Howard Turk Books in Order
Howard Turk has written 11 books, published between 2008 and 2018. The first book is The Last Train (2008) and the newest is The Shanghai Spy (2018). Publication order is the reading order below. 10 of the 11 books listed here are in the Shanghai series, which has its own page: Shanghai books in order.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 2008–2018
- Pages on record
- 2,738 in 7 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 46–68 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,738 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Howard Turk writes historical mystery and espionage thrillers, and Shanghai is both a catalogue subject and the name of Turk's series. The 11 catalogued books span 2008 to 2018. The Last Train (2008) is the first, followed by West of Shanghai (2009), Steel Town (2010) and The Second Enemy (2010). Betrayal in Shanghai, Lost in Shanghai, The Shanghai Box and The Shanghai Conspiracy all date from 2013, with High Stakes in Shanghai (2014) and The Shanghai Operation (2016) after them. The Shanghai Spy (2018) is the newest title.
How many Howard Turk books are there?
Howard Turk has 11 books, released between 2008 and 2018. 10 of them belong to the Shanghai series.
Howard Turk Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Howard Turk 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.
- 120084361/4
- 220094801/4
- 3Steel Town2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 420103601/4
- 520133181/4
- 620133321/4
- 720133241/4
- 820134881/4
- 92014–1/4
- 102016–1/4
- 112018–1/4
Howard Turk series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Shanghai books in order 10 books
Howard Turk 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
1 book1 Howard Turk title here is not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Howard Turk books in order?
You only need to read Howard Turk books in order within the Shanghai series, which holds 10 of the 11 Howard Turk books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Howard Turk
Start with The Last Train (2008), the first Shanghai book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Howard Turk book?
The Shanghai Spy (2018) is the newest Howard Turk book released so far.
Is there a new Howard Turk book coming?
No next Howard Turk book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Howard Turk at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Howard Turk title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Howard Turk books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,738 pages across the 7 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Howard Turk books, 9 of 11, were published in the 2010s.
What the Howard Turk books are about
7 of the 11 Howard Turk books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 5 of 7 books
- Espionage 4 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 7 books
- Shanghai (china) 2 of 7 books