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Unsanctioned Asset
The Unsanctioned Asset series by Brad Lee has 5 known books (5 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with A Team of One (2021).
- Books
- 5 known books (5 novels)
- Published
- 5
- First published
- 2021
- Status
- ongoing
- Shelved under
- Thriller
- Last checked
Start here: A Team of One (2021) — 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:
A Team of One
Brad Lee opened Unsanctioned Asset in 2021 with A Team of One , the series' first book at 420 pages. It introduces retired Navy SEAL Alex "Axe" Southmark and intelligence analyst Haley Albright amid a chaotic, terrorism-threatened New York City, launching a self-published series retailers have compared to Vince Flynn and Brad Thor.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Team of One - Book 2:
A Team of Four
A Team of Four , published in 2022, carries the ordinal 4 in this record, following A Team of One without a numbered second or third book on file. It continues Axe and Haley's fast-paced, action-driven missions at the roughly one-to-two-books-a-year pace Brad Lee has kept since the series launched.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Team of Four - Book 3:
A Team of Six
A Team of Six came out in 2023 at 644 pages -- the longest entry so far -- and is numbered 6 in the series' internal ordering. Axe and Haley's mission history and partnership keep building across the self-published Unsanctioned Asset run, ahead of the same-universe title So There I Was... in 2024.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Team of Six - Book 4:
So There I Was...
So There I Was , released in 2024 at 292 pages, sits at position 7, immediately after A Team of Six , and is notably shorter than the book before it.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of So There I Was... - Book 5:
A Team of Seven
A Team of Seven , the 2025 book numbered 8, is the most recent entry on file and, at 654 pages, the longest in the series. No further title had been announced as of this catalogue's curation, though Brad Lee has released roughly annually since the series began in 2021.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of A Team of Seven
About the Unsanctioned Asset series
The Unsanctioned Asset series is a self-published military/espionage thriller series following retired Navy SEAL Alex "Axe" Southmark and intelligence analyst Haley Albright through a run of fast-paced, action-driven missions that begin in a chaotic, terrorism-threatened New York City in the opening book, A Team of One (2021). Author Brad Lee, who publishes independently and describes himself on his own site simply as a writer living on a farm with an interest in wildlife and nature photography, has drawn retailer comparisons to Vince Flynn and Brad Thor for the series' pacing and its retired-special-operator premise.
The series has continued at a steady pace of roughly one to two books a year since 2021, reaching an eighth entry, A Team of Seven, in 2025, alongside a same-universe title, So There I Was... (2024).
Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Unsanctioned Asset series in?
In publication order, starting with A Team of One (2021).
Who is Brad Lee?
A self-published thriller author who, per his own author site, lives on a farm and writes as a hobbyist wildlife/nature photographer; no further biographical detail (real name, location, or background) is publicly confirmed.
Does the series continue after A Team of Seven?
No further title had been announced as of this curation (August 2026), though the series has released roughly annually since 2021.
How many books are in the Unsanctioned Asset series?
5: A Team of One (2021), A Team of Four (2022), A Team of Six (2023), So There I Was... (2024), and A Team of Seven (2025).
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