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Explore Stephen Taylor thrillers in order, with Danny Pearson book lists, summaries and where-to-start tips for readers who enjoy fast, high energy action.

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In 1785 London, a chance meeting brings an impostor into friendship with an honourable boxer determined to fight his way forward. Their contrasting characters and ambitions draw them into a relationship ultimately threatened by disloyalty and betrayal.

Blognogpotin

by Stephen Taylor

2011

A lonely girl whose father calls her Princess finds companionship in two magical cats after her mother’s death. Their adventures carry her to Blognogpotin, a strange kingdom of grand surroundings and inhabitants with wonderfully unusual names.

Once Upon A Thatcher Time

by Stephen Taylor

2013

Nick inherits shares in a prosperous company and embraces its ruthless business culture. A takeover in Normandy exposes its origins in murder and drug smuggling, forcing him to question both the organization and the values he has adopted.

In The Morning When I Leave

by Stephen Taylor

2014

Young archaeologist Heather falls in love with her closest friend’s partner and finds herself torn between desire and loyalty. Trying to escape the betrayal, she repeatedly runs away, but cannot easily leave her feelings behind.

Gospels

by Stephen Taylor

2016

Fleeing creditors in 1835, swindler John Campbell-John meets an honourable scholar searching Egypt for early Gospel manuscripts. Their unlikely partnership leads from the Nile into the Sinai desert, turning a hunt for biblical evidence into a test of personal redemption.

Execution of Faith

by Stephen Taylor

2019

Still grieving his wife and son, ex-SAS soldier Danny Pearson drifts through low-risk security jobs until a friend's plea for help exposes a plot involving terrorists and mercenary killers. To stop disaster, he has to step back into war.

After leaving the SAS, Danny Pearson joins his uncle Harry Knight's London firm and learns it is a crime empire. A clash with the Russian mafia spirals out of control, dragging Danny's family into a war he has to end.

A Canopy of Stars

by Stephen Taylor

2020

Aspiring lawyer Julia watches a young Jewish man receive a death sentence in 1823 London and becomes convinced he is innocent. Defying expectations that she should marry, she investigates his past in a race to prevent his execution.

Alive Until I Die

by Stephen Taylor

2020

Under pressure to keep Project Dragonfly alive, a general sends ex-SAS teams after stolen weapons and decides Danny Pearson is a loose end. Working undercover with an old comrade, Danny must locate a pulse device before it destroys a city.

Heavy Traffic

by Stephen Taylor

2020

Sitting in a bar in Altea, Spain, Danny Pearson sees a terrified woman dragged into a car. His attempt to intervene pulls him into a trafficking network, where women are auctioned off and walking away is not an option.

Snipe

by Stephen Taylor

2020

When the brother of mercenary Nicholas Snipe escapes from a secure hospital, he rampages across London hunting Danny Pearson, the man who killed his sibling. Danny has to decide whether to run or stand and fight before more innocents die.

The Timekeepers Box

by Stephen Taylor

2020

Years after a mission in Syria, one of Danny's SAS teammates is taken hostage by villagers who want back an ancient box stolen from a bombed mosque. To save him, Danny must reunite the unit and find the relic before time runs out.

Who Holds The Power

by Stephen Taylor

2020

Sent to Vienna for a simple favour, Danny Pearson is ambushed by a Chinese assassin and a shadow organization known as the Board. Protecting courier Kate Crossman and a package of secrets, he becomes the man who can expose them.

Blood Runs Deep

by Stephen Taylor

2021

Years after Danny Pearson ended a war with the Volkov mafia, Yuri Volkov's daughter rebuilds the empire and hunts him down. Kidnapped to a Moscow prison, Danny faces a revenge sentence unless he can turn the tables on his captors.

Sport of Kings

by Stephen Taylor

2021

When Danny Pearson's SAS mate Smudge goes missing on the Norfolk coast, the unit reunites to track him down. A trail of cocaine, diving gear and bodies leads to a drug-smuggling operation run by aristocrats who think they are untouchable.

