Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strigoi | 2017 | John O’Brien | Buy |
| 2 | Lycan | 2019 | John O’Brien | Buy |
| 3 | Cartel Part One | 2020 | John O’Brien | Buy |
| 4 | Cartel Part Two | 2020 | John O’Brien | Buy |
The Red Team series blends John O’Brien’s military thriller style with supernatural horror. Strigoi (2017) introduces a special operations team that discovers vampire-like creatures are real, and Lycan (2019) raises the stakes by adding werewolves to the mix. The final two books, Cartel Part One and Cartel Part Two (2020), pit the team against both supernatural enemies and a powerful drug cartel.
This series stands out in O’Brien’s catalog for its genre mashup. Where A New World dealt with a biological threat and Tipping Point focuses on geopolitical warfare, Red Team goes fully into monster territory while keeping the military tactics and team dynamics that define his writing.