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  • Bibliography:
    11 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2007
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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About the Author

Jack Coughlin was born on 12th January 1966. He is a retired Gunnery Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps, and is the author of the autobiographical book ‘Shooter’
He was born and raised in Waltham Massachusetts, and has four older sisters. At a young age Jack was temporarily blinded in his right eye (his dominant eye used for shooting) when a sharp rock hit it. The eye eventually healed and his sight in the eye improved to an above average visual acuity of 20/19. He enlisted in the Marines in 1985 and completed his recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. He later attended Scout Sniper School. Coughlin originated the concept of the Mobile Sniper Strike Team, which he employed in Iraq to great effect. While in Iraq, he received his second Bronze Star with valour device. When he returned from Iraq, he retired from the Marine Corps.

Full Series List in Order

A Kyle Swanson Sniper Novel

1 - Kill Zone (Nov-2007)
2 - Dead Shot (Mar-2009)
3 - Clean Kill (Mar-2010)
4 - An Act of Treason (Mar-2011)
5 - Running the Maze (Mar-2012)
6 - Time to Kill (May-2013)
7 - On Scope (May-2014)
8 - Night of the Cobra (Aug-2015)
9 - Long Shot (Aug-2016)

Book List in Order: 11 titles



  • An American general is captured in the Middle East by terrorists who threaten to behead him in days. Moments before rendered unconscious, he hears his captors speaking American English. Who are these people? Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Swanson, a top Marine...



  • In this follow-up to the highly successful Kill Zone, former Marine sniper Kyle Swanson faces his most deadly enemy yet, a legendary enemy sniper working with a fringe Islamic organization that has created a terrifying new weapon of mass destruction ...



  • On the heels of the New York Times bestselling Dead Shot comes the most thrilling installment of the Kyle Swanson series yet, in which an attempt at a new peace in the Middle East is shattered by an unknown attacker, and only Swanson can find out who...



  • IN THE LINE OF FIRE Gunnery Sergeant Kyle Swanson and his beautiful girlfriend, CIA agent Lauren Carson, are on a mission in Islamabad, Pakistan. During a dangerous assault on two Taliban fighters, Kyle finds himself captured and imprisoned. Lauren,...



  • In the latest high-intensity thriller in the New York Times bestselling sniper series, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Kyle Swanson is sent into Pakistan, where an international team of medical workers has been executed in order to cover up a deadly terroris...



  • Time to Kill is a pulse-racing thriller about Islamic terrorists bent on delivering Egypt into the hands of America’s arch enemy -- Iran In the newest thriller in The New York Times bestselling series featuring American sniper Kyle Swanson, the ...



  • Spain is on the brink of economic collapse and European banks demand that any bailout be linked to harsh domestic changes. An alliance of Islamic bankers counters with a rescue package containing no conditions at all. The underlying goal: to break th...



  • In this enthralling new novel in the bestselling Kyle Swanson sniper series, an American warrior is called to redeem a debt of honor in Somalia amid haunting personal nightmares. Top-ranked sniper Kyle Swanson was a promising young Marine on a dan...



  • A top Russian intelligence agent has defected to the West and the only man with whom he will speak is Kyle Swanson, who busted him out of the U.S. Marine Corps Scout/Sniper School years ago. The defector proves to be an Edward Snowden-type gold mine ...






  • The Central Intelligence Agency is under attack, and so is its top field operative, Kyle Swanson. The highly decorated former Marine Corps gunnery sergeant is attending the funeral of a friend when a terrorist blows up the grave. A week later, he nar...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jack Coughlin; Donald A. Davis has published 11 books.

Jack Coughlin; Donald A. Davis does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, One Hit, was published in September 2021.

The first book by Jack Coughlin; Donald A. Davis, Kill Zone, was published in November 2007.

Yes. Jack Coughlin; Donald A. Davis has 1 series.