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  • Bibliography:
    43 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2014
  • Latest Book:
    September 2022
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Full Series List in Order

An Alex Troutt Thriller

1 - At Bay (Feb-2016)
2 - At Large (Mar-2016)
3 - At Once (Jun-2016)
4 - At Dawn (Jul-2016)
5 - At Dusk (Sep-2016)
6 - At Last (Nov-2016)
7 - At Stake (Apr-2018)
8 - AT Any Cost (May-2018)
9 - Back AT You (Jun-2018)

A Ball & Chain Thriller

1 - Mercy (Jan-2019)
2 - Fear (Mar-2019)
3 - Bury (May-2019)
4 - Lure (Jul-2019)
5 - Prey (Sep-2019)
6 - Vanish (Nov-2019)
7 - Escape (Feb-2020)

Booker

1 - Streets of Mayhem (Feb-2015)
2 - Tap That (Apr-2015)
3 - Hate City (Apr-2015)
4 - Blood Ring (Jul-2015)
5 - No Mas (Aug-2015)
6 - Dead Heat (Nov-2015)

Greed

1 - Fatal Greed (Jun-2014)
2 - Lethal Greed (Jul-2014)
3 - Wicked Greed (Aug-2014)
4 - Greed Manifesto (Oct-2014)

An Ivy Nash Thriller

1 - IN Defiance (Jan-2017)
2 - IN Pursuit (Mar-2017)
3 - IN Doubt (May-2017)
4 - Break IN (Jul-2017)
5 - IN Control (Sep-2017)
6 - IN The End (Nov-2017)

An Ozzie Novak Thriller

1 - On Edge (Nov-2017)
2 - Game On (Dec-2017)
3 - On the Rocks (Jan-2018)
4 - Shame ON You (Jan-2018)
5 - On Fire (Feb-2018)
6 - ON The Run (Mar-2018)

Book List in Order: 43 titles



  • A tortured soul. Perverse alliances. A grisly murder.

    Michael Doyle can't shake the haunting images from that dark alley. But the forces of evil are just starting to destroy his life.A corporate takeover bleeds into a private company. Behind ...



  • Seduced by an insatiable urge to escape reality, North Texas teens are falling prey to the one weakness parents fear most -- the use of illicit drugs. And North Texas is just the tip of the iceberg. With his city under siege by a series of drug deat...



  • What happens when Mr. Right is Everything Wrong?A twisted email lands at journalism outlets across the south, referencing innocent little animals, primal urges, Hollywood movie stars, and women of a certain ilk...tearing flesh from bone. The haunting...



  • Everyone needs a guardian angel -- except when that angel is cloaked in vengeance, immune to human qualities of remorse or compassion, seemingly carrying a torch for justice, yet driven by a tenacious indignation. Set against the awe-inspiring backdr...



  • In an instant they were gone.

    Fifteen children…killed by white supremacists.


    Booker has known hate, and now he must fight against it.

    He swore to protect the people of his city, even if the brass betrayed him, took away hi...



  • A revenge fifty years in the making.


    A sniper shooting at the site of the JFK assassination. A CEO of a green energy company murdered in his own backyard.

    Booker works the parallel investigations, but quickly finds himself caught...



  • The crowd loved her…

    …all except for one person.


    And this person had a gun.

    Courtney Johnson’s performance at Wyly Theater in Dallas was her last. Booker is the one they call. And he quickly learns this was no craze...



  • This time was terrifyingly different.


    Her dimpled smile and alluring gaze wouldn’t work.

    Neither would her charm, curves, or effervescent youth.

    Shackled by her own regrets and the hell delivered by her captors, she str...



  • No more deception.

    No more lies.

    No more killing.


    Brought to the island of Dominican Republic, Booker hopes to finally close the darkest chapter of his life.

    A cold-blooded killer. A woman with a hypnotic charm. A...






  • A true hero or a twisted vigilante?


