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FORTUNE Books in Order

FORTUNE contains 6 books, published between 1970 and 2018. The first book is Stopover for Murder (1970) and the newest is FORTUNE (gray) (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

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Books
6
Published
1970–2018
Pages on record
374 in 3 of 6 books
Reading time
6.2–9.3 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 374 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 6 titles with a page count on record.

See all 6 books in order Printable FORTUNE checklist

FORTUNE is a catalogue listing of 6 books spanning 1970 to 2018. Four of the books are credited to Terry Harknett and 2 to A.J. Scudiere. The listing begins with Stopover for Murder (1970), followed by Dead Set and One Horse Race (both 1972) and Black Death (1973). Two 2018 titles, FORTUNE (red) and FORTUNE (gray), complete the listing, which is marked as likely complete.

How many FORTUNE books are there?

FORTUNE has 6 books, released between 1970 and 2018.

FORTUNE Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 FORTUNE 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. 1
    Stopover for Murder1970 · 124 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970124
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 1
    FORTUNE (red)2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 2
    Dead Set1972 · confirmed 2/4
    1972–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 2
    FORTUNE (gray)2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 3
    One Horse Race1972 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1972126
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 4
    Black Death1973 · 124 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973124
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Do you have to read FORTUNE books in order?

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

Where to start with FORTUNE

Start with Stopover for Murder (1970), the earliest published title.

What is the newest FORTUNE book?

FORTUNE (gray) (2018) is the newest FORTUNE book released so far.

Is there a new FORTUNE book coming?

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

FORTUNE at a glance

No recent titles
The newest FORTUNE title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
FORTUNE books have appeared about one every 10 years on average.
Length
374 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 124 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most FORTUNE books, 4 of 6, were published in the 1970s.
Attribution
Of the 6 titles, 4 are credited to Terry Harknett and 2 to A.J. Scudiere.

Other series by Terry Harknett

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.