Duncan Falconer Books in Order
Duncan Falconer has written 11 books, published between 1998 and 2019. The first book is First Into Action (1998) and the newest is The Becket Approval (2019). Publication order is the reading order below. 8 of the 11 books listed here are in the John Stratton series, which has its own page: John Stratton books in order.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1998–2019
- Confirmed
- 11 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,394 in 10 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 73–110 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,394 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Duncan Falconer is a pen name used by a former Special Boat Service commando. The writer grew up in an orphanage in North London and was later adopted by a family from Battersea. The catalogue lists 11 books from First Into Action (1998) to The Becket Approval (2019), grouped as the John Stratton series, standalone novels and non-fiction. The Hijack, Undersea Prison and Assassin are other titles. Subjects cover thrillers, intelligence officers, terrorism, hostage negotiations and the Iraq War.
How many Duncan Falconer books are there?
Duncan Falconer has 11 books, released between 1998 and 2019. 8 of them belong to the John Stratton series.
Duncan Falconer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Duncan 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.
- 119984463/4
- 220034803/4
- 320044703/4
- 420065443/4
- 520074803/4
- 620083523/4
- 720094003/4
- 820103903/4
- 920114643/4
- 1020123683/4
- 112019–3/4
Duncan Falconer series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- John Stratton books in order 8 books
Duncan 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.
Duncan Falconer Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Duncan Falconer Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Duncan Falconer books in order?
You only need to read Duncan Falconer books in order within the John Stratton series, which holds 8 of the 11 Duncan Falconer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Duncan Falconer
Start with The Hostage/Stratton (2003), the first John Stratton book. The earliest catalogued title overall is First Into Action (1998).
What is the newest Duncan Falconer book?
The Becket Approval (2019) is the newest Duncan Falconer book released so far.
Is there a new Duncan Falconer book coming?
No next Duncan 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.
Duncan Falconer at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Duncan Falconer title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Duncan Falconer books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,394 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 455 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Duncan Falconer books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2000s.
What the Duncan Falconer books are about
10 of the 11 Duncan Falconer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 6 of 10 books
- Great Britain 5 of 10 books
- Intelligence officers 5 of 10 books
- Suspense 4 of 10 books
- John Stratton (Fictitious character) 3 of 10 books
- Terrorism 3 of 10 books
- Stratton, john (fictitious character) 2 of 10 books