Will Slater Books in Order
Part ofMatt Rogers Books in OrderSee the Will Slater series by Matt Rogers arranged in order, with brief summaries, character notes, and guidance on how these solo missions weave into King & Slater and the larger universe.
Last updated: January 16, 2026
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Publication Order
6 books
Hawk
by Matt Rogers
2019
Will Slater’s attempt to keep moving forward drags him into another high stakes confrontation far from home. When he sees innocent people threatened, his instinct to intervene draws lethal attention, and the lone operative must once again decide what his conscience will allow.
Lynx
by Matt Rogers
2018
Drawn into new trouble far from home, Will Slater crosses paths with a deadly operative from the covert Lynx program. Together and apart, they take aim at a criminal enterprise that underestimates how relentless two very different predators can be when their patience snaps.
Lion
by Matt Rogers
2018
In Macau, ex government assassin Will Slater watches security muscle snatch a young girl off the street outside a luxury casino. His split second decision to intervene pits him against the billionaire owner, unearthing a secret that unleashes the darkest rage he carries.
Bull
by Matt Rogers
2018
Will Slater’s quest for purpose leads him straight into the orbit of ruthless men who mistake his quiet demeanour for weakness. When they threaten the few people he allows close, he answers with the only language he truly trusts, and the body count rises fast.
Bear
by Matt Rogers
2018
Still trying to outrun his past, Will Slater stumbles into another corner of the world where the powerful prey on the weak. Pushed to pick a side, he throws himself into the fight, knowing that every act of justice makes it harder to ever disappear again.
Wolf
by Matt Rogers
2017
Roaming war torn Yemen, ex black ops warrior Will Slater expects violence but not the horror he finds after a boy is mutilated by tribesmen. His quest for vengeance uncovers a terror plot that could kill hundreds of thousands, dragging him from desert caves to London’s streets.
Series background & context
The Will Slater novels follow a man who knows exactly what he is good at and is painfully aware of what it has cost him. Slater is an ex US black ops assassin, a quiet, physically imposing presence who drifts from one hot spot to another looking for trouble that deserves to be put down.
In Wolf, he heads into war torn Yemen and gets far more than the rough adventure he was chasing. A murdered boy in the Hadhramaut Valley draws him into a plot that stretches from mountain caves to the streets of London, with a single code word tied to a catastrophic terror plan. The book sets the tone for the series: local injustices that turn out to be pieces of something much bigger.
Lion shifts the stage to Macau. Fresh from his government career, Slater sees a young girl kidnapped outside a towering casino complex and reacts on instinct. His rescue plunges him into the world of a billionaire resort owner whose wealth is built on something far darker than gambling. As Slater peels back the layers, his famous self control is tested by what he finds underneath.
Later entries like Bear, Lynx, Bull and Hawk keep the focus on one man up against entire systems. Slater moves through remote backwaters and glossy cities, taking on cartels, paramilitaries and predators who think they are untouchable. The details change, but a few things stay constant: fast moving fights, improvised tactics and a hero who would rather go through a wall than compromise his code.
Compared to Jason King, Slater is quieter on the surface but just as obsessive underneath. Rogers uses him to explore themes of isolation and belonging. Slater knows how quickly people close to him can be used as leverage, yet he still forms connections he has to protect, a tension that feeds straight into the later King & Slater novels.
You can read the Will Slater books on their own as hard hitting globetrotting adventures, or treat them as the foundation for everything that happens once he finally crosses paths with Jason King. Either way, they show you who he was before partnership, family and an entire shared universe complicated his life.
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