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Pike Logan Books in Order

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Explore the Pike Logan series by Brad Taylor in order, with book summaries, character and Taskforce background, plus tips on the best starting point for these high-stakes military thrillers.

Last updated: December 23, 2025

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Shadow Strike

by Brad Taylor

2026

When a prison transfer is ambushed and legendary assassin Abdul Rahman, the Ghost, escapes, Pike Logan joins Mossad to stop him from killing Israel's prime minister, chasing a plot that runs through Argentina and threatens to spill into the American heartland.

2

Into the Gray Zone

by Brad Taylor

2025

On a routine security assessment in India, Pike Logan foils an attack on a CIA meeting and uncovers a broader campaign using proxy terror strikes and a mass kidnapping to destabilize India for economic gain in the murky gray zone between war and peace.

3

Dead Man's Hand

by Brad Taylor

2024

As Ukrainian partisans and Russian conspirators secretly plot to assassinate Vladimir Putin, Pike Logan is sent to Sweden to track a brutal Russian commander and discovers that killing the dictator could trigger an automated "Dead Man's Hand" nuclear response.

4

The Devil's Ransom

by Brad Taylor

2023

During a routine cover trip in Central Asia, Pike Logan is pulled into extracting a valuable Afghan ally just as a sophisticated ransomware attack cripples the Taskforce, leading him to a rogue ex-NSA coder whose cyber plot is tied to a high-profile space launch.

5

End of Days

by Brad Taylor

2022

A murder disguised as a paragliding accident in Switzerland pulls Pike Logan, Jennifer, and their Israeli friends into an investigation that runs through Rome, a shadowy serial killer, and the Knights of Malta, all tied to apocalyptic ambitions.

6

American Traitor

by Brad Taylor

2021

Vacationing in Australia, Pike Logan and Jennifer rush to protect former teammate Dunkin Delmonty from Chinese agents, uncovering a scheme to sabotage F-35 software and Taiwan's defenses in order to spark a war China believes it can win.

7

Hunter Killer

by Brad Taylor

2020

A car bomb in Charleston kills a friend in an attack meant for him, and when Pike Logan loses contact with his team in South America, he follows a trail into Brazil that leads to Russian assassins, corrupt politics, and a fight over offshore oil.

8

Daughter of War

by Brad Taylor

2019

Chasing a North Korean broker selling stolen U.S. intelligence, Pike Logan and the Taskforce uncover a sale of Red Mercury and a young Syrian refugee who unknowingly holds the key to a plot that could reshape the Syrian war and Western leverage.

9

Operator Down

by Brad Taylor

2018

Israeli operative Aaron Bergman vanishes after a simple diamond-market mission, and when Pike Logan's hunt for an American arms dealer collides with a coup plot in southern Africa, he must choose between Taskforce orders and rescuing his closest allies.

10

Ring of Fire

by Brad Taylor

2017

A decades-old bribe tied to a Saudi financier resurfaces in a massive data leak, pushing a U.S. defense contractor to unleash terrorists he secretly funded, and Pike Logan races to stop a coordinated "Ring of Fire" attack across the United States.

11

Ghosts of War

by Brad Taylor

2016

Hired to authenticate treasures on a legendary Nazi gold train in Poland, Pike Logan and Jennifer stumble into a false-flag operation along the old Iron Curtain that drives NATO and Russia toward open war unless they can expose the real culprit.

12

The Insider Threat

by Brad Taylor

2015

While the world watches ISIS on distant battlefields, Pike Logan and the Taskforce uncover a quieter infiltration plan that uses Western recruits and sleeper cells to stage an unthinkable attack deep inside the United States and Europe.

13

The Forgotten Soldier

by Brad Taylor

2015

When a Taskforce operator learns his brother was killed in Afghanistan with an allied official complicit in the attack, he goes rogue in pursuit of revenge, and Pike Logan must decide how far he will go to stop a friend from tearing apart vital alliances.

14

The Polaris Protocol

by Brad Taylor

2014

Investigating Jennifer Cahill's missing journalist brother in Mexico, Pike Logan uncovers a cartel plot built around a hacked GPS system capable of disrupting everything from banking networks to missiles, and must infiltrate the cartel to shut it down.

