Ward Palmer Larsen (born March 14, 1961) is an American thriller novelist known for David Slaton series and Assassin series. He was the seventh winner of the Florida Book Award.^[1] His debut novel, The Perfect Assassin, has been optioned for film by Amber Entertainment.

Larsen was a former United States Air Force fighter pilot and currently serves as an airline captain. He is also a trained aircraft accident investigator.^[2]

Books^[3][4]

• The Perfect Assassin (2004, Oceanview Publishing) ISBN 978-1933515151
• Stealing Trinity (2008, Oceanview Publishing) ISBN 978-1933515984
• Fly by Wire (2010, Oceanview Publishing) ISBN 978-1608090068
• Fly by Night (2011, Oceanview Publishing) ISBN 978-1608090297
• Passenger 19 (2016, Oceanview Publishing) ISBN 978-1608091676
• Cutting Edge (2018, Forge Books) ISBN 978-0765393418
• Deep Fake (2023, Forge Books) ISBN 978-1250798206

Assassin series^[5]

• Assassin's Game (2014, Forge Books) ISBN 978-0765336729
• Assassin's Silence (2016, Forge Books) ISBN 978-0765385772
• Assassin's Code (2017, Forge Books) ISBN 978-0765385802
• Assassin's Run (2018, Forge Books) ISBN 978-0765391506
• Assassin's Revenge (2019, Forge Books) ISBN 978-0765391537
• Assassin's Strike (2020, Forge Books) ISBN 978-0765391568
• Assassin's Dawn (2021, Forge Books) ISBN 978-1250832054
• Assassin's Edge (2022, Forge Books) ISBN 978-1250798176
• Assassin's Mark (2023, Forge Books) ISBN 978-1250798237