Reading order

Atlee Pine reading order

David Baldacci

  1. Long Road to Mercy2018
  2. A Minute to Midnight2019
  3. Daylight2020
  4. Mercy2021
4 volumes
Volumes
2018–2021
Published
about 30 h
Reading time
Completed
Status

Quick answer

Long Road to Mercy
Start withLong Road to Mercy2018 · Volume 1 of 4

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Publication order

4 volumes2018–2021Completed

Volume numbering in the sources is incomplete — the order below follows publication years.

A plan for the whole series

4 volumes, 1,760 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 weeks.

63%

Share of volume 1’s readers who reach the last volume. Chance of reaching the last volume: high

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 15, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.

  1. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 23, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
  2. Stage 216 habout 3 weeksby December 15, 2026
  3. The end of the series
    December 15, 2026
In one goDecember 11, 2026about 6 weeks
In stages, with breaksDecember 15, 2026about 7 weeks · +2 h of other books

We count 1.1 min per page, the pace of an average novel reader. Faster? Move the slider.

Does the series hold up

7.07.58.0
7.57.5 / 10
7.77.7 / 10
7.77.7 / 10
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2018201920202021
7.07.58.0
2018201920202021
7.57.5 / 10
7.77.7 / 10
7.77.7 / 10
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Score per volume4 volumes on a timeline, 2018 to 2021 · Best-rated volume: A Minute to Midnight

Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.2 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.

Best volume: A Minute to Midnight (7.7, 60 ratings). Weakest: Long Road to Mercy (7.5). The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.7) scores close to the series average or above it.

How this plan is calculated

The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →

Every volume in order

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  1. Mercy
    Mercy2021 · 42 ratings · Not ranked yetBuy
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Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026

Atlee Pine books ranked, best to worst

  1. 1.A Minute to MidnightBook 2 · 20197.7
  2. 1.DaylightBook 3 · 20207.7
  3. 3.Long Road to MercyBook 1 · 20187.5

Frequently asked questions

Which Atlee Pine book is the best?

By reader score, A Minute to Midnight (7.7/10). The lowest-rated is Long Road to Mercy (7.5/10).

Which Atlee Pine book is the longest?

“A Minute to Midnight” is the longest at 464 pages; the shortest is “Long Road to Mercy” with 416 pages.

What should I read after Atlee Pine?

Other series by David Baldacci: Amos Decker, Archer, Will Robie.

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