Nick Mason Books in Order

Nick Mason by Steve Hamilton contains 3 books, published between 2016 and 2024. The first book is The Second Life of Nick Mason (2016) and the newest is An Honorable Assassin (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2016–2024
Confirmed
3 of 3 titles
Pages on record
577 in 2 of 3 books

Nick Mason is Steve Hamilton's hard-boiled crime series about an ex-convict working off his freedom for organised crime. The Second Life of Nick Mason (2016) opens it, Exit Strategy follows in 2017, and An Honorable Assassin arrives in 2024 after a seven-year gap. Three books so far, and the series is open.

How many Nick Mason books are there?

Nick Mason has 3 books, released between 2016 and 2024.

Nick Mason Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Nick Mason 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
    The Second Life of Nick Mason2016 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016288
  2. 2
    Exit Strategy2017 · 289 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017289
  3. 3
    An Honorable Assassin2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024

Is there a chronological order for Nick Mason?

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

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

Where to start with Nick Mason

Start with The Second Life of Nick Mason (2016), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Nick Mason book?

An Honorable Assassin (2024) is the newest Nick Mason book released so far.

Is there a new Nick Mason book coming?

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

Nick Mason at a glance

Still running
Nick Mason is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Nick Mason books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
577 pages across the 2 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nick Mason books, 2 of 3, were published in the 2010s.

What the Nick Mason books are about

2 of the 3 Nick Mason books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: crime is tagged on 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Steve Hamilton

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

Other series by Steve Hamilton

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