Reading order
| # | Title | Year | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gray Man | 2009 | Buy |
| 2 | On Target | 2010 | Buy |
| 3 | Ballistic | 2011 | Buy |
| 4 | Dead Eye | 2013 | Buy |
| 5 | Back Blast | 2016 | Buy |
| 6 | Gunmetal Gray | 2017 | Buy |
| 7 | Agent in Place | 2018 | Buy |
| 8 | Mission Critical | 2019 | Buy |
| 9 | One Minute Out | 2020 | Buy |
| 10 | Relentless | 2021 | Buy |
| 11 | Sierra Six | 2022 | Buy |
| 12 | Burner | 2023 | Buy |
| 13 | The Chaos Agent | 2024 | Buy |
| 14 | Midnight Black | 2025 | Buy |
Court Gentry is an assassin who can disappear in plain sight. He’s called the Gray Man because he blends into any environment, becoming invisible until he needs to kill someone. Mark Greaney created him in 2009 with The Gray Man, launching a series that now runs to 14 novels.
Gentry started as a CIA operative, one of the agency’s most effective killers. When his bosses betray him, he goes freelance, taking contracts while staying ahead of those trying to eliminate him. Each book sends him to a new location with a new target and a new set of complications. The action is constant. Greaney writes fight scenes like set pieces, choreographed and brutal.
The books share DNA with Greaney’s work on the Tom Clancy franchise. Technical accuracy matters. Weapons, tactics, and tradecraft are researched thoroughly. Readers who care about those details notice when authors get them wrong. Greaney gets them right.
Netflix adapted The Gray Man in 2022, one of their most expensive productions. Ryan Gosling played Gentry. Chris Evans played the antagonist. The film emphasized spectacle over the novels’ darker tone, but it performed well enough to greenlight sequels.
New entries appear roughly every year. Greaney maintains a consistent pace without sacrificing quality. Fans know what they’re getting: globe-trotting action with a protagonist who kills efficiently and questions himself occasionally.