Sean Wyatt Books in Order
Part ofErnest Dempsey Books in OrderThis page lists the Sean Wyatt archaeological thrillers by Ernest Dempsey in order, with book summaries, series background, and guidance on the best place to start.
Last updated: December 22, 2025
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Publication Order
25 books
The Saint's Covenant
by Ernest Dempsey
2025
When a set of letters from a long dead saint surfaces, they appear to promise unimaginable power to whoever completes a broken covenant. Sean Wyatt unravels the truth behind the manuscript while zealots and opportunists close in from every side.
The Inventor's Tomb
by Ernest Dempsey
2024
A newly uncovered tomb belonging to a forgotten genius hints at designs centuries ahead of their time. Sean Wyatt and his allies must untangle which inventions are harmless curiosities and which could be weaponised in the present.
The Florentine Pursuit
by Ernest Dempsey
2024
On a special assignment in Florence, Sean Wyatt is asked to quietly recover a stolen artifact before the theft sparks an international incident. What should have been a simple in and out job turns into a deadly chase through museums and narrow alleys.
Poseidon's Fury
by Ernest Dempsey
2023
A discovery tied to the ancient sea god Poseidon pulls Sean Wyatt into a hunt that cuts through Istanbul's streets and hidden passages. As he follows a trail of myths and flooded ruins, he uncovers a secret with the power to reshape beliefs about the ancient world.
Where Horizons End
by Ernest Dempsey
2022
An archaeologist's murder and a carved map pointing to the fabled city of Shangri La pull Sean Wyatt and his IAA team across China. To reach the hidden valley first, they must outwit an old rival backed by a powerful crime syndicate.
The Milestone Protocol
by Ernest Dempsey
2021
When a cryptic discovery hints at a forgotten project with world changing potential, Sean Wyatt follows a trail of clues from quiet Southern backroads to international power centers. Someone is willing to kill to unlock the protocol before he does.
The Second Sign
by Ernest Dempsey
2020
An ancient symbol resurfacing in the modern world drags Sean Wyatt into another lethal puzzle. As bodies fall around a mysterious artifact, he races to decode its meaning before a shadowy faction can twist the discovery to its own ends.
The Omega Project
by Ernest Dempsey
2019
When a former president is kidnapped and the crime is pinned on him, Sean Wyatt finds himself hunted across the country. His only hope is to solve an ancient riddle and locate a legendary superweapon the kidnappers demand, all within a single brutal week.
The Napoleon Affair
by Ernest Dempsey
2019
A long hidden mystery tied to Napoleon's rise draws Sean Wyatt into a fresh hunt for lost treasure and buried truths. To uncover the affair, he must outsmart assassins and powerful players who would rather history stay rewritten.
The Templar Curse
by Ernest Dempsey
2018
When whispers of a curse tied to a vanished order of medieval warriors ignite fresh violence, Sean Wyatt and Tommy Schultz dive into a maze of clues the Templars left behind. Their search forces them to confront fanatics willing to kill for control of a forgotten legacy.
The Forbidden Temple
by Ernest Dempsey
2018
A map to a temple long erased from history surfaces in the modern world, along with a body. Sean Wyatt and his team trek from crowded cities to remote ruins, racing a rival expedition that intends to unlock the temple's power at any cost.
The Sahara Legacy
by Ernest Dempsey
2017
A mysterious find in the vast Sahara desert ties modern killings to an empire that vanished beneath the sand. Sean Wyatt must cross dunes, cities, and political minefields to keep an explosive secret from falling into the wrong hands.
The Fourth Prophecy
by Ernest Dempsey
2017
An ancient text hinting at a fourth, forgotten prophecy sets off panic among people who take it as a roadmap to power. Sean Wyatt races to interpret the real meaning behind the words before extremists can twist them into a global disaster.
The Denali Deception
by Ernest Dempsey
2017
A trail of clues around the assassination of Abraham Lincoln leads Sean Wyatt toward a conspiracy buried beneath the story of how the United States acquired Alaska. As he digs deeper, powerful enemies will do anything to keep the real motive hidden.
The Uluru Code
by Ernest Dempsey
2016
When mysterious symbols in Australia point toward a secret that could rewrite that continent's history, Sean Wyatt and Tommy head for the outback. Their quest around Uluru pits them against rivals who will spill blood to control the code's meaning.
The Samurai Cipher
by Ernest Dempsey
2016
A cryptic code tied to a legendary Japanese warrior drags Sean Wyatt into a deadly contest between rival factions. From hidden shrines to crowded cities, he fights to keep an ancient secret from sparking modern war.
