Eric Ambler Books in Order

How many Eric Ambler books are there?

Eric Ambler has 29 books, released between 1936 and 1995. They include 3 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Eric Ambler Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Eric Ambler 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.

Eric Ambler 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.

Eric Ambler Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Eric Ambler books run from The Dark Frontier (1936) to The Story So Far (1995), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Eric Ambler in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Eric Ambler books in order?

You only need to read Eric Ambler books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Eric Ambler

Start with The Dark Frontier (1936), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Eric Ambler book?

The Story So Far (1995) is the newest Eric Ambler book released so far.

Is there a new Eric Ambler book coming?

No next Eric Ambler 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 Eric Ambler has won

Wikidata records 6 awards for Eric Ambler. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• Cartier Diamond Dagger1986Won
• Grand Prix de Littérature Policière1976Wonfor Doctor Frigo
• The Grand Master1975Won
• Gold Dagger1972Won
• Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel1964Wonfor The Light of Day
• Gold Dagger1959Wonfor Passage of Arms

Eric Ambler at a glance

Died

Eric Ambler died in 1998, according to Wikidata.

Last book

The newest book credited to Eric Ambler on record dates from 1995.

Release pace

Eric Ambler books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.

Length

5,852 pages across the 23 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 233 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Eric Ambler books, 9 of 29, were published in the 1950s.

What the Eric Ambler books are about

24 of the 29 Eric Ambler 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 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Espionage 11 of 24 books
• Fiction in English 8 of 24 books
• Intelligence service 7 of 24 books
• Mystery & detective 7 of 24 books
• Great Britain 4 of 24 books
• Thrillers 4 of 24 books
• British 3 of 24 books
• Intelligence officers 2 of 24 books
• Middle East 2 of 24 books
• Orient Express (Express train) 2 of 24 books