Ben Mezrich Books in Order
Ben Mezrich has written 26 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Threshold (1996) and the newest is Checkmate (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
Ben Mezrich also publishes as Holden Scott.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1996–2026
- Confirmed
- 26 of 26 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,947 in 20 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 99–149 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,947 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Ben Mezrich, born February 7, 1969, is an American author whose nonfiction books The Accidental Billionaires and The Antisocial Network became the films The Social Network and Dumb Money. Some Mezrich books appeared under the pen name Holden Scott. The catalogue lists 26 books, starting with Threshold (1996), Reaper (1997) and Skin (1998), and including Bringing Down the House (2002), Busting Vegas (2008) and The Accidental Billionaires (2009). Gambling, cardsharping and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are recorded subjects, alongside medical thrillers. Series include the Charlie Numbers Adventures and the Seven Wonders Trilogy, and Checkmate (2026) is the newest title.
How many Ben Mezrich books are there?
Ben Mezrich has 26 books, released between 1996 and 2026. They include 2 separate series.
Ben Mezrich Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Ben Mezrich 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.
- 119963523/4
- 219974073/4
- 319983403/4
- 42001–3/4
- 520022573/4
- 620042713/4
- 720053523/4
- 820073043/4
- 920082893/4
- 1020092723/4
- 1120113083/4
- 122013–3/4
- 1320143263/4
- 142014–3/4
- 1520143203/4
- 1620152883/4
- 1720162723/4
- 18Charlie Numbers and the Man in the MoonCharlie Numbers Adventures #22017 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/420172083/4
- 1920172933/4
- 2020191923/4
- 2120192883/4
- 2220213043/4
- 2320223043/4
- 242023–3/4
- 252024–3/4
- 262026–3/4
Ben Mezrich 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.
Ben Mezrich Non-Fiction
15 books15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ben Mezrich Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Charlie Numbers Adventures in order
3 booksBen Mezrich Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Seven Wonders Trilogy in order
1 bookX-Files in order
1 book- 7. Skin
Do you have to read Ben Mezrich books in order?
You only need to read Ben Mezrich 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 Ben Mezrich
Start with Threshold (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ben Mezrich book?
Checkmate (2026) is the newest Ben Mezrich book released so far.
Is there a new Ben Mezrich book coming?
No next Ben Mezrich book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ben Mezrich at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ben Mezrich published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ben Mezrich books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,947 pages across the 20 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 298 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ben Mezrich books, 11 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ben Mezrich books are about
21 of the 26 Ben Mezrich books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 6 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 6 of 21 books
- Gambling 4 of 21 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 21 books
- Gamblers 3 of 21 books
- Genius 3 of 21 books
- Nonfiction 3 of 21 books
- Business 2 of 21 books
- Cardsharping 2 of 21 books
- Finance 2 of 21 books
- Hedge funds 2 of 21 books
- Mammoths 2 of 21 books
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2 of 21 books