Kelly Turnbull Books in Order
Kelly Turnbull by Kurt Schlichter contains 9 books, published between 2016 and 2025. The first book is People's Republic (2016) and the newest is Panama Red (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 2016–2025
- Pages on record
- 2,045 in 6 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 34–51 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,045 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Kelly Turnbull is a political thriller series by Kurt Schlichter, running to 9 catalogued books. People's Republic (2016) opens the sequence and Panama Red (2025) is the most recent entry, with Indian Country (2017), Wildfire (2018), Collapse (2019), Crisis (2020), The Split (2021), Inferno (2022) and Overlord (2023) in between. War, military action and suspense fill the subjects, and a chronological reading order sits apart from the publication order.
How many Kelly Turnbull books are there?
Kelly Turnbull has 9 books, released between 2016 and 2025.
Kelly Turnbull Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Kelly Turnbull 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.
- 1People's Republic2016 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/420162162/4
- 2Indian Country2017 · 438 pages · confirmed 2/420174382/4
- 3Wildfire2018 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/420183282/4
- 4Collapse2019 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/420193322/4
- 5Crisis2020 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/420203572/4
- 6The Split2021 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/420213742/4
- 7Inferno2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 8Overlord2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 9Panama Red2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
Kelly Turnbull Books in Chronological Order
In story order, Crisis comes first and Panama Red comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 9 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 5Crisis2020 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/420203572/4
- 6The Split2021 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/420213742/4
- 2Indian Country2017 · 438 pages · confirmed 2/420174382/4
- 1People's Republic2016 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/420162162/4
- 3Wildfire2018 · 328 pages · confirmed 2/420183282/4
- 4Collapse2019 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/420193322/4
- 7Inferno2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
- 8Overlord2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
- 9Panama Red2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
Do you have to read Kelly Turnbull books in order?
You should read the Kelly Turnbull books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Kelly Turnbull book also stands alone.
Where to start with Kelly Turnbull
Start with People's Republic (2016), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Crisis comes first.
What is the newest Kelly Turnbull book?
Panama Red (2025) is the newest Kelly Turnbull book released so far.
Is there a new Kelly Turnbull book coming?
No next Kelly Turnbull book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kelly Turnbull at a glance
- Still running
- Kelly Turnbull is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Kelly Turnbull books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,045 pages across the 6 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 344 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kelly Turnbull books, 5 of 9, were published in the 2020s.
What the Kelly Turnbull books are about
6 of the 9 Kelly Turnbull books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: political thriller is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Political Thriller 5 of 6 books
More books by Kurt Schlichter
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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