Craig Thomas Books in Order
Craig Thomas has written 18 books, published between 1976 and 1998. The first book is Rat Trap (1976) and the newest is Slipping into Shadow (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1976–1998
- Pages on record
- 4,718 in 10 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 79–118 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,718 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Craig Thomas (1942-2011) was a Welsh thriller writer working in espionage and spy fiction. Two series carry his name: Mitchell Gant, opening with Firefox (1977) and continuing in Firefox Down! (1983), and the Kenneth Aubrey and Patrick Hyde novels. Soviet fighter aircraft, terrorists and the question of German reunification supply the material. Eighteen titles span Rat Trap (1976) to Slipping into Shadow (1998), two of them published as David Grant, at a median of 492 pages.
How many Craig Thomas books are there?
Craig Thomas has 18 books, released between 1976 and 1998. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Craig Thomas Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Craig Thomas 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.
- 1Rat Trap1976 · confirmed 2/41976–2/4
- 21977–2/4
- 31978–2/4
- 419793362/4
- 5Emerald Decision (As: David Grant)1980 · 513 pages · confirmed 2/419805132/4
- 6Moscow Five Thousand (As:David Grant)1980 · confirmed 2/41980–2/4
- 71981–2/4
- 819825602/4
- 919833802/4
- 101985–2/4
- 1119875252/4
- 1219885892/4
- 131990–2/4
- 1419915042/4
- 151993–2/4
- 16A Wild Justice1995 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/419953572/4
- 1719974742/4
- 1819984802/4
Craig Thomas 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.
Kenneth Aubrey and Patrick Hyde in order
10 booksMitchell Gant in order
4 books- 1. Firefox
- 2. Firefox Down!
- 3. Winter Hawk
- 4. A Different War
Standalone books
4 books4 Craig Thomas titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Craig Thomas books in order?
You only need to read Craig Thomas books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Craig Thomas
Start with Rat Trap (1976), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Craig Thomas book?
Slipping into Shadow (1998) is the newest Craig Thomas book released so far.
Is there a new Craig Thomas book coming?
No next Craig Thomas book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Craig Thomas at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Craig Thomas title on record dates from 1998, 28 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Craig Thomas books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,718 pages across the 10 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 492 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Craig Thomas books, 8 of 18, were published in the 1980s.
What the Craig Thomas books are about
16 of the 18 Craig Thomas 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 11 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Espionage 11 of 16 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 16 books
- Thrillers 2 of 16 books