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Liam Devlin Books in Order

Liam Devlin by Jack Higgins contains 4 books, published between 1975 and 1991. The first book is The Eagle Has Landed (1975) and the newest is The Eagle Has Flown (1991). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
4
Published
1975–1991
Confirmed
4 of 4 titles
Total pages
1,184 across 4 books
Reading time
20–30 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,184 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Liam Devlin is Jack Higgins's recurring IRA gunman and secret-service figure, at the centre of four thrillers. The Eagle Has Landed (1975) opens the run, with Touch the Devil (1982), Confessional (1985) and The Eagle Has Flown (1991) completing it. The Second World War, German intelligence, terrorism and espionage supply the plots. Four books are catalogued and nothing has followed since 1991.

How many Liam Devlin books are there?

Liam Devlin has 4 books, released between 1975 and 1991.

Liam Devlin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 4 Liam Devlin 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 The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins, book 1 of the Liam Devlin series (1975)
  2. Cover of Touch the Devil by Jack Higgins, book 2 of the Liam Devlin series (1982)
  3. Cover of Confessional by Jack Higgins, book 3 of the Liam Devlin series (1985)
  4. Cover of The Eagle Has Flown by Jack Higgins, book 4 of the Liam Devlin series (1991)
  1. 1
    The Eagle Has Landed1975 · 383 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1975383
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  2. 2
    Touch the Devil1982 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1982251
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  3. 3
    Confessional1985 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985278
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  4. 4
    The Eagle Has Flown1991 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991272
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Is there a chronological order for Liam Devlin?

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

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

Where to start with Liam Devlin

Start with The Eagle Has Landed (1975), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Liam Devlin book?

The Eagle Has Flown (1991) is the newest Liam Devlin book released so far.

Is there a new Liam Devlin book coming?

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

Liam Devlin at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Liam Devlin title on record dates from 1991, 35 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Liam Devlin books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
Length
1,184 pages across all 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 275 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Liam Devlin books, 2 of 4, were published in the 1980s.

What the Liam Devlin books are about

All 4 Liam Devlin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jack Higgins

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

Other series by Jack Higgins

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