Barry Eisler Books in Order
Barry Eisler has written 25 books, published between 2003 and 2025. The first book is Rain Fall / A Clean Kill in Tokyo (2003) and the newest is The System (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2003–2025
- Confirmed
- 25 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,179 in 15 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 86–129 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,179 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
John Rain, an assassin who kills for hire, is Barry Eisler's best known creation. Rain Fall, also published as A Clean Kill in Tokyo, opened the series in 2003, and several Rain novels carry two or three alternate titles across editions. Eisler's other series are Livia Lone and Ben Treven. Twenty-five books are catalogued through The System in 2025, at 341 pages on median.
How many Barry Eisler books are there?
Barry Eisler has 25 books, released between 2003 and 2025. They include 3 separate series.
Barry Eisler Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Barry Eisler 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.
- 120033763/4
- 220033843/4
- 320043413/4
- 420053373/4
- 520063383/4
- 620073743/4
- 720093083/4
- 820103163/4
- 92011–3/4
- 102011–3/4
- 112011–3/4
- 122011–3/4
- 1320112963/4
- 142012–3/4
- 152013–3/4
- 1620143223/4
- 1720163583/4
- 1820163743/4
- 1920172763/4
- 202018–3/4
- 2120193643/4
- 2220194153/4
- 232021–3/4
- 242022–3/4
- 252025–3/4
Barry Eisler series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- John Rain books in order 12 books
- Livia Lone books in order 3 books
Barry Eisler 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.
Barry Eisler Short Stories/Novellas
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Barry Eisler Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ben Treven in order
2 books- 1. Fault Line
- 2. Inside Out
Barry Eisler Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Barry Eisler Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Barry Eisler books run from Rain Fall / A Clean Kill in Tokyo (2003) to The System (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Barry Eisler in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Barry Eisler books in order?
You only need to read Barry Eisler books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Barry Eisler books in?
Read Barry Eisler one series at a time, each in its own publication order: John Rain starts with Rain Fall / A Clean Kill in Tokyo (2003) and Livia Lone starts with Livia Lone (2016). The earliest catalogued title overall is Rain Fall / A Clean Kill in Tokyo (2003).
What is the newest Barry Eisler book?
The System (2025) is the newest Barry Eisler book released so far.
Is there a new Barry Eisler book coming?
No next Barry Eisler 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 Barry Eisler has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Barry Eisler. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Barry Award for Best Thriller2005Wonfor Winner Take All
Barry Eisler at a glance
- Still publishing
- Barry Eisler published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Barry Eisler books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,179 pages across the 15 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 341 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Barry Eisler books, 15 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
What the Barry Eisler books are about
13 of the 25 Barry Eisler books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: assassins is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Assassins 10 of 13 books
- John Rain (Fictitious character) 10 of 13 books
- Murder for hire 6 of 13 books
- Japanese Americans 5 of 13 books
- Rain, john (fictitious character) 4 of 13 books
- Suspense 4 of 13 books
- Thrillers 4 of 13 books
- Americans 3 of 13 books
- Japanese Americans in fiction 2 of 13 books
- Murder 2 of 13 books
- Murder for hire in fiction 2 of 13 books