Most Recommended Books

Track reading, wishlists & new-book alerts

Get
Skip to content
Share:

Ryan Lock Books in Order

This page lists the Ryan Lock books by Sean Black in order, with short summaries, series background, and clear advice on where to start.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases (at no extra cost to you).

View

Ryan Lock books in publication order

Sort:

14 books

Lockdown

by Sean Black

2009

At Christmas in New York, Ryan Lock's bodyguard job explodes into open war after gunmen target his billionaire client. The chase leads toward something far bigger than one man, and Lock may be the only thing standing in the way.

Deadlock

by Sean Black

2010

Ryan Lock and Ty Johnson go inside Pelican Bay Supermax to keep a marked inmate alive until he can testify. Surrounded by prisoners who want their man dead, they are trapped in one of Black's toughest pressure-cooker setups.

Grid Lock

by Sean Black

2011

An adult-film star finds a headless corpse in the trunk of her car and hires Ryan Lock when the police are no help. The deeper he digs into Hollywood's shadows, the less innocent his client looks.

Lock & Load

by Sean Black

2012

Ryan Lock takes a Malibu protection job that should be straightforward, but celebrity lives rarely stay simple for long. This short adventure fills in more of Lock's personal world while still delivering danger at close range.

The Devil's Bounty

by Sean Black

2012

A serial predator has bought protection behind a Mexican drug cartel, and Ryan Lock decides to bring him back anyway. It is a brutal cross-border hunt with justice, revenge, and survival colliding at every turn.

Fire Point

by Sean Black

2014

In Los Angeles, Lock and Ty go after a cult whose reach is broader and deadlier than it first appears. The threat builds toward catastrophe, and stopping it means getting close to people built around absolute belief.

The Innocent

by Sean Black

2014

When Ty Johnson's oldest friend disappears in a small Minnesota town, the official story feels wrong from the start. Lock and Ty pull at the loose threads and uncover a conspiracy the locals will do almost anything to keep hidden.

Budapest/48

by Sean Black

2015

A kidnap-for-ransom exchange in Budapest looks like easy money for Ryan Lock and Ty Johnson. It is supposed to take forty-eight hours, but nothing about the job stays simple once they touch down.

The Edge of Alone

by Sean Black

2016

A father asks Ryan Lock to rescue his daughter from a remote academy for troubled teens. Behind its walls, students are dying and the official suicides do not add up.

Second Chance

by Sean Black

2017

Ryan Lock's life turns personal when his girlfriend is abducted in a precise, violent strike. The kidnappers do not want money. They want a prison break, and the clock is already moving.

Red Tiger

by Sean Black

2018

A Chinese billionaire's daughter vanishes from her California home, and Ryan Lock finds himself between gang violence and a killer from overseas. Everyone is hunting the same girl, but not everyone wants her alive.

The Deep Abiding

by Sean Black

2019

Ty Johnson is hired to protect a journalist investigating a decades-old murder in a quiet Everglades town. The locals smile, the landscape closes in, and the past proves more dangerous than anyone admits.

Avenue of Thieves

by Sean Black

2020

A Russian oligarch's family and bodyguards start dying, and Ryan Lock is called in before the fortune behind it all disappears too. The trail runs from present-day Manhattan back to the collapse of the Soviet world.

The Last Bodyguard

by Sean Black

2021

A missing fourteen-year-old girl sends Ryan Lock into the predatory machinery of trafficking. The hunt is urgent, ugly, and painfully human, with every hour making rescue less certain.

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

Comments

Did we miss something? Have feedback?

Help us improve this page by sharing your thoughts

We only use your email to notify you about replies.

All comments are moderated.

Discover and track your reading on the go

Track your reading, manage wishlists, and get notified when new books are added.