Rob Sinclair Books in Order
Rob Sinclair is a British thriller author best known for the Enemy and James Ryker series, which follow intelligence operative Carl Logan and later continue his story under the James Ryker identity. He has also written the Sleeper 13 trilogy, the DI Dani Stephens crime series, the Simon Peake thrillers, and several standalone novels. Before writing full-time, he worked thirteen years as a forensic fraud investigator for a global accounting firm. His background influenced his novels, which use the tropes of hidden money, false identities, compromised institutions, and former operatives trying to survive after their whole world collapsed.
This page lists all Rob Sinclair books in order, including the Enemy series, James Ryker series, Sleeper 13 trilogy, DI Dani Stephens books, Simon Peake thrillers, standalone novels, and anthologies.
Latest Rob Sinclair Books
More upcoming releases:
- The Lazarus Protocol (James Ryker #15), December 5, 2026
Where to Start with Rob Sinclair
→ New to Rob Sinclair’s spy thrillers? Start with Dance with the Enemy, which introduces Carl Logan before he becomes James Ryker.
→ Want the longer James Ryker series? Start with The Red Cobra. It starts directly with the Ryker identity, though the Enemy trilogy gives useful background first.
→ Prefer a shorter terrorism thriller series? Start with Sleeper 13. This trilogy follows Aydin Torkal after he breaks free from the terrorist group that trained him.
→ Prefer police crime instead? Start with The Essence of Evil, which begins the DI Dani Stephens series and has a different feel from the Logan/Ryker books.
→ Want the newer ex-soldier action series? Start with Dead Reckoning. It introduces Simon Peake before Deadly Mistake and Death Hollow.
How the Rob Sinclair Series Connect
The Enemy and James Ryker books are directly connected. The Enemy trilogy introduces Carl Logan as a Joint Intelligence Agency operative, while the James Ryker series continues his story after he disappears from his old life and starts again under a new identity.
The rest of Sinclair’s series are separate. Sleeper 13 follows Aydin Torkal, DI Dani Stephens is a Birmingham-set crime series, and Simon Peake follows an ex-Special Forces soldier who keeps getting pulled into violent situations.
Enemy Series (Books in Order)
The Enemy series follows Joint Intelligence Agency operative Carl Logan, a damaged agent who is highly trained, deeply compromised, and running out of people he can trust. Before the books begin, he was already captured, tortured, and left for dead, which makes him a less than ‘clean’ agent for his own agency. Set across European locations with fast pace action, the trilogy shows Logan being betrayed by his targets, his handlers, and ultimately his own agency.
The James Ryker series picks up directly where this one leaves off, so the Enemy trilogy is beginning for anyone wanting to read Rob Sinclair’s spy novels for the first time.
- Dance with the Enemy, 2014
- Rise of the Enemy, 2015
- Hunt for the Enemy, 2016
James Ryker Series (Books in Order)
The James Ryker series follows former intelligence operative Carl Logan, who disappeared and is now living under the alias James Ryker. He wants to live a quieter life, but his skills, his past, and the enemies he made as Logan won’t leave him alone. This is the longer continuation of the Enemy series. It is set in numerous international locations, including Czech Republic, Scandinavia, and the Middle East.
You can start with The Red Cobra, but reading the Enemy trilogy first gives more background info on why Ryker is hiding from the life he used to have, who Carl Logan is and why he reappeared as Ryker.
- The Red Cobra, 2017
- The Black Hornet, 2017
- The Silver Wolf, 2017
- The Green Viper, 2018
- The White Scorpion, 2019
- Renegade, 2021
- Assassins, 2021
- Outsider, 2021
- Vigilante, 2022
- Protector, 2022
- Deception, 2023
- Angel of Death, 2024
- The Enemy Within, 2025
- Burning State, 2025
- The Lazarus Protocol, 2026
Sleeper 13 Series (Books in Order)
The Sleeper 13 series follows Aydin Torkal, also known as the Sleeper 13, who was taken as a child from London and raised inside a terrorist network in Afghanistan. The main intent for his capture was to make him a sleeper agent. Growing up, he becomes an extremely skilled fighter, and after he breaks free, he doesn’t run. Instead, he turns against the people that made him into a weapon, and tries to stop an incoming attack while hunting the men responsible for what was done to him.
- Sleeper 13, 2018
- Fugitive 13, 2019
- Imposter 13, 2020
DI Dani Stephens Series (Books in Order)
The DI Dani Stephens series follows Birmingham detective Dani Stephens still trying to cope with the psychological damage from a violent attack as she works cases that push her to her limits. The series has a strong personal arc going through it with Dani’s relationship with her twin brother, a convicted killer whose understanding of criminal psychology helps Dani with some of her cases, no matter how much she hates it. Set in and around Birmingham, the series is a crime procedural, which is different from Rob Sinclair’s spy thrillers.
- The Essence of Evil, 2019
- The Rules of Murder, 2020
- Echoes of Guilt, 2020
- The Bonds of Blood, 2021
Simon Peake Series (Books in Order)
The Simon Peake series follows ex-Special Forces Simon Peake who wants to stay away from the world he used to live in. but he doesn’t get his wish. Instead, he ends up working for drug cartels, getting pulled into the kind of dangerous and morally gray jobs that as a man with his skill set and his instincts can hardly say no to because for him, it is simply not an option.
- Dead Reckoning, 2025
- Deadly Mistake, 2025
- Death Hollow, 2026
Standalone Novels
- Dark Fragments, 2016
- Lies That Bind, 2022
- Obsession, 2023
- Rogue Hero, 2024
- Blind Pursuit, 2026
Anthologies
- Written in the Stars, 2022
Rob Sinclair Biography
Rob Sinclair is a British thriller author who wrote spy thrillers, action thrillers, police crime, psychological suspense, and standalone novels, including the Enemy, James Ryker, Sleeper 13, DI Dani Stephens books, and Dark Fragments, a psychological thriller novel. He has published over 30 novels since his 2014 debut and has sold more than a million copies across multiple languages.
Official website: robsinclairauthor.com
Born in 1981 in the North East of England, Rob Sinclair grew up in several cities including Newcastle, Durham, and Birmingham before studying at the University of Nottingham, graduating in 2002. He then worked for nearly thirteen years as an accountant for a global firm, specializing in forensic fraud investigations at both national and international levels.
In 2009, he began writing his first novel, after a remark by his wife, a regular thriller reader, that he could write something she would want to read. It was published in 2014 as Dance with the Enemy, and launched the Enemy series, introducing former intelligence agent Carl Logan. The Carl Logan books established his name as a British spy thriller author, where he was often compared to Lee Child and Vince Flynn. He followed those books with the James Ryker series in 2017, which is a straight-up continuation of Logan’s story under a new identity. He later added the Sleeper 13 trilogy, about a man trained from childhood by a terrorist group, and the DI Dani Stephens books, which move into British police crime.
Rob Sinclair has sold more than a million copies of his thrillers. After leaving accounting behind to write full-time, he is currently based near Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, sons, and dog.
Rob Sinclair Book Adaptations
- Sleeper 13 – announced for an Indian-language screen adaptation by Turning Point Productions (2023)
The adaptation was reported in 2023, with Turning Point Productions acquiring Sleeper 13 for an Indian-language screen version.
