Gavin de Becker Books in Order
Gavin de Becker has written 6 books, published between 2001 and 2025. The first book is Fear Less (2001) and the newest is Forbidden Facts (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2001–2025
- Pages on record
- 240 in 1 of 6 books
Gavin de Becker, born in 1954, is an American security specialist who writes about violence and how people predict it. The Gift of Fear is his best-known book. Six titles are catalogued, among them Fear Less (2001), Just 2 Seconds (2008), Protecting the Gift (2013) and Forbidden Facts (2025). Fear of crime, terrorism and its prevention are the recurring subjects. De Becker founded the protection firm Gavin de Becker and Associates in 1978.
How many Gavin de Becker books are there?
Gavin de Becker has 6 books, released between 2001 and 2025.
Gavin de Becker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Gavin de Becker 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.
- 1Fear Less2001 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420012401/4
- 2Just 2 Seconds2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 3The Gift of Fear2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 4Protecting the Gift2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 5Destruction of Innocence2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 6Forbidden Facts2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Gavin de Becker 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.
Standalone books
6 books6 Gavin de Becker titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Gavin de Becker books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 6 Gavin de Becker books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Gavin de Becker
Start with Fear Less (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gavin de Becker book?
Forbidden Facts (2025) is the newest Gavin de Becker book released so far.
Is there a new Gavin de Becker book coming?
No next Gavin de Becker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Gavin de Becker at a glance
- Still publishing
- Gavin de Becker published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Gavin de Becker books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 240 pages across the 1 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gavin de Becker books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
What the Gavin de Becker books are about
1 of the 6 Gavin de Becker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fear of crime 1 of 1 books
- Prevention 1 of 1 books
- Psychological aspects 1 of 1 books
- Security (Psychology) 1 of 1 books
- Terrorism 1 of 1 books
- Terrorism, prevention 1 of 1 books
- Terrorism, psychological aspects 1 of 1 books
- Terrorism, united states 1 of 1 books