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ⓘ About Brian Drake
Brian Drake is a renowned American novelist of crime fiction, mystery, thriller, adventure fiction, and suspense novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Scott Stiletto book series, the Steve Dane series, and the recently started Wolf series. Drake entered the field of writing and publication at the age of 25. In high school, he was a big troublemaker and once faced the accusation of contributing to his classmates’ delinquency. And now that Drake has become an internationally renowned author of thriller stories, he is now contributing to the whole earth’s delinquency. Author Drake is a native of California and has resided there all his life. However, he keeps moving out quite often and returns to his hometown after fulfilling his traveling desires.
All Book Series by Brian Drake
Retribution
Series opener · book 1 of 20 · published 2019 Anthology · Brent Towns
Hammer Down
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2025 Anthology · Brent Towns
Paul Bishop Presents...Pattern of Behavior: Ten Tales of Murder & Mayhem
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2019
Paul Bishop Presents... Disorderly Conduct: Another Ten Tales of Murder & Mayhem
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Brian Drake?
Brian Drake is a renowned American novelist of crime fiction, mystery, thriller, adventure fiction, and suspense novels. He is particularly famous for writing the Scott Stiletto book series, the Steve Dane series, and the recently started Wolf series. Drake entered the field of writing and publication at the age of 25.
Which Brian Drake series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Steve Dane Thriller series, the earliest of Brian Drake's multi-book series: it opens with Skills to Kill (2012) and runs to 5 books across 2012–2020, ending with Show No Mercy (2020). Brian Drake's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Brian Drake written?
Brian Drake has 55 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2026. 50 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Team Reaper Thriller series with 20 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Brian Drake's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Brian Drake's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Steve Dane Thriller (2012–2020, 5 books), Scott Stiletto (2017–2022, 9 books) and Blaze (2017, 1 book), plus 3 more.
How are Brian Drake's books organised into series?
This guide splits Brian Drake's 55 books into 6 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Team Reaper Thriller (20 books, 2019–2025); Sam Raven (12 books, 2021–2025); Scott Stiletto (9 books, 2017–2022); Steve Dane Thriller (5 books, 2012–2020); Jack Slayton (3 books, 2026), plus 1 further series.