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Atlee Pine
The Atlee Pine series by David Baldacci has 4 known books (4 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Long Road to Mercy (2018). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Daylight.
- Books
- 4 known books (4 novels)
- Published
- 4
- First published
- 2018
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Thriller
- Last checked
Start here: Long Road to Mercy (2018) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Long Road to Mercy
Long Road to Mercy is the novel that opens Atlee Pine, by David Baldacci, first published in 2018 at 416 pages. It's followed in the reading order by A Minute to Midnight, in a series of 4 books that ran from 2018 to 2021.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Long Road to Mercy - Book 2:
A Minute to Midnight
A Minute to Midnight is the 2nd entry in Atlee Pine, by David Baldacci, published in 2019 at 464 pages. It follows Long Road to Mercy and precedes Daylight in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Minute to Midnight - Book 3:
Daylight
Daylight is the 3rd entry in Atlee Pine, by David Baldacci, published in 2020 at 448 pages. It follows A Minute to Midnight and precedes Mercy in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Daylight - Book 4:
Mercy
Mercy is the 4th entry in Atlee Pine, by David Baldacci, published in 2021 at 432 pages. It follows Daylight and closes out the 4-book series, which ran from 2018 to 2021.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Mercy
About the Atlee Pine series
Atlee Pine is an FBI special agent working the Bureau's most remote territory — the rural Southwest — whose entire career has been shaped by one unsolved trauma: as a child, she watched her twin sister Mercy get abducted, and Mercy was never found. David Baldacci opens the series with Pine chasing present-day cases (a mine disappearance, a serial-killer investigation) while the cold case of Mercy's kidnapping runs underneath every book, finally taking center stage as Pine goes rogue to find the truth herself. It's a more personal, psychologically driven series than many of Baldacci's other thrillers, built around one investigator's decades-long search for closure as much as any individual case.
The series is short but tightly serialized — only four books, with the abduction mystery resolving by the final one — and includes a direct crossover with Baldacci's John Puller series in Daylight (2020), where Pine and Puller's investigations intersect. It's a good fit for readers who want a female-led FBI thriller with a strong emotional throughline rather than a purely case-of-the-week structure.
Frequently asked questions
How many Atlee Pine books are there?
There are 4 Atlee Pine novels: Long Road to Mercy (2018), A Minute to Midnight (2019), Daylight (2020), and Mercy (2021).
What order should I read the Atlee Pine books in?
Publication order, in strict sequence. The series tells one serialized story — the search for Pine's abducted twin sister — that resolves in the fourth book, Mercy.
Is Daylight an Atlee Pine book or a John Puller book?
Both — it's a direct crossover featuring both protagonists, counted as book 3 in the Atlee Pine series and book 5 in the John Puller series.
Is the Atlee Pine series finished?
Effectively yes — Mercy (2021) resolves the central mystery of Pine's sister's abduction that drove the whole series, and no further Atlee Pine novel has been announced since.
Do I need to read Atlee Pine before John Puller, or vice versa?
No. Both series can be started independently; they only intersect directly in Daylight, the third Pine book / fifth Puller book.
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