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Start with Deep Black and continue through all 6 books in the listed reading order.

6 books
Published 2003 to 2008
Status: Likely complete

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Deep Black

Start with Deep Black

Book 1 by Stephen Coonts • Published 2003

After a U.S. spy plane probing a new Russian weapon is shot down, the NSA's covert Desk Three sends ex-Marine sniper Charlie Dean to investigate. Teaming with Delta veteran Lia DeFrancesca, he uncovers a plot to assas...

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Jim Defelice Stephen Coonts reading order

Ends with Conspiracy

  1. 1
    Deep Black

    Book 1:Deep Black

    Stephen Coonts • 2003

    After a U.S. spy plane probing a new Russian weapon is shot down, the NSA's covert Desk Three sends ex-Marine sniper Charlie Dean to investigate. Teaming with Delta veteran Lia DeFrancesca, he uncovers a plot to assas...

  2. 2
    Biowar

    Book 2:Biowar

    Stephen Coonts • 2004

    When germ-warfare expert Dr. James Keegan disappears from his New York home, Charlie Dean and Lia DeFrancesca are sent to find him. Their search uncovers a centuries-old killer fever being weaponized, forcing the Deep...

  3. 3
    Dark Zone

    Book 3:Dark Zone

    Stephen Coonts • 2004

    A stolen nuclear warhead and a mad plan code-named God's Revenge threaten to trigger an underwater explosion that could shift tectonic plates. As Deep Black operatives chase the weapon across continents, Charlie Dean...

  4. 4
    Payback

    Book 4:Payback

    Stephen Coonts • 2005

    Sent to Peru to quietly blunt a corrupt general's election grab, Charlie Dean must infiltrate an armored bank vault and unravel a staged nuclear scare. What begins as political meddling turns into a much wider threat...

  5. 5
    Jihad

    Book 5:Jihad

    Stephen Coonts • 2007

    Deep Black plants a listening device inside a high-ranking terrorist, giving Charlie Dean and his team a direct line into Al-Qaeda's plans. Racing from Istanbul's back streets to American airports, they fight to stop...

  6. 6
    Conspiracy

    Book 6:Conspiracy

    Stephen Coonts • 2008 • 4 recommendations

    A Secret Service agent's apparent suicide and the shooting of a presidential candidate point to a buried secret from the Vietnam War. Sent back to his old hunting grounds, Charlie Dean confronts a man he once thought...

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What is the best order to read the Jim Defelice Stephen Coonts series?

The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Deep Black.

How many books are in the Jim Defelice Stephen Coonts series?

There are 6 books currently listed in the Jim Defelice Stephen Coonts series on GurusReads.

Where should I start with the Jim Defelice Stephen Coonts series?

New readers should start with Deep Black, the first book in the reading order.

Is the Jim Defelice Stephen Coonts series complete?

Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2003 to 2008.