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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2020
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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About the Author

John Frederick Lively, known as "Jack", was emeritus professor of politics at the University of Warwick. He is known for his influential study of democracy.

Full Series List in Order

Tom Keeler

1 - Straight Shot (May-2020)
1.5 - Switch Back: A Novella (May-2020)
2 - Breacher (Apr-2021)
3 - Impact (Jan-2022)
4 - Hard Candy (Nov-2022)
5 - Berzerker (Sep-2023)
6 - Badlands (May-2024)
7 - The Reckoning (Jun-2025)

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • Ex-Special Forces operator Tom Keeler is a rambling man. He’s just passing through the town of Alencourt, France, and in less than an hour, someone tries to kill him. Nice place, nice try. But it’s a case of mistaken identity, and they pi...



  • It’s been two years since Tom Keeler left the military, but a combat medic never forgets his pilot. So, when he hears that Mallory’s got terminal brain cancer, Keeler drops everything to see her one last time. But then he runs into a beaut...



  • The second thriller in the Tom Keeler series, Breacher is a pulsing thriller that sinks its hooks in from the beginning and never lets up until the last page. A YOUNG MAN MISSING. His mother is up in Alaska, trying to find out what happened. ...



  • The third thriller in the Tom Keeler series, a story that will literally blow you away. _______________ AN ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. A woman tries to kill a stranger, and then shoots herself in the head. THE COVERUP. Afghan interpreter...



  • The latest thriller in the Tom Keeler series, Hard Candy is an action packed story with more twists than a bag of pythons. _______________ A WOMAN FALLEN. Crumpled to the train platform, lying face up on the frozen cement, her life hanging b...



  • Tom Keeler is in Ankara, Turkey, on a joint CIA / JSOC mission. A routine signal from a safe house is missed and he's the one sent to check it out. Things get a little tricky from there. The missed signal leads Keeler on a devastating journ...



  • November 2016, Israel Egypt border zone Tom Keeler is on rest and recuperation leave, recovering from injuries sustained in the Syrian battleground. He’s got a week and a half of R&R left and the only thing Keeler desires is to take full advanta...



  • Tom Keeler’s been on the road for the better part of two days, no sleep, no food, just a relentless bus ride out of West Texas to this small farming town in Ohio. It’s all because his sister Laura sent him a message. Cryptic in tone, pregnant ...



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    A Tom Keeler NovellaIt's been two years since Tom Keeler left the military, but a combat medic never forgets his pilot. So, when he hears that Mallory's got terminal brain cancer, Keeler drops everything to see her one last time. But then he runs int...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jack Lively has published 9 books.

The next book by Jack Lively, The Reckoning, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Jack Lively, Straight Shot, was published in May 2020.

Yes. Jack Lively has 1 series.