Clive Egleton Books in Order
44 books are credited to Clive Egleton, published between 1970 and 2008; 1 of them appeared after Clive Egleton's death in 2006. The first book is A Piece of Resistance (1970) and the newest is Pandora's Box (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 44
- Published
- 1970–2008
- Pages on record
- 11,525 in 38 of 44 books
- Reading time
- 192–288 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,525 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 38 of 44 titles with a page count on record.
Clive Egleton (1927-2006) was a British author of spy and crime novels who also wrote as John Tarrant and Patrick Blake. The Peter Ashton books follow an intelligence officer, and separate sequences cover David Garnett and Charles Winter. Egleton's 44 catalogued titles run from A Piece of Resistance (1970) to Pandora's Box (2008), with the 1970s the busiest decade and espionage the steady subject.
How many Clive Egleton books are there?
Clive Egleton has 44 books, released between 1970 and 2008. 1 of them were published after Clive Egleton's death in 2006. They include 4 series and 25 titles listed outside any series.
Clive Egleton Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Clive Egleton 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.
- 11970–1/4
- 219712241/4
- 319722241/4
- 4Seven Days To A Killing1973 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/419732521/4
- 5The October Plot1974 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419742241/4
- 6The Rommel Plot (As: John Tarrant)1977 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/419772501/4
- 7Skirmish1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 8The Mills Bomb1978 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/419782231/4
- 9State Visit1978 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/419782211/4
- 10Backfire1979 · 423 pages · confirmed 1/419794231/4
- 11The Clauberg Trigger (As: John Tarrant)1979 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/419792481/4
- 12Escape To Athena (As: Patrick Blake)1979 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/419792521/4
- 13Clauberg Trigger (As: John Tarrant)1979 · 244 pages · confirmed 1/419792441/4
- 1419812401/4
- 15Double Griffin (As: Patrick Blake)1981 · confirmed 1/41981–1/4
- 161982–1/4
- 17A Falcon for the Hawks1984 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/419841971/4
- 18A Conflict of Interests1984 · 462 pages · confirmed 1/419844621/4
- 19Troika1984 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/419843181/4
- 20A Different Drummer1987 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419872561/4
- 21The Picture of the Year1988 · 284 pages · confirmed 1/419882841/4
- 22Gone Missing1989 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419892881/4
- 23Death of a Sahib1989 · 523 pages · confirmed 1/419895231/4
- 24In the Red1990 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419902881/4
- 25Last ACT1991 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/419912811/4
- 26China Gold (As: John Tarrant)1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 27A Double Deception1992 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/419923091/4
- 2819933141/4
- 2919943461/4
- 3019953611/4
- 3119963121/4
- 3219974101/4
- 3319973621/4
- 3419993421/4
- 3520013901/4
- 3620015551/4
- 3720032241/4
- 382003–1/4
- 3920043761/4
- 40A Dying Fall2004 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/420042551/4
- 4120053451/4
- 42The Loner2006 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/420062231/4
- 43The Presidential Affair2006 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/420062381/4
- 4420082411/4
Clive Egleton series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Peter Ashton books in order 12 books
Clive Egleton 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.
David Garnett in order
3 booksCharles Winter in order
3 booksJohn Tarrant in order
1 bookStandalone books
25 books25 Clive Egleton titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Clive Egleton books in order?
You only need to read Clive Egleton 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 Clive Egleton
Start with Hostile Intent (1993), the first Peter Ashton book. The earliest catalogued title overall is A Piece of Resistance (1970).
What is the newest Clive Egleton book?
Pandora's Box (2008) is the newest Clive Egleton book released so far.
Is there a new Clive Egleton book coming?
No next Clive Egleton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Clive Egleton at a glance
- Died
- Clive Egleton died in 2006, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Clive Egleton are still being published after Clive Egleton's death in 2006; the newest appeared in 2008.
- Release pace
- Clive Egleton books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,525 pages across the 38 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Clive Egleton books, 13 of 44, were published in the 1970s.
What the Clive Egleton books are about
36 of the 44 Clive Egleton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: espionage is tagged on 12 of 36. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Espionage 12 of 36 books
- Ashton, peter (fictitious character) 9 of 36 books
- Intelligence officers 8 of 36 books
- Peter Ashton (Fictitious character) 8 of 36 books
- Thrillers 7 of 36 books
- Fiction in English 5 of 36 books
- Intelligence service 4 of 36 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 36 books
- Action & adventure 3 of 36 books