Alex Gerlis Books in Order

Alex Gerlis has written 16 books, published between 2012 and 2026. The first book is The Best of Our Spies (2012) and the newest is City of Traitors (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2012–2026
Confirmed
16 of 16 titles
Pages on record
1,580 in 3 of 16 books

Alex Gerlis is a British novelist and a former BBC journalist. Espionage thrillers set in the Second World War fill the catalogue, whose subjects include secret service work, Nazis and the years 1939-1945. Sixteen books run from The Best of Our Spies (2012) to City of Traitors (2026), among them The Swiss Spy (2015), Vienna Spies (2017) and Prince of Spies (2020). Spy Masters, Richard Prince Thriller and Wolf Pack Spies are the series credited to Gerlis, who also has non-fiction on the list.

How many Alex Gerlis books are there?

Alex Gerlis has 16 books, released between 2012 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.

Alex Gerlis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Alex Gerlis books in the order they were published, 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 Best of Our SpiesSpy Masters #12012 · 618 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012618
  2. 2
    The Miracle of NormandyAlex Gerlis Non-Fiction #12014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  3. 3
    The D-Day DeceptionAlex Gerlis Non-Fiction #22014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014
  4. 4
    The Swiss SpySpy Masters #22015 · 490 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015490
  5. 5
    Vienna SpiesSpy Masters #32017 · 472 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017472
  6. 6
    The Berlin SpiesSpy Masters #42019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019
  7. 7
    Prince of SpiesRichard Prince Thriller #12020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  8. 8
    Sea of SpiesRichard Prince Thriller #22020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  9. 9
    Ring of SpiesRichard Prince Thriller #32020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020
  10. 10
    Agent in BerlinWolf Pack Spies #12021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  11. 11
    End of SpiesRichard Prince Thriller #42021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021
  12. 12
    Agent in PerilWolf Pack Spies #22022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022
  13. 13
    Agent in the ShadowsWolf Pack Spies #32023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023
  14. 14
    Every Spy a TraitorDouble Agent #12024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024
  15. 15
    The Second TraitorDouble Agent #22025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025
  16. 16
    City of TraitorsDouble Agent #32026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026

Alex Gerlis 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.

Spy Masters in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Best of Our Spies
  2. 2. The Swiss Spy
  3. 3. Vienna Spies
  4. 4. The Berlin Spies

Richard Prince Thriller in order

4 books
  1. 1. Prince of Spies
  2. 2. Sea of Spies
  3. 3. Ring of Spies
  4. 4. End of Spies

Wolf Pack Spies in order

3 books
  1. 1. Agent in Berlin
  2. 2. Agent in Peril
  3. 3. Agent in the Shadows

Double Agent in order

3 books
  1. 1. Every Spy a Traitor
  2. 2. The Second Traitor
  3. 3. City of Traitors

Alex Gerlis Non-Fiction

2 books

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

Do you have to read Alex Gerlis books in order?

You only need to read Alex Gerlis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Alex Gerlis

Start with The Best of Our Spies (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Alex Gerlis book?

City of Traitors (2026) is the newest Alex Gerlis book released so far.

Is there a new Alex Gerlis book coming?

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

Alex Gerlis at a glance

Still publishing
Alex Gerlis published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Alex Gerlis books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,580 pages across the 3 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 490 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Alex Gerlis books, 10 of 16, were published in the 2020s.

What the Alex Gerlis books are about

3 of the 16 Alex Gerlis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english literature is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.