Stephen Frey Books in Order

Stephen Frey has written 22 books, published between 1995 and 2018. The first book is The Takeover (1995) and the newest is Ultimate Power (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1995–2018
Confirmed
22 of 22 titles
Pages on record
7,282 in 19 of 22 books
Reading time
121–182 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,282 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

Financial thrillers are Stephen Frey's subject. Frey worked in mergers and acquisitions at JP Morgan and as a vice president of corporate finance at a Manhattan bank, and is a managing director at a private equity firm in Florida. The catalogue holds 22 books, from The Takeover (1995) to Ultimate Power (2018). Everything before The Chairman (2005) stands alone; The Chairman introduces Christian Gillette, who carries four novels set around the private equity firm Everest Capital. Investment bankers, corporate culture and conspiracies recur as subjects.

How many Stephen Frey books are there?

Stephen Frey has 22 books, released between 1995 and 2018. They include 2 separate series.

Stephen Frey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Stephen Frey 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. 1
    The TakeoverStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #11995 · 446 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995446
  2. 2
    The Inner SanctumStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #21997 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997448
  3. 3
    The Vulture FundStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #31997 · 444 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997444
  4. 4
    Absolute Proof / The LegacyStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #41998 · 373 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998373
  5. 5
    Trust FundStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #51998 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998341
  6. 6
    The InsiderStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #61999 · 356 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999356
  7. 7
    The Day TraderStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #72000 · 347 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000347
  8. 8
    Silent PartnerStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #82002 · 363 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002363
  9. 9
    Shadow AccountStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #92004 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004384
  10. 10
    The ChairmanChristian Gillette #12005 · 415 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005415
  11. 11
    The ProtégéChristian Gillette #22006 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006384
  12. 12
    The Power BrokerChristian Gillette #32006 · 387 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006387
  13. 13
    The SuccessorChristian Gillette #42007 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007384
  14. 14
    The Fourth OrderStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #102007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007
  15. 15
    Forced OutStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #112008 · 452 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008452
  16. 16
    Hell's GateStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #122009 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009454
  17. 17
    Heaven's FuryStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #132010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  18. 18
    Arctic FireRed Cell Trilogy #12012 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012346
  19. 19
    Red Cell SevenRed Cell Trilogy #22014 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014300
  20. 20
    Kodiak SkyRed Cell Trilogy #32014 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014306
  21. 21
    Jury TownStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #142015 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015352
  22. 22
    Ultimate PowerStephen W. Frey Standalone Novels #152018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018

Stephen Frey 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.

Stephen W. Frey Standalone Novels

15 books

15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Christian Gillette in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Chairman
  2. 2. The Protégé
  3. 3. The Power Broker
  4. 4. The Successor

Red Cell Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Arctic Fire
  2. 2. Red Cell Seven
  3. 3. Kodiak Sky

Stephen Frey Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Stephen Frey books run from The Takeover (1995) to Ultimate Power (2018), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Stephen Frey in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Stephen Frey books in order?

You only need to read Stephen Frey 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 Stephen Frey

Start with The Takeover (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Stephen Frey book?

Ultimate Power (2018) is the newest Stephen Frey book released so far.

Is there a new Stephen Frey book coming?

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

Stephen Frey at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Stephen Frey title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Stephen Frey books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,282 pages across the 19 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Stephen Frey books, 10 of 22, were published in the 2000s.

What the Stephen Frey books are about

All 22 Stephen Frey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 7 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Thrillers 7 of 22 books
  • Conspiracies 6 of 22 books
  • Investment bankers 5 of 22 books
  • New York (N.Y.) 5 of 22 books
  • Corporate culture 4 of 22 books
  • Suspense 4 of 22 books
  • Bankers 3 of 22 books
  • Capitalists and financiers 3 of 22 books
  • Crime 3 of 22 books
  • Investment banking 3 of 22 books
  • Brothers 2 of 22 books