Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fool’s Gold | 2017 | P.J. Skinner | Buy |
| 2 | Hitler’s Finger | 2018 | P.J. Skinner | Buy |
| 3 | The Star of Simbako | 2018 | P.J. Skinner | Buy |
| 4 | The Pink Elephants | 2018 | P.J. Skinner | Buy |
| 5 | The Bonita Protocol | 2019 | P.J. Skinner | Buy |
| 6 | Digging Deeper | 2019 | P.J. Skinner | Buy |
| 7 | Concrete Jungle | 2020 | P.J. Skinner | Buy |
P.J. Skinner’s Sam Harris Adventure series follows geologist Sam Harris through seven adventure novels. Fool’s Gold (2017) opens the series, and subsequent entries take Sam to different locations through titles like Hitler’s Finger (2018), The Star of Simbako (2018), The Pink Elephants (2018), and Concrete Jungle (2020).
Sam’s geology career takes her to remote and sometimes dangerous places, which provides the setup for each book’s adventure. The Bonita Protocol (2019) and Digging Deeper (2019) continue the pattern of pairing fieldwork with peril. Skinner published the bulk of the series between 2017 and 2019, with Concrete Jungle closing things out in 2020.
The series appeals to readers who enjoy female protagonists in adventure fiction. Sam is competent in her professional field, and the plots draw on real geological and geographical details to ground the action. Reading in order gives the most context for Sam’s character growth, though each book contains its own self-contained adventure.