# C. G. Cooper > USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of military thriller fiction. Creator of the 24-book Corps Justice series. Former United States Marine Corps infantry officer. Winner of the 2020 James Webb Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Based in Nashville, Tennessee. C. G. Cooper writes military thrillers in the tradition of Brad Thor, Vince Flynn, and Mark Greaney. His flagship Corps Justice series follows former Marine officer Cal Stokes and his elite private special operations team across 24 novels. Cooper has expanded the series with three connected spinoffs (Daniel Briggs, Tom Greer, Lone Peak Heroes) and seven standalone novels including the forthcoming Greco from Lake Union Publishing (Amazon imprint). Total downloads across all titles exceed 2 million. ## About the author - [About C. G. Cooper](https://www.cg-cooper.com/author.html): Full author biography, awards, education, military service, and bibliography overview. - [FAQ](https://www.cg-cooper.com/faq.html): Frequently asked questions about the author and his work. ## Reading order - [Complete reading order](https://www.cg-cooper.com/reading-order.html): The recommended reading order for the Corps Justice main series and all connected spinoffs. ## Series - Corps Justice (24 novels): The flagship military thriller series. Start with Back to War (Book 1). - Daniel Briggs (4 novels): Corps Justice spinoff following the team's most haunted sniper. - Tom Greer (2 novels): Darker Corps Justice spinoff following one of the team's most morally complex operators. - Lone Peak Heroes (4 novels): Small-town America meets organized evil. Stand-alone-readable series. - The Chronicles of Benjamin Dragon (3 novels): YA adventure series. ## Key books - [Back to War](http://getbook.at/BackToWar): Corps Justice Book 1. The recommended starting point for new readers. - [Corps Justice Boxed Set (Books 1-3)](https://getbook.at/CorpsJusticeBoxedSet): Origin arc collection. - [Chain of Command](http://getbook.at/ChainOfCommand): Corps Justice Book 9. Winner of the 2020 James Webb Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. - [Echoes of Honor](https://getbook.at/echoesofhonor): Corps Justice Book 24. Latest release in the bestselling series. - [Greco](https://www.amazon.com/Greco-Novel-C-G-Cooper-ebook/dp/B0D36KX3HW): Standalone novel, forthcoming from Lake Union Publishing. ## Standalone novels - Greco (forthcoming, Lake Union Publishing) - The Warden's Son - The Patriot Protocol - The Nicene Cipher - Higgins - To Live - The Next Dawn ## Browse all novels - [Complete novel list](https://www.cg-cooper.com/novels.html): Every Cooper novel grouped by series. - [Free book offers](https://www.cg-cooper.com/free.html): Current free reads and Kindle Unlimited availability. ## Contact and follow - [Contact](https://www.cg-cooper.com/contact.html): Reader email, press inquiries, adaptation rights. - [Podcast](https://www.cg-cooper.com/podcast.html): The C. G. Cooper podcast. - [Interviews](https://www.cg-cooper.com/interviews.html): Long-form author interviews. - Email: cgc (at) cg-cooper.com (Cooper personally responds to reader emails) ## Quick facts - Pen name: C. G. Cooper - Genre: Military thriller, action suspense, special operations fiction - Bestseller status: USA Today bestseller; Amazon Top 100 bestseller (multiple appearances) - Notable award: 2020 James Webb Award, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, for Chain of Command - Total downloads: 2 million-plus - Military service: United States Marine Corps, Infantry Officer (former) - Education: University of Virginia, Foreign Affairs degree - Publisher (forthcoming): Lake Union Publishing (Amazon imprint), for Greco - Lives: Nashville, Tennessee - Comparable authors: Brad Thor, Vince Flynn, Mark Greaney, Tom Clancy, Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson - Total series: 5 (Corps Justice, Daniel Briggs, Tom Greer, Lone Peak Heroes, Benjamin Dragon) - Total standalones: 7 - Site: https://www.cg-cooper.com