Trevanian Books in Order
Trevanian has written 8 books, published between 1972 and 2005. The first book is The Eiger Sanction (1972) and the newest is The Crazyladies of Pearl Street (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.
Trevanian also publishes as Beñat LeCagot, Jean-Paul Morin, Nicholas Seare.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1972–2005
- Pages on record
- 2,198 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 37–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,198 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Trevanian was the pen name of Rodney William Whitaker, an American film scholar and writer who lived from 1931 to 2005. 8 catalogued books span The Eiger Sanction (1972) to The Crazyladies of Pearl Street (2005), taking in The Loo Sanction (1973), The Main (1976), Shibumi (1979) and The Summer of Katya (1983). Jonathan Hemlock is the recurring figure, and assassins, art historians and mountaineers fill the subjects. Whitaker also published as Nicholas Seare, Beñat Le Cagot and Edoard Moran, and wrote The Language of Film under his own name. Five of the novels sold more than a million copies each between 1972 and 1983.
How many Trevanian books are there?
Trevanian has 8 books, released between 1972 and 2005. They include 2 separate series.
Trevanian Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Trevanian 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.
- 119723221/4
- 21973–1/4
- 319763401/4
- 419794861/4
- 51983–1/4
- 619983431/4
- 720003401/4
- 820053671/4
Trevanian 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.
Trevanian Standalone Novels
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Jonathan Hemlock in order
2 booksTrevanian in order
1 bookDo you have to read Trevanian books in order?
You only need to read Trevanian 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 Trevanian
Start with The Eiger Sanction (1972), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Trevanian book?
The Crazyladies of Pearl Street (2005) is the newest Trevanian book released so far.
Is there a new Trevanian book coming?
No next Trevanian book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Trevanian at a glance
- Died
- Trevanian died in 2005, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Trevanian on record dates from 2005.
- Release pace
- Trevanian books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 2,198 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Trevanian books, 4 of 8, were published in the 1970s.
What the Trevanian books are about
All 8 Trevanian books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: assassins is tagged on 2 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Assassins 2 of 8 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 8 books
- Espionage 2 of 8 books