Order of Alastair MacNeill Books

Alastair MacNeill is an author of historical fiction and thrillers, known for his meticulously researched novels and strong sense of atmosphere. His work often draws on real historical events, blending tension, intrigue, and richly detailed settings to bring the past vividly to life. MacNeill’s novels explore themes of power, conflict, and moral choice, appealing to readers who enjoy history-driven storytelling with a suspenseful edge.

Alastair MacNeill made his debut as a novelist in 1988, with Death Train. Below is a list of Alastair MacNeill’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Alistair MacLean's UNACO Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

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Alastair MacNeill Synopses: Counter Plot is a standalone novel by Alastair MacNeill. Frankie Genno is a small-time Chicago drug dealer with ambitions far bigger than his reach. Determined to break into the big leagues, he plans a bank heist that should be easy money. Instead, everything collapses. His girlfriend, Anne Stratton, turns informant. An off-duty cop is killed. Genno goes to prison with nothing left but rage – and a vow of revenge.

Anne enters the Witness Protection Program and disappears into a new life in New Orleans. Seventeen years later, she’s built everything she hoped for: a successful business, a stable marriage, and a fifteen-year-old daughter who knows nothing of her past. But Genno has never stopped haunting her thoughts.

When Anne’s WITSEC handler is found murdered and his files stolen, her worst fear becomes reality – Frankie Genno has found her. And when he breaks out of prison, Anne knows the countdown has begun. This time, Genno isn’t just coming for her. He’s coming for everything she’s built.

Damage Control is a standalone novel by Alastair MacNeill. When Ian Grant is shot dead outside a Zurich jazz club, his widow Beth is left with more questions than answers. Ian hated jazz – so why was he there? And who is Amy Michaels, the American woman last seen with him, who vanished immediately after the murder?

Determined to uncover the truth, Beth travels to Zurich. The club’s owner, Mike Novak, offers few clues – until Amy suddenly reappears, frightened and desperate. She insists she didn’t kill Ian, and Beth may be the only person who can help prove it.

As Beth and Novak dig deeper, they are pulled into the orbit of the Cabal, a secretive organization once formed to eliminate criminals beyond the reach of justice. Now, it has become a ruthless death-for-hire operation—and someone has paid to silence anyone who gets too close.

With the Cabal closing in, Beth must unravel her husband’s hidden life before she becomes the next target.

Code Breaker by Alastair MacNeill is book 8 in Alistair MacLean’s UNACO multi-author series. Coded documents exposing the identities of every UNACO agent have been stolen, putting the entire organization – and countless lives – at risk. The ransom is enormous. The threat even worse: if UNACO refuses to comply, nuclear missiles will be launched.

The crisis begins with a brutal attack at Lisbon airport, where a world-renowned cryptologist is abducted along with the stolen files. Mike Graham, Sabrina Carver, and C.W. Whitlock are sent in to recover the documents before they can be cracked.

As the clock ticks down, the team discovers they are facing one of the most brilliant and ruthless criminal masterminds to emerge from the former Soviet Union. Worse still, someone inside UNACO may be working against them—someone with the power to expose the agency from within.

With global catastrophe looming, UNACO must stop the enemy before its secrets—and the world—are destroyed.