15

No Fortunate Son

by Brad Taylor

2014

Fired from the Taskforce, Pike Logan and Jennifer agree to help their former commander find his missing niece, only to uncover a coordinated hostage campaign targeting relatives of top U.S. officials to force an end to counterterror operations.

16

Days of Rage

by Brad Taylor

2014

Russia quietly passes a Cold War era weapon to Boko Haram, aiming to mire America in chaos, and Pike Logan's team finds itself both hunter and hunted as they rush to stop a mass-casualty attack staged on a global platform.

17

The Widow's Strike

by Brad Taylor

2013

When a weaponized virus falls into the hands of a rogue state and a suicidal "black widow" courier, Pike Logan and the Taskforce race across Southeast Asia and the United States to stop a man-made pandemic.

18

Enemy of Mine

by Brad Taylor

2013

A fragile U.S. brokered peace between Israel and Palestine is threatened by an assassination plot, forcing Pike Logan and Jennifer to chase a master killer and an American mercenary through the Middle East before the treaty collapses in bloodshed.

19

All Necessary Force

by Brad Taylor

2012

Spiking intelligence points to a looming terrorist strike, sending Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill from Asia to Egypt to untangle dueling plots and stop a devastating weapon from reaching American soil, where the Taskforce is forbidden to operate.

20

One Rough Man

by Brad Taylor

2011

After losing his family in a tragedy, former Taskforce operator Pike Logan is drifting on the margins until a chance encounter with student Jennifer Cahill pulls him into a hunt for terrorists seeking an ancient Mayan superweapon.

Series background & context

The Pike Logan books follow an off‑the‑books counterterrorism unit known simply as the Taskforce. Created at the highest levels of the U.S. government, it is designed to move in the space where traditional agencies are too slow, too visible, or too constrained by politics.

At the center of the series is Nephilim “Pike” Logan, once the best operator the Taskforce had. Years before the first novel opens, his wife and daughter were killed while he was away on a mission, a loss that pushed him out of the unit and into a haze of anger and guilt. When One Rough Man begins, Pike is living on a boat and starting bar fights, convinced he is done with the work that destroyed his family.

A chance encounter with Jennifer Cahill, a graduate student whose archaeologist uncle has been murdered, drags him back into the field. Their search for answers uncovers a terrorist plot tied to an ancient Mayan weapon, and the reluctant partnership between Pike and Jennifer becomes the backbone of the series. Over time she moves from civilian outsider to a capable operator in her own right, and the two of them build Grolier Recovery Services, an archaeological firm that doubles as Taskforce cover.

Each book drops Pike, Jennifer, and the rest of the team into a different modern flashpoint. Early missions take them from Southeast Asian virus labs to Mexican cartel turf, Russian operations in Nigeria, and hostage crises that touch the highest levels of the U.S. government. Later stories widen the scope to include false‑flag attacks along the old Iron Curtain, battles over GPS and satellite systems, cyberattacks that can crash space launches, and shifting power struggles involving Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

The Taskforce operators around them are a rotating crew of specialists: breachers, snipers, linguists, and hackers with callsigns like Knuckles and Decoy. Recurring allies such as Israeli pair Aaron and Shoshana bring their own methods and history, and sometimes clash with Pike’s sense of where the line should be. That mix of personalities keeps the books from being just about hardware and tactics; there is plenty of banter, friction, and loyalty inside the team.

Across the series, Taylor leans heavily on his own military experience. Operations feel lived‑in rather than cinematic, with attention to planning, rules of engagement, and the uncomfortable reality that the Taskforce itself operates outside normal law. Many plots hinge on questions like who gets to decide when the ends justify the means and what happens when good intentions collide with political convenience.

The Pike Logan timeline unfolds best in publication order, since relationships evolve and earlier decisions echo in later books. Shorter entries like The Callsign, The Dig, Exit Fee, and The Honeymoon Heist slide between the main novels, filling in origin stories, side missions, and quieter moments that still come with very real stakes.

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