Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stone | 1985 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 2 | Cambodian Hellhole | 1985 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 3 | Hanoi Deathgrip | 1985 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 4 | Mountain Massacre | 1985 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 5 | Exodus From Hell | 1986 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 6 | Blood Storm | 1986 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 7 | Saigon Slaughter | 1987 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 8 | Escape from Nicaragua | 1987 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 9 | Invasion U.S.S.R. | 1988 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 10 | Miami War Zone | 1988 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 11 | Crossfire Kill | 1988 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 12 | Desert Death Raid | 1989 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 13 | L.A. Gang War | 1990 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 14 | Back To ‘Nam | 1990 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 15 | Heavy Fire | 1991 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 16 | China Strike | 1991 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
| 17 | Hostage Town | 2014 | Stephen Mertz | Buy |
M.I.A. Hunter was one of the defining men’s adventure series of the 1980s. Published under the house name Jack Buchanan, the 17-book series was primarily written by Stephen Mertz and followed Mark Stone, a Vietnam vet who mounts private rescue missions to free American POWs still held in Southeast Asian prison camps. The premise tapped into widespread public concern about unaccounted-for servicemen after the Vietnam War.
The series ran from 1985 to 1991, with locations expanding beyond Cambodia and Vietnam to include Nicaragua, the USSR, and even Miami. A final installment, Hostage Town, appeared in 2014 as Mertz revisited the character decades later. The books are pure action, with Stone and his team fighting their way in and out of enemy territory in each installment.