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Jack Carr

4 Series • 11 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of James Reece Books
Start with: The Terminal List (2018)
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Publication Order of Tom Reece Books
Start with: Cry Havoc (2025)
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Publication Order of The Fourth Option Books
Start with: The Fourth Option (2026)

ⓘ About Jack Carr

Throughout his different posts in the US Navy SEAL, Carr has worked as a specialist in intelligence and communications, led sniper and assault teams in Afghanistan and Iraq, carried out counterinsurgency operations in southern Phillippines, and also served in the Iran-influenced areas of Iraq during the drawdown of the United States forces. After retiring from his military career in 2016 Carr has begun a new career in the field of novel writing. He writes on a full-time basis and keeps himself indulged all the time in creating stories and characters. Carr has recently started his new series called the James Reece series. He has finished writing the first two books of this series, the first of which came out in 2018 and the second one is expected to be released in mid-2019.

All Book Series by Jack Carr

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The Terminal List

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 2018

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2018
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True Believer

Book 2 of 8 · published 2019

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2019
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Savage Son

Book 3 of 8 · published 2020

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2020
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The Devil's Hand

Book 4 of 8 · published 2021

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2021
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In the Blood

Book 5 of 8 · published 2022

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2022
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Only the Dead

Book 6 of 8 · published 2023

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2023
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Red Sky Mourning

Book 7 of 8 · published 2024

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2024
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State of Exile

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2027

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2027
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Cry Havoc

Single-title series · published 2025

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2025
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The Fourth Option

Single-title series · published 2026 Co-authored · M.P. Woodward

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2026
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Targeted

Single-title series · published 2024 Co-authored · James M. Scott

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2024

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jack Carr?

Throughout his different posts in the US Navy SEAL, Carr has worked as a specialist in intelligence and communications, led sniper and assault teams in Afghanistan and Iraq, carried out counterinsurgency operations in southern Phillippines, and also served in the Iran-influenced areas of Iraq during the drawdown of the United States forces. After retiring from his military career in 2016 Carr has begun a new career in the field of novel writing. He writes on a full-time basis and keeps himself indulged all the time in creating stories and characters.

Which Jack Carr series should I start with?

The best place to start is the James Reece series, the earliest of Jack Carr's multi-book series: it opens with The Terminal List (2018) and runs to 8 books across 2018–2027, ending with State of Exile (2027).

How many books has Jack Carr written?

Jack Carr has 11 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2027. 10 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the James Reece series with 8 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Jack Carr's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jack Carr's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are James Reece (2018–2027, 8 books), Tom Reece (2025, 1 book) and The Fourth Option (2026, 1 book).

How are Jack Carr's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jack Carr's 11 books into 3 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: James Reece (8 books, 2018–2027); Tom Reece (1 book, 2025); The Fourth Option (1 book, 2026).