Craig A. Hart is an American author and audiobook narrator, best known for his thriller writings. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he currently resides in Iowa City, Iowa with his wife, sons, an insane dog, and an anti-social cat.
In 2013, Hart made his debut as a writer with The Magician of Wrigley Street. Two years later, he wrote Becoming Moon, which was published by Kindle Press in 2015. This literary novel was featured on Northern Public Radio as a selection in their Winter Book series and won the Best Novel of Summer 2015 award from Pinnacle Awards. Apart from being a writer, Hart also served as the director for Northern Illinois Radio Information Service, a broadcast outreach that provided daily news and information to the visually impaired.
Hart has written in various genres, including literary fiction, historical mystery, and thriller. His historical mystery, Night at Key West, is based on true events. In 2016, he published Serenity, the first book in the popular Shelby Alexander Thriller Series, which has been downloaded over 400,000 times by readers worldwide. Recently, in 2022, Hart launched the Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Series, co-written with S.J. Varengo. The first book in the series, Mayan Shadows, has already received critical acclaim and was published on May 11, 2022, followed by Mayan Thunder and Mayan Tempest.
A Simon Wolfe Mystery Books
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Title
Year
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1
Night at Key West
2018
2
Loose Ends
2020
Shadows of Taragam Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Rise of the Phantors
2021
Shelby Alexander Books (with S.J. Varengo)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Serenity
2016
2
Serenity Stalked
2017
3
Serenity Avenged
2018
4
Serenity Submerged
2018
5
Serenity Engulfed
2018
6
Serenity Betrayed
2019
7
Serenity Reborn
2020
8
Serenity Possessed
2022
9
Serenity Hunted
2023
10
Serenity Trapped
2023
Shelby Alexander Novel Books
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Title
Year
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1
The Balkan Cipher
2025
2
The Havana Deception
2025
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
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1
The Magician of Wrigley Street
2013
2
Becoming Moon
2015
3
A Stark and Stormy Night (With: Paul G. Brand)
2016
4
A Stark and Stormy Night
2016
5
Pirateers: The Fountain of Youth (With: Alicia Hansen, Jonathan Cooke)
2024
6
The Forbidden Isle (With: Nick Thacker)
2024
Short Stories/Novellas
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Title
Year
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1
The Son-in-Law
2018
Collections
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
The Girl Who Read Hemingway
2015
Non-Fiction Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Passing Through
2011
2
The Writer's Tune-up Manual
2013
3
The Busy Writer
2016
A Baxter Kids Adventure Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
The Secret of Death Trap Mine (With: Alicia Hansen, Jonathan Cooke)
2024
2
The Mystery of Ravensbeak Manor (With: Alicia Hansen, Jonathan Cooke)
2024
3
The Mystery of the Lady of the Lake (With: Alicia Hansen, Jonathan Cooke)
2025
Amber Cross Books (with David F. Berens)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Her Lost Alibi
2021
The Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Books (with S.J. Varengo)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Mayan Shadows
2022
2
Mayan Thunder
2022
3
Mayan Tempest
2023
4
Tibetan Secrets: The Origin Scroll
2023
5
Buried Danger
2023
6
Tibetan Gambit: The Origin Scroll
2024
The Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Books in Chronological Order
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Title
Year
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1
Mayan Shadows
2022
2
Mayan Thunder
2022
3
Mayan Tempest
2023
4
Tibetan Secrets: The Origin Scroll
2023
5
Tibetan Gambit: The Origin Scroll
2024
6
Buried Danger
2023
The Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller Series in Chronological Order
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Mayan Shadows
2022
2
Mayan Thunder
2022
3
Mayan Tempest
2023
4
Tibetan Secrets: The Origin Scroll
2023
5
Tibetan Gambit: The Origin Scroll
2024
6
Buried Danger
2023
Onyx Sector Adventure Books (with S.J. Varengo)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Never Spy Alone
2025
2
For Spy Eyes Only
2025
3
You Only Spy Twice
2025
4
A Spy Too Far
2025
5
No Time to Spy
2025
6
Catch Me If You Spy
2025
Shelby Alexander Thriller Books (with S.J. Varengo)