The Excalibur Key
by Ernest Dempsey
2016
Rumours that someone has located the real sword behind the Excalibur legend ignite a frantic global chase. Sean Wyatt tries to uncover the truth before a ruthless plot can use the weapon's symbolism and the power hidden with it to forge a new world order.
The Cairo Vendetta
by Ernest Dempsey
2016
A bombing in Cairo exposes a plot built around a relic pulled from the sands of Egypt. Sean Wyatt and Tommy Schultz chase clues through tombs, markets, and ministries while enemies on both sides of the law close in.
The Norse Directive
by Ernest Dempsey
2015
A discovery tied to Viking explorers pulls Sean Wyatt north into a landscape of fjords, forgotten runes, and very modern mercenaries. To survive, he has to unravel a thousand year old directive before his enemies do.
The Jerusalem Creed
by Ernest Dempsey
2015
A shocking murder in the Holy Land points back to a creed written in blood centuries ago. Sean Wyatt follows intersecting trails through Jerusalem's tunnels and modern politics, trying to prevent an old conflict from igniting a new war.
Game of Shadows
by Ernest Dempsey
2015
In the aftermath of a resurfaced Nazi submarine, Sean Wyatt uncovers evidence of a secret weapon the Third Reich tried to spirit away at the end of the war. With a terror group racing him to the prize, he has less than three days to keep the device from being activated.
The Grecian Manifesto
by Ernest Dempsey
2014
When a trail of clues out of Greece points toward a device that seems to predict the future, Sean Wyatt is drawn into a conspiracy that spans governments and centuries. Saving the people he loves may require letting the world see a truth it is not ready for.
The Last Chamber
by Ernest Dempsey
2012
In this continuation of the Lost Chambers storyline, Sean Wyatt closes in on the truth behind a legendary hoard of gold hidden since the early days of America. Every new chamber he unlocks brings him closer to both the treasure and the people willing to kill for it.
The Cleric's Vault
by Ernest Dempsey
2012
Sean Wyatt, Tommy Schultz, and their friend Joe follow clues from Las Vegas to the jungles of Ecuador in search of artifacts collected by the mysterious Father Crespi. With a deadly billionaire manipulating events and assassins closing in, the team has to open the cleric's vault before their enemies do.
The Secret of the Stones
by Ernest Dempsey
2010
Former covert operative Sean Wyatt is working security for his friend's archaeological agency when an ancient symbol, a missing archaeologist, and a series of murders collide. Chasing clues through the mountains of Georgia, he races mercenaries and hidden masterminds to a cache of Cherokee gold that history insists does not exist.
Series background & context
Sean Wyatt is the heart of Ernest Dempsey's fiction universe. A former covert operative who once did the government's dirtiest work, Sean has traded black ops missions for a new life with the International Archaeological Agency in Atlanta, where the job description is equal parts recovery expert, historian, and trouble magnet.
Most of the books in this series start the same way a good campfire story does, with a rumour about something old that should not exist. A lost cache of Cherokee gold, an ancient device that seems to predict the future, a sword from legend, or a weapon the Nazis almost finished before the war ended. Sean and his friends follow those threads across the globe, from small towns in Georgia to catacombs under European cities and remote deserts on the far side of the world.
Sean rarely works alone. His best friend, archaeologist Tommy Schultz, supplies the big-brain history and the offbeat humour, while other regulars bring their own skills: hackers, pilots, museum curators, even the occasional master thief. The friendships matter as much as the firefights. You feel the weight of a long shared history every time they trade a joke in the middle of a gunfight.
The stories mix real-world archaeology and conspiracy with wide open what if questions. Dempsey leans on actual myths, temples, shipwrecks, and historical mysteries, then imagines the secret chapter that never made it into the textbooks. That might mean racing a cult to a buried chamber, unlocking a code carved into a forgotten monument, or figuring out why someone would kill to keep a relic hidden.
In terms of tone, these are fast reads built on chases, puzzles, and narrow escapes rather than graphic violence or heavy language. The stakes are big, with missing presidents, doomsday devices, and lost cities that are better off undiscovered, but the voice stays light enough that you can tear through a few chapters before bed without feeling bleak.
You can jump into the series almost anywhere, but the opening arc featuring The Secret of the Stones, The Last Chamber, and The Cleric's Vault forms a tight trilogy that establishes Sean, Tommy, and the International Archaeological Agency. Later novels widen the canvas, sending Sean toward everything from Viking enigmas to secret projects buried in modern politics.
If you like treasure hunts with modern gadgets, villains who hide behind boardroom doors as often as jungle camps, and a hero who would rather crack a code than give a speech, the Sean Wyatt books are the natural place to start with Ernest Dempsey.
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