Mark Sava Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Colonel’s Mistake | 2012 | Buy |
| The Leveling | 2013 | Buy |
| Spy for Hire | 2014 | Buy |
| Death of a Spy | 2014 | Buy |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Doctor of Aleppo | 2020 | Buy |
Dan Mayland writes spy fiction set in parts of the world that rarely appear in the genre. His Mark Sava series follows a former CIA station chief in Azerbaijan through four novels of espionage and geopolitical intrigue. Mayland lived in Central Asia for years, and his firsthand knowledge of the region gives the books an authenticity that sets them apart from more familiar spy fiction settings.
His standalone novel, The Doctor of Aleppo (2020), shifts to the Syrian civil war, following a surgeon caught in the siege of Aleppo. Across five books published between 2012 and 2020, Mayland has carved out a niche in thriller fiction focused on underrepresented regions and conflicts.