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John Gardner Books in Order

10 series including James Bond Series, Boysie Oakes Series and more

★ 8 NYT bestsellers 10 series 76 books Latest: With a Mind to Kill ( By: Anthony Horowitz) (2022)

John Gardner has written 76 books since 1964. John Gardner's books make up 10 series, the largest of which — James Bond — reaches 33 books. The newest book on our shelves is With a Mind to Kill (2022).

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1 Boysie Oakes 2 Derek Torry 3 Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford 4 Herbie Kruger 5 Professor Moriarty 6 Railton Family 7 James Bond 8 John Gardner Other Novels 9 John Gardner Non-Fiction Books 10 John Gardner Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

8 books

John Gardner has placed 8 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 68 weeks on the charts.

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For Special Services
James Bond Series

15 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #6 · debuted May 1982

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James Bond Series

13 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #9 · debuted May 1981

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Reading Order

10 series · 76 books
A Complete State of Death by John Gardner

Derek Torry Series

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1 A Complete State of Death 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Corner Men 1976 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Return of Moriarty by John Gardner

Professor Moriarty Series

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1 The Return of Moriarty 1974 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Revenge of Moriarty 1975 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Moriarty 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Railton Family Series

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1 The Secret Generations 1985 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Secret Houses 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Secret Families 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

James Bond Series

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1 Colonel Sun by Kingsley Amis 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Authorized Biography of 007 by John George Pearson 1973 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 License Renewed 1981 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 For Special Services 1982 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Icebreaker 1983 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Role of Honor 1984 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Nobody Lives Forever 1986 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 No Deals, Mr. Bond 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Scorpius 1988 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Licence to Kill 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Win, Lose or Die 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Brokenclaw 1990 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Man from Barbarossa 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Death Is Forever 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Never Send Flowers 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 SeaFire 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 GoldenEye 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 Cold Fall 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 Zero Minus Ten by Raymond Benson 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Tomorrow Never Dies by Raymond Benson 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Facts of Death by Raymond Benson 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 The World is Not Enough by Raymond Benson 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 High Time to Kill by Raymond Benson 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Doubleshot by Raymond Benson 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Never Dream of Dying by Raymond Benson 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 The Man With the Red Tattoo by Raymond Benson 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 Die Another Day by Raymond Benson 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Carte Blanche by Jeffery Deaver 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 Solo by William Boyd 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 With a Mind to Kill by Anthony Horowitz 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Censor by John Gardner

John Gardner Other Novels

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1 The Censor 1972 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Every Night's a Bullfight 1973 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Director 1973 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 To Run a Little Faster 1976 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Werewolf Trace 1977 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Dancing Dodo 1979 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Golgotha 1980 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Last Trump 1980 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Blood of the Fathers 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Day of Absolution 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner

John Gardner Non-Fiction Books

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1 On Becoming a Novelist 1983 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 On Writers and Writing 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Best American Short Stories 1982 by John Gardner

John Gardner Anthologies

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1 The Best American Short Stories 1982 1982 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
About the Author

John Edmund Gardner (20 November 1926 – 3 August 2007) was an English writer of spy and thriller novels.

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