Catesby Books in Order
Catesby by Edward Wilson contains 8 books, published between 2008 and 2024. The first book is The Envoy (2008) and the newest is Farewell Dinner for a Spy (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2008–2024
- Pages on record
- 1,676 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 28–42 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,676 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Edward Wilson's Catesby novels are Cold War spy fiction featuring William Catesby, a British intelligence officer. Political intrigue and deception fill the books, and Catesby is torn between loyalty, duty and personal morals. The 8 books appeared from The Envoy (2008) to Farewell Dinner for a Spy (2024), with The Darkling Spy (2010), Whitehall Mandarin (2014) and A Very British Ending (2015) between them. Subjects include MI6, the Soviet Union, the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 and London. The series is ongoing.
How many Catesby books are there?
Catesby has 8 books, released between 2008 and 2024.
Catesby Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Catesby 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 Envoy2008 · 274 pages · confirmed 1/420082741/4
- 2The Darkling Spy2010 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/420102961/4
- 3The Midnight Swimmer2011 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/420112901/4
- 4Whitehall Mandarin2014 · 362 pages · confirmed 1/420143621/4
- 5A Very British Ending2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 6South Atlantic Requiem2018 · 454 pages · confirmed 1/420184541/4
- 7Portrait of the Spy as a Young Man2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 8Farewell Dinner for a Spy2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Catesby?
No separate chronological order is on record for Catesby, 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 Catesby books in order?
You should read the Catesby books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Catesby book also stands alone.
Where to start with Catesby
Start with The Envoy (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Catesby book?
Farewell Dinner for a Spy (2024) is the newest Catesby book released so far.
Is there a new Catesby book coming?
No next Catesby book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Catesby at a glance
- Still running
- Catesby is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Catesby books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,676 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Catesby books, 5 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Catesby books are about
6 of the 8 Catesby books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: espionage is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Espionage 4 of 6 books
- Great Britain 3 of 6 books
- Thrillers 3 of 6 books
- Great Britain. MI6 2 of 6 books
- Soviet Union 2 of 6 books
More books by Edward Wilson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Edward Wilson books in order 9 books