Ryan Decker Books in Order
Part ofSteven Konkoly Books in OrderThis page lists the Ryan Decker books by Steven Konkoly in order, with short summaries, series background, and easy where-to-start help.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
The Raid
by Steven Konkoly
2019
Asked to look into the deaths of Border Patrol agents, Ryan Decker heads toward the U.S.-Mexico border and finds something far stranger than cartel violence. The investigation points to buried weapons, powerful players, and another lethal setup.
The Rescue
by Steven Konkoly
2019
Ryan Decker, a former CIA operative and hostage rescuer, walks into a mission built to destroy him. Framed after a massacre that kills his team and family, he teams with Harlow Mackenzie to uncover who set him up.
The Mountain
by Steven Konkoly
2020
A missing-person case on Northern California's Murder Mountain looks simple until Ryan Decker uncovers a protected criminal empire. The deeper he goes into outlaw cannabis country, the harder it becomes to get back out.
Skystorm
by Steven Konkoly
2021
While battling the Apex Institute, Ryan Decker and his allies are forced onto the run after an operation goes bad. Behind the manhunt lies a dangerous project with international stakes and very little room for error.
Series background & context
The Ryan Decker books are Konkoly's straight-ahead action thrillers, built around a lead who already knows how ugly the world is before the series even begins. Decker is a former CIA operative turned mercenary rescue specialist, and when readers meet him, his professional life is about to collide with a catastrophe designed to destroy everything personal he has left.
That damage drives the whole series.
A botched hostage rescue wipes out Decker's team, kills his family, and leaves him framed for the disaster. Once he is pulled back into the game, the books become a running fight against the people who engineered that fall. Private investigator Harlow Mackenzie becomes a crucial ally, and Senator Margaret Steele becomes one of the few people willing to put Decker's skills to use instead of burying him.
From there, the series expands fast. The Rescue sets the emotional foundation. The Raid pushes Decker toward the border and a deeper conspiracy. The Mountain drops him into Northern California's outlaw terrain. Skystorm widens the battle against Apex, the powerful organization operating behind the scenes like a think tank with paramilitary reach.
That hidden power structure is what links the books. Decker is not just chasing one killer or one cartel. He is fighting a network with money, access, and the ability to shape narratives from the top down. Konkoly likes putting a very hands-on protagonist against enemies who think in strategy memos and layers of deniability.
The tone is fast, punchy, and relentlessly propulsive. These books do not linger long. Missions, ambushes, surveillance, escapes, and counterstrikes keep the pace moving. At the same time, Decker's losses give the series more emotional weight than a pure mission-of-the-week setup would have.
If you want a hero who can handle himself but still carries damage, this is part of the draw. Decker is competent, stubborn, and often furious, but the books never let you forget what the fight cost him.
This is Konkoly writing for readers who want momentum, tactical detail, and a conspiracy big enough to justify the explosions.
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