James Barrington

James Barrington is the pen name of the American author of fiction Peter Stuart Smith. Smith has also written using the pseudonyms of James Becker, Max Adams, Jack Steel, and Tom Kasey. He is a trained military pilot that worked in espionage and covert operations.

The best place to start is the Paul Richter series, the earliest of James Barrington's multi-book series: it opens with Overkill (2004) and runs to 10 books across 2004–2019, ending with Bioweapon (2019). James Barrington's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

James Barrington has 42 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2023. 36 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Paul Richter series with 10 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. James Barrington's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Paul Richter (2004–2019, 10 books), Chris Bronson (2008–2017, 7 books) and Eddie Dawson (2011–2018, 3 books), plus 7 more.

This guide splits James Barrington's 42 books into 10 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Paul Richter (10 books, 2004–2019); Chris Bronson (7 books, 2008–2017); James Becker Collections (4 books, 2015–2023); Eddie Dawson (3 books, 2011–2018); The Lost Treasure of the Templars (3 books, 2015–2017), plus 5 further series.