David Hagberg Books in Order

How many David Hagberg books are there?

David Hagberg has 165 books, released between 1964 and 2022. 4 of them were published after David Hagberg's death in 2019. They include 6 separate series.

David Hagberg Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 165 David Hagberg 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 November 2026.

David Hagberg series in order

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

• Kirk McGarvey books in order 29 books

David Hagberg 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 Hagberg Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the David Hagberg books run from Checkmate in Rio (1964) to Traitor (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for David Hagberg in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read David Hagberg books in order?

You only need to read David Hagberg books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with David Hagberg

Start with Without Honor (1989), the first Kirk McGarvey book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Checkmate in Rio (1964).

What is the newest David Hagberg book?

Traitor (2022) is the newest David Hagberg book released so far.

Is there a new David Hagberg book coming?

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

David Hagberg at a glance

Died

David Hagberg died in 2019, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to David Hagberg are still being published after David Hagberg's death in 2019; the newest appeared in 2022.

Release pace

David Hagberg books have appeared more than one a year on average.

Length

21,180 pages across the 65 of 165 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most David Hagberg books, 44 of 165, were published in the 1980s.

When David Hagberg books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when David Hagberg titles appeared. 1980s was the most productive decade with 44 titles.

What the David Hagberg books are about

79 of the 165 David Hagberg 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 17 of 79. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Espionage 17 of 79 books
• Kirk McGarvey (Fictitious character) 13 of 79 books
• Mystery & detective 13 of 79 books
• Terrorism 10 of 79 books
• Thrillers 10 of 79 books
• Intelligence officers 7 of 79 books
• Prevention 7 of 79 books
• Mcgarvey, kirk (fictitious character) 6 of 79 books
• Science fiction 6 of 79 books
• Suspense 6 of 79 books
• Assassins 5 of 79 books