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Geoffrey Jenkins Books in Order

17 books are credited to Geoffrey Jenkins, published between 1960 and 2025; 1 of them appeared after Geoffrey Jenkins's death in 2001. The first book is A Twist of Sand (1960) and the newest is The Hollow Sea (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1960–2025
Pages on record
2,229 in 7 of 17 books
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Geoffrey Ernest Jenkins (16 June 1920 to 7 November 2001) was a South African journalist, novelist and screenwriter. Jenkins collaborated on several works with Eve Palmer, a writer of non-fiction about Southern Africa and Jenkins's wife. The novels in the catalogue begin with A Twist of Sand (1960) and include A Grue of Ice (1962), The River of Diamonds (1964), Hunter Killer (1966), Scend of the Sea (1973) and A Ravel of Waters (1982). Subject tags cover thrillers, action and adventure, and South Africa, and the Geoffrey Peace series is listed.

How many Geoffrey Jenkins books are there?

Geoffrey Jenkins has 17 books, released between 1960 and 2025. 1 of them were published after Geoffrey Jenkins's death in 2001. 2 of them belong to the Geoffrey Peace series.

Geoffrey Jenkins Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Geoffrey Jenkins 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.

  1. Cover of A Twist of Sand by Geoffrey Jenkins, book 1 of the Geoffrey Peace series (1960)
  2. Cover of A Grue of Ice by Geoffrey Jenkins (1962)
  3. Cover of A Bridge Of Magpies by Geoffrey Jenkins (1974)
  4. Cover of Fireprint by Geoffrey Jenkins (1985)
  5. Cover of In Harm's Way by Geoffrey Jenkins (1986)
  1. 1
    A Twist of SandGeoffrey Peace #11960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  2. 2
    A Grue of Ice1962 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962320
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  3. 3
    The River of Diamonds1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  4. 4
    Hunter KillerGeoffrey Peace #21966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  5. 5
    Scend of the Sea1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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  6. 6
    A Cleft of Stars1973 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973200
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  7. 7
    The Watering Place of Good Peace1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  8. 8
    A Bridge Of Magpies1974 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974254
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  9. 9
    South Trap1980 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980256
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  10. 10
    A Ravel of Waters1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  11. 11
    The Unripe Gold1983 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983288
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  12. 12
    Fireprint1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  13. 13
    In Harm's Way1986 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986320
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  14. 14
    Hold Down A Shadow1989 · 591 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989591
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  15. 15
    A Hive of Dead Men1991 · confirmed 1/4
    1991–
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  16. 16
    A Daystar of Fear1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  17. 17
    The Hollow Sea2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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Geoffrey Jenkins 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.

Geoffrey Peace in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Twist of Sand
  2. 2. Hunter Killer

Standalone books

15 books

15 Geoffrey Jenkins titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Geoffrey Jenkins books in order?

You only need to read Geoffrey Jenkins books in order within the Geoffrey Peace series, which holds 2 of the 17 Geoffrey Jenkins books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Geoffrey Jenkins

Start with A Twist of Sand (1960), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Geoffrey Jenkins book?

The Hollow Sea (2025) is the newest Geoffrey Jenkins book released so far.

Is there a new Geoffrey Jenkins book coming?

No next Geoffrey Jenkins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Geoffrey Jenkins at a glance

Died
Geoffrey Jenkins died in 2001, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Geoffrey Jenkins are still being published after Geoffrey Jenkins's death in 2001; the newest appeared in 2025.
Release pace
Geoffrey Jenkins books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
2,229 pages across the 7 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Geoffrey Jenkins books, 6 of 17, were published in the 1980s.

What the Geoffrey Jenkins books are about

8 of the 17 Geoffrey Jenkins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.