Books in series
#1
Behind Enemy Lines
2019
Titus Black is a survivor.
Even after getting ousted from the CIA, Black managed to land on his feet. And while his government may have quit on him, he’s not about to quit on it … even when he’s falsely accused of murder …
When black ops agent Titus Black embarks on a rescue mission, he comes back with more than just a left-for-dead pilot—he comes back with questions about an alleged secret operation that threatens to shatter trust in the U.S. military. As Black and the clandestine organization he works for start to unravel the mystery, he finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a plot to silence him.
But if Black intends on getting justice and exposing the corruption, he must avoid capture and save the one man who wants him dead more than anything … the President of the United States.
If you like Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp, Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne or Stephen Hunter’s Bob Lee Swagger, you’ll love Titus Black.
#2
Game of Shadows
2019
Titus Black wasn’t the trusting kind of guy, even for a black ops agent. And when he ventures into Russia to bring home a missing scientist, Black learns some information that makes him question everything he’s known to be true about his director, J.D. Blunt.
Meanwhile, Black and the Firestorm team uncover a treasonous plot from one of the most powerful men in congress. As Black’s worlds converge, he must thwart an assassination attempt or face dire consequences, including the end of the very organization that keeps his country safe from terrorists of every kind.
Fans of Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne, Vince Flynn’s Mitch Rapp, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, and Lee Child’s Jack Reacher will enjoy this exciting new thriller from bestselling author R.J. Patterson.
#3
Rogue Commander
2020
Titus Black doesn’t like playing games, especially when it comes to terrorists.
When three U.S. emissaries are murdered in broad daylight in Jordan by an assassin known as The Ghost, black ops specialist Titus Black teams up with Christina Shields to track down the killer in a mission that grows more dangerous with each new clue. As they navigate the shadowy world of the Middle East in an effort to finish their operation, they learn of a secret that puts them on a collision course with a madman bent on bringing America to its knees.
With nothing left to lose, Titus Black must face his new nemesis with no margin for error.
#4
Line of Fire
2020
Not even darkness can hide from Titus Black.
When members of the intelligence community in Washington started disappearing, the CIA was prompted to investigate. Unable to trust anyone at the agency, the CIA turned to Firestorm and Titus Black to uncover the truth.
However, what Black found was more than a vendetta against the agency by rogue operators, instead uncovering a conspiracy that stretched deep into the federal government. And with time running out, Black has to eliminate the ring leader before he executes his plan that will lay waste to the United States.
#5
Blowback
2020
The deadliest bombs don’t tick … they just explode.
When an asset at an Iranian nuclear facility gets left behind in a massive exodus of Mossad agents from Iran, Black gets tasked with extracting her. But the simple assignment opens up a world of questions for Black and the Firestorm team, leading down a path to a deadly conspiracy.
Black and his partner Christina Shields must criss-cross the globe searching for answers in a high-stakes game. And when the answers they seek put them deeper into harm’s way, they must catch a mysterious mastermind before he kills thousands of people and jeopardizes the tenuous underpinnings of world peace.
#6
Honorable Lies
2020
The best lies often contain the truth.
When a terrorist organization claims responsibility for an attack on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, the victims seem random. But things aren’t always as they seem.
Asked to investigate quietly, Titus Black and the Firestorm team stir up a hornets nest within the U.S. government that threatens to expose some high-level officials. With Black and fellow agent Christina Shields in imminent danger, they find themselves embroiled in a global conspiracy with a new emerging threat, this time orchestrated to take place on American soil and more deadlier than before.
#7
Power Play
2021
Sometimes the people with secrets are more dangerous than the secrets themselves.
With a thirst for danger and the skills to survive, black ops agent Titus Black is tapped to apprehend a rogue hacker who has escaped an underground CIA detention facility in Finland. When the man disappears into Russia, Black is tasked with tracking the hacker down before he leaks sensitive government secrets to nefarious organizations.
However, Black soon learns that the biggest threat to U.S. national security isn’t a hacker with secrets but the people with secrets to hide.
Black finds himself in the race of his life, criss-crossing the globe to stop an evil threat intent on taking down the United States from within. And if Black fails, there is no backup plan.
#8
State of Conspiracy
2021
Some conspiracy theories are actually true.
When a high-ranking U.S. government official goes missing, the president wants to keep the situation from the public, summoning the Firestorm team to take handle the job.
However, when Titus Black and the team hit the ground, the clock is ticking. With just three days to find the kidnapped official and return home before everything is exposed, Black must navigate a precarious situation to ensure success behind enemy lines.
But when things go south, Black must improvise. And there’s no margin for error. If he fails, there’s more than just one life in danger … and it’s an outcome the country can’t afford.
#9
The Patriot
2021
Some wars never end.
When an old Russian missile silo suddenly disappears, U.S. military brass become concerned that something is afoot. Instead of risking of international incident, Titus Black is sent to investigate—and disarm the weapon.
But what he uncovers sets him on a dash across the globe to stop a madman terrorist and a Russian who’s willing to go to great lengths to help establish his country as the world’s greatest superpower. And as Agent Black digs deeper, he finds that the bad actors have an unlikely ally that threatens millions of innocent lives—and the global balance of power.
#10
The President's Man
2022
The most dangerous threats are the ones you never see coming.
When an investigation into a foreign businessman raises questions about one of the president’s most trusted advisors, Firestorm agents Titus Black and Christian Shields are tasked with looking into the revelations. But when they bring to light a vast conspiracy decades in the making, they find themselves embroiled in a power struggle that may have deadly consequences for all those involved, including the president.
