Gayle Lynds Books in Order
This page collects novels co-written by Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds, with books in order, brief summaries, and background on their Covert-One spy thrillers.
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Gayle Lynds books in publication order
15 books
Reel Trouble
by Gayle Lynds
1989
The Three Investigators investigate stolen master recordings and piracy in the music business. Attacks and rival criminals complicate their search for the missing tapes as the teenage detectives try to uncover how recordings are leaving the studio.
Rough Stuff
by Gayle Lynds
1989
After a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada, Bob's father disappears, sending the Three Investigators searching through the wilderness. Another missing relative and mysterious illnesses in a Native American community suggest a dangerous connection behind the emergencies.
Fatal Error
by Gayle Lynds
1990
A computer virus destroys part of the Three Investigators' case archive and exposes a demand for millions of dollars. Jupiter, Pete, and Bob pursue a blackmail scheme whose threats extend beyond the loss of their stored records.
Masquerade
by Gayle Lynds
1996
With her identity uncertain, Liz Sansborough becomes both pursuer and target in a covert world stretching from California to Paris. She must distinguish manufactured memories from reality while questioning the motives of the people claiming to protect her.
Mosaic
by Gayle Lynds
1998
When blind pianist Julia unexpectedly regains her sight, she witnesses a murder and becomes entangled in an international conspiracy. CIA analyst Sam's search for the missing Amber Room connects their danger with a plot involving presidential politics.
The Coil
by Gayle Lynds
2000
Former CIA operative Liz is drawn back into espionage when someone uses her assassin father's alleged files for blackmail. Her cousin's kidnapping forces a hunt for the records and a conspiracy linked to an organization called the Coil.
The Hades Factor
by Robert Ludlum & Gayle Lynds
2000
When a lethal new virus kills victims across the United States—including Dr. Jon Smith's fiancée—he refuses to accept it as a natural outbreak. As a covert operative with scientific training, Smith assembles a small team to trace the pathogen and uncover the human plot behind it.
Mesmerized
by Gayle Lynds
2001
After a heart transplant, attorney Beth develops unfamiliar abilities and dreams that seem like memories. Seeking answers with former FBI agent Jeff, she uncovers secret information that threatens to revive tensions between America and Russia.
The Paris Option
by Gayle Lynds
2002
An explosion at Paris's Pasteur Institute kills a scientist developing a DNA computer and injures Jon Smith's friend. Investigating under cover of a hospital visit, the Covert-One agent follows a conspiracy stretching across two continents.
The Altman Code
by Gayle Lynds
2003
When intelligence points to a Chinese ship carrying chemicals for a rogue biological-weapons program, Covert-One agent Jon Smith goes to Taiwan for proof. An ambush destroys the evidence, leaving him to unravel a message about the president’s past and a conspiracy that could ignite war.
The Last Spymaster
by Gayle Lynds
2006
Convicted traitor and former CIA chief Jay Tice escapes a maximum-security prison without leaving a trace. Assigned to find him, operative Elaine discovers hidden players whose plans make the pursuit far more consequential than recapturing one fugitive.
The Book of Spies / The Library of Gold
by Gayle Lynds
2007
A jeweled volume from a legendary lost library links the CIA to a terrorist conspiracy and the collection's secret keepers. Rare-book expert Eva and former intelligence agent Judd pursue answers connected to their own family tragedies.
No Rest for the Dead
by Andrew F. Gulli, Lamia Gulli, Jeff Abbott, Lori Armstrong, Sandra Brown, Thomas Cook, Jeffery Deaver, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, Peter James, JA Jance, Jonathan Kellerman, Raymond Khoury, John T. Lescroart, Jeffry P. Lindsay, Gayle Lynds, Phillip Margolin, Alexander McCall Smith, Michael Palmer, T. Jefferson Parker, Matthew Pearl, Kathy Reichs, Marcus Sakey, Jonathan Santlofer, Lisa Scottoline, R.L. Stine, Marcia Talley, David Baldacci & Ed van Eeden
2011
A collaborative thriller that starts with a murder that looks solved, until a wife refuses to accept the easy answer. As different investigators and suspects take the stage, the story keeps changing shape. Each new revelation adds pressure, and nobody's motives are as clean as they seem.
The Assassins
by Gayle Lynds
2015
Former spy Judd sees his apparent double leave his home and die in a deliberate hit-and-run. Joined by CIA trainee Eva, he becomes caught between rival assassins and a missing fortune stolen from a war zone.
The Hunt for Dmitri
by Gayle Lynds
2017
Liz Sansborough faces a test tied to the notorious assassin known as the Carnivore. This short espionage story connects a hunt for Dmitri with dangerous unfinished business from the covert world surrounding her father's legacy.
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by Andrew F. Gulli, Lamia Gulli, Jeff Abbott, Lori Armstrong, Sandra Brown, Thomas Cook, Jeffery Deaver, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, Peter James, JA Jance, Jonathan Kellerman, Raymond Khoury, John T. Lescroart, Jeffry P. Lindsay, Gayle Lynds, Phillip Margolin, Alexander McCall Smith, Michael Palmer, T. Jefferson Parker, Matthew Pearl, Kathy Reichs, Marcus Sakey, Jonathan Santlofer, Lisa Scottoline, R.L. Stine, Marcia Talley, David Baldacci & Ed van Eeden
2011

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