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Christopher Hyde Books in Order

Christopher Hyde has written 34 books, published between 1979 and 2015. The first book is The Wave (1979) and the newest is Secret of the Templars (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
34
Published
1979–2015
Pages on record
7,707 in 22 of 34 books
Reading time
128–193 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,707 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 34 titles with a page count on record.

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Christopher Hyde writes thrillers, several of them built on history. The John Holliday books draw on the Knights Templar, and retired military personnel, archaeologists and assassins appear among the subjects, with Finn Ryan, the Jane Todd WWII thrillers and Jay Fletcher completing the series list. The catalogue holds 34 books from The Wave (1979) to Secret of the Templars (2015), at a median of 364 pages, with the 2000s the busiest decade.

How many Christopher Hyde books are there?

Christopher Hyde has 34 books, released between 1979 and 2015. They include 4 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.

Christopher Hyde Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 34 Christopher Hyde 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 The Wave by Christopher Hyde (1979)
  2. Cover of The Icarus Seal by Christopher Hyde (1982)
  3. Cover of The Tenth Crusade by Christopher Hyde (1983)
  4. Cover of Maxwell's Train by Christopher Hyde (1985)
  5. Cover of Jericho Falls by Christopher Hyde (1986)
  6. Cover of White Lies by Christopher Hyde (1990)
  7. Cover of Hard Target by Christopher Hyde (1991)
  8. Cover of The Paranoid's Handbook by Christopher Hyde (1994)
  9. Cover of Watch Me by Christopher Hyde, book 1 of the Jay Fletcher series (1996)
  10. Cover of A Gathering of Saints by Christopher Hyde (1996)
  11. Cover of Catch Me by Christopher Hyde, book 2 of the Jay Fletcher series (1999)
  12. Cover of The Second Assassin by Christopher Hyde, book 1 of the Jane Todd WWII Thrillers series (2002)
  13. Cover of Wisdom of the Bones by Christopher Hyde (2003)
  14. Cover of The House of Special Purpose by Christopher Hyde, book 2 of the Jane Todd WWII Thrillers series (2004)
  15. Cover of An American Spy by Christopher Hyde, book 3 of the Jane Todd WWII Thrillers series (2005)
  16. Cover of The Lucifer Gospel by Christopher Hyde, book 2 of the Finn Ryan series (2006)
  17. Cover of The Aztec Heresy by Christopher Hyde, book 4 of the Finn Ryan series (2008)
  18. Cover of The Sword of the Templars by Christopher Hyde, book 1 of the John Holliday/Templar series (2009)
  19. Cover of The Templar Cross by Christopher Hyde, book 2 of the John Holliday/Templar series (2009)
  20. Cover of The Templar Throne by Christopher Hyde, book 3 of the John Holliday/Templar series (2010)
  21. Cover of The Templar Conspiracy by Christopher Hyde, book 4 of the John Holliday/Templar series (2011)
  22. Cover of The Templar Legion by Christopher Hyde, book 5 of the John Holliday/Templar series (2011)
  23. Cover of Red Templar by Christopher Hyde, book 6 of the John Holliday/Templar series (2012)
  24. Cover of Valley of the Templars by Christopher Hyde, book 7 of the John Holliday/Templar series (2012)
  1. 1
    The Wave1979 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979240
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  2. 2
    The Icarus Seal1982 · 275 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982275
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  3. 3
    Styx1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  4. 4
    The Tenth Crusade1983 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983270
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  5. 5
    Maxwell's Train1985 · 325 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985325
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  6. 6
    Whisperland1986 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986316
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  7. 7
    Jericho Falls1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  8. 8
    Crestwood Heights1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  9. 9
    Egypt Green1989 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989288
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  10. 10
    White Lies1990 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990512
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  11. 11
    Hard Target1991 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991448
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  12. 12
    Black Dragon1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  13. 13
    The Paranoid's Handbook1994 · 103 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994103
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  14. 14
    Watch MeJay Fletcher #11996 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996370
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  15. 15
    A Gathering of Saints1996 · 438 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996438
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  16. 16
    Unforgiven1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  17. 17
    Catch MeJay Fletcher #21999 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999336
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  18. 18
    The Second AssassinJane Todd WWII Thrillers #12002 · 394 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002394
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  19. 19
    Wisdom of the Bones2003 · 408 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003408
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  20. 20
    The House of Special PurposeJane Todd WWII Thrillers #22004 · 385 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004385
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  21. 21
    Michelangelo's NotebookFinn Ryan #12005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  22. 22
    An American SpyJane Todd WWII Thrillers #32005 · 375 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005375
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  23. 23
    The Lucifer GospelFinn Ryan #22006 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006357
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  24. 24
    Rembrandt's GhostFinn Ryan #32007 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007355
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  25. 25
    The Aztec HeresyFinn Ryan #42008 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008346
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  26. 26
    The Sword of the TemplarsJohn Holliday/Templar #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  27. 27
    The Templar CrossJohn Holliday/Templar #22009 · 391 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009391
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  28. 28
    The Templar ThroneJohn Holliday/Templar #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  29. 29
    The Templar ConspiracyJohn Holliday/Templar #42011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  30. 30
    The Templar LegionJohn Holliday/Templar #52011 · 386 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011386
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  31. 31
    Red TemplarJohn Holliday/Templar #62012 · 389 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012389
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  32. 32
    Valley of the TemplarsJohn Holliday/Templar #72012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  33. 33
    Lost City of the TemplarsJohn Holliday/Templar #82012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  34. 34
    Secret of the TemplarsJohn Holliday/Templar #92015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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Christopher Hyde series in order

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

Christopher Hyde 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.

Finn Ryan in order

4 books
  1. 1. Michelangelo's Notebook
  2. 2. The Lucifer Gospel
  3. 3. Rembrandt's Ghost
  4. 4. The Aztec Heresy

Jane Todd WWII Thrillers in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Second Assassin
  2. 2. The House of Special Purpose
  3. 3. An American Spy

Jay Fletcher in order

2 books
  1. 1. Watch Me
  2. 2. Catch Me

Standalone books

16 books

16 Christopher Hyde titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Christopher Hyde books in order?

You only need to read Christopher Hyde 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 Christopher Hyde

Start with The Sword of the Templars (2009), the first John Holliday/Templar book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Wave (1979).

What is the newest Christopher Hyde book?

Secret of the Templars (2015) is the newest Christopher Hyde book released so far.

Is there a new Christopher Hyde book coming?

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

Christopher Hyde at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Christopher Hyde title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Christopher Hyde books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,707 pages across the 22 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 364 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Christopher Hyde books, 10 of 34, were published in the 2000s.

What the Christopher Hyde books are about

28 of the 34 Christopher Hyde books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 7 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.