Cain Books in Order
Cain by Mike Ryan contains 4 books, published between 2013 and 2017. The first book is The Cain Conspiracy (2013) and the newest is The Cain Redemption (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
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- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2013–2017
- Total pages
- 812 across 4 books
- Reading time
- 14–20 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 812 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Cain is a 4-book thriller series by Mike Ryan. The Cain Conspiracy (2013) opens it, and three titles followed in 2017: The Cain Deception, The Cain Directive and The Cain Redemption. Every title pairs the name Cain with a single noun. The books are short, at a median 201 pages, and none has appeared since 2017.
How many Cain books are there?
Cain has 4 books, released between 2013 and 2017.
Cain Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Cain 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.
- 1The Cain Conspiracy2013 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/420132042/4
- 2The Cain Deception2017 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/420171982/4
- 3The Cain Directive2017 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/420171902/4
- 4The Cain Redemption2017 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/420172202/4
Is there a chronological order for Cain?
No separate chronological order is on record for Cain, 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 Cain books in order?
You should read the Cain books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cain book also stands alone.
Where to start with Cain
Start with The Cain Conspiracy (2013), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Cain book?
The Cain Redemption (2017) is the newest Cain book released so far.
Is there a new Cain book coming?
No next Cain book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Cain at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Cain title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Cain books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 812 pages across all 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 201 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Cain books, 4 of 4, were published in the 2010s.
More books by Mike Ryan
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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