Rob Hart Books in Order
Explore Rob Hart books in publication order, with summaries to compare Ash McKenna mysteries and speculative thrillers and choose where to begin reading.
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Rob Hart books in publication order
15 books
The Last Safe Place
by Rob Hart
2012
Refugees on Governors Island believe the water protects them from New York's undead until a tougher creature reaches their sanctuary. Security chief Sarge must venture into Manhattan for answers and medicine for his dying wife, risking discovery by the city's hordes.
City of Rose
by Rob Hart
2015
Trying to leave violence behind, Ash McKenna works at a Portland strip club until a dancer's daughter disappears. A threatening stranger draws him into the search, where drug trafficking and political connections complicate a seemingly straightforward rescue.
New Yorked
by Rob Hart
2015
Ash McKenna receives a desperate voicemail from Chell only after the woman he loves has been found dead. His search for her killer takes him through New York's changing neighborhoods while forcing him to confront his own violence.
Take-Out
by Rob Hart
2015
Sixteen crime stories explore the dangerous appetites surrounding food and the people who make it. Restaurants, culinary ambitions and seemingly ordinary meals become settings for schemes and violence, revealing how the pursuit of satisfaction can lead people toward crime.
Bad Beat
by Rob Hart
2016
Reporter Pete Fernandez investigates a missing quarterback suspected of fixing games, while amateur investigator Ash McKenna pursues the same man for different reasons. Their competing agendas collide in a New Jersey crime story coauthored with Alex Segura.
South Village
by Rob Hart
2016
Hiding at a Georgia commune while waiting to leave the country, Ash McKenna suspects a resident's fatal fall was murder. Investigating the supposedly peaceful community uncovers a dangerous faction and forces him to choose between flight and intervention.
Peaked
by Rob Hart
2017
A writer who believes his best days are behind him encounters a younger Russian woman through a writers' group. An unexpected night together challenges his assumptions about desire and what possibilities remain after the apparent peak of his life.
The Woman from Prague
by Rob Hart
2017
In Prague, Ash McKenna is coerced into intercepting a package when a supposed government operative threatens his mother. The assignment proves far more dangerous than promised, trapping Ash in an espionage game involving a mysterious bank employee.
Potter's Field
by Rob Hart
2018
Back in New York and determined to become a licensed investigator, Ash McKenna accepts a missing person's case from his former employer. Searching Staten Island's heroin trade brings him into conflict with dangerous rivals and his own past.
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart
2019
Paxton joins Cloud, a powerful technology company whose workers live inside its tightly monitored facilities. His connection with undercover corporate spy Zinnia draws him toward secrets that challenge the company's promise of security and a better life.
The Paradox Hotel
by Rob Hart
2022
January Cole oversees security at a hotel serving wealthy time travelers when she discovers a corpse only she can see. As bidders arrive to acquire time travel technology, mysterious accidents and her deteriorating perception complicate the investigation.
Assassins Anonymous
by Rob Hart
2024
Former assassin Mark attends a recovery group dedicated to giving up killing. An attack sends him searching across the world for whoever wants him dead, forcing him to survive dangerous pursuers while honoring the promise that defines his new life.
The Medusa Protocol
by Rob Hart
2025
Astrid, once the assassin Azrael, disappears from her support group and awakens in an island facility conducting experiments on memory. While Mark searches for clues, she must escape captivity without returning to the violence she has sworn to abandon.
Three Hitmen and a Baby
by Rob Hart
2026
When Valencia leaves to find her missing brother, Mark and fellow recovering assassins become babysitters. A mob boss's demand that Mark kill Astrid soon turns childcare into a dangerous chase, testing their commitment to stop killing while protecting a baby.
City of Killers
by Rob Hart
2027
Living in Bangkok under a new identity, Mark agrees to help a father find his missing son. The search leads into a criminal underworld shaped by a vigilante, while Astrid's arrival complicates his efforts to maintain a life without killing.
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