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J. Robert Kennedy

8 Series • 85 Books

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Publication Order of James Acton Thrillers Books
Start with: The Protocol (2010)
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Publication Order of Delta Force Unleashed Books
Start with: Payback (2015)
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Publication Order of Detective Shakespeare Mysteries Books
Start with: Depraved Difference (2011)

ⓘ About J. Robert Kennedy

J. Robert Kennedy is a USA Today Bestselling author from Canada known for writing down the highly successful James Acton Thriller series. Most of his works are based on the Espionage, Mystery and Action Adventure genres and he has written more than a dozen novels which have gone on to become international bestsellers. The James Acton Thriller series was a smash hit in particular and is regarded as one of his best works. The first novel of the series has been on the bestseller list since it was released and was on the number one spot for more than three months straight. Other novels of the series written by author Kennedy have also been quite famous and included in the list of bestseller novels of a number of international lists such as Barnes & Noble, USA Today and Amazon.

All Book Series by J. Robert Kennedy

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The Protocol

Series opener · book 1 of 42 · published 2010

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2010
2
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Brass Monkey

Book 2 of 42 · published 2011

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2011
3
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Broken Dove

Book 3 of 42 · published 2012

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2012
4
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The Templar’s Relic

Book 4 of 42 · published 2012

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2012
5
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Flags of Sin

Book 5 of 42 · published 2013

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2013
6
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The Arab Fall

Book 6 of 42 · published 2013

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2013
7
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The Circle of Eight

Book 7 of 42 · published 2013

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2013
8
The Venice Code book cover

The Venice Code

Book 8 of 42 · published 2014

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2014
9
Pompeii's Ghosts book cover

Pompeii's Ghosts

Book 9 of 42 · published 2014

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2014
10
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Amazon Burning

Book 10 of 42 · published 2014

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2014
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The Riddle

Book 11 of 42 · published 2014

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2014
12
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Blood Relics

Book 12 of 42 · published 2015

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2015
13
Sins of the Titanic book cover

Sins of the Titanic

Book 13 of 42 · published 2015

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2015
14
Saint Peter's Soldiers book cover

Saint Peter's Soldiers

Book 14 of 42 · published 2015

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2015
15
The Thirteenth Legion book cover

The Thirteenth Legion

Book 15 of 42 · published 2016

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2016
16
Raging Sun book cover

Raging Sun

Book 16 of 42 · published 2016

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2016
17
Wages of Sin book cover

Wages of Sin

Book 17 of 42 · published 2016

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2016
18
Wrath of the Gods book cover

Wrath of the Gods

Book 18 of 42 · published 2017

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2017
19
The Templar's Revenge book cover

The Templar's Revenge

Book 19 of 42 · published 2017

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2017
20
The Nazi's Engineer book cover

The Nazi's Engineer

Book 20 of 42 · published 2017

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2017
21
Atlantis Lost book cover

Atlantis Lost

Book 21 of 42 · published 2018

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2018
22
The Cylon Curse book cover

The Cylon Curse

Book 22 of 42 · published 2018

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2018
23
The Viking Deception book cover

The Viking Deception

Book 23 of 42 · published 2018

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2018
24
Keepers of the Lost Ark book cover

Keepers of the Lost Ark

Book 24 of 42 · published 2019

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2019
25
The Tomb of Genghis Khan book cover

The Tomb of Genghis Khan

Book 25 of 42 · published 2019

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2019
26
The Manila Deception book cover

The Manila Deception

Book 26 of 42 · published 2019

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2019
27
The Fourth Bible book cover

The Fourth Bible

Book 27 of 42 · published 2020

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2020
28
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Embassy of the Empire

Book 28 of 42 · published 2020

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2020
29
Armageddon book cover

Armageddon

Book 29 of 42 · published 2020

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2020
30
No Good Deed book cover

No Good Deed

Book 30 of 42 · published 2021

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2021
31
The Last Soviet book cover

The Last Soviet

Book 31 of 42 · published 2021

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2021
32
Lake of Bones book cover

Lake of Bones

Book 32 of 42 · published 2022

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2022
33
Fatal Reunion book cover

Fatal Reunion

Book 33 of 42 · published 2022

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2022
34
The Resurrection Tablet book cover

The Resurrection Tablet

Book 34 of 42 · published 2022

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2022
35
The Antarctica Incident book cover

The Antarctica Incident

Book 35 of 42 · published 2022

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2022
36
The Ghosts of Paris book cover

The Ghosts of Paris

Book 36 of 42 · published 2022

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2022
37
No More Secrets book cover

No More Secrets

Book 37 of 42 · published 2022

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2022
38
The Curse of Imhotep book cover

The Curse of Imhotep

Book 38 of 42 · published 2023

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2023
39
The Sword of Doom book cover

The Sword of Doom

Book 39 of 42 · published 2023

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2023
40
The Heretics Bible book cover

The Heretics Bible

Book 40 of 42 · published 2024

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2024
41
The Hunt for the Holy Grail book cover

The Hunt for the Holy Grail

Book 41 of 42 · published 2024

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2024
42
Crypt of the Gladiator book cover

Crypt of the Gladiator

Latest in the series · book 42 of 42 · published 2025

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2025
1
Payback book cover

Payback

Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2015

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2015
2
Infidels book cover

Infidels

Book 2 of 12 · published 2015

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2015
3
The Lazarus Moment book cover

The Lazarus Moment

Book 3 of 12 · published 2015

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2015
4
Kill Chain book cover

