Ryan Tapia books in order

The Ryan Tapia series by Thomas E. Ricks follows an intelligence operative through two thriller novels drawing on the author's decades of military journalism experience.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Everyone Knows But You 2024 Thomas E. Ricks Buy
2 We Can’t Save You 2025 Thomas E. Ricks Buy

The Ryan Tapia series marks Thomas E. Ricks’ move into fiction after decades of acclaimed military non-fiction. Everyone Knows But You and We Can’t Save You follow an intelligence operative through thriller plots informed by Ricks’ deep knowledge of the military and intelligence communities.

Published in 2024 and 2025, the two books bring the authority of Ricks’ journalism to the thriller genre, creating fiction grounded in how the defense and intelligence worlds actually work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Ryan Tapia series?

There are two books in the Ryan Tapia series, published between 2024 and 2025.

What is the first book in the Ryan Tapia series?

The first book in the Ryan Tapia series is Everyone Knows But You, published in 2024.

What is the Ryan Tapia series about?

The Ryan Tapia series follows an intelligence operative through two thrillers — Everyone Knows But You and We Can’t Save You. Written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning military journalist, the books bring an insider’s knowledge of the defense and intelligence world to the fiction format.

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