    A new breed of killer has hit Dallas. The victims? They bleed blue. And the brotherhood is calling in Booker.

    As pandemonium floods the city from the inside out, Booker chases an invisible plag...



  • A perfect life until…the accident.

    Was it just random bad luck?


    Or is someone after her?

    Alex needs to rest her brain. But the FBI needs her back, because a killer has struck...the cause of death is bizarre. No one can mak...



  • They should have known they were on the kill list.


    The judgment is death…a slow, agonizing death.

    Recruited to investigate the grisly murders, Alex is without words. The mutilations are inconceivable.

    The slayings don't st...



  • A vow to honor those who perished…

    ...or a ruthless vigilante?


    Boston Strong of just a few years ago is now Boston on edge. And this time the targets are men of the cloth -- priests.

    Could Alex's friend and colleague ...



  • Greed rules.


    But how it takes root could destroy Alex’s world.

    The shadow of death envelopes her sleepy seaside hometown.

    Can Alex’s family escape the crossfire?

    Drug lords have no mercy…spare no one to achi...



  • Can a person be born minus a soul?


    A little boy makes his first kill -- and he likes it.

    He is cunning, charming, and without remorse.

    He is a sociopath. As boy turns to man, what lies inside takes root.

    Alex tr...



  • Memories do more than haunt. They kill.


    Thirty years have passed since that fateful night.

    Can Alex ever forget the mother she never really knew?

    Alex finally confronts the killer--the same man who just murdered the Bosto...



  • Ivy fights to save a tortured soul. But who's the one with the twisted secrets?.


    As a CPS agent, Ivy has seen the horrors. But no one knows what she survived.

    Will it come back to haunt her?

    A hostage crisis turns deadly, l...



  • A man wants retribution.


    And he'll do anything to ensure Ivy suffers.


    A serial killer terrorizes San Antonio.

    One point intersects the victims -- Ivy herself.

    The hunt is on…but who's the one being pursued?<...



  • What does the face of evil look like?


    Ivy has a calling. Protect those who can't protect themselves.

    An adorable little girl. A shamed woman stashed away in a mental institution. Even her dear friend. But what force can stop an e...






  • Evil knows no boundaries.

    The unthinkable happens. And a grandfather grieves.Ivy sees his pain, feels his pain, but she can't connect the dots. How can Ivy possibly locate the missing kids?A community comes together to fight back. Yet, the ba...



  • Sometimes even the truth can kill.But can murder ever be justified?

    Kids are plucked from their homes seemingly at random.Is there any way it could all be a ruse?A friend's father asks Ivy to do the unthinkable. Will she turn a blind eye? It'...



  • No one will shame the sacred word. No one will shun the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost. And no one will sin without retribution. One man's warped path to destiny will slam into one woman's pledge to save a generation from a fanatical...



  • A mystery client. A professional hit.

    A ruthless man who asserts his will on anyone in his path.


    You believe your life is captured in moments…the ones you cherish, the ones you share.

    But in the blink of an eye, you los...




  • Her allure is undeniable.But is it also toxic?

    Ozzie is determined to make this PI gig work, but only on his terms. And then Rosie shows up. She's desperate to get dirt on her powerful, womanizing husband and then move on. Ozzie knows he has...



  • Two shattered lives bound by one haunting secret.


    Chantel hasn't been the same since her sister went missing ten years ago.

    Ravaged by drug addiction ever since that fateful moment, Chantel vanished a month ago.

    Could the sa...



  • Rainmakers rule... But nothing impacts a man like two bullets in the back of the head.

    A beautiful, ambitious woman is murdered. The person charged? One of the most powerful deal-makers in the world. Ozzie is pulled in to help prove the egom...



  • They are the winds of fate.

    They lift your spirit to soaring heights.

    And then there is that one staggering, but unforgettable, moment…


    A body plummets into the stormy water and, along with it, swallows Ozzie’s heart.