Kill Chain

Book 4 of 12 · published 2016

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2016
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Forgotten book cover

Forgotten

Book 5 of 12 · published 2016

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2016
6
The Cuban Incident book cover

The Cuban Incident

Book 6 of 12 · published 2020

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2020
7
Rampage book cover

Rampage

Book 7 of 12 · published 2021

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2021
8
Inside the Wire book cover

Inside the Wire

Book 8 of 12 · published 2022

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2022
9
Charlie Foxtrot book cover

Charlie Foxtrot

Book 9 of 12 · published 2022

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2022
10
A Price Too High book cover

A Price Too High

Book 10 of 12 · published 2023

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2023
11
Righteous Hell book cover

Righteous Hell

Book 11 of 12 · published 2024

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2024
12
So They Don't Have To book cover

So They Don't Have To

Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2025

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2025
1
Depraved Difference book cover

Depraved Difference

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011

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2011
2
Tick Tock book cover

Tick Tock

Book 2 of 3 · published 2012

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2012
3
The Redeemer book cover

The Redeemer

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2012

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2012
1
You Don't Know Jack book cover

You Don't Know Jack

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2023

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2023
2
Jack Be Nimble book cover

Jack Be Nimble

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2023

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2023
1
Rogue Operator book cover

Rogue Operator

Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2013

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2013
2
Containment Failure book cover

Containment Failure

Book 2 of 15 · published 2013

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2013
3
Cold Warriors book cover

Cold Warriors

Book 3 of 15 · published 2013

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2013
4
Death To America book cover

Death To America

Book 4 of 15 · published 2014

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2014
5
Black Widow book cover

Black Widow

Book 5 of 15 · published 2015

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2015
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The Agenda book cover

The Agenda

Book 6 of 15 · published 2017

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2017
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Retribution book cover

Retribution

Book 7 of 15 · published 2017

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2017
8
State Sanctioned book cover

State Sanctioned

Book 8 of 15 · published 2019

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2019
9
Extraordinary Rendition book cover

Extraordinary Rendition

Book 9 of 15 · published 2020

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2020
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Red Eagle book cover

Red Eagle

Book 10 of 15 · published 2020

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2020
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The Messenger book cover

The Messenger

Book 11 of 15 · published 2021

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2021
12
The Defector book cover

The Defector

Book 12 of 15 · published 2022

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2022
13
The Mole book cover

The Mole

Book 13 of 15 · published 2022

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2022
14
The Arsenal book cover

The Arsenal

Book 14 of 15 · published 2023

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2023
15
The Betrayal book cover

The Betrayal

Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024

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2024
1
The Templar Detective book cover

The Templar Detective

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2017

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2017
2
The Templar Detective and the Parisian Adulteress book cover

The Templar Detective and the Parisian Adulteress

Book 2 of 8 · published 2018

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2018
3
The Templar Detective and the Sergeant's Secret book cover

The Templar Detective and the Sergeant's Secret

Book 3 of 8 · published 2018

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2018
4
The Templar Detective and the Unholy Exorcist book cover

The Templar Detective and the Unholy Exorcist

Book 4 of 8 · published 2018

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2018
5
The Templar Detective and the Code Breaker book cover

The Templar Detective and the Code Breaker

Book 5 of 8 · published 2019

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2019
6
The Templar Detective and the Black Scourge book cover

The Templar Detective and the Black Scourge

Book 6 of 8 · published 2020

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2020
7
The Templar Detective and the Lost Children book cover

The Templar Detective and the Lost Children

Book 7 of 8 · published 2021

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2021
8
The Templar Detective and the Satanic Whisper book cover

The Templar Detective and the Satanic Whisper

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2022

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2022
1
The Colonel's Wife book cover

The Colonel's Wife

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019

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2019
2
Sins of the Child book cover

Sins of the Child

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020

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2020
1
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The Turned

Single-title series · published 2012

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2012

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is J. Robert Kennedy?

J. Robert Kennedy is a USA Today Bestselling author from Canada known for writing down the highly successful James Acton Thriller series. Most of his works are based on the Espionage, Mystery and Action Adventure genres and he has written more than a dozen novels which have gone on to become international bestsellers. The James Acton Thriller series was a smash hit in particular and is regarded as one of his best works.

Which J. Robert Kennedy series should I start with?

The best place to start is the James Acton Thrillers series, the earliest of J. Robert Kennedy's multi-book series: it opens with The Protocol (2010) and runs to 42 books across 2010–2025, ending with Crypt of the Gladiator (2025). J. Robert Kennedy's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has J. Robert Kennedy written?

J. Robert Kennedy has 85 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2025. Every one of them sits in one of 8 named series — the largest being the James Acton Thrillers series with 42 books.

In what order should J. Robert Kennedy's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. J. Robert Kennedy's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are James Acton Thrillers (2010–2025, 42 books), Detective Shakespeare Mysteries (2011–2012, 3 books) and Zander Varga: Vampire Detective (2012, 1 book), plus 5 more.

How are J. Robert Kennedy's books organised into series?

This guide splits J. Robert Kennedy's 85 books into 8 named series, with no standalone titles: James Acton Thrillers (42 books, 2010–2025); Special Agent Dylan Kane (15 books, 2013–2024); Delta Force Unleashed (12 books, 2015–2025); Templar Detective (8 books, 2017–2022); Detective Shakespeare Mysteries (3 books, 2011–2012), plus 3 further series.