John Trenhaile Books in Order
John Trenhaile has written 12 books, published between 1981 and 1994. The first book is The Man Called Kyril (1981) and the newest is Against All Reason (1994). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1981–1994
- Pages on record
- 4,289 in 11 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 71–107 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,289 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
John Trenhaile writes espionage thrillers, with books catalogued from The Man Called Kyril (1981) to Against All Reason (1994). Trenhaile's series are Stepan Povin and Simon Young. Titles include Nocturne for the General (1985), The Mahjong Spies (1986), The Gates of Exquisite View (1987), Krysalis (1989) and Blood Rules (1991). Aircraft hijacking appears among the subjects.
How many John Trenhaile books are there?
John Trenhaile has 12 books, released between 1981 and 1994. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
John Trenhaile Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 John Trenhaile 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.
- 119813041/4
- 219833521/4
- 319853001/4
- 419865091/4
- 519874151/4
- 619883681/4
- 7Krysalis1989 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/419894321/4
- 8Acts Of Betrayal1990 · 495 pages · confirmed 1/419904951/4
- 9Blood Rules1991 · 431 pages · confirmed 1/419914311/4
- 10The Tiger of Desire1992 · 379 pages · confirmed 1/419923791/4
- 11A Means to Evil1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 12Against All Reason1994 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/419943041/4
John Trenhaile 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.
Stepan Povin in order
3 booksSimon Young in order
3 booksStandalone books
6 books6 John Trenhaile titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Trenhaile books in order?
You only need to read John Trenhaile 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 Trenhaile
Start with The Man Called Kyril (1981), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Trenhaile book?
Against All Reason (1994) is the newest John Trenhaile book released so far.
Is there a new John Trenhaile book coming?
No next John Trenhaile 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 Trenhaile at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John Trenhaile title on record dates from 1994, 32 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John Trenhaile books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,289 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 379 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Trenhaile books, 7 of 12, were published in the 1980s.
What the John Trenhaile books are about
11 of the 12 John Trenhaile 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 5 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Espionage 5 of 11 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 11 books