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Creasy Books in Order

Creasy by A.J. Quinnell contains 5 books, published between 1980 and 1996. The first book is Man on Fire (1980) and the newest is Message from Hell (1996). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
5
Published
1980–1996
Total pages
1,632 across 5 books
Reading time
27–41 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,632 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Creasy is the recurring figure of A.J. Quinnell's thriller sequence, 5 books published between 1980 and 1996. Man on Fire (1980) opens the run, and The Perfect Kill (1992), The Blue Ring (1993), Black Horn (1994) and Message from Hell (1996) complete it. Italy sits among the recorded settings. No further Creasy title has appeared since 1996.

How many Creasy books are there?

Creasy has 5 books, released between 1980 and 1996.

Creasy Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 5 Creasy 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.

  1. Cover of Man on Fire by A.J. Quinnell, book 1 of the Creasy series (1980)
  2. Cover of The Perfect Kill by A.J. Quinnell, book 2 of the Creasy series (1992)
  3. Cover of The Blue Ring by A.J. Quinnell, book 3 of the Creasy series (1993)
  4. Cover of Black Horn by A.J. Quinnell, book 4 of the Creasy series (1994)
  5. Cover of Message from Hell by A.J. Quinnell, book 5 of the Creasy series (1996)
  1. 1
    Man on Fire1980 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980320
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  2. 2
    The Perfect Kill1992 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992352
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  3. 3
    The Blue Ring1993 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993352
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  4. 4
    Black Horn1994 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994272
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  5. 5
    Message from Hell1996 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996336
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Is there a chronological order for Creasy?

No separate chronological order is on record for Creasy, 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 Creasy books in order?

You should read the Creasy books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Creasy book also stands alone.

Where to start with Creasy

Start with Man on Fire (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Creasy book?

Message from Hell (1996) is the newest Creasy book released so far.

Is there a new Creasy book coming?

No next Creasy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Creasy at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Creasy title on record dates from 1996, 30 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Creasy books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
1,632 pages across all 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Creasy books, 4 of 5, were published in the 1990s.

What the Creasy books are about

All 5 Creasy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by A.J. Quinnell

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.