🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About John Gilstrap
He is back, just like we wanted. Jonathan Grave, everybodies favorite vigilante PI and this time he is ready for duty. Hostage Zero is a thriller that finds itself opening when an innocent man is shot and two young people end up on the missing list. The novel is a thriller of a thriller and this time the usage of Grave is handled more intune with the guy we really wanted him to be. He is nothing short of cool and he is man whose personality is sometimes aloof and reserved but you know that he is perpetually inside his brain. This guy knows exactly what he wants and he always rises to the occasion to get it. His partner Digger, becomes a more pivotal character of the story and these tight partners know how to pack a punch.
All Book Series by John Gilstrap
The Starling Project: An Audible Drama
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2014
Back in El Paso My Life Will Be Worthless
Book 7 of 39 · published 2015 Anthology · Keith R.A. DeCandido
Clair de Lune
Book 11 of 39 · published 2015 Anthology · W.D. Gagliani,David Benton
The House on Hickory Hill
Book 13 of 39 · published 2015 Anthology · Max Allan Collins
Time and Tide
Book 14 of 39 · published 2015 Anthology · Gayle Lynds,John C. Sheldon
We Should Listen to Some Shostakovich
Book 20 of 39 · published 2016 Anthology · Hank Phillippi Ryan
Transmission
Book 28 of 39 · published 2016 Anthology · Jeffrey Mariotte,Marsheila Rockwell
Desperately Seeking Mothman
Book 29 of 39 · published 2016 Anthology · Jim Beard
Border Time
Book 32 of 39 · published 2016 Anthology · Bryan Thomas Schmidt,Kate Corcino
A Scandal in Moreauvia, or: The Adventure of the Empty Heart
Book 33 of 39 · published 2016 Anthology · Nancy Holder
Along the Scenic Route
Book 38 of 39 · published 2016 Anthology · Lucy A. Snyder
Grandmother Black Hands
Latest in the series · book 39 of 39 · published 2016 Anthology · Weston Ochse
Hotel California
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2022 Co-authored · Heather Graham,Reed Farrel Coleman,Andrew Child,Amanda Flower,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Jennifer Dornbush
Thriller
Book 2 of 4 · published 2023 Anthology · Heather Graham,Jeffery Deaver,William Kent Krueger,Don Bruns,Dahlia Rose,David R. Slayton
Back in Black
Book 3 of 4 · published 2024 Anthology · Heather Graham,Reed Farrel Coleman,Ward Larsen,Tori Eldridge,Andrew Child,Don Bruns
Bat Out of Hell
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025 Co-authored · Charles Todd,Heather Graham,Andrew Child,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Dave Bruns,C.J. Kudlacz
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is John Gilstrap?
He is back, just like we wanted. Jonathan Grave, everybodies favorite vigilante PI and this time he is ready for duty. Hostage Zero is a thriller that finds itself opening when an innocent man is shot and two young people end up on the missing list.
Which John Gilstrap series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Jonathan Grave series, the earliest of John Gilstrap's multi-book series: it opens with No Mercy (2009) and runs to 18 books across 2009–2026, ending with Scorched Earth (2026). John Gilstrap's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has John Gilstrap written?
John Gilstrap has 82 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2026. 73 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Jonathan Grave series with 18 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should John Gilstrap's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Gilstrap's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jonathan Grave (2009–2026, 18 books), Nick Of Time (2016, 5 books) and Victoria Emerson (2021–2023, 3 books), plus 1 more.
How are John Gilstrap's books organised into series?
This guide splits John Gilstrap's 82 books into 7 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jonathan Grave (18 books, 2009–2026); Nick Of Time (5 books, 2016); Victoria Emerson (3 books, 2021–2023); Irene Rivers (1 book, 2025); X-Files Anthology (39 books, 2015–2016), plus 2 further series.