Kenneth Cameron Books in Order

Kenneth Cameron has written 33 books, published between 1973 and 2013. The first book is Fair Game (As: George Bartram) (1973) and the newest is The Oxford Fellow (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
33
Published
1973–2013
Pages on record
6,793 in 19 of 33 books
Reading time
113–170 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,793 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 33 titles with a page count on record.

Kenneth Cameron writes espionage and mystery fiction, with the early novels published as George Bartram. The Alan Craik books follow a US Navy intelligence officer, and the Denton series, the Arms novels and Louisa Conan Doyle make up the rest. Fair Game (1973) opens the catalogue under the Bartram name, which carries on through A Job Abroad (1975), Under the Freeze (1984) and In the Noonday Sun (1985). Thirty-three books run to The Oxford Fellow (2013).

How many Kenneth Cameron books are there?

Kenneth Cameron has 33 books, released between 1973 and 2013. They include 4 series and 14 titles listed outside any series.

Kenneth Cameron Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 33 Kenneth Cameron 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.

  1. 1
    Fair Game (As: George Bartram)1973 · confirmed 2/4
    1973
  2. 2
    A Job Abroad (As:George Bartram)1975 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975192
  3. 31976
  4. 41977
  5. 5
    The Father of FiresArms #11981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981
  6. 6
    The Seeds of FireArms #21981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981
  7. 7
    Fire and IronArms #31982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982
  8. 8
    The Sunset Gun (As: George Bartram)1983 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983384
  9. 9
    Under the Freeze (As:George Bartram)1984 · 404 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984404
  10. 101985
  11. 11
    Master of Secrets (As:George Bartram)1989 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989368
  12. 12
    The Sun is Bleeding (As: George Bartram)1989 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989384
  13. 13
    Into Africa1990 · 229 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990229
  14. 14
    Africa on Film1994 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994240
  15. 15
    America on Film1997 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997272
  16. 161999
  17. 17
    Peace MakerAlan Craik #22000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000
  18. 18
    Cauldron of Violence (As: Gordon Kent)2000 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000160
  19. 19
    Top HookAlan Craik #32002 · 469 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002469
  20. 20
    Hostile ContactAlan Craik #42003 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003576
  21. 21
    Force ProtectionAlan Craik #52004 · 514 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004514
  22. 22
    Damage ControlAlan Craik #62005 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005480
  23. 23
    The Falconer's TaleAlan Craik #72007 · 390 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007390
  24. 24
    The Frightened ManDenton #12008 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008261
  25. 25
    The Bohemian GirlDenton #22009 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009310
  26. 26
    The Second WomanDenton #32010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010
  27. 27
    The Enjoyment of Theatre2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010
  28. 28
    Winter at Death's HotelLouisa Conan Doyle #12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  29. 29
    The Spoils of WarAlan Craik #82011 · 458 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011458
  30. 30
    The Haunted MartyrDenton #42013 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013360
  31. 31
    The Backward BoyDenton #52013 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013342
  32. 32
    The Past MasterDenton #62013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  33. 33
    The Oxford FellowDenton #72013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013

Kenneth Cameron series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Kenneth Cameron 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.

Denton in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Frightened Man
  2. 2. The Bohemian Girl
  3. 3. The Second Woman
  4. 4. The Haunted Martyr
  5. 5. The Backward Boy
  6. 6. The Past Master
  7. 7. The Oxford Fellow

Arms in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Father of Fires
  2. 2. The Seeds of Fire
  3. 3. Fire and Iron

Louisa Conan Doyle in order

1 book
  1. 1. Winter at Death's Hotel

Standalone books

14 books

14 Kenneth Cameron titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kenneth Cameron books in order?

You only need to read Kenneth Cameron books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kenneth Cameron

Start with Night Trap / Rules of Engagement (1999), the first Alan Craik book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Fair Game (As: George Bartram) (1973).

What is the newest Kenneth Cameron book?

The Oxford Fellow (2013) is the newest Kenneth Cameron book released so far.

Is there a new Kenneth Cameron book coming?

No next Kenneth Cameron book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Kenneth Cameron at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Kenneth Cameron title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Kenneth Cameron books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,793 pages across the 19 of 33 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kenneth Cameron books, 9 of 33, were published in the 2000s.

What the Kenneth Cameron books are about

19 of the 33 Kenneth Cameron books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: intelligence officers is tagged on 7 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.