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James Grady Books in Order

James Grady has written 25 books, published between 1974 and 2026. The first book is Six Days of the Condor / Three Days of the Condor (1974) and the newest is Shadows on Sidewalks (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1974–2026
Confirmed
1 of 25 titles
Pages on record
4,267 in 13 of 25 books
Reading time
71–107 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,267 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 25 titles with a page count on record.

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James Grady, born April 30, 1949, is an American writer and investigative journalist known for thrillers of espionage and intrigue as well as police procedurals. Grady wrote for television with Stephen J. Cannell, worked on films with Brandon Lee, William Katt and David Hasselhoff, and has edited fiction anthologies. London's Daily Telegraph listed Grady among 50 crime writers to read before you die in 2008. The catalogue lists 25 books, from Six Days of the Condor / Three Days of the Condor (1974) and Shadow of the Condor (1975) to Shadows on Sidewalks (2026). Condor, John Rankin and Devlin Rourke are the series.

How many James Grady books are there?

James Grady has 25 books, released between 1974 and 2026. They include 3 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.

James Grady Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 James Grady 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 Six Days of the Condor / Three Days of the Condor by James Grady, book 1 of the Condor series (1974)
  2. Cover of The Great Pebble Affair by James Grady (1976)
  3. Cover of Catch the Wind by James Grady (1980)
  4. Cover of Runner in the Street by James Grady, book 1 of the John Rankin series (1984)
  5. Cover of Just a Shot Away by James Grady, book 2 of the Devlin Rourke series (1987)
  6. Cover of Steeltown by James Grady (1988)
  7. Cover of White Flame by James Grady (1990)
  8. Cover of River of Darkness / The Nature of the Game by James Grady (1991)
  9. Cover of Thunder by James Grady (1994)
  10. Cover of Mad Dogs by James Grady (2006)
  11. Cover of Last Days of the Condor by James Grady, book 4 of the Condor series (2014)
  12. Cover of This Train by James Grady (2022)
  13. Cover of The Smoke in Our Eyes by James Grady (2024)
  1. 1
    Six Days of the Condor / Three Days of the CondorCondor #11974 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1974234
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  2. 2
    Shadow of the CondorCondor #21975 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975272
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  3. 3
    The Great Pebble Affair1976 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976192
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  4. 4
    Catch the Wind1980 · 383 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1980383
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  5. 5
    Runner in the StreetJohn Rankin #11984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  6. 6
    Razor GameDevlin Rourke #11985 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985256
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  7. 7
    Hard BargainsJohn Rankin #21985 · 415 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985415
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  8. 8
    Just a Shot AwayDevlin Rourke #21987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  9. 9
    Steeltown1988 · 361 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988361
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  10. 10
    White Flame1990 · 294 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990294
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  11. 11
    River of Darkness / The Nature of the Game1991 · 434 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991434
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  12. 12
    Thunder1994 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994370
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  13. 13
    City of Shadows (As: James Dalton)2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  14. 14
    Mad Dogs2006 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006336
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  15. 15
    This Given Sky2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  16. 16
    condor.netCondor #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  17. 17
    Gargoyle 57Gargoyle #162011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  18. 18
    Last Days of the CondorCondor #42014 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014400
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  19. 19
    Next Day of the CondorCondor #62015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  20. 20
    Condor in the StacksBibliomysteries #222015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  21. 21
    Condor: The Short TakesCondor #12019 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019320
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  22. 22
    This Train2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  23. 23
    The Smoke in Our Eyes2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  24. 24
    American Sky2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  25. 25
    Shadows on Sidewalks2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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James Grady 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.

Condor in order

6 books
  1. 1. Six Days of the Condor / Three Days of the Condor
  2. 1. Condor: The Short Takes
  3. 2. Shadow of the Condor
  4. 3. condor.net
  5. 4. Last Days of the Condor
  6. 6. Next Day of the Condor

John Rankin in order

2 books
  1. 1. Runner in the Street
  2. 2. Hard Bargains

Devlin Rourke in order

2 books
  1. 1. Razor Game
  2. 2. Just a Shot Away

Gargoyle in order

1 book
  1. 16. Gargoyle 57

Bibliomysteries in order

1 book
  1. 22. Condor in the Stacks

Standalone books

13 books

13 James Grady titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read James Grady books in order?

You only need to read James Grady books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with James Grady

Start with Six Days of the Condor / Three Days of the Condor (1974), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Grady book?

Shadows on Sidewalks (2026) is the newest James Grady book released so far.

Is there a new James Grady book coming?

No next James Grady 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 Grady at a glance

Still publishing
James Grady published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
James Grady books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,267 pages across the 13 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Grady books, 7 of 25, were published in the 2010s.

What the James Grady books are about

11 of the 25 James Grady books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: united states is tagged on 5 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.