J. Robert Janes Books in Order
J. Robert Janes has written 32 books, published between 1976 and 2016. The first book is Geology And The New Global Tectonics (1976) and the newest is The Little Parachute (2016). Publication order is the reading order below. 16 of the 32 books listed here are in the St. Cyr & Kohler series, which has its own page: St. Cyr & Kohler books in order.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1976–2016
- Pages on record
- 8,364 in 28 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 139–209 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,364 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
J. Robert Janes (1935-2022) was a Canadian novelist who came to fiction from geology, teaching the subject at Brock University before writing full time from 1970. The St. Cyr & Kohler novels are the core of the list: police procedurals set in France during the Second World War, pairing Jean-Louis St-Cyr with Hermann Kohler. Geology textbooks and the Richard Hagen books sit beside them. The catalogue holds 32 titles from Geology And The New Global Tectonics (1976) to The Little Parachute (2016), at a median of 288 pages.
How many J. Robert Janes books are there?
J. Robert Janes has 32 books, released between 1976 and 2016. They include 2 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.
J. Robert Janes Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 J. Robert Janes 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.
- 1Geology And The New Global Tectonics1976 · 468 pages · confirmed 1/419764681/4
- 2The Odd-Lot Boys and the Tree-Fort War1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 3The Great Canadian Outback1978 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419781441/4
- 4Theft of Gold1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 51981–1/4
- 619833061/4
- 7Spies for Dinner1985 · 181 pages · confirmed 1/419851811/4
- 8Murder In The Market1985 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419851601/4
- 919862601/4
- 10The Watcher1986 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/419864161/4
- 1119913771/4
- 1219922721/4
- 1319922871/4
- 1419933041/4
- 1519942721/4
- 1619942581/4
- 1719952721/4
- 1819952611/4
- 1919962721/4
- 2019972561/4
- 2119992881/4
- 2219993051/4
- 2320024161/4
- 24Danger on the River2012 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/420121511/4
- 2520123341/4
- 26The Hunting Ground2013 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/420133181/4
- 2720133491/4
- 28Betrayal2014 · 469 pages · confirmed 1/420144691/4
- 2920143671/4
- 30The Sleeper2015 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/420152491/4
- 3120153521/4
- 32The Little Parachute2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
J. Robert Janes series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- St. Cyr & Kohler books in order 16 books
J. Robert Janes 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.
Richard Hagen in order
4 booksStandalone books
12 books12 J. Robert Janes titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read J. Robert Janes books in order?
You only need to read J. Robert Janes books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with J. Robert Janes
Start with Mayhem / Mirage (1992), the first St. Cyr & Kohler book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Geology And The New Global Tectonics (1976).
What is the newest J. Robert Janes book?
The Little Parachute (2016) is the newest J. Robert Janes book released so far.
Is there a new J. Robert Janes book coming?
No next J. Robert Janes book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
J. Robert Janes at a glance
- Died
- J. Robert Janes died in 2022, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to J. Robert Janes on record dates from 2016.
- Release pace
- J. Robert Janes books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,364 pages across the 28 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most J. Robert Janes books, 12 of 32, were published in the 1990s.
What the J. Robert Janes books are about
24 of the 32 J. Robert Janes books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: france is tagged on 10 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- France 10 of 24 books
- Kohler, hermann (fictitious character) 9 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective 8 of 24 books
- World War, 1939-1945 8 of 24 books
- Hermann Kohler (Fictitious character) 7 of 24 books
- Saint-cyr, jean-louis (fictitious character) 7 of 24 books
- Jean-Louis Saint-Cyr (Fictitious character) 6 of 24 books
- History 5 of 24 books
- Police 3 of 24 books
- Geology 2 of 24 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 24 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 2 of 24 books