Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muir’s Gambit | 2022 | Michael Frost Beckner | N/A |
| 2 | Bishop’s Endgame | 2022 | Michael Frost Beckner | N/A |
| 3 | Aiken In Check | 2022 | Michael Frost Beckner | N/A |
The Aiken Trilogy is a spy thriller series by Michael Frost Beckner, consisting of three novels all published in 2022: Muir’s Gambit, Bishop’s Endgame, and Aiken In Check. The chess-themed titles signal a story about strategic thinking and outmaneuvering opponents, consistent with the espionage fiction genre. Beckner brings his experience as the writer of Spy Game to this prose trilogy.
All three books were released in the same year, giving readers the complete story without waiting for sequels. The rapid publication makes the trilogy function almost as a single long novel published in three parts, a format that suits the fast-paced plotting of spy fiction.