Alex Berenson Books in Order

Alex Berenson has written 24 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is The Number (2003) and the newest is The Fatherhood Manifesto (2026). Publication order is the reading order below. 12 of the 24 books listed here are in the John Wells series, which has its own page: John Wells books in order.

Books
24
Published
2003–2026
Confirmed
24 of 24 titles
Pages on record
5,202 in 14 of 24 books
Reading time
87–130 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,202 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Alex Berenson, author

John Wells, an intelligence officer working undercover, leads Alex Berenson's espionage thrillers from The Faithful Spy (2006). Berenson's catalogue holds 24 books, opening with The Number (2003) and reaching The Fatherhood Manifesto in 2026, with the Unreported Truth titles and other non-fiction beside the novels. Terrorism, the CIA and undercover operations supply the material.

How many Alex Berenson books are there?

Alex Berenson has 24 books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.

Alex Berenson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Alex Berenson books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    The NumberAlex Berenson Non-Fiction #12003 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003336
  2. 2
    The Faithful SpyJohn Wells #12006 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006374
  3. 3
    The Ghost War / The Ghost AgentJohn Wells #22008 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008400
  4. 4
    The Silent ManJohn Wells #32009 · 418 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009418
  5. 5
    The Midnight HouseJohn Wells #42010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  6. 6
    Lost in KandaharAlex Berenson Non-Fiction #22011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  7. 7
    The Secret SoldierJohn Wells #52011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011
  8. 8
    The Prince of BeersAlex Berenson Non-Fiction #32012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  9. 9
    The Shadow PatrolJohn Wells #62012 · 389 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012389
  10. 10
    The Night RangerJohn Wells #72013 · 512 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013512
  11. 11
    The Counterfeit AgentJohn Wells #82014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014
  12. 12
    Twelve DaysJohn Wells #92015 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015432
  13. 13
    Alex Berenson QuotesAlex Berenson Non-Fiction #42016 · 44 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201644
  14. 14
    The WolvesJohn Wells #102016 · 389 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016389
  15. 15
    The PrisonerJohn Wells #112017 · 420 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017420
  16. 16
    The DeceiversJohn Wells #122018 · 434 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018434
  17. 17
    Tell Your ChildrenAlex Berenson Non-Fiction #52019 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019272
  18. 18
    Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns: Part 1Unreported Truth #12020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  19. 19
    Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns: Part 2Unreported Truth #22020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  20. 202020
  21. 21
    The Power CoupleAlex Berenson Standalone Novels #12021 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021432
  22. 222021
  23. 23
    PandemiaAlex Berenson Non-Fiction #62021 · 350 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021350
  24. 24
    The Fatherhood ManifestoAlex Berenson Non-Fiction #72026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Alex Berenson series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Alex Berenson books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Alex Berenson Non-Fiction

7 books

7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Unreported Truth in order

4 books
  1. 1. Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns: Part 1
  2. 2. Unreported Truths about COVID-19 and Lockdowns: Part 2
  3. 3. Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns: Part 3: Masks
  4. 4. Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns: Part 4: Vaccines

Alex Berenson Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Alex Berenson Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Alex Berenson books run from The Number (2003) to The Fatherhood Manifesto (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Alex Berenson in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Alex Berenson books in order?

You only need to read Alex Berenson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Alex Berenson

Start with The Faithful Spy (2006), the first John Wells book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Number (2003).

What is the newest Alex Berenson book?

The Fatherhood Manifesto (2026) is the newest Alex Berenson book released so far.

Is there a new Alex Berenson book coming?

No next Alex Berenson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Alex Berenson has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Alex Berenson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Edgar Awards2007Won

Alex Berenson at a glance

Still publishing
Alex Berenson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Alex Berenson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,202 pages across the 14 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 394 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alex Berenson books, 13 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
2 of the 24 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Alex Berenson books are about

15 of the 24 Alex Berenson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: intelligence officers is tagged on 9 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.