With time running out, Black and Shields must convince the president to let them handle the matter or risk losing control of the country. And as their path becomes fraught with danger, they become the hunted. If Black and Shields intend to survive—and America with them—they must turn the tables on one of the world’s most powerful men and expose his treasonous plan.
Black can only hope they never see him coming.
#11
The Haitian Assassin
2022
One man’s illusion is another man’s reality.
As Titus Black begins to dismantle the remnants of the deviant Fullgood Initiative, he invites new trouble—and this time it’s personal.
Stumbling into a situation that leaves the lives of one of the Phoenix Foundation team members hanging in the balance, Black must figure out a way to stop the man hellbent on removing world leaders who won’t acquiesce to his impossible demands. With time short, Black must weigh the cost of an important decision that will either end the life of one of his closest allies or kill thousands of innocent people.
#12
Codename
Killshot
2022
The past always has a way of messing with our future ...
As Titus Black grapples with one of the secrets from his past, one of the CIA’s best assassins has gone rogue, putting the world’s tenuous peace in jeopardy once he begins his assault on some of the world’s most well-known leaders. Black gets tapped for his most dangerous mission to date, hunting down the man responsible for putting the world on the brink of war.
Black must navigate the landmines of his past to preserve his standing within the Phoenix Foundation, all while trying to stop a relentless killer. But the clock is ticking and The Alliance seizes an opportunity to strengthen its position and put the U.S. intelligence agency on its back foot.
With no margin for error, Black faces his deadliest foe yet. And the consequences for failure will be catastrophic for not only himself but also the rest of the planet.
#14
House of Cards
2023
With the Fullgood Initiative dismantled and Cicely Calhoun behind bars, a fight is brewing over who will fill the void and attempt a global coup—and Titus Black and the Phoenix Foundation team must stop it before it starts.
From the ashes of the Fullgood Initiative, an unlikely leader has arisen from within an ancient European power to fill the void. While he has enjoyed operating in the shadows, one mistake jeopardizes his entire operation, placing him in the crosshairs of the U.S.’s most relentless black ops team.
As Black and Shields navigate geopolitical landmines, secret societies, and the underbelly of European bureaucracy, they must uncover the identity of the man behind a quiet movement and exhaust every avenue to stop a looming threat to democracy and freedom the world over.
#15
False Flag
2023
Titus Black never gives a warning when he’s about to pull the trigger.
With the dogs of war clamoring for a new conflict, Vice President Charles Bullock goes missing in a brazen abduction under the dead of night. The Phoenix Foundation’s operative Titus Black and Christina Shields are tasked with bringing Bullock home with a near-impossible directive: safely recover him without anyone finding out that he was ever taken.
While Black and Shields navigate landmines in the field, Phoenix Foundation director J.D. Blunt is caught up in a near-impossible mission of his own: keeping the lid on an explosive story with national security implications. In the meantime, the foundation’s top investigator Ned Edgerton digs in to find out who’s behind the plot.
As allegiances are revealed, Black and Shields must complete their mission before pursuing an unlikely candidate who was behind the abduction—and stopping the perpetrator from committing an even more deadly act, one that would endanger the lives of thousands of innocent people.
#16
A Deadly Game
2023
No cost is too steep for Titus Black when it comes to freedom.
Nearly six months have passed since Fullgood Initiative mastermind Cicely Calhoun escaped from a supermax prison in Colorado, reigniting fears of how she might strike next. And when the Phoenix Foundation receives credible intel, Titus Black and the team piece together a terrifying plot, a plot that will enable Calhoun to implement her dream of a one-world government … with her in control.
In every corner of the globe, Fullgood has penetrated governments and militaries, setting the stage for a bloodless coup, one so quiet that no one will even know it’s happening before it’s already over. Despite attempts to disrupt Calhoun’s intricate plan, she remains three steps or four ahead of everyone … that is everyone except Titus Black.
With a deadly contagion at Calhoun’s disposal and the power of an entire military at her fingertips, Black remains determined to end Fullgood’s dreams of a new world order and instead bring order to a chaotic world—and do it no matter what the cost.
Author
R.J. Patterson
Author · 49 books
*** Signup for my newsletter and receive a free copy of The Warren Omissions, the first book in my James Flynn thriller series, by visiting http://eepurl.com/bZwpdf *** THE FIRST SIGNS that I might like writing—and that I might be slightly competitive—appeared when my year two (or first grade) teacher, Mrs. Holland, asked my class to write and illustrate our day. Mine read like this: “The Red team beat the Blue team, 1 to nil. And I won.” The next 47 entries covered my exploits on the soccer pitch while growing up in Ipswich, England. In South Carolina as a teenager, my dad told me that I could get paid to watch sports provided I could write about it. Sounded easy enough and by the time I was 16, I landed a job at my town’s daily newspaper and had a column on Major League Baseball players from our area. I also covered my first riot there at a sporting event—and it’s safe to say I was smitten with journalism. After graduating from one of the best journalism schools in the country, I took a job as a sports editor in South Georgia and learned firsthand about the passion of high school sports in rural America. I thought I knew before, but I didn’t. This was another world. I also had the opportunity to cover major sporting events like the Olympic Games, the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the Final Four. It was a thrill! But nothing was as thrilling to me as uncovering the truth in investigative assignments. I once broke a story about a prominent southern football team’s NCAA violation—and found out the violating coach had committed suicide only a few months earlier. The story won a national writing award and stoked my desire to write about these issues. It made me realize that the sports world was just another fantastic backdrop for drama. After writing non-fiction books with athletes, for athletes, and ghost writing for many others, I decided to enter the world of fiction writing. It had been something I wanted to do but never found the time. So, I made the time—and had a blast in the process. I’m not out to become the next Faulkner or Hemingway—I’m just out to tell a good story. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them!
