Brian Moore Books in Order
Brian Moore has written 28 books, published between 1951 and 2025. The first book is Sailor's Leave / Wreath for a Redhead (1951) and the newest is One of The Unguided (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1951–2025
- Pages on record
- 4,415 in 19 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 74–110 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,415 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Brian Moore was a Northern Irish and Canadian writer who lived from 1921 to 1999, recognised for novels of life in Northern Ireland during and after the Second World War and for writing about the divisions of The Troubles. The James Tait Black Memorial Prize came in 1975 and the first Sunday Express Book of the Year award in 1987, with Booker Prize shortlistings in 1976, 1987 and 1990. Moore wrote screenplays as well, and several of the novels were filmed. Of the 28 titles listed, Wreath for a Redhead (1951) and The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1955) head the run, early crime novels appear as Michael Bryan, and a 2025 title, One of The Unguided, sits at the far end.
How many Brian Moore books are there?
Brian Moore has 28 books, released between 1951 and 2025.
Brian Moore Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Brian Moore 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.
- 1Sailor's Leave / Wreath for a Redhead1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 2The Executioners1951 · confirmed 1/41951–1/4
- 3French for Murder1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 4The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne1955 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/419552231/4
- 5A Bullet For My Lady1955 · confirmed 1/41955–1/4
- 6The Feast Of Lupercal1957 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/419572191/4
- 7Murder in Majorca (As: Michael Bryan)1957 · confirmed 1/41957–1/4
- 8Intent to Kill (As: Michael Bryan)1958 · confirmed 1/41958–1/4
- 9The Luck of Ginger Coffey1960 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/419602401/4
- 10An Answer from Limbo1962 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/419623191/4
- 11The Emperor of Ice Cream1965 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/419652011/4
- 12I am Mary Dunne1968 · 231 pages · confirmed 1/419682311/4
- 13Moment of Love1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 14Fergus1970 · 169 pages · confirmed 1/419701691/4
- 15Catholics1972 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/419721401/4
- 16The Revolution Script1972 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/419722611/4
- 17The Great Victorian Collection1975 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419752081/4
- 18The Doctor's Wife1976 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/419762351/4
- 19The Mangan Inheritance1979 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419793521/4
- 20The Temptation of Eileen Hughes1981 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419812241/4
- 21Cold Heaven1983 · confirmed 1/41983–1/4
- 22Black Robe1985 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419852561/4
- 23The Colour of Blood1987 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/419871911/4
- 24Lies of Silence1990 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/419902511/4
- 25No Other life1993 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/419932161/4
- 26The Statement1995 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/419952501/4
- 27The Magician's Wife1997 · 229 pages · confirmed 1/419972291/4
- 28One of The Unguided2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Brian Moore 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.
Standalone books
28 books28 Brian Moore titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Brian Moore books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 28 Brian Moore books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Brian Moore
Start with Sailor's Leave / Wreath for a Redhead (1951), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Brian Moore book?
One of The Unguided (2025) is the newest Brian Moore book released so far.
Is there a new Brian Moore book coming?
No next Brian Moore 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 Brian Moore has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 3 nominations for Brian Moore. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize1975Won
- Governor General's Award for English-language fiction1975Wonfor The Great Victorian Collection
- Governor General's Award for English-language fiction1960Wonfor The Luck of Ginger Coffey
- Booker Prize1990Shortlistedfor Lies of Silence
- Booker Prize1987Shortlistedfor The Colour of Blood
- Booker Prize1976Shortlistedfor The Doctor's Wife
Brian Moore at a glance
- Still publishing
- Brian Moore published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Brian Moore books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 4,415 pages across the 19 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 229 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brian Moore books, 8 of 28, were published in the 1950s.
What the Brian Moore books are about
20 of the 28 Brian Moore books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: catholics is tagged on 4 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Catholics 4 of 20 books
- Fiction in English 4 of 20 books
- Irish 4 of 20 books
- Irish fiction 4 of 20 books
- Historical fiction 3 of 20 books
- History 3 of 20 books
- Psychological fiction 3 of 20 books
- Canada 2 of 20 books
- Catholic Church 2 of 20 books
- Clergy 2 of 20 books
- English fiction 2 of 20 books
- Humor 2 of 20 books