The Book Signing

by Stephen Taylor

2021

At a routine public appearance, terrorists single out one of Danny Pearson's friends as their target. What should have been a quiet favour turns into a fast, close-quarters fight to keep his friend alive and shut down the plot.

The Secrets of Elloughton Park

by Stephen Taylor

2021

Historian James discovers a maid’s diaries among the papers of an aristocratic Georgian household. Following her story from an orphanage into London’s darker streets, he investigates a buried scandal whose echoes unsettle the present as well as the past.

Command to Kill

by Stephen Taylor

2022

While visiting Scott Miller's sister in Sydney, Danny Pearson stumbles into billionaire Theodore Blazer's scheme to turn ordinary people into unwitting assassins. Hunted across Australia, Danny, Scott and Nicki must dismantle the network before it activates again.

No Upper Limit

by Stephen Taylor

2022

Journalist David Wallace dies chasing the truth about an arms dealer known as the Wolf, the same target Danny Pearson's SAS unit once tried to stop. Years later, Wallace's daughter picks up the trail, drawing Wolf and enemies toward Danny.

The Mystery of Rufford Abbey

by Stephen Taylor

2022

A medieval monk’s chronicles lead historian Toby Wyatt to a girl once accused of witchcraft for her visions. When a modern woman disappears, he discovers an impossible connection and must decide whether to trust testimony nine centuries old.

Leave Nothing to Chance

by Stephen Taylor

2023

When Danny Pearson's friend Scott vanishes from a hotel in Brazil, Danny follows a trail into the Colombian jungle. To pull Scott out alive, he must walk into the territory of cartel boss El Diablo and refuse to back down.

Till Death Do Us Part

by Stephen Taylor

2024

On a stag weekend in Benidorm, Danny Pearson and his SAS friends break up a late-night hassle and escort two women back to their hotel. By morning the women have vanished, and Danny's holiday turns into a search through the underworld.

Won't Stay Dead

by Stephen Taylor

2024

Mercenary Nicholas Snipe seemed dead after his last clash with Danny Pearson, but a facility revived and brainwashed him into serving as a government asset. When his memory returns and he steals a nuclear weapon, Danny has to stop him.

Brotherhood of Death

by Stephen Taylor

2025

In 1795 London, physician Augustus Swift is recruited to investigate the poisoning of government ministers. Assisted by his teenage daughter, he seeks the culprit while questioning whether serving those in power compromises the ethical principles that guide his medicine.

Enemy at the Door

by Stephen Taylor

2025

After Danny Pearson and Scott Miller step out of a Westminster pub, a bomb rips through it moments later. The attack is opening move from radicalized students whose terror spreads through Britain, forcing Danny to hunt enemies hiding in sight.

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House of Deception

by Stephen Taylor

2026

Evidence of a conspiracy to sell off Britain forces Department D’s director into hiding. Danny Pearson and his team pursue the truth while powerful enemies hunt them, disrupting his hopes of fatherhood and a quieter life.

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The Cold Light of Day

by Stephen Taylor

2026

A young woman’s unexplained death coincides with reports of a figure mutilating corpses in London. Physician Augustus Swift, already investigating prominent burglaries, must determine whether the crimes connect and what lies behind the feared Beast of London.

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Whatever It Takes

by Stephen Taylor

2026

When an SAS comrade’s daughter is abducted by a Slovenian trafficking gang, Danny Pearson joins a rescue team. Their pursuit crosses four countries as each lost hour gives the criminals more opportunity to make her disappear.

Where to start with Stephen Taylor

If you want to follow Danny from the beginning: Vodka Over London Ice / Vodka and Jellied Eels → Execution of Faith → Who Holds The Power → Alive Until I Die.
If you enjoy globe-trotting, high-stakes missions: Sport of Kings → Blood Runs Deep → Command to Kill → No Upper Limit.
If you like shadowy conspiracies and tech weapons: Execution of Faith → Who Holds The Power → Alive Until I Die → No Upper Limit.
If you prefer quick, self-contained stories first: Snipe → Heavy Traffic → The Timekeepers Box → The Book Signing.
If you are already deep into the series and want recent threats: Leave Nothing to Chance → Won't Stay Dead → Till Death Do Us Part → Enemy at the Door.

