Francis Clifford Books in Order
23 books are credited to Francis Clifford, published between 1953 and 1982; 4 of them appeared after Francis Clifford's death in 1975. The first book is Honour the Shrine (1953) and the newest is Ten Minutes On A June Morning, And Other Stories (1982). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 23
- Published
- 1953–1982
- Pages on record
- 3,669 in 15 of 23 books
- Reading time
- 61–92 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,669 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 23 titles with a page count on record.
Francis Clifford was the pen name of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson (1917-1975), a British author of crime and thriller novels. The 23 catalogued books run from Honour the Shrine (1953) to Ten Minutes On A June Morning, And Other Stories (1982), a collection that appeared after the author's death. Titles include Time Is an Ambush (1962), The Green Fields of Eden (1963) and The Hunting Ground (1964). Catalogue subjects list Burma and the 1st Battalion Burma Rifles of the British Army.
How many Francis Clifford books are there?
Francis Clifford has 23 books, released between 1953 and 1982. 4 of them were published after Francis Clifford's death in 1975.
Francis Clifford Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 23 Francis Clifford 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.
- 1Honour the Shrine1953 · confirmed 1/41953–1/4
- 2The Trembling Earth,1955 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419551281/4
- 3Overdue1957 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419572241/4
- 4Something to Love1958 · confirmed 1/41958–1/4
- 5A Battle is Fought to Be Won1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 6Act of Mercy / Guns of Darkness1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 7Time Is an Ambush1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 8The Green Fields of Eden1963 · 417 pages · confirmed 1/419634171/4
- 9The Hunting Ground1964 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419641921/4
- 10The Third Side of the Coin1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 111966–1/4
- 12The Naked Runner1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 13All Men Are Lonely Now1967 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419672241/4
- 14Another Way of Dying1968 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/419682201/4
- 15The Blind Side1971 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/419712021/4
- 16A Wild Justice1972 · 115 pages · confirmed 1/419721151/4
- 17Amigo, Amigo1973 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/419732551/4
- 18The Grosvenor Square Goodbye / Good-Bye and Amen1974 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/419742111/4
- 1919752231/4
- 20Drummer In The Dark1977 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/419771751/4
- 2119787031/4
- 22Desperate Journey1979 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419791921/4
- 23Ten Minutes On A June Morning, And Other Stories1982 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/419821881/4
Francis Clifford 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.
Francis Clifford Omnibus
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
20 books20 Francis Clifford titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Francis Clifford books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 23 Francis Clifford books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Francis Clifford
Start with Honour the Shrine (1953), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Francis Clifford book?
Ten Minutes On A June Morning, And Other Stories (1982) is the newest Francis Clifford book released so far.
Is there a new Francis Clifford book coming?
No next Francis Clifford book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Francis Clifford at a glance
- Died
- Francis Clifford died in 1975, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Francis Clifford are still being published after Francis Clifford's death in 1975; the newest appeared in 1982.
- Release pace
- Francis Clifford books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,669 pages across the 15 of 23 books with a recorded length, a median of 211 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Francis Clifford books, 10 of 23, were published in the 1960s.
What the Francis Clifford books are about
14 of the 23 Francis Clifford books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 9 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fiction in English 9 of 14 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 14 books
- Great Britain 2 of 14 books










