Order of Joe Ryker Books
Joe Ryker is the protagonist in a series of thriller novels by American author Nelson DeMille. Detective Sgt. Joe Ryker is a regular guy who works for the New York Police Department. Ryker is very much in-tune with his surroundings and this gives him the edge in being able to track down criminals. He works alone, with his only partners being his standard police special .38 on his ankle and a .357 Magnum on his shoulder.
Nelson DeMille began his Joe Ryker series in 1974 with the novel The Sniper. The series lasted six novels, concluding in 1975 with the novel The Night of the Phoenix. Below is a list of Nelson DeMille’s Joe Ryker books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Joe Ryker Books
The Sniper | (1974) | |
The Hammer of God | (1974) | |
The Terrorists | (1974) | |
The Agent of Death / The Death Squad | (1975) | |
Child Killer | (1975) | |
Ryker the Sadist | (1975) | |
Motive For Murder | (1975) | |
Cannibal | (1975) | |
The Smack Man | (1975) | |
The Night of the Phoenix | (1975) | |
The Slasher | (1976) |
Note: The series has also been re-published using the pen name of Jack Cannon.