Stephen Taylor sub-series and character series

Danny Pearson books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Execution of Faith"

    Execution of Faith

    by Stephen Taylor

    2019Danny Pearson, Book 2
  2. Book cover for "Vodka Over London Ice / Vodka and Jellied Eels"

    Vodka Over London Ice / Vodka and Jellied Eels

    by Stephen Taylor

    2019Danny Pearson, Book 1
  3. Book cover for "Alive Until I Die"

    Alive Until I Die

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 4
  4. Book cover for "Heavy Traffic"

    Heavy Traffic

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 14
  5. Book cover for "Snipe"

    Snipe

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 13
  6. Book cover for "The Timekeepers Box"

    The Timekeepers Box

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 15
  7. Book cover for "Who Holds The Power"

    Who Holds The Power

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 3
  8. Book cover for "Blood Runs Deep"

    Blood Runs Deep

    by Stephen Taylor

    2021Danny Pearson, Book 6
  9. Book cover for "Sport of Kings"

    Sport of Kings

    by Stephen Taylor

    2021Danny Pearson, Book 5
  10. Book cover for "The Book Signing"

    The Book Signing

    by Stephen Taylor

    2021Danny Pearson, Book 16
  11. Book cover for "Command to Kill"

    Command to Kill

    by Stephen Taylor

    2022Danny Pearson, Book 7
  12. Book cover for "No Upper Limit"

    No Upper Limit

    by Stephen Taylor

    2022Danny Pearson, Book 8
  13. Book cover for "Leave Nothing to Chance"

    Leave Nothing to Chance

    by Stephen Taylor

    2023Danny Pearson, Book 9
  14. Book cover for "Till Death Do Us Part"

    Till Death Do Us Part

    by Stephen Taylor

    2024Danny Pearson, Book 11
  15. Book cover for "Won't Stay Dead"

    Won't Stay Dead

    by Stephen Taylor

    2024Danny Pearson, Book 10
  16. Book cover for "Enemy at the Door"

    Enemy at the Door

    by Stephen Taylor

    2025Danny Pearson, Book 12
  17. Book cover for "House of Deception"

    House of Deception

    by Stephen Taylor

    2026
  18. Book cover for "Whatever It Takes"

    Whatever It Takes

    by Stephen Taylor

    2026

Danny Pearson books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Vodka Over London Ice / Vodka and Jellied Eels"

    Vodka Over London Ice / Vodka and Jellied Eels

    by Stephen Taylor

    2019Danny Pearson, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Execution of Faith"

    Execution of Faith

    by Stephen Taylor

    2019Danny Pearson, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Who Holds The Power"

    Who Holds The Power

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Alive Until I Die"

    Alive Until I Die

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Sport of Kings"

    Sport of Kings

    by Stephen Taylor

    2021Danny Pearson, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Blood Runs Deep"

    Blood Runs Deep

    by Stephen Taylor

    2021Danny Pearson, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Command to Kill"

    Command to Kill

    by Stephen Taylor

    2022Danny Pearson, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "No Upper Limit"

    No Upper Limit

    by Stephen Taylor

    2022Danny Pearson, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Leave Nothing to Chance"

    Leave Nothing to Chance

    by Stephen Taylor

    2023Danny Pearson, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Won't Stay Dead"

    Won't Stay Dead

    by Stephen Taylor

    2024Danny Pearson, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Till Death Do Us Part"

    Till Death Do Us Part

    by Stephen Taylor

    2024Danny Pearson, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Enemy at the Door"

    Enemy at the Door

    by Stephen Taylor

    2025Danny Pearson, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Snipe"

    Snipe

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Heavy Traffic"

    Heavy Traffic

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "The Timekeepers Box"

    The Timekeepers Box

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "The Book Signing"

    The Book Signing

    by Stephen Taylor

    2021Danny Pearson, Book 16

Stephen Taylor collections, short stories, and related book types

Short Stories/Novellas

  1. Book cover for "Snipe"

    Snipe

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 13
  2. Book cover for "Heavy Traffic"

    Heavy Traffic

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 14
  3. Book cover for "The Timekeepers Box"

