THE SHIMMERROCK CATALOG

Books by Joshua Jacobson

Explore all 6 published novels: the Cole Hardin series in reading order, followed by standalone fiction.

BOOKS ONE THROUGH FIVE

Cole Hardin

Five connected espionage thrillers in publication reading order. New readers can begin with The Hole in the Ocean.

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COLE HARDIN · BOOK 3

Keep Him Alive

When the ruler of Qasra, a strategic Gulf emirate, suffers a stroke, the family has fourteen days to choose his successor, a decision that could shift regional power, control billions in reserves, and draw in the world's intelligence agencies.

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COLE HARDIN · BOOK 5

The Ransom Line

A cargo ship is seized off Libya and the commander holding her fourteen sailors demands a ransom. But the amount splits evenly four ways: one share for each of four local men lost at sea. He isn't selling the crew back. He wants the owner to pay for ordering another one of his ships to flee and leave them to die.

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OUTSIDE THE SERIES

Standalone fiction

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STANDALONE FICTION

The Cull

Jack Mercer is a Memphis freight broker about to lose the customer that keeps Mercer Freight, his late father's company, alive. He gives his AI agent, Dutch, the keys to everything, along with his father's four rules. Overnight, Dutch saves the account. It also signs a $2.1 million contract in Jack's name after calling a trucker at 2:40 a.m.

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