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Robert Terrall Books in Order

Robert Terrall has written 27 books, published between 1943 and 2011. The first book is They Deal in Death (1943) and the newest is Intimate Grief (As: John Gonzales) (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
27
Published
1943–2011
Pages on record
906 in 3 of 27 books
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Robert Terrall published books across seven decades, starting with They Deal in Death (1943) and ending with Intimate Grief (2011). The Ben Gates and Harry Horne series sit among his 27 books. Terrall also used several pen names: John Gonzales for The Magnificent Moll, Robert Kyle for Nice Guys Finish Last and The Golden Urge, and MacLennan Roberts for Moses and the Ten Commandments and The Great Locomotive Chase. Some of his work was reviewed by the New York Times.

How many Robert Terrall books are there?

Robert Terrall has 27 books, released between 1943 and 2011. They include 2 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.

Robert Terrall Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 27 Robert Terrall 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 Kill Now, Pay Later by Robert Terrall, book 3 of the Ben Gates series (1960)
  1. 1
    They Deal in Death1943 · confirmed 1/4
    1943–
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  2. 2
    Madam is Dead1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  3. 3
    A Killer is Loose Among Us1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  4. 4
    The Steps of the Quarry1951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  5. 5
    The Magnificent Moll (As: John Gonzales)1952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952–
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  6. 6
    The Golden Urge (As: Robert Kyle)1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  7. 7
    Nice Guys Finish Last (As: Robert Kyle)1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  8. 8
    A Tiger in the Night (As: Robert Kyle)1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  9. 9
    The Great Locomotive Chase (As: MacLennan Roberts)1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  10. 10
    Moses and the Ten Commandments (As: MacLennan Roberts)1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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    Blackmail, Inc.Ben Gates #11958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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    Model for MurderBen Gates #21959 · confirmed 1/4
    1959–
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    End of a J.D.Harry Horne #11960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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    Kill Now, Pay LaterBen Gates #31960 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1960220
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    Death for Mr. Big (As: John Gonzales)1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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    Someone's Sleeping in My BedHarry Horne #21962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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    Follow That HearseHarry Horne #31963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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    Ben Gates is HotBen Gates #41964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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    The Crooked City (As: Robert Kyle)1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  20. 20
    The Art of Love (As: John Gonzales)1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  21. 21
    Some Like it CoolBen Gates #51967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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    Love Laboratory (As: Robert Kyle)1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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    The Wow Factor1970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  24. 24
    Sand Dollars1978 · 347 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978347
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  25. 25
    Luck Be A Lady1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  26. 26
    Wrap It In Flags1986 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986339
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  27. 27
    Intimate Grief (As: John Gonzales)2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Robert Terrall 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.

Ben Gates in order

5 books
  1. 1. Blackmail, Inc.
  2. 2. Model for Murder
  3. 3. Kill Now, Pay Later
  4. 4. Ben Gates is Hot
  5. 5. Some Like it Cool

Harry Horne in order

3 books
  1. 1. End of a J.D.
  2. 2. Someone's Sleeping in My Bed
  3. 3. Follow That Hearse

Standalone books

19 books

19 Robert Terrall titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert Terrall books in order?

You only need to read Robert Terrall 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 Robert Terrall

Start with They Deal in Death (1943), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Robert Terrall book?

Intimate Grief (As: John Gonzales) (2011) is the newest Robert Terrall book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Terrall book coming?

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

Robert Terrall at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Robert Terrall title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Robert Terrall books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
906 pages across the 3 of 27 books with a recorded length, a median of 339 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Terrall books, 9 of 27, were published in the 1960s.

What the Robert Terrall books are about

2 of the 27 Robert Terrall books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.