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Jericho Quinn
The Jericho Quinn series by Marc Cameron has 10 known books (10 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with National Security (2011). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Active Measures.
- Books
- 10 known books (8 novels + 2 novellas)
- Published
- 10
- First published
- 2011
- Status
- hiatus
- Shelved under
- Thriller
- Last checked
Start here: National Security (2011) — 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:
National Security
National Security opened Marc Cameron's Jericho Quinn series in November 2011, introducing an Air Force OSI special agent and decorated pararescueman who also operates off the books for a shadow unit inside the U.S. government -- launching the sequence that Act of Terror would continue the following year.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of National Security - Book 2:
Act of Terror
Act of Terror, published in 2012 at 384 pages, is the second entry, following National Security as the series found its yearly release rhythm and continued building Jericho Quinn's standing with the secretive presidential unit he works for.
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State of Emergency
State of Emergency came out in 2013 at 416 pages, the third installment in the series, following Act of Terror and continuing Marc Cameron's technically detailed, procedurally grounded thrillers built on his own law-enforcement background.
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Time of Attack
Time of Attack, published in January 2014 at 448 pages, is the longest entry in the series to that point, following State of Emergency and continuing Jericho Quinn's work for the shadow unit he answers to.
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Day Zero
Day Zero, released in January 2015, is the fifth novel in the series, arriving a year after Time of Attack and ahead of Brute Force, continuing Marc Cameron's run of technically precise thrillers built around Quinn's off-the-books missions.
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Brute Force
Brute Force followed in December 2015 at 432 pages, the sixth installment, coming less than a year after Day Zero and continuing Jericho Quinn's relationship with his half-sister Bo alongside the series' extraction-and-tradecraft plotting.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Brute Force - Book 7:
Field of Fire
Field of Fire, published in 2017 at 464 pages, is the seventh novel in the series -- the longest full-length entry to date -- preceding the novella Dead Drop the same year, as Marc Cameron kept up the series' near-annual release pace.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Field of Fire - Book 8:
Dead Drop
Dead Drop is a 122-page novella released in 2017 alongside Field of Fire, sitting between the seventh and eighth main novels in the series and offering a shorter, self-contained mission for Jericho Quinn between full-length entries.
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The Triple Frontier
The Triple Frontier, published in May 2018 at 123 pages, is a second interstitial novella, closely matching Dead Drop's length and following it in the sequence, bridging the gap before the series' final full-length novel.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Triple Frontier - Book 10:
Active Measures
Active Measures, released in November 2019 at 576 pages, is by far the longest book in the series, closing out this ten-book run following the two Marc Cameron novellas and bringing Jericho Quinn's arc with the shadow presidential unit to a close.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Active Measures
About the Jericho Quinn series
Jericho Quinn is an Air Force OSI special agent, decorated pararescueman, and occasional off-the-books operative for a shadow unit inside the U.S. government, introduced by Marc Cameron in National Security (2011). Cameron, a 29-year veteran of the U.S. Marshals Service and former SWAT team leader, writes Quinn's world with the procedural specificity of someone who has actually worked the job — extraction routes, tradecraft, and weapons handling described with a technical confidence that sets the series apart from more generic thriller heroes. Quinn operates for a secretive presidential unit, called on for missions too politically sensitive for conventional forces, which frees the plots to range from domestic terror plots to global conspiracies involving Russia, North Korea, and beyond.
The series escalates steadily across ten entries — eight novels plus two shorter novellas, Dead Drop and The Triple Frontier — tracking Quinn from a lone-wolf field agent into a recurring cast that includes his half-sister, Air Force pilot Bo Quinn, and his frequent partner, Secret Service agent Jacques Thibodaux. Cameron kept the pace to roughly one book a year through the mid-2010s before shifting his primary attention to writing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan continuation novels starting in 2017; Field of Fire (2017) marked the point where the two series began running in parallel, and Active Measures (2019) is the most recent Quinn entry, with no further installment announced since.
Frequently asked questions
How many Jericho Quinn books are there?
Ten entries total: eight novels and two novellas (Dead Drop and The Triple Frontier), published between 2011 and 2019.
What order should I read the Jericho Quinn books in?
Publication order, starting with National Security (2011). Quinn's relationships and standing with his shadow government unit develop across the series.
Is the Jericho Quinn series finished?
It appears to be on hiatus rather than formally concluded -- Active Measures (2019) is the most recent entry, and Marc Cameron's attention shifted to writing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels starting the same year the series' pace slowed.
Are Dead Drop and The Triple Frontier full novels?
No, they're shorter novellas that sit within the main numbered continuity, published in 2017 and 2018 respectively, between Field of Fire and Active Measures.
Does Marc Cameron's military and law enforcement background show in the series?
Yes -- Cameron is a retired U.S. Marshal and former SWAT team leader, and the series is known for its detailed, procedurally accurate depiction of tactics, weapons, and tradecraft.
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