Author

Mark T. Sullivan

Q: What should I read first by Mark T. Sullivan?

Start with the Private series, since it is the first on file, then read it in publication order.

Mark T. Sullivan has 20 known credited books (20 published) across 2 series. Start with Private. Mark T. Sullivan contributes to Private (created by James Patterson).

Mark T. Sullivan is an American novelist who became one of James Patterson's collaborators on the Private series, co-writing several installments including entries set in Los Angeles and other locations within the Private International franchise founded by protagonist Jack Morgan. Before his Patterson partnership, Sullivan built a career as an investigative journalist and independent thriller writer, with novels drawing on his reporting background in fields such as environmental crime and international intrigue. Sullivan's solo work includes acclaimed historical fiction, notably Beneath a Scarlet Sky, a bestselling World War II novel based on the true story of an Italian teenager who became a resistance spy, which brought him significant critical and commercial attention beyond his earlier thriller output. His journalism background gave his Private novels a grounded, research-driven texture consistent with the franchise's globe-spanning, high-stakes plotting. Sullivan continues to write across both collaborative commercial thrillers and his own historical and literary fiction, and is recognized for successfully bridging the fast-paced Patterson brand with more deeply researched standalone work.

Series: 2
Credited books: 20
Published: 20
Latest published book: All the Glimmering Stars 1 January 2024
Active: 1994–present
Best known for: Private

Key facts about Mark T. Sullivan

Our list holds 20 books by Mark T. Sullivan. 9 of them belong to a series, while 11 stand alone. Since all 20 are out now, every book here is ready to read. Their series sit on our thriller and spy thriller shelves.

Mark T. Sullivan has 2 series on file. Private has 21 books, while Robin Monarch has 4 books. In particular, Private is the longest series on file.

Private began with James Patterson, while Mark T. Sullivan has books in it too. Private starts with Private, while Robin Monarch starts with Brotherhood.

Since Private is the first series on file, it is the place to start. Their first published book on file came out in 1994. Meanwhile, All the Glimmering Stars is the latest published book, out on 1 January 2024.

There are also 11 standalone books. You can read them in any order, since each one stands alone. The newest one that is out is All the Glimmering Stars, from 2024. The oldest on file is The Fall Line, from 1994.