Michael Niemann Books in Order
Michael Niemann has written 9 books, published between 2014 and 2021. The first book is Legitimate Business (2014) and the newest is The Last Straw (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. All 9 books listed here are in the Valentin Vermeulen Thriller series, which has its own page: Valentin Vermeulen Thriller books in order.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2014–2021
- Pages on record
- 244 in 1 of 9 books
Michael Niemann writes crime thrillers, and the Valentin Vermeulen Thriller series is catalogued under the Niemann credit. Recorded subjects include mystery and detective fiction, crime, suspense, action and adventure, and Kenya. Nine books span 2014 to 2021: Legitimate Business (2014), Africa Always Needs Guns (2017), Big Dreams Cost Too Much (2017), Illicit Trade (2017), Illegal Holdings (2018), No Right Way (2019), Percentages of Guilt (2020), Some Kind of Justice (2020) and The Last Straw (2021).
How many Michael Niemann books are there?
Michael Niemann has 9 books, released between 2014 and 2021.
Michael Niemann Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Michael Niemann 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.
- 12014–1/4
- 220172441/4
- 32017–1/4
- 42017–1/4
- 52018–1/4
- 62019–1/4
- 72020–1/4
- 82020–1/4
- 92021–1/4
Michael Niemann series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Do you have to read Michael Niemann books in order?
You only need to read Michael Niemann books in order within the Valentin Vermeulen Thriller series, which holds 9 of the 9 Michael Niemann books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Michael Niemann
Start with Legitimate Business (2014), the first Valentin Vermeulen Thriller book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Michael Niemann book?
The Last Straw (2021) is the newest Michael Niemann book released so far.
Is there a new Michael Niemann book coming?
No next Michael Niemann book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Michael Niemann at a glance
- Paused
- No new Michael Niemann title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Michael Niemann books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 244 pages across the 1 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 244 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Michael Niemann books, 6 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Michael Niemann books are about
6 of the 9 Michael Niemann 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 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 4 of 6 books
- Crime 2 of 6 books
- Thrillers 2 of 6 books