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Thomas Gifford Books in Order

Thomas Gifford has written 18 books, published between 1974 and 1998. The first book is Benchwarmer Bob (1974) and the newest is Charlie Myers (1998). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
1974–1998
Pages on record
2,728 in 7 of 18 books
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Thomas Gifford was an American author of thriller novels, born in 1937 and died in 2000, and a Harvard University graduate. The crime novel The Glendower Legacy (1978) brought Gifford international fame and was filmed in 1981 as Dirty Tricks; the Vatican thriller The Assassini followed. Gifford also wrote as Dana Clarins, Lisa Drake and Thomas Maxwell. Other catalogued titles include The Wind Chill Factor (1975), The Cavanaugh Quest (1976) and Guilty Parties (1985). John Cooper, Lew Cassidy and Ben Driskill are the listed series.

How many Thomas Gifford books are there?

Thomas Gifford has 18 books, released between 1974 and 1998. They include 3 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.

Thomas Gifford Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Thomas Gifford 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 Cavanaugh Quest by Thomas Gifford (1976)
  2. Cover of The Glendower Legacy by Thomas Gifford (1978)
  3. Cover of Woman in the Window by Thomas Gifford (1984)
  4. Cover of Guilty Parties by Thomas Gifford (1985)
  5. Cover of The Saberdene Variations (As: Thomas Maxwell) by Thomas Gifford (1987)
  6. Cover of Kiss Me Twice by Thomas Gifford, book 2 of the Lew Cassidy series (1988)
  7. Cover of The Assassini by Thomas Gifford, book 1 of the Ben Driskill series (1990)
  8. Cover of Praetorian by Thomas Gifford (1993)
  9. Cover of Saint's Rest by Thomas Gifford, book 2 of the Ben Driskill series (1996)
  1. 1
    Benchwarmer Bob1974 · confirmed 1/4
    1974–
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  2. 2
    The Wind Chill FactorJohn Cooper #11975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  3. 3
    The Cavanaugh Quest1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  4. 4
    Historical Description of the Zetland Islands1977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  5. 5
    The Man from Lisbon1977 · 418 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977418
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  6. 6
    The Glendower Legacy1978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  7. 7
    Hollywood Gothic1979 · 311 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979311
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  8. 8
    Woman in the Window1984 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984245
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  9. 9
    Guilty Parties1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  10. 10
    Kiss Me OnceLew Cassidy #11986 · confirmed 1/4
    1986–
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  11. 11
    The Saberdene Variations (As: Thomas Maxwell)1987 · 330 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987330
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  12. 12
    Kiss Me TwiceLew Cassidy #21988 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988304
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  13. 13
    The AssassiniBen Driskill #11990 · 672 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990672
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  14. 14
    Suspense is Killing Me (As: Thomas Maxwell)1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  15. 15
    Praetorian1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  16. 16
    The First SacrificeJohn Cooper #21994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  17. 17
    Saint's RestBen Driskill #21996 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996448
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  18. 18
    Charlie Myers1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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Thomas Gifford 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.

John Cooper in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Wind Chill Factor
  2. 2. The First Sacrifice

Lew Cassidy in order

2 books
  1. 1. Kiss Me Once
  2. 2. Kiss Me Twice

Ben Driskill in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Assassini
  2. 2. Saint's Rest

Standalone books

12 books

12 Thomas Gifford titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Thomas Gifford books in order?

You only need to read Thomas Gifford books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Thomas Gifford

Start with Benchwarmer Bob (1974), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Thomas Gifford book?

Charlie Myers (1998) is the newest Thomas Gifford book released so far.

Is there a new Thomas Gifford book coming?

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

Thomas Gifford at a glance

Died
Thomas Gifford died in 2000, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Thomas Gifford on record dates from 1998.
Release pace
Thomas Gifford books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,728 pages across the 7 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 330 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Thomas Gifford books, 7 of 18, were published in the 1970s.

What the Thomas Gifford books are about

13 of the 18 Thomas Gifford books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: espionage is tagged on 4 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.