Charlie Muffin Books in Order
Charlie Muffin by Brian Freemantle contains 16 books, published between 1977 and 2013. The first book is Charlie Muffin / Charlie M (1977) and the newest is Red Star Falling (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1977–2013
- Pages on record
- 4,336 in 14 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 72–108 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,336 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Charlie Muffin is a British intelligence officer and the constant of Brian Freemantle's espionage series. The first book carries his name in 1977, published in some editions as Charlie M, and 16 titles follow through 2013: Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (1978), The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin (1979), Madrigal For Charlie Muffin (1981), The Blind Run (1985), See Charlie Run (1987), The Run Around (1988), Comrade Charlie (1989) and Charlie's Apprentice (1993) among them. Spies, the intelligence service, Britain and Switzerland supply the material, at a median 323 pages.
How many Charlie Muffin books are there?
Charlie Muffin has 16 books, released between 1977 and 2013.
Charlie Muffin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Charlie Muffin 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.
- 1Charlie Muffin / Charlie M1977 · confirmed 2/41977–2/4
- 2Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie / Here Comes Charlie M1978 · 190 pages · confirmed 2/419781902/4
- 3The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin1979 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/419791822/4
- 4Charlie Muffin's Uncle Sam / Charlie Muffin U.S.A.1980 · 253 pages · confirmed 2/419802532/4
- 5Madrigal For Charlie Muffin1981 · 217 pages · confirmed 2/419812172/4
- 6Charlie Muffin and Russian Rose / The Blind Run1985 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/419852882/4
- 7Charlie Muffin San / See Charlie Run1987 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/419872242/4
- 8The Run Around1988 · 310 pages · confirmed 2/419883102/4
- 9Comrade Charlie1989 · 443 pages · confirmed 2/419894432/4
- 10Charlie's Apprentice1993 · 435 pages · confirmed 2/419934352/4
- 11Charlie's Chance / Bomb Grade1996 · 407 pages · confirmed 2/419964072/4
- 12Dead Men Living2000 · 345 pages · confirmed 2/420003452/4
- 13Kings of Many Castles2002 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420023362/4
- 14Red Star Rising2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 15Red Star Burning2012 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/420123602/4
- 16Red Star Falling2013 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/420133462/4
Is there a chronological order for Charlie Muffin?
No separate chronological order is on record for Charlie Muffin, 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 Charlie Muffin books in order?
You should read the Charlie Muffin books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Charlie Muffin book also stands alone.
Where to start with Charlie Muffin
Start with Charlie Muffin / Charlie M (1977), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Charlie Muffin book?
Red Star Falling (2013) is the newest Charlie Muffin book released so far.
Is there a new Charlie Muffin book coming?
No next Charlie Muffin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Charlie Muffin at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Charlie Muffin title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Charlie Muffin books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,336 pages across the 14 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 323 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charlie Muffin books, 6 of 16, were published in the 1980s.
What the Charlie Muffin books are about
14 of the 16 Charlie Muffin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: intelligence service is tagged on 11 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Intelligence service 11 of 14 books
- Muffin, charlie (fictitious character) 7 of 14 books
- Espionage 6 of 14 books
- Thrillers 4 of 14 books
- British 3 of 14 books
- Great Britain 3 of 14 books
- Fiction in English 2 of 14 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 14 books
More books by Brian Freemantle
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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