Mike Nicol Books in Order
Mike Nicol has written 19 books, published between 1978 and 2026. The first book is Among The Souvenirs (1978) and the newest is Falls the Shadow (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1978–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,862 in 15 of 19 books
- Reading time
- 64–97 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,862 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 19 titles with a page count on record.
Mike Nicol is a South African writer and journalist, born in Cape Town in 1951. The catalogue spans nearly five decades, from Among The Souvenirs (1978) to Falls the Shadow (2026), with 19 books in total. Nicol's series are the Revenge Trilogy and PI Fish Pescado and Vicki Kahn. South Africa, politics, history, biography, illegal arms transfers and thrillers are among the catalogue subjects. Horseman (1996) and The Ibis Tapestry (1998) also appear on the list.
How many Mike Nicol books are there?
Mike Nicol has 19 books, released between 1978 and 2026. They include 2 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.
Mike Nicol Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Mike Nicol 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.
- 1Among The Souvenirs1978 · 35 pages · confirmed 1/41978351/4
- 2A Good-Looking Corpse1991 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419912561/4
- 3The Powers That Be1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 4This Day And Age1992 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/419922761/4
- 5This Sad Place1993 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/41993481/4
- 6The Waiting Country1995 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/419952111/4
- 7Horseman1996 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419962081/4
- 8The Ibis Tapestry1998 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/419982091/4
- 9Sea Mountain, Fire City2001 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/420011581/4
- 10The Firm2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420062401/4
- 1120084001/4
- 1220103181/4
- 13The Invisible Line2010 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420101441/4
- 1420135691/4
- 152014–1/4
- 16Power Play2015 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420154001/4
- 1720163901/4
- 182018–1/4
- 19Falls the Shadow2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Mike Nicol 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.
Revenge Trilogy in order
3 books- 1. Payback
- 2. Killer Country
- 3. Black Heart
PI Fish Pescado and Vicki Kahn in order
3 booksStandalone books
13 books13 Mike Nicol titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mike Nicol books in order?
You only need to read Mike Nicol 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 Mike Nicol
Start with Among The Souvenirs (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mike Nicol book?
Falls the Shadow (2026) is the newest Mike Nicol book released so far.
Is there a new Mike Nicol book coming?
No next Mike Nicol book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mike Nicol at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mike Nicol published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Mike Nicol books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,862 pages across the 15 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mike Nicol books, 7 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
What the Mike Nicol books are about
14 of the 19 Mike Nicol books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: south africa is tagged on 4 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- South Africa 4 of 14 books
- Biography 3 of 14 books
- English literature 2 of 14 books
- History 2 of 14 books
- Illegal arms transfers 2 of 14 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 14 books
- Thrillers 2 of 14 books