Walter Wager Books in Order
Walter Wager has written 30 books, published between 1954 and 2002. The first book is Death Hits the Jackpot (As: John Tiger) (1954) and the newest is Kelly's People (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 1954–2002
- Pages on record
- 2,933 in 11 of 30 books
Walter Wager (1924-2004) was an American crime and espionage-thriller novelist who also served as editor-in-chief of Playbill magazine. Telefon reached the screen with Charles Bronson in the lead, and 58 Minutes became Die Hard 2, starring Bruce Willis. The catalogue holds 30 books between 1954 and 2002, several published under the names John Tiger and Walter Hermann and including I Spy and Mission: Impossible tie-ins. Las Vegas, the Mafia, women detectives and the intelligence service appear among the recorded subjects, and the run is marked likely complete.
How many Walter Wager books are there?
Walter Wager has 30 books, released between 1954 and 2002. They include 2 series and 17 titles listed outside any series.
Walter Wager Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Walter Wager 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.
- 1Death Hits the Jackpot (As: John Tiger)1954 · confirmed 1/41954–1/4
- 2Operation Intrigue (As: Walter Hermann)1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 31965–1/4
- 41966–1/4
- 51967–1/4
- 61967–1/4
- 71967–1/4
- 81967–1/4
- 91967–1/4
- 101968–1/4
- 111969–1/4
- 12Sledgehammer1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 13Swap1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 14Twilight's Last Gleaming / Viper Three1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 15My Side: By King Kong1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 16Time of Reckoning1977 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/419772821/4
- 17Telefon1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 18Warhead1978 · confirmed 1/41978–1/4
- 1919792981/4
- 2019802891/4
- 2119811811/4
- 22Designated Hitter1982 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419822561/4
- 23Stutterin' Boy1984 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/419842701/4
- 24Otto's Boy1985 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/419852631/4
- 25The Assassin1985 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419852561/4
- 26Raw Deal1986 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/419862171/4
- 271987–1/4
- 28The Spirit Team1996 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/419963171/4
- 29Tunnel2000 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/420003041/4
- 30Kelly's People2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
Walter Wager 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.
I Spy in order
7 books- 1. I Spy
- 2. Masterstroke
- 3. Countertrap
- 4. Doomdate
- 5. Wipeout
- 6. Superkill
- 7. Death-Twist
Alison Gordon in order
3 books- 1. Blue Leader
- 2. Blue Moon
- 3. Blue Murder
Mission: Impossible in order
2 booksDie Hard in order
1 bookStandalone books
17 books17 Walter Wager titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Walter Wager books in order?
You only need to read Walter Wager 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 Walter Wager
Start with Death Hits the Jackpot (As: John Tiger) (1954), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Walter Wager book?
Kelly's People (2002) is the newest Walter Wager book released so far.
Is there a new Walter Wager book coming?
No next Walter Wager book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Walter Wager at a glance
- Died
- Walter Wager died in 2004, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Walter Wager on record dates from 2002.
- Release pace
- Walter Wager books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,933 pages across the 11 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 270 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Walter Wager books, 9 of 30, were published in the 1960s.
What the Walter Wager books are about
10 of the 30 Walter Wager 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 3 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 3 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 10 books