James McClure Books in Order
James McClure has written 15 books, published between 1971 and 2014. The first book is The Steam Pig (1971) and the newest is God It Was Fun (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1971–2014
- Pages on record
- 3,206 in 11 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 53–80 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,206 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
James McClure wrote the Kramer and Zondi Mystery police procedurals, set in South Africa, with Trompie Kramer and Mickey Zondi as the recorded fictional characters. The Steam Pig (1971) opens the catalogue of 15 books, followed by The Caterpillar Cop (1972) and The Gooseberry Fool (1974). The Sunday Hangman (1977) and The Blood of an Englishman (1980) are later titles. God It Was Fun (2014) is the last catalogued book.
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How many James McClure books are there?
James McClure has 15 books, released between 1971 and 2014. 9 of them belong to the Kramer and Zondi Mystery series.
James McClure Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 James McClure 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.
- 119712582/4
- 21972–2/4
- 3Four and Twenty Virgins1973 · confirmed 2/41973–2/4
- 419742232/4
- 519752172/4
- 6Killers1976 · 189 pages · confirmed 2/419761892/4
- 7Rogue Eagle1976 · 234 pages · confirmed 2/419762342/4
- 819772642/4
- 9Spike Island1980 · 533 pages · confirmed 2/419805332/4
- 1019803422/4
- 11Cop World1984 · 343 pages · confirmed 2/419843432/4
- 1219842832/4
- 131989–2/4
- 1419913202/4
- 15God It Was Fun2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
James McClure 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.
Kramer and Zondi Mystery in order
9 booksStandalone books
6 books6 James McClure titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read James McClure books in order?
You only need to read James McClure books in order within the Kramer and Zondi Mystery series, which holds 9 of the 15 James McClure books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with James McClure
Start with The Steam Pig (1971), the earliest published title.
What is the newest James McClure book?
God It Was Fun (2014) is the newest James McClure book released so far.
Is there a new James McClure book coming?
No next James McClure 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 McClure at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest James McClure title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- James McClure books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,206 pages across the 11 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 264 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James McClure books, 8 of 15, were published in the 1970s.
When James McClure books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when James McClure titles appeared. 1970s was the most productive decade with 8 titles.
15 books total across 4 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the James McClure books are about
12 of the 15 James McClure books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: kramer, trompie (fictitious character) is tagged on 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Kramer, trompie (fictitious character) 9 of 12 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 8 of 12 books
- Police 8 of 12 books
- South Africa 8 of 12 books
- Zondi, mickey (fictitious character) 7 of 12 books
- Mickey Zondi (Fictitious character) 6 of 12 books
- Trompie Kramer (Fictitious character) 6 of 12 books
- Fiction in English 2 of 12 books