John Bingham Books in Order
John Bingham has written 18 books, published between 1952 and 1982. The first book is My Name is Michael Sibley (1952) and the newest is Brock and the Defector (1982). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1952–1982
- Pages on record
- 2,061 in 9 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 34–52 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,061 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
John Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris of Newbrook, was an English novelist, engineer and former MI5 officer. Bingham worked as a journalist before Maxwell Knight recruited Bingham into MI5, where David Cornwell was a younger colleague. Cornwell became the novelist John le Carré and named Bingham as a key inspiration for George Smiley. The catalogue lists the Kenneth Ducane and Brock series, with novels from My Name is Michael Sibley (1952) to Brock and the Defector (1982), including A Fragment of Fear (1965) and The Double Agent (1966).
How many John Bingham books are there?
John Bingham has 18 books, released between 1952 and 1982. They include 2 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.
John Bingham Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 John Bingham 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.
- 1My Name is Michael Sibley1952 · confirmed 1/41952–1/4
- 2Five Roundabouts to Heaven / The Tender Poisoner1953 · confirmed 1/41953–1/4
- 3The Third Skin / Murder Is a Witch1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 4Paton Street Case / Inspector Morgan's Dilemma1955 · confirmed 1/41955–1/4
- 5Night's Black Agent1961 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/419612001/4
- 6A Case of Libel1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 7Murder Plan Six1964 · confirmed 1/41964–1/4
- 8A Fragment of Fear1965 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/419651751/4
- 91966–1/4
- 10Good Old Charlie / I Love, I Kill1968 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/419681891/4
- 1119711721/4
- 12Hunting Down of Peter Manuel1973 · confirmed 1/41973–1/4
- 13Marion / Murder Off the Record1974 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/419742001/4
- 141976–1/4
- 15The Marriage Bureau Murders1977 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/419771901/4
- 16Deadly Picnic1980 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419801761/4
- 1719813521/4
- 1819824071/4
John Bingham 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.
Kenneth Ducane in order
3 booksBrock in order
2 booksStandalone books
13 books13 John Bingham titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Bingham books in order?
You only need to read John Bingham books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with John Bingham
Start with My Name is Michael Sibley (1952), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Bingham book?
Brock and the Defector (1982) is the newest John Bingham book released so far.
Is there a new John Bingham book coming?
No next John Bingham 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 Bingham at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John Bingham title on record dates from 1982, 44 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John Bingham books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,061 pages across the 9 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 190 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Bingham books, 6 of 18, were published in the 1960s.
What the John Bingham books are about
7 of the 18 John Bingham books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 7 books
- Fiction in English 2 of 7 books
- Great Britain 2 of 7 books
- Espionage 2 of 7 books