Mike Ripley Books in Order
Mike Ripley has written 38 books, published between 1988 and 2026. The first book is Just Another Angel (1988) and the newest is Played to Death (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1988–2026
- Pages on record
- 6,546 in 26 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 109–164 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,546 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
Mike Ripley has 38 books in the catalogue, from Just Another Angel (1988) to Played to Death (2026). Ripley's two series are Fitzroy Maclean Angel and Mr Campion, and Albert Campion appears among the subjects as a fictitious character. Subjects also include private investigators, England, crime and historical fiction. Titles include Angel Touch (1989), Angel Hunt (1990) and Angel City (1994). Born in 1952, Ripley is a British writer whose Angel series of comedy thrillers has won awards, and also works as a critic and an archaeologist.
How many Mike Ripley books are there?
Mike Ripley has 38 books, released between 1988 and 2026. They include 2 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.
Mike Ripley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Mike Ripley 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.
- 119882071/4
- 21989–1/4
- 319902001/4
- 419912401/4
- 519941921/4
- 619952561/4
- 719962551/4
- 819972221/4
- 919981941/4
- 1019982071/4
- 1119992241/4
- 1220001911/4
- 132001–1/4
- 14Double Take2002 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/420023031/4
- 152003–1/4
- 162003–1/4
- 17Boudica and the Lost Roman2005 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/420052611/4
- 1820053671/4
- 19Surviving a Stroke2006 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/420061571/4
- 2020062881/4
- 21The Legend of Hereward2007 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/420072621/4
- 2220082881/4
- 232014–2/4
- 242015–1/4
- 2520152582/4
- 2620162562/4
- 27Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang2017 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420174481/4
- 2820172432/4
- 2920182432/4
- 3020192562/4
- 3120202722/4
- 322021–2/4
- 3320222562/4
- 342022–2/4
- 352023–1/4
- 362024–1/4
- 37Buried Above Ground2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 38Played to Death2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Mike Ripley series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Fitzroy Maclean Angel books in order 16 books
Mike Ripley 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.
Albert Campion in order
10 booksBloodlines in order
3 booksMr Campion in order
2 booksStandalone books
7 books7 Mike Ripley titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mike Ripley books in order?
You only need to read Mike Ripley 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 Ripley
Start with Just Another Angel (1988), the first Fitzroy Maclean Angel book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Mike Ripley book?
Played to Death (2026) is the newest Mike Ripley book released so far.
Is there a new Mike Ripley book coming?
No next Mike Ripley 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 Ripley at a glance
- Still publishing
- Mike Ripley published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Mike Ripley books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,546 pages across the 26 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mike Ripley books, 11 of 38, were published in the 2000s.
What the Mike Ripley books are about
27 of the 38 Mike Ripley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 9 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Private investigators 9 of 27 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 27 books
- Campion, albert (fictitious character) 5 of 27 books
- England 5 of 27 books
- Albert Campion (Fictitious character) 4 of 27 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 4 of 27 books
- Crime 3 of 27 books
- English literature 3 of 27 books
- Criminals 2 of 27 books
- Great Britain 2 of 27 books