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Dan Fesperman Books in Order

Dan Fesperman has written 14 books, published between 1999 and 2025. The first book is Lie in the Dark (1999) and the newest is Pariah (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1999–2025
Pages on record
3,511 in 10 of 14 books
Reading time
59–88 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,511 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Dan Fesperman, author

Espionage and crime drive Dan Fesperman's fiction. A former Baltimore Sun reporter whose assignments took him to Germany, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Middle East, Fesperman turns that reporting into thrillers about journalists, investigators and intelligence services. The catalogue holds 14 books published between 1999 and 2025, from Lie in the Dark (1999) through Pariah (2025). Two series run inside it, Vlado Petric and Claire Saylor, and Fesperman is still publishing.

How many Dan Fesperman books are there?

Dan Fesperman has 14 books, released between 1999 and 2025. They include 2 series and 9 titles listed outside any series.

Dan Fesperman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Dan Fesperman 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 Small Boat of Great Sorrows by Dan Fesperman, book 2 of the Vlado Petric series (2003)
  2. Cover of The Prisoner of Guantanamo by Dan Fesperman (2006)
  3. Cover of The Amateur Spy by Dan Fesperman (2007)
  4. Cover of The Arms Maker Of Berlin by Dan Fesperman (2009)
  5. Cover of Layover in Dubai by Dan Fesperman (2010)
  6. Cover of The Double Game by Dan Fesperman (2012)
  7. Cover of The Letter Writer by Dan Fesperman (2016)
  1. 1
    Lie in the DarkVlado Petric #11999 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999304
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  2. 2
    The Small Boat of Great SorrowsVlado Petric #22003 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003307
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Warlord's Son2004 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    The Prisoner of Guantanamo2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Amateur Spy2007 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    The Arms Maker Of Berlin2009 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Layover in Dubai2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Double Game2012 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012355
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Unmanned2014 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Letter Writer2016 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Safe HousesClaire Saylor #12018 · 401 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018401
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Winter WorkClaire Saylor #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    The Cover WifeClaire Saylor #32022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Pariah2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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Dan Fesperman 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.

Claire Saylor in order

3 books
  1. 1. Safe Houses
  2. 2. Winter Work
  3. 3. The Cover Wife

Vlado Petric in order

2 books
  1. 1. Lie in the Dark
  2. 2. The Small Boat of Great Sorrows

Standalone books

9 books

9 Dan Fesperman titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Dan Fesperman books in order?

You only need to read Dan Fesperman 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 Dan Fesperman

Start with Lie in the Dark (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dan Fesperman book?

Pariah (2025) is the newest Dan Fesperman book released so far.

Is there a new Dan Fesperman book coming?

No next Dan Fesperman 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 Dan Fesperman has won

Wikidata records 3 awards and 3 nominations for Dan Fesperman. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Hammett Prize2006Won
  • CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2003Won
  • CWA New Blood Dagger1999Won
  • Hammett Prize2006Shortlisted
  • CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2004Shortlisted
  • CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger2003Shortlisted

Dan Fesperman at a glance

Still publishing
Dan Fesperman published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Dan Fesperman books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,511 pages across the 10 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 346 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dan Fesperman books, 5 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dan Fesperman books are about

12 of the 14 Dan Fesperman 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 3 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.