Patrick Lee books

Patrick Lee is a Michigan-based thriller author known for the Travis Chase trilogy — beginning with The Breach — and the Sam Dryden series, writing science-tinged action thrillers with strong conspiracy and government secrecy themes.

Sam Dryden Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Runner 2014 Buy
Signal 2015 Buy
Dark Site 2019 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Wild Night 2022 Buy

Travis Chase Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Breach 2009 Buy
Dystopia 2010 N/A
Ghost Country 2010 Buy
Deep Sky 2011 Buy

Patrick Lee’s first novel, The Breach (2009), made IndieBound’s Indie Next List and hit the USA Today bestseller list within its first month — a strong debut that established the tone he’d maintain across his thrillers. The book follows Travis Chase discovering a secret government installation and a decades-long war over its contents.

The Travis Chase trilogy wraps up with Deep Sky (2011), and Lee then introduced Sam Dryden — a former soldier who encounters young girl with extraordinary abilities being hunted by unknown parties — in Runner (2014). Both series combine action thriller pacing with science fiction elements, keeping one foot in plausible government conspiracy and another in technology that borders on the impossible. His standalone novel for younger readers, Wild Night, came out in 2022.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Patrick Lee written?

Patrick Lee has written eight books across three series.

What was Patrick Lee's first book?

Patrick Lee’s first book is The Breach, published in 2009.

Are Patrick Lee's two series connected to each other?

No — the Travis Chase and Sam Dryden series have separate characters and storylines. Both feature protagonists dealing with high-tech government threats, but they are set in different worlds and can be read independently and in either order.

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