Reading Order
10 series · 76 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Liquidator | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Understrike | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Amber Nine | 1966 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Madrigal | 1967 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Hideaway (Short Story) | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Founder Member | 1969 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Traitor's Exit | 1970 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Airline Pirates | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Air Apparent | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Assassination File | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | A Killer for a Song | 1975 | Buy from Amazon |
Derek Torry Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | A Complete State of Death | 1969 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Corner Men | 1976 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Bottled Spider | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Streets of Town | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Angels Dining at the Ritz | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Troubled Midnight | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | No Human Enemy | 2007 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Nostradamus Traitor | 1979 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Garden of Weapons | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Quiet Dogs | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Maestro | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Confessor | 1995 | Buy from Amazon |
Professor Moriarty Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Return of Moriarty | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Revenge of Moriarty | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Moriarty | 2008 | Buy from Amazon |
Railton Family Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret Generations | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Secret Houses | 1987 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Secret Families | 1989 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Colonel Sun ( By: Kingsley Amis) | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Authorized Biography of 007 ( By: John George Pearson) | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | License Renewed | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | For Special Services | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Icebreaker | 1983 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Role of Honor | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Nobody Lives Forever | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | No Deals, Mr. Bond | 1987 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Scorpius | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Licence to Kill | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Win, Lose or Die | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Brokenclaw | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Man from Barbarossa | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Death Is Forever | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Never Send Flowers | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | SeaFire | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | GoldenEye | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Cold Fall | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Zero Minus Ten ( By: Raymond Benson) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Tomorrow Never Dies ( By: Raymond Benson) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | The Facts of Death ( By: Raymond Benson) | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | The World is Not Enough ( By: Raymond Benson) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | High Time to Kill ( By: Raymond Benson) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Doubleshot ( By: Raymond Benson) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Never Dream of Dying ( By: Raymond Benson) | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | The Man With the Red Tattoo ( By: Raymond Benson) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Die Another Day ( By: Raymond Benson) | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Devil May Care ( By: Sebastian Faulks) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Carte Blanche ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Solo ( By: William Boyd) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Trigger Mortis ( By: Anthony Horowitz) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Forever and a Day ( By: Anthony Horowitz) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | With a Mind to Kill ( By: Anthony Horowitz) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon |
John Gardner Other Novels
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Censor | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Every Night's a Bullfight | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Director | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | To Run a Little Faster | 1976 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Werewolf Trace | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Dancing Dodo | 1979 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Golgotha | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Last Trump | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Blood of the Fathers | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Day of Absolution | 2001 | Buy from Amazon |
John Gardner Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | On Becoming a Novelist | 1983 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | On Writers and Writing | 1994 | Buy from Amazon |
John Gardner Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best American Short Stories 1982 | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1999 | Buy from Amazon |
About the Author
John Gardner (1933-1982) was an American author known for his literary and detective fiction. Raised in Batavia, New York, Gardner attended the University of Washington and the University of Iowa, where he earned an MFA in creative writing. Gardner's first novel, "The Resurrection," was published in 1966, and he went on to write more than 50 works including "Nickel Mountain" (1973) and "October Light" (1976), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. However, Gardner is best known for his detective series featuring the enigmatic sleuth, Boysie Oakes, which includes "The Sunlight Dialogues" (1972) and "Runner Mack" (1980). Gardner's writing was praised for its psychological depth, taut plots, and evocative prose. He won numerous awards, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for "The Sunlight Dialogues" and the O. Henry Award for "Redemption." His work continues to be critically acclaimed and widely read today.