Alan Craik Books in Order
Alan Craik by Kenneth Cameron contains 8 books, published between 1999 and 2011. The first book is Night Trap / Rules of Engagement (1999) and the newest is The Spoils of War (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1999–2011
- Pages on record
- 2,887 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 48–72 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,887 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.
Alan Craik is a United States Navy intelligence officer and the fictitious character at the centre of Kenneth Cameron's espionage thriller series. Military intelligence, officers, and fathers and sons sit among the subject records. The 8 books span 1999 to 2011, opening with Night Trap, also issued as Rules of Engagement, and closing with The Spoils of War (2011). Peace Maker (2000), Top Hook (2002), Hostile Contact (2003), Force Protection (2004), Damage Control (2005) and The Falconer's Tale (2007) fill the run.
How many Alan Craik books are there?
Alan Craik has 8 books, released between 1999 and 2011.
Alan Craik Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Alan Craik 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.
- 1Night Trap / Rules of Engagement1999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 2Peace Maker2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 3Top Hook2002 · 469 pages · confirmed 2/420024692/4
- 4Hostile Contact2003 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/420035762/4
- 5Force Protection2004 · 514 pages · confirmed 2/420045142/4
- 6Damage Control2005 · 480 pages · confirmed 2/420054802/4
- 7The Falconer's Tale2007 · 390 pages · confirmed 2/420073902/4
- 8The Spoils of War2011 · 458 pages · confirmed 2/420114582/4
Is there a chronological order for Alan Craik?
No separate chronological order is on record for Alan Craik, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Alan Craik books in order?
You should read the Alan Craik books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Alan Craik book also stands alone.
Where to start with Alan Craik
Start with Night Trap / Rules of Engagement (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Alan Craik book?
The Spoils of War (2011) is the newest Alan Craik book released so far.
Is there a new Alan Craik book coming?
No next Alan Craik book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alan Craik at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Alan Craik title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Alan Craik books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,887 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 474 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alan Craik books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2000s.
What the Alan Craik books are about
All 8 Alan Craik books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: intelligence officers is tagged on 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Intelligence officers 7 of 8 books
- United States 7 of 8 books
- United States. Navy 6 of 8 books
- Military intelligence 3 of 8 books
- Officers 3 of 8 books
- Thrillers 3 of 8 books
- Marriage 2 of 8 books
- Espionage 2 of 8 books
More books by Kenneth Cameron
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Kenneth Cameron books in order 33 books