Order of Book Series
0

Richard Condon Books in Order

Richard Condon has written 26 books, published between 1958 and 1994. The first book is The Oldest Confession (1958) and the newest is Prizzi's Money (1994). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1958–1994
Pages on record
4,686 in 15 of 26 books
Reading time
78–117 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,686 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 26 titles with a page count on record.

See all 26 books in order Printable Richard Condon checklist

Richard Condon (1915–1996) was an American political novelist whose satires were often adapted as thrillers for film. Abuse of power, money and corruption drive Condon's plots. The Manchurian Candidate (1959) is his second catalogued book, after The Oldest Confession (1958). The Prizzi series about an organized crime family closes the 26-book list with Prizzi's Money (1994).

How many Richard Condon books are there?

Richard Condon has 26 books, released between 1958 and 1994. 4 of them belong to the Prizzi series.

Richard Condon Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Richard Condon 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. Cover of The Ecstasy Business by Richard Condon (1967)
  2. Cover of The Vertical Smile by Richard Condon (1972)
  3. Cover of Winter Kills by Richard Condon (1974)
  4. Cover of Money is Love by Richard Condon (1975)
  5. Cover of The Whisper of the Axe by Richard Condon (1976)
  6. Cover of Prizzi's Honor by Richard Condon, book 1 of the Prizzi series (1982)
  7. Cover of A Trembling Upon Rome by Richard Condon (1983)
  8. Cover of Prizzi's Family by Richard Condon, book 2 of the Prizzi series (1987)
  9. Cover of Prizzi's Glory by Richard Condon, book 3 of the Prizzi series (1990)
  10. Cover of Emperor of America by Richard Condon (1990)
  11. Cover of The Final Addiction by Richard Condon (1991)
  12. Cover of The Venerable Bead by Richard Condon (1992)
  13. Cover of Prizzi's Money by Richard Condon, book 4 of the Prizzi series (1994)
  1. 1
    The Oldest Confession1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    The Manchurian Candidate1959 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959400
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Some Angry Angel1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    A Talent for Loving1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    An Infinity of Mirrors1964 · confirmed 2/4
    1964–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Any God Will Do1966 · confirmed 2/4
    1966–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Ecstasy Business1967 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967256
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Mile High1972 · confirmed 2/4
    1972–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Vertical Smile1972 · 334 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1972334
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Arigato1972 · confirmed 2/4
    1972–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Winter Kills1974 · confirmed 2/4
    1974–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Star-Spangled Crunch1975 · confirmed 2/4
    1975–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Money is Love1975 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1975320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    The Whisper of the Axe1976 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1976279
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    The Abandoned Woman1977 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1977238
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Bandicoot1978 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978208
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Death of a Politician1978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    The Entwining1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    Prizzi's HonorPrizzi #11982 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982326
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    A Trembling Upon Rome1983 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983416
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    Prizzi's FamilyPrizzi #21987 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987307
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Prizzi's GloryPrizzi #31990 · 363 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990363
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    Emperor of America1990 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    The Final Addiction1991 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991308
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    The Venerable Bead1992 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992308
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    Prizzi's MoneyPrizzi #41994 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994319
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Richard Condon 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.

Prizzi in order

4 books
  1. 1. Prizzi's Honor
  2. 2. Prizzi's Family
  3. 3. Prizzi's Glory
  4. 4. Prizzi's Money

Standalone books

22 books

22 Richard Condon titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Richard Condon books in order?

You only need to read Richard Condon books in order within the Prizzi series, which holds 4 of the 26 Richard Condon books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Richard Condon

Start with The Oldest Confession (1958), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Richard Condon book?

Prizzi's Money (1994) is the newest Richard Condon book released so far.

Is there a new Richard Condon book coming?

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

Richard Condon at a glance

Died
Richard Condon died in 1996, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Richard Condon on record dates from 1994.
Release pace
Richard Condon books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,686 pages across the 15 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 308 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard Condon books, 10 of 26, were published in the 1970s.

What the Richard Condon books are about

15 of the 26 Richard Condon books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminals is tagged on 4 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.