Scott Conrad Books in Order

Scott Conrad was born in Laguna Beach, California, and lives in Orange County. His author notes paint a picture of someone who enjoys being outdoors, whether he is spending time on Lake Mohave or mountain biking in the Santa Ana Mountains. That taste for movement, rough terrain, and new places fits neatly with the adventures in his fiction.

Conrad writes action-adventure thrillers centered on Brad Jacobs, a retired Force Recon Marine who works as a bounty hunter and hostage-retrieval specialist. Brad's cases take him far from home, usually after someone has vanished, been taken captive, or landed in danger that official channels cannot quickly solve.

The jobs are rarely routine.

Conrad's published fiction began with Track Down Africa in 2013. The novel introduces Brad when his cousin Jessica disappears while searching for diamonds in Central Africa. Brad calls on former Marine friends, including Ving, Pete, and Jared, and the rescue mission establishes the team-first setup that carries through the series.

The next books keep changing the terrain and the problem. In Track Down Alaska, Brad heads into a brutal mountain wilderness after people close to him disappear. Track Down Amazon sends the team to Peru in search of Ving's brother, a DEA agent held by the Shining Path. Track Down Iraq puts a former Marine comrade's life on the line in a mission shaped by the conflict around Mosul.

New country, new danger.

Later entries widen the map again. Track Down Borneo begins with a kidnapped oil-company executive and leads the team into Indonesia's jungle. Track Down El Salvador asks Brad to rescue two kidnapped sisters while confronting a request for revenge. Track Down Wyoming brings danger closer to home, where a fishing trip crosses paths with a kidnapping plot. In Track Down Thailand, the stakes turn personal when Vicky and Jessica disappear during an undercover operation.

The core Brad Jacobs series runs to eight novels, released from 2013 through 2020. Its stories share a simple engine: a person needs finding, Brad and his trusted allies have the skills to go after them, and the mission grows more dangerous once they arrive. The books lean into travel, planning, military experience, old loyalties, and the pressure of a deadline.

Brad is not written as a lone hero who never needs help. His friendships with former Marines matter, especially his long-running partnership with Ving. Jessica and Vicky also become important parts of the wider cast, giving several missions a personal edge rather than making them just another contract.

Conrad's settings do a lot of the work. Jungles, mountains, deserts, rivers, and remote islands are not just backdrops, because the weather, distance, and local threats become part of the team's problem. Readers who enjoy direct, mission-focused thrillers can start with Track Down Africa and follow Brad's crew across the series in publication order.