Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agent Rising | 2019 | Ethan Jones | Buy |
| 2 | 18 Minutes | 2019 | Ethan Jones | Buy |
| 3 | Agent Recruit | 2019 | Ethan Jones | Buy |
| 4 | Agent Assassin | 2019 | Ethan Jones | Buy |
The Max Thorne series by Ethan Jones follows an intelligence agent from recruitment through increasingly dangerous operations. Agent Rising, 18 Minutes, Agent Recruit, and Agent Assassin were all published in 2019, telling a fast-paced story of a new operative finding his place in the world of covert operations.
The four-book series moves quickly, compressing a full character arc into a single year of publication. Thorne’s progression from new recruit to capable assassin gives the series a progression-oriented structure that rewards reading in order.