James Barrington Books in Order
James Barrington has written 25 books, published between 2004 and 2023. The first book is Overkill (2004) and the newest is Black Ops: Red Death (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2004–2023
- Confirmed
- 1 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,050 in 7 of 25 books
James Barrington is a thriller writer whose catalogue counts 25 books from 2004 to 2023. Paul Richter is the lead series character, and the listing opens with Overkill (2004), followed by Pandemic and Foxbat. Other series include Eddie Dawson, Ben Morgan, Natasha Black and Royal Navy Diaries, and two 2012 titles are listed under the name Jack Steel. Subjects cover espionage, terrorism and Royal Navy operations. Black Ops: Red Death is the newest book.
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How many James Barrington books are there?
James Barrington has 25 books, released between 2004 and 2023. They include 5 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.
James Barrington Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 James Barrington 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 November 2026.
- 120045602/4
- 220054962/4
- 320074562/4
- 4Joint Force Harrier2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 520084502/4
- 620103252/4
- 72011–2/4
- 820113252/4
- 9The Ripper Secret (As: Jack Steel)2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 10The Titanic Secret (As: Jack Steel)2012 · 438 pages · confirmed 2/420124382/4
- 11Uncommon Sense (As: Thomas Payne)2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 122016–2/4
- 132017–3/4
- 142017–2/4
- 152017–2/4
- 162018–2/4
- 17John Browning2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 182018–2/4
- 192018–2/4
- 202019–2/4
- 212019–2/4
- 222020–2/4
- 232021–2/4
- 242021–2/4
- 252023–2/4
James Barrington 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.
Paul Richter in order
10 books- 1. Overkill
- 2. Pandemic
- 3. Foxbat
- 4. Timebomb
- 5. Payback
- 6. Manhunt
- 7. Retribution
- 8. Insurrection
- 9. Understrike
- 10. Bioweapon
Eddie Dawson in order
3 booksBen Morgan in order
2 booksNatasha Black in order
2 booksJames Becker Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
5 books5 James Barrington titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read James Barrington books in order?
You only need to read James Barrington books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with James Barrington
Start with Overkill (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James Barrington book?
Black Ops: Red Death (2023) is the newest James Barrington book released so far.
Is there a new James Barrington book coming?
No next James Barrington book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
James Barrington at a glance
- Paused
- No new James Barrington title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- James Barrington books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,050 pages across the 7 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 450 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James Barrington books, 16 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
When James Barrington books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when James Barrington titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 16 titles.
25 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the James Barrington books are about
8 of the 25 James Barrington books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: intelligence service is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Intelligence service 6 of 8 books
- Great Britain 5 of 8 books
- Espionage 5 of 8 books
- Great Britain. Special Operations Executive 4 of 8 books
- Paul Richter (Fictitious character) 3 of 8 books
- Terrorism 3 of 8 books
- Thrillers 3 of 8 books
- Prevention 2 of 8 books