Peter Ashton Books in Order

Peter Ashton by Clive Egleton contains 12 books, published between 1993 and 2005. The first book is Hostile Intent (1993) and the newest is The Renegades (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
1993–2005
Pages on record
4,113 in 11 of 12 books
Reading time
69–103 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,113 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Clive Egleton's Peter Ashton series is catalogued as espionage thrillers, with subject headings on intelligence officers, the intelligence service and terrorists. The 12 books run from Hostile Intent (1993) to The Renegades (2005). Along the way come A Killing in Moscow (1994), Warning Shot (1997), The Honey Trap (2001) and Cry Havoc (2003). The series is listed as likely complete.

How many Peter Ashton books are there?

Peter Ashton has 12 books, released between 1993 and 2005.

Peter Ashton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Peter Ashton 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
    Hostile Intent1993 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993314
  2. 2
    A Killing in Moscow1994 · 346 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994346
  3. 3
    Death Throes1995 · 361 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995361
  4. 4
    A Lethal Involvement1996 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996312
  5. 5
    Warning Shot1997 · 410 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997410
  6. 6
    Blood Money1997 · 362 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997362
  7. 7
    Dead Reckoning1999 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999342
  8. 8
    The Honey Trap2001 · 390 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001390
  9. 9
    One Man Running2001 · 555 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001555
  10. 10
    Cry Havoc2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003
  11. 11
    Assassination Day2004 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004376
  12. 12
    The Renegades2005 · 345 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005345

Is there a chronological order for Peter Ashton?

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

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

Where to start with Peter Ashton

Start with Hostile Intent (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Peter Ashton book?

The Renegades (2005) is the newest Peter Ashton book released so far.

Is there a new Peter Ashton book coming?

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

Peter Ashton at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Peter Ashton title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Peter Ashton books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,113 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 361 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Peter Ashton books, 7 of 12, were published in the 1990s.

What the Peter Ashton books are about

11 of the 12 Peter Ashton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ashton, peter (fictitious character) is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Clive Egleton

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