    The Timekeepers Box

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020Danny Pearson, Book 15
  4. Book cover for "The Book Signing"

    The Book Signing

    by Stephen Taylor

    2021Danny Pearson, Book 16

Standalone Stephen Taylor books

  1. Book cover for "No Quarter Asked No Quarter Given"
  2. Book cover for "Blognogpotin"

    Blognogpotin

    by Stephen Taylor

    2011
  3. Book cover for "Once Upon A Thatcher Time"

    Once Upon A Thatcher Time

    by Stephen Taylor

    2013
  4. Book cover for "In The Morning When I Leave"

    In The Morning When I Leave

    by Stephen Taylor

    2014
  5. Book cover for "Gospels"

    Gospels

    by Stephen Taylor

    2016
  6. Book cover for "A Canopy of Stars"

    A Canopy of Stars

    by Stephen Taylor

    2020
  7. Book cover for "The Secrets of Elloughton Park"

    The Secrets of Elloughton Park

    by Stephen Taylor

    2021
  8. Book cover for "The Mystery of Rufford Abbey"

    The Mystery of Rufford Abbey

    by Stephen Taylor

    2022
  9. Book cover for "Brotherhood of Death"

    Brotherhood of Death

    by Stephen Taylor

    2025
  10. Book cover for "The Cold Light of Day"

    The Cold Light of Day

    by Stephen Taylor

    2026

Author bio

Stephen Taylor was born in 1968 in Walthamstow, London, and has spent most of his life in Norfolk on the east coast of England. He still lives there with his wife Emma and their two children, Adam and Sophie.

As a kid in Norfolk he gravitated to big, punchy stories. He tore through action novels and, later on, discovered modern thriller heroes like Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp and Tom Wood's Victor, along with a steady diet of high-octane films like Die Hard, the Daniel Craig Bond run, Lock Stock and Snatch.

Fast, unapologetic action with a streak of humour became the flavour he wanted from his own stories too.

Before he ever sat down to write a novel, Taylor spent years running his own business installing audio visual systems in homes and offices. It was hands-on work that took him into all kinds of houses and boardrooms, but the itch to tell stories never really went away.

As his fiftieth birthday started to loom, that itch turned into a decision. He pulled together his love of military thrillers, crime fiction and action movies and wrote the book he had always wanted to read, Execution of Faith. The novel introduces ex-SAS soldier Danny Pearson, still grieving the loss of his wife and son, who gets dragged into a plot involving mercenary killers, terrorism and the balance of world power.

Readers responded, and instead of leaving it there he went back in Danny's timeline and wrote the prequel that became Vodka Over London Ice (originally released as Vodka and Jellied Eels). Set in the London underworld, that story throws Danny into a turf war between his uncle Harry Knight's firm and the Russian mafia, with family loyalty and survival on the line.

From there the Danny Pearson series grew quickly, moving from gangland feuds to global conspiracies. In Who Holds The Power Danny crosses paths with a secret organization known as the Board and a lethal Chinese assassin; in Alive Until I Die he is sent undercover to infiltrate a former friend's special forces team after a cache of experimental weapons goes missing. Later books such as Sport of Kings, Blood Runs Deep, Command to Kill, No Upper Limit and Leave Nothing to Chance take him from the Norfolk coast to Moscow, Australia and South America, mixing drug smugglers, arms dealers, rogue generals and cartel bosses. By the time the series had run to several books it had sold well over 250,000 copies across ebook, print and audio, and found an audience among readers who like their thrillers lean and direct.

Alongside the full-length novels, Taylor has also written a run of short, sharp adventures featuring Danny, collected in the sequence that includes Snipe, Heavy Traffic, The Timekeepers Box and The Book Signing, giving new readers an easy way to sample the series.

Across all of these stories, Danny Pearson is the constant thread, carrying the weight of his past while doing whatever it takes to protect friends, family and bystanders who stumble into harm's way. Taylor keeps the focus on tight pacing, clean set pieces and banter between characters who feel like old comrades rather than untouchable heroes. When he is not writing, he is still a fan first, reaching for the same kind of thrillers and action films that helped shape his own work.

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