Jake Sullivan Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Come Monday | 2011 | Buy |
| Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season | 2011 | Buy |
| Havana Daydreamin' | 2012 | Buy |
| A Pirate Looks at Forty | 2014 | Buy |
| One Particular Harbour | 2014 | Buy |
| Son of a Son of a Sailor | 2015 | Buy |
| Jamaica Mistaica | 2015 | Buy |
| Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes | 2016 | Buy |
| He Went To Paris | 2016 | Buy |
| Tampico Trauma | 2018 | Buy |
| Fins | 2018 | Buy |
| Big Rig | 2018 | Buy |
| We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About | 2018 | Buy |
| Cuban Crime of Passion | 2019 | Buy |
| Gypsies in the Palace | 2019 | Buy |
| Tin Cup Chalice | 2020 | Buy |
| The Pascagoula Run | 2020 | Buy |
| Cheeseburger in Paradise | 2021 | Buy |
| Why Don’t We Get Drunk | 2021 | Buy |
| Volcano | 2022 | Buy |
| Boat Drinks | 2022 | Buy |
| Pencil Thin Mustache | 2023 | Buy |
| Brown Eyed Girl | 2023 | Buy |
| Southern Cross | 2024 | Buy |
| Margaritaville | 2025 | Buy |
Chip Bell is an American author known for the Jake Sullivan mystery series, a long-running adventure series set in and around the Gulf Coast and Caribbean. The 25-book series follows Jake Sullivan, a former intelligence operative who has traded the spy life for a quieter existence on a boat, though trouble has a way of finding him wherever he docks.
The series titles are drawn from Jimmy Buffett songs — Come Monday, Havana Daydreamin’, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Margaritaville — reflecting the books’ laid-back tropical atmosphere and the Parrothead culture that runs through the stories. Bell started the series in 2011 and has published consistently, with the most recent installment, Margaritaville, arriving in 2025. The books mix mystery plots with action sequences, humor, and a deep appreciation for coastal living.