John Weisman Books in Order
John Weisman has written 14 books, published between 1973 and 2011. The first book is Guerrilla Theater: Scenarios for Revolution (1973) and the newest is KBL: Kill Bin Laden (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1973–2011
- Pages on record
- 3,257 in 11 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 54–81 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,257 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
John Weisman's 14 catalogued books span 1973 to 2011, starting with Guerrilla Theater: Scenarios for Revolution (1973). Weisman's named series is Headhunters. Subjects include thrillers, spies, assassination and the Central Intelligence Agency, and the list takes in Shadow Warrior (1989) and KBL: Kill Bin Laden (2011). The catalogue for Weisman is likely complete.
How many John Weisman books are there?
John Weisman has 14 books, released between 1973 and 2011. 4 of them belong to the Headhunters series.
John Weisman Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 John Weisman 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.
- 1Guerrilla Theater: Scenarios for Revolution1973 · 201 pages · confirmed 2/419732012/4
- 219741872/4
- 31974–2/4
- 41974–2/4
- 519751302/4
- 6Evidence1981 · 248 pages · confirmed 2/419812482/4
- 7Watchdogs1983 · 274 pages · confirmed 2/419832742/4
- 8Blood Cries1987 · 338 pages · confirmed 2/419873382/4
- 9Shadow Warrior1989 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/419892832/4
- 10The Last Warrior: The Explosive Autobiography of a CIA Officer with the License to Kill2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 11SOAR: A Black Ops Mission2003 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/420034162/4
- 12Jack in the Box2004 · 430 pages · confirmed 2/420044302/4
- 13Direct Action2005 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/420054482/4
- 14KBL: Kill Bin Laden2011 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/420113022/4
John Weisman 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.
Headhunters in order
4 booksStandalone books
10 books10 John Weisman titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John Weisman books in order?
You only need to read John Weisman books in order within the Headhunters series, which holds 4 of the 14 John Weisman books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with John Weisman
Start with Guerrilla Theater: Scenarios for Revolution (1973), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Weisman book?
KBL: Kill Bin Laden (2011) is the newest John Weisman book released so far.
Is there a new John Weisman book coming?
No next John Weisman 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 Weisman at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John Weisman title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John Weisman books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,257 pages across the 11 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 283 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Weisman books, 5 of 14, were published in the 1970s.
What the John Weisman books are about
10 of the 14 John Weisman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: united states. central intelligence agency is tagged on 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency 3 of 10 books
- Assassination 2 of 10 books
- Intelligence officers 2 of 10 books
- Spies 2 of 10 books
- Thrillers 2 of 10 books
- United States 2 of 10 books