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Vince Milam Books in Order

Browse Vince Milam books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and simple tips on where to start with Case Lee and his other thrillers.

Last updated: June 7, 2026

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Evil Runs

by Vince Milam

2015

Skeptical sheriff Cole Garza investigates a shocking mass murder with help from French priest Francois Domaine and tech savant Nadine May. Their search leads from the Gulf Coast to Wales and Syria as they confront a terrifying question about living evil.

Pretty Little Creatures

by Vince Milam

2015

Cole, Nadine, and Francois head into Ebola-stricken West Africa, where blood diamonds, child slavery, and a dark force are linked. The trail then shifts toward Mexican cartels and a planned attack that could devastate the United States.

The Unknown Element

by Vince Milam

2015

After a horrific attack in a Gulf Coast town, Sheriff Cole Garza teams up with French priest Francois Domaine and brilliant analyst Nadine May. Their hunt for answers takes them from Wales to Syria, where evil may be more than a metaphor.

Gather the Seekers

by Vince Milam

2016

Cole and Nadine reunite with Francois and a wider circle of spiritual fighters when a far-reaching terrorist plot hits the United States. As daily attacks spread fear and chaos, stopping the hidden force behind them becomes urgent.

The Suriname Job

by Vince Milam

2017

Former Delta Force operator Case Lee is hired to look into a rebellion in Suriname and uncovers a much larger conspiracy. Back home, bounty hunters close in, forcing him to use the skills he would rather leave behind.

The Caribbean Job

by Vince Milam

2018

Asked to quietly examine the deaths of two wealthy men, Case expects routine work. Then spies and professional killers appear, and the low-key job turns into a dangerous fight with family stakes.

The New Guinea Job

by Vince Milam

2018

Case investigates a massive gold discovery in New Guinea and finds spies, terrorists, and tribal headhunters instead of a simple mining story. Walking away is not really an option once the job turns personal.

The Amazon Job

by Vince Milam

2019

Sent into Brazil to recover a missing Swiss scientist, Case learns her discovery could enable genocide. The chase runs from the Amazon to Rio as spies, criminals, and conspirators close in.

The Hawaii Job

by Vince Milam

2020

Investigating a secretive company and its billionaire CEO in Hawaii, Case quickly becomes the target instead. When assassins threaten his family and expose the source of an old bounty, he calls in his former Delta teammates.

The Nevada Job

by Vince Milam

2020

What starts as a quiet investigation in Bolivia's Chaco region turns into a hunt involving rare elements, mercenaries, and terrified villagers. Back in Nevada, a ruthless billionaire and his allies put a target on Case.

The Orcas Island Job

by Vince Milam

2020

A contract from the world's most powerful spy leads Case from a routine inquiry to cartel violence, traitors, and corrupt politicians. Even after the job is canceled, he keeps digging, and the trail points to a deadly conspiracy.

The DC Job

by Vince Milam

2021

Hired to find a diplomat's missing teenage daughter, Case suspects the abduction is only the surface of the problem. The search drags him from Washington into a darker conspiracy of spies, slave markets, and killers.

The Texas Job

by Vince Milam

2021

A simple Texas assignment sends Case into Barcelona's underworld and back into a plot that could kill thousands. With spies, assassins, and a dirty federal agent in the mix, he has to build a team fast.

The Sawtooth Job

by Vince Milam

2022

Case is sent to find missing Stanford professor Ruth Hall, but soon learns her husband has vanished too and multiple agencies are circling. A clue in Idaho leads to a much larger struggle over a discovery with global consequences.

The Alaska Job

by Vince Milam

2023

Case follows an old treasure trail toward a fabled billion-dollar hoard, from Korea to remote Arctic islands and Alaska. Spies, assassins, and ruthless rivals turn the hunt into a brutal race for survival.

The Rhine River Job

by Vince Milam

2023

Teaming up with a woman called the Gypsy, Case investigates a European crime syndicate with ties to corrupt politicians and intelligence services. The job twists across Europe and back to the United States, until a hidden secret lights the fuse.

The Cairo Job

by Vince Milam

2024

Drawn in by a powerful spy who suspects traitors inside the CIA, Case tracks a conspiracy from Brussels to New York to Cairo. When the enemy kidnaps someone close to him, the mission becomes very personal.

Where should I start?

If you want the main espionage series from the beginning: The Suriname JobThe New Guinea JobThe Caribbean Job
If you want a later, polished Case Lee run: The Hawaii JobThe Orcas Island JobThe Nevada Job
If you want supernatural suspense first: The Unknown ElementPretty Little CreaturesGather the Seekers
If you want a darker one-book sample of that side: Evil Runs

Author bio

Vince Milam was raised in Texas, but his fiction rarely stays in one place for long. Before he started publishing novels, he spent more than two decades working in more than twenty-five countries around the world. Those jobs put him in places shaped by revolutions, coups, and the kind of political tension that later became the raw material for his thrillers.

He knows the terrain he writes about.

That background seems to be the bridge into his fiction. Milam has written that, at the end of the day, he writes to tell a good tale. You can feel that plainspoken goal in the books. He is not interested in showing off. He likes momentum, strong setups, dangerous places, and characters who have to keep moving even when the odds turn ugly.

A lot of readers know him best for the Case Lee novels. Beginning with The Suriname Job and continuing through books like The New Guinea Job, The Amazon Job, The Hawaii Job, and The Cairo Job, that series follows a former Delta Force operator whose private jobs keep widening into international conspiracies. The books are full of espionage, fieldcraft, violence, and travel, but they also have a steady emotional core built around loyalty, grief, and friendship.

What makes those books work is that Milam does not write Case Lee like a robot or a comic-book machine. He keeps coming back to family, brotherhood, and the cost of doing the right thing when powerful people are lying. That gives the series a warmer center than you might expect from stories that move through cartels, rogue spies, killers, and corrupt officials.

Even at full speed, the books leave room for humor and heart.

Milam also has a darker lane. In The Unknown Element, Pretty Little Creatures, Gather the Seekers, and Evil Runs, he mixes supernatural suspense with action-thriller pacing. Those stories bring together a Texas sheriff, a French priest, and a brilliant analyst to face evil that may be spiritual as well as human. The stakes are high, the settings stretch across several countries, and the questions are bigger than who committed the crime. Milam is interested in why evil happens, what people believe, and what they do when belief gets tested.

That mix of hard action and spiritual pressure seems to fit his interests. In his author notes, he describes himself as a certified wellness coach, a lover of great reads and fine trout streams, and somebody who jokes that bourbon has medicinal qualities. He also has a dry line about proving every year that God does not want us driving on snow. Those little details matter. They make him sound like the kind of writer who has seen plenty, kept his sense of humor, and still likes ordinary pleasures.

These days he lives in Idaho. From what he has shared, family, old friends, good books, and the Mountain West outdoors are still a big part of his life. That balance, global experience on one side and quiet daily life on the other, helps explain why his novels can move from coups and conspiracies to small, human moments without feeling forced.

Readers may come for the action, but many seem to stay for the people. Milam likes damaged heroes, odd allies, and teams built on trust. Whether he is writing espionage or supernatural suspense, he keeps the story moving and gives his characters enough soul to make the danger matter.

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