John Russell Books in Order
David Downing has written 8 books featuring John Russell, published between 2007 and 2024. The first book is Zoo Station (2007) and the newest is Union Station (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2007–2024
- Confirmed
- 8 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,079 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 35–52 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,079 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.
John Russell is the journalist at the centre of David Downing's espionage novels, an American in Berlin as the Second World War approaches. Railway stations name every book: Zoo Station (2007), Silesian Station (2008), Stettin Station (2009), Potsdam Station (2010), Lehrter Station (2012), Masaryk Station (2013), Wedding Station (2021) and Union Station (2024). Effi Koenen shares the series title. Secret service work, recruitment and wartime Berlin are the recurring subjects.
How many John Russell books are there?
John Russell appears in 8 books, released between 2007 and 2024.
John Russell Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 John Russell 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.
- 120072933/4
- 220083363/4
- 320093483/4
- 420103683/4
- 520124043/4
- 620133303/4
- 72021–3/4
- 82024–3/4
Do you have to read John Russell books in order?
You should read the John Russell books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each John Russell book also stands alone.
Where to start with John Russell
Start with Zoo Station (2007), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Russell book?
Union Station (2024) is the newest John Russell book released so far.
Is there a new John Russell book coming?
No next John Russell book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Russell at a glance
- Still running
- John Russell is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- John Russell books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,079 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Russell books, 3 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the John Russell books are about
7 of the 8 John Russell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: journalists is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Journalists 6 of 7 books
- Espionage 4 of 7 books
- History 4 of 7 books
- Berlin (germany) 3 of 7 books
- Thrillers 3 of 7 books
- World War, 1939-1945 3 of 7 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 7 books
- Intelligence service 2 of 7 books
More books by David Downing
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- David Downing books in order 37 books