  • A desperate attempt to survive...

    ...or the plot of a twisted killer?


    Bombs rip through the Boston Marathon crowd.

    Hysteria engulfs New England.

    A loved one clings to life -- Alex won't sleep until the culprit is fo...






  • The slayings are calculated and cold-blooded…

    …but it's deceit that has Alex staring at the face of death.


    Extortion, bombings, and assassinations have created fear inside and outside of the beltway -- all while being nearly in...



  • The voice was disguised.

    The agonizing message was not.


    Alex gets a call no parent should ever receive. It's a dagger to her heart. But she can't afford to stop.

    Forced to carry out the wishes of the captors, Alex is threat...



  • HE'S RUNNING FROM THE MOB…She's running from her past…Can they endure each other long enough to stop a killer?Imagine GAME NIGHT meets KNIVES OUT.Through fate -- or a temporary misalignment of the stars -- Willow Ball and Cooper Chain cross paths...



  • His heart beats. Barely.Each thump pounds his mind deeper into oblivion.And he wonders -- How did I get here?

    A father goes missing. Not just any father. But a person once worshipped for his world-class talent. Enter the most unconventional t...



  • Air pumps into the dark night sky.The blade of the shovel digs deeper and deeper.And the cries from below are slowly devoured by the howl of a coyote.

    Willow Ball and Cooper Chain are tied at the hip -- on some days that's a fantasy, other da...



  • A painting. A memory. A death.Can safe refuge ever be found?

    Mindi Mendrano was a golden goddess with a tennis prowess few had ever seen.And then she vanished.Who had the greatest motive to kill her?Before Cooper Chain can finally get the gre...



  • Someone is watching... Scrutinizing every flip of the hair, change of expression, and spoken word.

    How long until they come for you?For Cooper Chain and Willow Ball, it was a normal weekday morning. Until the moment Cooper opens the back door...



  • It may be the land of paradise...... But will greed and treachery poison a generation?The tectonic plates shift and a tidal wave of corruption engulfs the Big Island. The deluge of crimes is so ruthless that many run for cover -- or pay the ultimate ...



  • A power that few have possessed.And a secret that will unleash it.He has a plan. He watches it unfold. And one by one, three lives crumble into dust.Flares of desperation divert the focus -- can Alex see through the fog of deception?The killing seaso...



  • ONE MURDER THAT WAS NEVER SOLVED.
    Two lovers on the run.
    And three kidnappings, cover-ups, and betrayals.

    Imagine GET SHORTY meets ROMANCING THE STONE.
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    "The best mystery-thriller-adventure book I'v...






  • One way in.No way out.It may take some magic…And Houdini's stone snout.Willow Ball and Cooper Chain are tied at the hip again, hoping to blend in with the masses in the city that never sleeps. Can they locate Willow's father before his time is up?S...



  • A deadly crime ring.A race to find her father.And a daring scheme.Hunted by ruthless mercenaries everywhere they turn, Willow Ball and Cooper Chain have a date with destiny in a foreign land. Can Willow finally reunite with her father?It's not that e...



  • NEVER GO BACK delivers a knockout punch. - Robert Dugoni, New York TImes Bestselling AuthorMefford has captured lightning with his debut espionage thriller. - Steven Konkoly, Wall Street Journal Bestselling AuthorSHATTERED.BLACKMAILED.NOW A HIRED GUN...



  • A SPY IS BORN...The mission is clear.A secret emerges, the plot implodes...Will Jack survive his greatest fear?From Lyon to Cairo and back again, Jack Whitfield exposes a conspiracy that could topple a government and ignite a new war in the Mideast.B...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

John W. Mefford has published 43 books.

John W. Mefford does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, NEVER SAY DIE, was published in September 2022.

The first book by John W. Mefford, Fatal Greed, was published in June 2014.

Yes. John W. Mefford has 6 series.