Sinclair McKay Books in Order
Sinclair McKay has written 24 books, published between 2007 and 2023. The first book is A Thing of Unspeakable Horror (2007) and the newest is The Hidden History of Code Breaking (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 2007–2023
- Pages on record
- 5,702 in 18 of 24 books
- Reading time
- 95–143 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,702 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 24 titles with a page count on record.
Sinclair McKay writes British history, with a focus on Second World War codebreaking and intelligence. McKay's 24 catalogued books run from 2007 to 2023. The Secret Life of Bletchley Park (2010) was followed by The Secret Lives of Codebreakers, The Secret Listeners and The Lost World of Bletchley Park. GCHQ, electronic intelligence and James Bond films appear among the subjects. Later titles include Dunkirk (2014) and The Hidden History of Code Breaking (2023).
How many Sinclair McKay books are there?
Sinclair McKay has 24 books, released between 2007 and 2023.
Sinclair McKay Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Sinclair McKay 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.
- 1A Thing of Unspeakable Horror2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 2The Man with the Golden Touch2008 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420084001/4
- 3The Secret Life of Bletchley Park2010 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420103361/4
- 4The Secret Lives of Codebreakers2010 · 338 pages · confirmed 1/420103381/4
- 5The Secret Listeners2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 6Ramble on2012 · 293 pages · confirmed 1/420122931/4
- 7The Lost World of Bletchley Park2013 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/420131911/4
- 8Dunkirk2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420143521/4
- 9The British Spy Manual2014 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420142721/4
- 10The Secret Life of Fighter Command2015 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420153521/4
- 11Bletchley Park2016 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420161761/4
- 12The Spies of Winter2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420173521/4
- 13The Mile End Murder2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420173201/4
- 15Murder at No. 4 Euston Square2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 16The Lady in the Cellar2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/420183201/4
- 18The Fire and the Darkness2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 19Dresden2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420204001/4
- 20The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book2020 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420202721/4
- 21The Tower of London Puzzle Book2021 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420212881/4
- 22Secret Britain2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 23Berlin2022 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420224641/4
Sinclair McKay 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.
Standalone books
24 books24 Sinclair McKay titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sinclair McKay books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 24 Sinclair McKay books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Sinclair McKay
Start with A Thing of Unspeakable Horror (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sinclair McKay book?
The Hidden History of Code Breaking (2023) is the newest Sinclair McKay book released so far.
Is there a new Sinclair McKay book coming?
No next Sinclair McKay book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sinclair McKay at a glance
- Paused
- No new Sinclair McKay title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Sinclair McKay books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,702 pages across the 18 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sinclair McKay books, 15 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sinclair McKay books are about
20 of the 24 Sinclair McKay books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 10 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 10 of 20 books
- World War, 1939-1945 5 of 20 books
- Great Britain 4 of 20 books
- Cryptography 3 of 20 books
- Great britain, history, 20th century 3 of 20 books
- World history 3 of 20 books
- World war, 1939-1945, cryptography 3 of 20 books
- World war, 1939-1945, great britain 3 of 20 books
- Electronic intelligence 2 of 20 books
- Great britain, royal air force 2 of 20 books
- Murder, great britain 2 of 20 books
- Intelligence service 2 of 20 books