Alex King Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Pelonkylväjät | 2011 | N/A |
| The Contract Man | 2015 | Buy |
| Infamia | 2012 | N/A |
| Lies and Retribution | 2016 | Buy |
| Critiques of Everyday Life: An Introduction | 2000 | N/A |
| Shadows of Good Friday | 2017 | Buy |
| The Five | 2018 | Buy |
| Reaper | 2018 | Buy |
| Stormbound | 2018 | Buy |
| Breakout | 2019 | Buy |
| From the Shadows | 2019 | Buy |
| Rogue | 2019 | Buy |
| The Asset | 2020 | Buy |
| Last Man Standing | 2020 | Buy |
| Hunter Killer | 2021 | Buy |
| The Congo Contract | 2021 | Buy |
| Dead Man Walking | 2022 | Buy |
| Sovereign Power | 2022 | Buy |
| Kingmaker | 2023 | Buy |
| Untouchable | 2023 | Buy |
| The Enemy | 2023 | Buy |
| Die Trying | 2024 | Buy |
| All the King’s Men | 2024 | Buy |
| The Eagle’s Talon | 2024 | Buy |
| Backlash | 2025 | Buy |
| Old Scores | 2025 | Buy |
| Crossfire | 2026 | Buy |
Rob Stone Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Ares Virus | 2015 | Buy |
| The Town | 2016 | Buy |
| The Island | 2016 | Buy |
| Stone Cold | 2021 | Buy |
| The Cartel | 2024 | Buy |
| 1600 | 2025 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Hell’s Mouth | 2017 | Buy |
| The Most Dangerous Game | 2024 | Buy |
A.P. Bateman is a British thriller writer whose Alex King series has grown to 27 books since 2015. The series follows a former MI5 operative who gets pulled into dangerous missions around the world, with plots involving contract killings, rogue agents, and international conspiracies. The books are fast-paced and action-heavy, drawing comparisons to authors like Lee Child and Mark Dawson.
Bateman also writes the Rob Stone series, a six-book action thriller sequence that began in 2015 with The Ares Virus. Stone is a different kind of protagonist, and the series has a slightly different tone, but fans of one series tend to enjoy the other. In addition to his two main series, Bateman has published two standalone thrillers.
His output is prolific and consistent, with new Alex King books arriving regularly. Readers who enjoy long-running espionage series with a reliable protagonist will find plenty to work through here.