John Altman Books in Order
John Altman has written 8 books, published between 2000 and 2019. The first book is A Gathering of Spies (2000) and the newest is The Korean Woman (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2000–2019
- Total pages
- 2,321 across 8 books
- Reading time
- 39–58 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,321 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
John Altman, born in 1969, is an American writer of espionage thrillers and a Harvard graduate. A Gathering of Spies (2000) was the debut, and The Korean Woman (2019) is the most recent of 8 catalogued novels. Between them stand A Game of Spies (2002), Deception (2003), The Watchmen (2004), The Art of the Devil (2014), Disposable Asset (2015) and False Flag (2017). Recorded subjects include the Second World War, secret service, spy stories and Germany. The books have reached print in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Poland and the Netherlands, and Altman holds memberships of the Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and the International Association of Crime Writers. All 8 books carry a page count, median 306 pages.
How many John Altman books are there?
John Altman has 8 books, released between 2000 and 2019.
John Altman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 John Altman 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.
- 1A Gathering of Spies2000 · 321 pages · confirmed 1/420003211/4
- 2A Game of Spies2002 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/420022921/4
- 3Deception2003 · 325 pages · confirmed 1/420033251/4
- 4The Watchmen2004 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420043361/4
- 5The Art of the Devil2014 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420142241/4
- 6Disposable Asset2015 · 215 pages · confirmed 1/420152151/4
- 7False Flag2017 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420173361/4
- 8The Korean Woman2019 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420192721/4
John Altman 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.
Standalone books
8 books8 John Altman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Altman books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 John Altman books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with John Altman
Start with A Gathering of Spies (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Altman book?
The Korean Woman (2019) is the newest John Altman book released so far.
Is there a new John Altman book coming?
No next John Altman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Altman at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John Altman title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John Altman books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,321 pages across all 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 306 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Altman books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Altman books are about
7 of the 8 John Altman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: espionage is tagged on 3 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Espionage 3 of 7 books
- Thrillers 2 of 7 books
- United States 2 of 7 books
- World War, 1939-1945 2 of 7 books