Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Master Sniper | 1980 | Stephen Hunter | Buy |
| 2 | The Second Saladin | 1982 | Stephen Hunter | Buy |
| 3 | The Spanish Gambit / Tapestry of Spies | 1985 | Stephen Hunter | Buy |
| 4 | Target | 1985 | Stephen Hunter | Buy |
| 5 | The Day Before Midnight | 1989 | Stephen Hunter | Buy |
| 6 | Dirty White Boys | 1994 | Stephen Hunter | Buy |
| 7 | I, Ripper | 2015 | Stephen Hunter | Buy |
| 8 | Basil’s War | 2021 | Stephen Hunter | Buy |
| 9 | The Gun Man Jackson Swagger | 2025 | Stephen Hunter | Buy |
Stephen Hunter’s standalone novels cover a wide range of settings and time periods. The Master Sniper (1980), his debut, is a World War II thriller about a secret German weapons program. The Day Before Midnight (1989) is a siege thriller about a militia group that takes over a nuclear missile silo. Dirty White Boys (1994) follows a manhunt through Oklahoma after three convicts escape from prison.
His later standalones include I, Ripper (2015), which reimagines the Jack the Ripper murders through a fictional journalist’s investigation, and Basil’s War (2021), a World War II espionage story. Hunter’s standalone novels let him explore different genres and historical periods while maintaining his trademark attention to weapons, tactics, and action set pieces.