Edward Cline Books in Order
Edward Cline has written 63 books, published between 1988 and 2019. The first book is First Prize (1988) and the newest is Gallery (2019). Publication order is the reading order below. 41 of the 63 books listed here are in the Cyrus Skeen Detective series, which has its own page: Cyrus Skeen Detective books in order.
- Books
- 63
- Published
- 1988–2019
- Pages on record
- 2,991 in 16 of 63 books
Edward Cline wrote historical fiction and detective novels. Sparrowhawk, a six-book sequence on the causes of the American Revolution, runs from Jack Frake in 2001 through Caxton, Hugh Kenrick, Empire, Revolution and War. The Cyrus Skeen detective novels, set in the film-industry world of the 1920s and 1930s, form the largest series, joined by the Chess Hanrahan and Merritt Fury mysteries and the War of Ideas essays. The catalogue holds 63 titles between 1988 and 2019.
How many Edward Cline books are there?
Edward Cline has 63 books, released between 1988 and 2019. They include 5 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Edward Cline Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 63 Edward Cline 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.
- 11988–1/4
- 219921521/4
- 32001–1/4
- 420024241/4
- 520022501/4
- 62004–1/4
- 720053181/4
- 82006–1/4
- 92010–1/4
- 102010–1/4
- 1120111601/4
- 1220121801/4
- 132012–1/4
- 142012–1/4
- 1520122201/4
- 1620122101/4
- 172012–1/4
- 1820121541/4
- 1920121411/4
- 202013–1/4
- 2120132061/4
- 222013–1/4
- 232013–1/4
- 24Rational Scrutiny2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 25Islam's Reign of Terror2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 262014–1/4
- 272014–1/4
- 282015–1/4
- 292015–1/4
- 302015–1/4
- 312015–1/4
- 322015–1/4
- 3320151361/4
- 342016–1/4
- 352016–1/4
- 362016–1/4
- 372016–1/4
- 3820161641/4
- 392016–1/4
- 402016–1/4
- 412016–1/4
- 422016–1/4
- 432016–1/4
- 442017–1/4
- 452017–1/4
- 4620171201/4
- 472017–1/4
- 482017–1/4
- 492017–1/4
- 502017–1/4
- 512017–1/4
- 522017–1/4
- 5320171001/4
- 54Collectables: A Handful of Observations2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 552018561/4
- 562018–1/4
- 572018–1/4
- 582018–1/4
- 592018–1/4
- 602018–1/4
- 612018–1/4
- 62The Ghouls of Grammatical Egalitarianism2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 632019–1/4
Edward Cline series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Cyrus Skeen Detective books in order 41 books
Edward Cline 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.
Sparrowhawk in order
6 books- 1. Jack Frake
- 2. Hugh Kenrick
- 3. Caxton
- 4. Empire
- 5. Revolution
- 6. War
War of Ideas in order
5 booksChess Hanrahan in order
4 booksMerritt Fury in order
3 booksStandalone books
4 books4 Edward Cline titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Edward Cline books in order?
You only need to read Edward Cline books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Edward Cline
Start with China Basin (2012), the first Cyrus Skeen Detective book. The earliest catalogued title overall is First Prize (1988).
What is the newest Edward Cline book?
Gallery (2019) is the newest Edward Cline book released so far.
Is there a new Edward Cline book coming?
No next Edward Cline book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Edward Cline at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Edward Cline title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Edward Cline books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,991 pages across the 16 of 63 books with a recorded length, a median of 162 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Edward Cline books, 55 of 63, were published in the 2010s.
What the Edward Cline books are about
3 of the 63 Edward Cline books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: chess hanrahan (fictitious character) is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Chess Hanrahan (Fictitious character) 2 of 3 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 3 books
- Crime 1 of 3 books
- Historical fiction 1 of 3 books
- History 1 of 3 books
- Motion picture industry 1 of 3 books
- Murder 1 of 3 books
- Young men 1 of 3 books