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Brian Freemantle Books in Order

Brian Freemantle has written 63 books, published between 1969 and 2015. The first book is The Touchables (1969) and the newest is The Cloud Collector (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
63
Published
1969–2015
Pages on record
16,229 in 49 of 63 books
Reading time
270–406 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,229 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 49 of 63 titles with a page count on record.

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Brian Freemantle (10 June 1936 – 23 December 2024) was an English writer of thrillers and nonfiction, known for the 1977 spy novel Charlie Muffin. The catalogue opens with The Touchables (1969) and ends with The Cloud Collector (2015). Charlie Muffin is a recurring character, and Cowley and Danilov and Sebastian Holmes are further series. Espionage, intelligence services, Great Britain, Russia and the Soviet Union are recorded subjects. Other titles include Goodbye To An Old Friend (1973), Face Me When You Walk Away (1976) and The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin (1979).

How many Brian Freemantle books are there?

Brian Freemantle has 63 books, released between 1969 and 2015. They include 3 series and 40 titles listed outside any series.

Brian Freemantle Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 63 Brian Freemantle 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. Cover of Goodbye To An Old Friend by Brian Freemantle (1973)
  2. Cover of Charlie Muffin / Charlie M by Brian Freemantle, book 1 of the Charlie Muffin series (1977)
  3. Cover of H.M.S. Bounty / Hell's Paradise / Hell's Fire by Brian Freemantle (1977)
  4. Cover of Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie / Here Comes Charlie M by Brian Freemantle, book 2 of the Charlie Muffin series
  5. Cover of The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin by Brian Freemantle, book 3 of the Charlie Muffin series (1979)
  6. Cover of The Solitary Man / The Iron Cage (As: Jack Winchester) by Brian Freemantle (1980)
  7. Cover of Misfire / Target (As: Jonathan Evans) by Brian Freemantle (1980)
  8. Cover of KGB by Brian Freemantle (1982)
  9. Cover of Rules Of Engagement by Brian Freemantle (1984)
  10. Cover of The Kremlin Kiss / The Lost American by Brian Freemantle (1984)
  11. Cover of Charlie Muffin San / See Charlie Run by Brian Freemantle, book 7 of the Charlie Muffin series (1987)
  12. Cover of The Choice of Eddie Franks / To Save a Son (As: Jack Winchester) by Brian Freemantle (1987)
  13. Cover of The Run Around by Brian Freemantle, book 8 of the Charlie Muffin series (1988)
  14. Cover of Comrade Charlie by Brian Freemantle, book 9 of the Charlie Muffin series (1989)
  15. Cover of Betrayals by Brian Freemantle (1989)
  16. Cover of O'Farrell's Law by Brian Freemantle (1990)
  17. Cover of The Button Man / In the Name of a Killer by Brian Freemantle, book 1 of the Cowley and Danilov series (1992)
  18. Cover of Charlie's Apprentice by Brian Freemantle, book 10 of the Charlie Muffin series (1993)
  19. Cover of The Profiler / Mind / Reader (As: Harry Asher) by Brian Freemantle (1998)
  20. Cover of A Mind to Kill (As: Andrea Hart) by Brian Freemantle (1998)
  21. Cover of Dead Men Living by Brian Freemantle, book 12 of the Charlie Muffin series (2000)
  22. Cover of The Watchmen by Brian Freemantle, book 3 of the Cowley and Danilov series (2002)
  23. Cover of Kings of Many Castles by Brian Freemantle, book 13 of the Charlie Muffin series (2002)
  24. Cover of Ice Age by Brian Freemantle (2002)
  1. 1
    The Touchables1969 · 189 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969189
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  2. 2
    Goodbye To An Old Friend1973 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973141
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  3. 3
    Face Me When You Walk Away1976 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976236
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  4. 4
    The Man Who Wanted Tomorrow1976 · 358 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976358
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  5. 5
    The November Man1976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  6. 6
    Charlie Muffin / Charlie MCharlie Muffin #11977 · confirmed 2/4
    1977–
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  7. 7
    H.M.S. Bounty / Hell's Paradise / Hell's Fire1977 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977288
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  8. 8
    Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie / Here Comes Charlie MCharlie Muffin #21978 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978190
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  9. 9
    The Inscrutable Charlie MuffinCharlie Muffin #31979 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979182
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  10. 10
    The Mary Celeste1979 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979208
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  11. 11
    Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam / Charlie Muffin U.S.A.Charlie Muffin #41980 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980253
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  12. 12
    The Solitary Man / The Iron Cage (As: Jack Winchester)1980 · 447 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980447
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  13. 13
    Misfire / Target (As: Jonathan Evans)1980 · 447 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980447
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  14. 14
    Madrigal For Charlie MuffinCharlie Muffin #51981 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981217
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  15. 15
    KGB1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  16. 16
    Deaken's War (As: Jack Winchester)1982 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982448
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  17. 17
    Chairman of the Board / Takeover / At Any Price (As: Jonathan Evans)1982 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982341
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  18. 18
    Midas Men / The Sagomi Gambit / Gold (As: Jonathan Evans)1983 · 314 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983314
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  19. 19
    Rules Of Engagement1984 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984298
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  20. 20
    Monopoly /Kremlin Correction / The Kremlin Conspiracy (As: Jonathan Evans)1984 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984352
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  21. 21
    The Kremlin Kiss / The Lost American1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  22. 22
    CIA1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  23. 23
    Charlie Muffin and Russian Rose / The Blind RunCharlie Muffin #61985 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985288
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  24. 24
    The Laundryman / Dirty White (As: Jonathan Evans)1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  25. 25
    The Fix1987 · 365 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987365
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  26. 26
    The Steal1987 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987244
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  27. 27
    Charlie Muffin San / See Charlie RunCharlie Muffin #71987 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987224
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  28. 28
    The Choice of Eddie Franks / To Save a Son (As: Jack Winchester)1987 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987320
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  29. 29
    The Run AroundCharlie Muffin #81988 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988310
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  30. 30
    The Bearpit1988 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988384
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Brian Freemantle series in order

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

Brian Freemantle 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.

Cowley and Danilov in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Button Man / In the Name of a Killer
  2. 2. No Time for Heroes
  3. 3. The Watchmen
  4. 4. Triple Cross

Sebastian Holmes in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Holmes Inheritance
  2. 2. The Holmes Factor

Culture of the Land in order

1 book
  1. 10. Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien (As: Jonathan Evans, With: Tom Shippey,John Elder,Matthew Dickerson)

Standalone books

40 books

40 Brian Freemantle titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Brian Freemantle books in order?

You only need to read Brian Freemantle books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Brian Freemantle

Start with Charlie Muffin / Charlie M (1977), the first Charlie Muffin book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Touchables (1969).

What is the newest Brian Freemantle book?

The Cloud Collector (2015) is the newest Brian Freemantle book released so far.

Is there a new Brian Freemantle book coming?

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

Brian Freemantle at a glance

Died
Brian Freemantle died in 2024, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Brian Freemantle on record dates from 2015.
Release pace
Brian Freemantle books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
16,229 pages across the 49 of 63 books with a recorded length, a median of 340 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Brian Freemantle books, 22 of 63, were published in the 1980s.

What the Brian Freemantle books are about

49 of the 63 Brian Freemantle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: charlie muffin (fictitious character) is tagged on 12 of 49. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.