Len Deighton Books in Order

How many Len Deighton books are there?

Len Deighton has 40 books, released between 1962 and 2012. They include 2 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.

Len Deighton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 40 Len Deighton 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.

Len Deighton series in order

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

• Bernard Samson books in order 10 books
• Harry Palmer books in order 8 books

Len Deighton 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.

Len Deighton Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Len Deighton books run from The IPCRESS File (1962) to James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His Father (2012), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Len Deighton in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Len Deighton books in order?

You only need to read Len Deighton 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 Len Deighton

Start with the first book of the Len Deighton series you want to read: Bernard Samson starts with Berlin Game (1983) and Harry Palmer starts with The IPCRESS File (1962). The earliest catalogued title overall is The IPCRESS File (1962).

What is the newest Len Deighton book?

James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His Father (2012) is the newest Len Deighton book released so far.

Is there a new Len Deighton book coming?

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

Awards Len Deighton has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Len Deighton. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• German Crime Fiction Award1986Won
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1980Shortlistedfor SS-GB

Len Deighton at a glance

Died

Len Deighton died in 2026, according to Wikidata.

Last book

The newest book credited to Len Deighton on record dates from 2012.

Release pace

Len Deighton books have appeared about one a year on average.

Length

10,432 pages across the 31 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 343 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Len Deighton books, 11 of 40, were published in the 1980s.

What the Len Deighton books are about

35 of the 40 Len Deighton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 13 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Thrillers 13 of 35 books
• Espionage 9 of 35 books
• Mystery & detective 9 of 35 books
• Intelligence service 8 of 35 books
• World War, 1939-1945 8 of 35 books
• Bernard Samson (Fictitious character) 7 of 35 books
• Samson, bernard (fictitious character) 7 of 35 books
• Fiction in English 6 of 35 books
• Great Britain 5 of 35 books
• Cooking, french 4 of 35 books
• History 4 of 35 books