Savages Books in Order

The Savages books revolve around three friends from Laguna Beach whose laid‑back lives collide with cartel reality. Ben is a thoughtful grower who has turned boutique marijuana into a thriving business, Chon is an ex‑soldier who protects that business with blunt force, and Ophelia, known as O, is the free‑spirited woman they both love.

In Savages, their strain of weed and their refusal to play by the usual rules attract the attention of a Mexican organization looking to expand into Southern California. When Ben and Chon decline a partnership built on intimidation, the cartel kidnaps O to force their hand. The novel follows the pair as they improvise heists, cons, and outright war in an attempt to win her back without losing themselves.

The Kings of Cool steps back a few years to show how this trio and their parents ended up entangled with drugs and crooked cops in the first place. The story jumps between 1960s Laguna counterculture and the early 2000s, tracing earlier smuggling networks, corrupt law enforcement, and family secrets that still shape Ben, Chon, and O when Savages begins.

Taken together, the Savages cycle is fast, stylized, and darkly funny. It mixes text‑message slang, sharp dialogue, and bursts of violence with a surprisingly tender look at friendship and loyalty, set against beaches, gated communities, and the long reach of the Baja cartels.