Jeffrey Archer Books in Order
Jeffrey Archer has written 63 books, published between 1976 and 2026. The first book is Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1976) and the newest is Adam and Eve (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 63
- Published
- 1976–2026
- Confirmed
- 63 of 63 titles
- Pages on record
- 13,956 in 40 of 63 books
- Reading time
- 233–349 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 13,956 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 40 of 63 titles with a page count on record.
Jeffrey Archer's 63 catalogued books cover novels, short stories, plays, children's books and prison diaries. The list opens with Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1976) and reaches Adam and Eve in 2026. The Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and the Detective William Warwick novels are the main series; families, social class and English history supply the material.
The Clifton Chronicles follows the Clifton family across several generations, from humble beginnings to their rise in society, set against twentieth-century history.
How many Jeffrey Archer books are there?
Jeffrey Archer has 63 books, released between 1976 and 2026. They include 6 separate series.
Jeffrey Archer Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 63 Jeffrey Archer books in the order they were released, 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.
- 11976–4/4
- 21977–4/4
- 319795924/4
- 419802884/4
- 51980404/4
- 61980424/4
- 71981443/4
- 81982–4/4
- 919834964/4
- 1019853684/4
- 111987–3/4
- 1219892454/4
- 131990804/4
- 1419908004/4
- 1519934804/4
- 1619943844/4
- 171994294/4
- 181996–4/4
- 1919973364/4
- 2019976404/4
- 2119984644/4
- 222000224/4
- 232000–4/4
- 242000994/4
- 2520022724/4
- 2620026084/4
- 2720053204/4
- 2820055384/4
- 2920064774/4
- 3020063414/4
- 31The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin IscariotJeffrey Archer Non-Fiction #12007 · 101 pages · confirmed 4/420071014/4
- 322008–4/4
- 3320093724/4
- 3420103364/4
- 352011–4/4
- 362011–4/4
- 372011–4/4
- 382011–4/4
- 3920118684/4
- 402012–4/4
- 4120133734/4
- 4220143874/4
- 432014974/4
- 4420154004/4
- 4520164164/4
- 4620164164/4
- 472017–4/4
- 482017–4/4
- 492017–4/4
- 5020172594/4
- 512019–4/4
- 5220194644/4
- 5420202884/4
- 552021–4/4
- 562021–4/4
- 572022–4/4
- 5820233684/4
- 592024–4/4
- 602024–4/4
- 612024–4/4
- 6220253903/4
- 632026–3/4
Jeffrey Archer series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Jeffrey Archer 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.
Jeffrey Archer Standalone Novels
14 books14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jeffrey Archer Short Story
12 books12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jeffrey Archer Short Stories/Novellas
8 books8 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Detective William Warwick in order
8 booksJeffrey Archer Children's in order
4 booksKane and Abel in order
3 booksA Prison Diary Non-Fiction
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Little Kingdoms in order
2 booksJeffrey Archer Plays in order
1 bookJeffrey Archer Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jeffrey Archer Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Jeffrey Archer books run from Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1976) to Adam and Eve (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Jeffrey Archer in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Jeffrey Archer books in order?
You only need to read Jeffrey Archer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Jeffrey Archer books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Only Time Will Tell (2011), the first Clifton Chronicles book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1976).
What is the newest Jeffrey Archer book?
Adam and Eve (2026) is the newest Jeffrey Archer book released so far.
Is there a new Jeffrey Archer book coming?
No next Jeffrey Archer book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Jeffrey Archer Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 63 books in publication order is on the Jeffrey Archer reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Jeffrey Archer at a glance
- Still publishing
- Jeffrey Archer published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Jeffrey Archer books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 13,956 pages across the 40 of 63 books with a recorded length, a median of 370 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jeffrey Archer books, 19 of 63, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 59 of the 63 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Jeffrey Archer books are about
45 of the 63 Jeffrey Archer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 7 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 7 of 45 books
- Short stories 7 of 45 books
- English literature 6 of 45 books
- History 6 of 45 books
- Social classes 6 of 45 books
- English fiction 5 of 45 books
- Historical fiction 5 of 45 books
- Suspense 5 of 45 books
- Prisons 4 of 45 books
- Diaries 3 of 45 books