing him to navigate betrayal while protecting an old friend.
Saint Death
by Mark Dawson
2014
Hiding in Ciudad Juárez, John Milton becomes involved with a journalist investigating cartels and a girl who knows too much. Their struggle pulls him into a violent border conflict and the sights of a feared cartel killer.
Salvation Row
by Mark Dawson
2014
John Milton goes to Louisiana to repay a debt to a woman rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward. Protecting her charity from a ruthless property magnate draws him into a conflict complicated by a dangerous former intelligence operative.
Tarantula
by Mark Dawson
2014
Still serving Group Fifteen, John Milton travels to southern Italy to investigate a fellow operative's murder. The trail leads through the Camorra to an assassin known as Tarantula, forcing Milton to confront a deadly criminal network.
The Driver
by Mark Dawson
2014
Working anonymously as a San Francisco taxi driver, John Milton hopes he can finally build a future. A passenger disappears after a party, and two bodies turn the police investigation toward him, threatening his fragile refuge.
The Sword of God
by Mark Dawson
2014
A confrontation with a sheriff leaves John Milton injured and framed in a remote Michigan town. Fleeing into the Porcupine Mountains without weapons, he must evade a pursuing posse while uncovering the corruption behind his predicament.
Headhunters
by Mark Dawson
2015
John Milton seeks peace in the Australian outback, but escaped former Mossad assassin Avi Bachman wants revenge for his wife's death. Their collision sends Milton across several countries as he tries to survive an old enemy's pursuit.
The Jungle
by Mark Dawson
2016
A young refugee asks John Milton to find his sister after human traffickers take her. Following the route from Libya through Italy and France, Milton confronts smugglers and corrupt enforcers profiting from vulnerable people seeking safety.
The Ninth Step
by Mark Dawson
2016
Living quietly in London, John Milton promises to help Eddie Fabian seek justice for childhood abuse. When Eddie dies suspiciously, Milton investigates a network of cover-ups and powerful people determined to keep the past concealed.
The Alamo
by Mark Dawson
2017
Seeking quiet in off-season Coney Island, John Milton intervenes when a local boy witnesses a murder. Protecting the witness leads him into a struggle with a drug kingpin and corrupt police from a precinct called the Alamo.
The Blackout
by Mark Dawson
2017
John Milton wakes in a Manila hotel with no memory of the previous night and a murdered woman nearby. Arrested and imprisoned, he must reconstruct events and expose the people behind his predicament before they silence him.
Redeemer
by Mark Dawson
2018
In Rio de Janeiro, John Milton fills in as a bodyguard for an old army friend. An ambush leaves a judge's daughter kidnapped, turning a routine favor into a search through organized crime and political corruption.
Sleepers
by Mark Dawson
2018
Before leaving Group Fifteen, John Milton joins Michael Pope in investigating a Russian defector's murder in England. Their search leads to Moscow's sleeper-agent directorate, where double-crosses and Milton's worsening alcoholism threaten a mission without backup.
Twelve Days
by Mark Dawson
2018
John Milton returns to London to watch promising boxer Elijah Warriner fight before Christmas. Elijah's rising profile attracts former associates with grudges, forcing Milton to protect the young man and his mother from renewed gang violence.
Bright Lights
by Mark Dawson
2019
John Milton tries to help a woman escape a crime family's influence and becomes entangled in a feud with a Mexican cartel. Double-crossed and pursued, he must protect innocent people while navigating Las Vegas's shifting criminal loyalties.
Killa City
by Mark Dawson
2020
In Kansas City seeking help with his own dangerous predicament, John Milton intervenes in a suspicious parking-lot confrontation. His decision draws the attention of money-laundering criminals, complicating an effort to escape enemies already pursuing him.
Ronin
by Mark Dawson
2020
Seeking a new identity, John Milton travels to Bali to call in a friend's favor. Meeting Sakura Nishimoto brings police attention and Japanese yakuza threats, forcing him to choose how far he will go to protect her.
The Man Who Never Was
by Mark Dawson
2020
A conspiracy within Group Fifteen threatens John Milton's remaining friends and pulls him back into British intelligence's shadows. Pursuing deception across Europe and South America, he confronts former colleagues and a mysterious figure at the plot's center.
Bulletproof
by Mark Dawson
2021
Captured by Group Fifteen, John Milton is offered freedom in exchange for protecting billionaire fixer Tristan Huxley during a weapons deal. The assignment raises doubts about his old friend's activities and whether the agency will honor its bargain.
Never Let Me Down Again
by Mark Dawson
2021
An old friend's request to investigate a missing journalist takes John Milton to Scotland's remote Flannan Isles. Mercenaries and covert operatives complicate the search, forcing him to uncover a conspiracy while surviving violence in an isolated setting.
The Sandman
by Mark Dawson
2022
Human trafficker Tristan Huxley disappears while being transported from prison to hospital, putting those who betrayed him at risk. John Milton must confront his former friend again before Huxley's plans for revenge reach the other people targeted.
Uppercut
by Mark Dawson
2023
John Milton witnesses a shooting at a Dublin fight weigh-in, then discovers a murdered crime boss's daughter has vanished. Rival gangs, corrupt police, and fight-night money complicate his effort to find the child before the violence escalates.
Bloodlands
by Mark Dawson
2024
A missing London whistleblower pulls John Milton into a conspiracy involving covert deals and powerful insiders. His search reaches Eastern Europe and Ukraine, while an assassin's divided loyalties place her and her daughter on a dangerous collision course with him.
Clearwater
by Mark Dawson
2025
John Milton finds an old friend fighting a fracking company that has poisoned a small town. Protecting her becomes more dangerous as corporate intimidation intensifies and an enemy from the past arrives to finish what she once escaped.
The Hanging Tree
by Mark Dawson
2025
A criminal family's ambush leaves John Milton facing a noose in Kentucky's hills. Fighting to survive, he uncovers financial scams and a concealed drug operation, then sets out to dismantle the conspiracy before it claims more lives.
Vultures
by Mark Dawson
2025
John Milton pursues the men behind a global cryptocurrency fraud after witnessing the damage to their victims. Following them through Venice and Belgrade, he confronts a kingpin silencing witnesses while other desperate pursuers close in on the stolen fortune.
Dope
by Mark Dawson
2026
A desperate father asks John Milton for help after a crime draws him into the business of addiction. When the man's daughter is taken, Milton must confront powerful figures who profit from vulnerable people and bargain with human lives.
Prey
by Mark Dawson
2027
John Milton awakens in an unfamiliar wilderness, drugged, disarmed, and fitted with a tracker for wealthy hunters pursuing human prey. Outmatched in equipment and knowledge of the terrain, the former assassin must turn their deadly game against them.
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