Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cruelest Cut | 2010 | Rick Reed | Buy |
| 2 | The Coldest Fear | 2011 | Rick Reed | Buy |
| 3 | The Deepest Wound | 2013 | Rick Reed | Buy |
| 4 | The Highest Stakes | 2016 | Rick Reed | Buy |
| 5 | The Darkest Night | 2017 | Rick Reed | Buy |
| 6 | The Slowest Death | 2018 | Rick Reed | Buy |
| 7 | The Deadliest Sins | 2018 | Rick Reed | Buy |
| 8 | The Cleanest Kill | 2019 | Rick Reed | Buy |
| 9 | The Fiercest Enemy | 2020 | Rick Reed | Buy |
Rick Reed’s Jack Murphy Thriller series spans nine books published between 2010 and 2020. It begins with The Cruelest Cut and continues at a steady pace, with titles like The Coldest Fear (2011), The Deepest Wound (2013), and The Highest Stakes (2016) arriving every few years. The later half of the series picked up speed, with four books released between 2017 and 2020.
Each book title follows a “The [Superlative] [Noun]” pattern, and the series is best read in publication order. Characters and storylines carry forward from one book to the next, so starting with The Cruelest Cut and working through to The Fiercest Enemy gives the full picture of the series.