Reading order
| # | Title | Year | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Terminal List | 2018 | Buy |
| 2 | True Believer | 2019 | Buy |
| 3 | Savage Son | 2020 | Buy |
| 4 | The Devil’s Hand | 2021 | Buy |
| 5 | In the Blood | 2022 | Buy |
| 6 | Only the Dead | 2023 | Buy |
| 7 | Red Sky Mourning | 2024 | Buy |
James Reece’s entire SEAL team is killed in an ambush. His family is murdered. The government and corporations responsible think he’s dead. He’s not, and he has a list of names. Jack Carr wrote The Terminal List after 20 years as a Navy SEAL, bringing real combat experience to every page.
The first book is a revenge story. Reece works through his list methodically, applying his training to hunting the people who destroyed his life. The sequels expand his world, sending him on missions that blend personal stakes with geopolitical threats. Carr writes action sequences with the precision of someone who’s done the work for real.
Each book stands reasonably well alone, but the character develops across the series. Reece accumulates trauma. His relationships deepen. He’s not the same person in book seven that he was in book one. Carr treats continuity seriously.
Amazon adapted The Terminal List as a television series in 2022, starring Chris Pratt as Reece. Pratt and Carr became close, with Carr serving as executive producer. The show was a commercial success, driving sales of the novels and establishing Carr as a major voice in the thriller genre.
Carr releases roughly one book per year. He hosts a podcast about firearms and tactics, and maintains an active presence in the tactical community that first embraced his work.