Gerald Seymour Books in Order
Gerald Seymour has written 42 books, published between 1975 and 2026. The first book is Harry's Game (1975) and the newest is The Irregular (2026). One more title is announced: A Rumour of Paradise (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1975–2026
- Confirmed
- 43 of 43 titles
- Pages on record
- 13,589 in 32 of 43 books
- Reading time
- 226–340 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,589 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 43 titles with a page count on record.
Gerald Seymour, born in Guildford in 1941, is a British writer of crime and espionage novels. Harry's Game (1975) opens a catalogue of 43 titles that takes in terrorism, intelligence officers and the drug trade, largely across Britain and Europe. Most of the books stand alone; the Jonas Merrick novels are his one continuing series. The Irregular appeared in 2026 and A Rumour of Paradise is scheduled for 2027.
How many Gerald Seymour books are there?
Gerald Seymour has 42 published books, released between 1975 and 2026. 7 of them belong to the Jonas Merrick series. One more, A Rumour of Paradise (2027), is announced.
Gerald Seymour Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 43 Gerald Seymour 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.
- 119752813/4
- 219763133/4
- 319772883/4
- 419793083/4
- 51980–3/4
- 619824343/4
- 719844123/4
- 819853523/4
- 9At Close Quarters / An Eye for an EyeGerald Seymour Standalone Novels #91987 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/419874323/4
- 10A Song In The Morning / Shadow on the SunGerald Seymour Standalone Novels #101987 · 364 pages · confirmed 3/419873643/4
- 1119894323/4
- 1219893833/4
- 1319913883/4
- 1419945083/4
- 151995–3/4
- 1619975603/4
- 171998–3/4
- 1819994803/4
- 1920005243/4
- 2020016243/4
- 2120034283/4
- 2220044003/4
- 2320054483/4
- 2420074163/4
- 2520084323/4
- 2620094743/4
- 2720104583/4
- 282011–3/4
- 2920123903/4
- 3020134203/4
- 312014–3/4
- 3220154163/4
- 3320174163/4
- 3420194483/4
- 3520204803/4
- 3620204803/4
- 372021–3/4
- 382022–3/4
- 392023–3/4
- 402024–3/4
- 4120254003/4
- 422026–3/4
- 432027–3/4
Gerald Seymour 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.
Gerald Seymour Standalone Novels
36 books36 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jonas Merrick in order
7 booksGerald Seymour Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Gerald Seymour books run from Harry's Game (1975) to The Irregular (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Gerald Seymour in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Gerald Seymour books in order?
You only need to read Gerald Seymour books in order within the Jonas Merrick series, which holds 7 of the 43 Gerald Seymour books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Gerald Seymour
Start with Harry's Game (1975), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Gerald Seymour book?
The Irregular (2026) is the newest Gerald Seymour book released so far.
Is there a new Gerald Seymour book coming?
Yes. A Rumour of Paradise (2027) is the next Gerald Seymour book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Gerald Seymour at a glance
- Still publishing
- Gerald Seymour is still publishing. A Rumour of Paradise is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Gerald Seymour books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,589 pages across the 32 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 424 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Gerald Seymour books, 8 of 43, were published in the 2020s.
What the Gerald Seymour books are about
35 of the 43 Gerald Seymour books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 13 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 13 of 35 books
- Suspense 12 of 35 books
- Espionage 6 of 35 books
- Action & adventure 3 of 35 books
- Drug traffic 3 of 35 books
- Great Britain 3 of 35 books
- Intelligence officers 3 of 35 books
- London (England) 3 of 35 books
- Terrorism 3 of 35 books
- Crime 2 of 35 books