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William Brinkley Books in Order

William Brinkley has written 9 books, published between 1954 and 1988. The first book is The Deliverance Of Sister Cecilia (1954) and the newest is The Last Ship (1988). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
1954–1988
Pages on record
1,036 in 3 of 9 books
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Photo of William Brinkley, author

William Brinkley (1917-1993) was an American writer and journalist. Two of his novels carry the source record's attention: Don't Go Near the Water (1956), which Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmed in 1957, and The Last Ship (1988), which TNT turned into a television series. Nine books are catalogued, opening with The Deliverance Of Sister Cecilia (1954) and closing with The Last Ship (1988), taking in Quicksand (1958), The Fun House (1961), The Two Susans (1963), The Ninety and Nine (1966), Breakpoint (1978) and Peeper (1981). Recorded subjects include Texas, voyeurism, humorous fiction and children's fiction.

How many William Brinkley books are there?

William Brinkley has 9 books, released between 1954 and 1988.

William Brinkley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 William Brinkley 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 Ninety and Nine by William Brinkley (1966)
  2. Cover of Breakpoint by William Brinkley (1978)
  3. Cover of Peeper by William Brinkley (1981)
  1. 1
    The Deliverance Of Sister Cecilia1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  2. 2
    Don't Go Near the Water1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  3. 3
    Quicksand1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  4. 4
    The Fun House1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  5. 5
    The Two Susans1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  6. 6
    The Ninety and Nine1966 · 393 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966393
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  7. 7
    Breakpoint1978 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978324
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  8. 8
    Peeper1981 · 319 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981319
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  9. 9
    The Last Ship1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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William Brinkley 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

9 books

9 William Brinkley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read William Brinkley books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 9 William Brinkley books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with William Brinkley

Start with The Deliverance Of Sister Cecilia (1954), the earliest published title.

What is the newest William Brinkley book?

The Last Ship (1988) is the newest William Brinkley book released so far.

Is there a new William Brinkley book coming?

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

William Brinkley at a glance

Died
William Brinkley died in 1993, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to William Brinkley on record dates from 1988.
Release pace
William Brinkley books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
1,036 pages across the 3 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most William Brinkley books, 3 of 9, were published in the 1960s.

What the William Brinkley books are about

2 of the 9 William Brinkley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.