A Baxter Kids Adventure Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret of Death Trap Mine |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of Ravensbeak Manor |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Mystery of the Lady of the Lake |
2025 |
Buy |
A Simon Wolfe Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Night at Key West |
2018 |
Buy |
| Loose Ends |
2020 |
Buy |
Amber Cross#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Her Lost Alibi |
2021 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Read Hemingway |
2015 |
Buy |
Dash Boone Thrillers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Forbidden Isle |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Forbidden River |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Forbidden Helix |
2026 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Passing Through |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Writer’s Tune-up Manual |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Busy Writer |
2016 |
Buy |
Onyx Sector Adventure Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Never Spy Alone |
2025 |
Buy |
| For Spy Eyes Only |
2025 |
Buy |
| You Only Spy Twice |
2025 |
Buy |
| A Spy Too Far |
2025 |
Buy |
| No Time to Spy |
2025 |
Buy |
| Catch Me If You Spy |
2025 |
Buy |
| Spy Once With Me |
2026 |
Buy |
Shadows of Taragam#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Rise of the Phantors |
2021 |
Buy |
Shelby Alexander Novel Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Serenity |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Balkan Cipher |
2025 |
Buy |
| Serenity Stalked |
- |
N/A |
| The Havana Deception |
2025 |
Buy |
| Serenity Reborn: A Vigilante Justice Action Thriller |
- |
N/A |
Shelby Alexander Thriller Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Serenity |
2016 |
Buy |
| Serenity Stalked |
2017 |
Buy |
| Serenity Avenged |
2018 |
Buy |
| Serenity Submerged |
2018 |
Buy |
| Serenity Engulfed |
2018 |
Buy |
| Serenity Betrayed |
2019 |
Buy |
| Serenity Reborn: A Vigilante Justice Action Thriller |
- |
N/A |
| Serenity Reborn |
2020 |
Buy |
| Serenity Possessed |
2022 |
Buy |
| Serenity Hunted |
2023 |
Buy |
| Serenity Vengada |
2023 |
Buy |
| Serenity Acechada |
2023 |
Buy |
| Serenity Trapped |
2023 |
Buy |
| Serenity Divided |
2024 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Son-in-Law |
2018 |
Buy |
SpyCo Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Athens assignment |
2004 |
Buy |
| Assignment: Athens |
2017 |
Buy |
| Assignment: Paris |
2017 |
Buy |
| Assignment: Istanbul |
2017 |
Buy |
| Assignment: Sydney |
2017 |
Buy |
| Assignment: Alaska |
2017 |
Buy |
| Assignment: Dublin |
2018 |
Buy |
| Assignment: London |
2018 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Magician of Wrigley Street |
2013 |
Buy |
| Becoming Moon |
2015 |
Buy |
| A Stark and Stormy Night |
2016 |
Buy |
| Pirateers: The Fountain of Youth |
2024 |
Buy |
The Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Mayan Shadows |
2022 |
Buy |
| Mayan Thunder |
2022 |
Buy |
| Mayan Tempest |
2023 |
Buy |
| Tibetan Secrets: The Origin Scroll |
2023 |
Buy |
| Buried Danger |
2023 |
Buy |
| Tibetan Gambit: The Origin Scroll |
2024 |
Buy |
Craig A. Hart writes action-oriented fiction across several series. His most established work is the Shelby Alexander Thriller series, which started with Serenity (2016) and has produced fourteen entries. The series follows Shelby Alexander, a man with a dangerous past who settles in the small town of Serenity, Iowa, only to find that trouble keeps following him. Hart also writes the SpyCo series of spy fiction novels, with assignments taking agents to Athens, Paris, Istanbul, and other world cities.
More recently, Hart has expanded into adventure fiction with the Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller series (2022-2024), which involves archaeological mysteries in Mayan and Tibetan settings, and the Onyx Sector Adventure series (2025-2026), a run of spy-themed books. He also writes children’s fiction with the Baxter Kids Adventure series and the Dash Boone Thrillers. His non-fiction includes writing advice in The Writer’s Tune-up Manual and The Busy Writer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Craig A. Hart written?
Craig A. Hart has written 59 books across fourteen series.
What was Craig A. Hart's first book?
Craig A. Hart’s first book is The Athens assignment, published in 2004.
What is Craig A. Hart's most popular series?
The Shelby Alexander Thriller series, which began with Serenity (2016) and has grown to fourteen books, is Hart’s most popular and longest-running series. The books follow a former government operative dealing with threats in a small Iowa town.