Colin Falconer Books in Order
Colin Falconer has written 58 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is Venom (1990) and the newest is Chariots (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 58
- Published
- 1990–2026
- Pages on record
- 9,115 in 23 of 58 books
Colin Falconer is the pen name of Colin Bowles, an English-born Australian novelist who writes historical and contemporary thrillers. Sixty catalogued books run from Venom (1990) to Chariots (2026), across settings that include Jerusalem, Istanbul, Palestine and London and subject matter from the Roman world to the Second World War. Detective fiction forms a second strand: the DI Charlie George, DI Madeleine Fox and William Shakespeare Detective Agency series all appear under the Falconer name, as do children's books. Bowles has also published satirical fiction, non-fiction about language, and scripts for television and radio.
How many Colin Falconer books are there?
Colin Falconer has 58 books, released between 1990 and 2026. They include 8 series and 18 titles listed outside any series.
Colin Falconer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 58 Colin Falconer 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.
- 11990–2/4
- 2Fury1991 · 800 pages · confirmed 2/419918002/4
- 3Deathwatch1992 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/419923522/4
- 41992–2/4
- 51994–2/4
- 6Triad1995 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/419955122/4
- 71996–2/4
- 8Dangerous1996 · 503 pages · confirmed 2/419965032/4
- 9Disappeared1997 · 502 pages · confirmed 2/419975022/4
- 101999–2/4
- 11When We Were Gods / Cleopatra: Daughter of the NileEpic Historical Fiction / Adventure #41999 · 503 pages · confirmed 2/419995032/4
- 1220004122/4
- 1320004642/4
- 1420004082/4
- 152002–2/4
- 16Seraglio2002 · confirmed 2/42002–2/4
- 172003–2/4
- 1820044162/4
- 19My Beautiful Spy2005 · confirmed 2/42005–2/4
- 20The Naked Husband2005 · confirmed 2/42005–2/4
- 212012–2/4
- 222012–2/4
- 232013–2/4
- 242013–2/4
- 252013–2/4
- 262013–2/4
- 2720133682/4
- 2820132252/4
- 2920134522/4
- 302013–2/4
- 31Istanbul2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 32Corrigan's Run2013 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/420132982/4
- 332014–2/4
- 342014–2/4
- 3520144002/4
- 36The Black Witch of Mexico2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 37Valhalla Atlantis2016 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/420164482/4
- 38A Great Love of Small Proportion2016 · confirmed 2/42016–2/4
- 39Blood Moon Over Zanzibar2016 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/420162082/4
- 402017–2/4
- 412017–2/4
- 4220171802/4
- 432017–2/4
- 44The Good Daughter2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 45The Unkillable Kitty O'Kane2017 · 333 pages · confirmed 2/420173332/4
- 4620183362/4
- 472018–2/4
- 48A Vain and Indecent Woman2018 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/420182502/4
- 492019–2/4
- 50Loving Liberty Levine2019 · 441 pages · confirmed 2/420194412/4
- 5120203042/4
- 522021–2/4
- 532021–2/4
- 542022–2/4
- 552023–2/4
- 562024–2/4
- 572025–2/4
- 582026–2/4
Colin Falconer 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.
Epic Historical Fiction / Adventure in order
16 books- 1. Venom
- 2. Harem
- 3. Feathered Serpent / Aztec
- 4. When We Were Gods / Cleopatra: Daughter of the Nile
- 5. Silk Road
- 6. East India
- 7. Stigmata
- 8. Colossus
- 9. Sleeping with the Enemy
- 10. Live For Me
- 11. Lord of the Atlas
- 12. Fever Coast
- and 4 more in the table above
Opium in order
5 books- 1. Opium
- 2. Air Opium
- 3. Eye of the Tiger
- 4. Chasing the Dragon
- 5. Godless
20th Century Stories in order
4 booksJerusalem in order
4 booksDI Charlie George in order
4 booksMagdalena Fuentes in order
3 books- 1. Havana Girl
- 2. LA Woman
- 3. Saigon Wife
DI Madeleine Fox in order
2 booksWilliam Shakespeare Detective Agency in order
2 booksStandalone books
18 books18 Colin Falconer titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Colin Falconer books in order?
You only need to read Colin Falconer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Colin Falconer
Start with Venom (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Colin Falconer book?
Chariots (2026) is the newest Colin Falconer book released so far.
Is there a new Colin Falconer book coming?
No next Colin Falconer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Colin Falconer at a glance
- Still publishing
- Colin Falconer published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Colin Falconer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,115 pages across the 23 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 408 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Colin Falconer books, 30 of 58, were published in the 2010s.
What the Colin Falconer books are about
21 of the 58 Colin Falconer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 11 of 21. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 11 of 21 books
- Jerusalem 4 of 21 books
- History 3 of 21 books
- Mystery & detective 3 of 21 books
- London (England) 2 of 21 books
- Palestine 2 of 21 books
- Romans, nouvelles 2 of 21 books
- World War, 1939-1945 2 of 21 books