Ray Crawley Books in Order
Ray Crawley by Peter Corris contains 8 books, published between 1985 and 2000. The first book is Pokerface (1985) and the newest is The Vietnam Volunteer (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1985–2000
- Pages on record
- 1,199 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 20–30 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,199 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Peter Corris wrote the eight books catalogued under Ray Crawley, a name the subjects also record as a fictitious character. Intelligence officers and private investigators head the subject list. Pokerface (1985) opens the run and The Vietnam Volunteer (2000) closes it, taking in The Baltic Business (1988), The Kimberly Killing and The Cargo Club (1990), The Azanian Action (1991), The Japanese Job (1992) and The Time Trap (1993). Six books carry page counts, totalling 1,199 pages at a median of 198.
How many Ray Crawley books are there?
Ray Crawley has 8 books, released between 1985 and 2000.
Ray Crawley Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Ray Crawley 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.
- 1Pokerface1985 · confirmed 2/41985–2/4
- 2The Baltic Business1988 · confirmed 2/41988–2/4
- 3The Kimberly Killing1990 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/419901762/4
- 4The Cargo Club1990 · 185 pages · confirmed 2/419901852/4
- 5The Azanian Action1991 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/419912402/4
- 6The Japanese Job1992 · 203 pages · confirmed 2/419922032/4
- 7The Time Trap1993 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/419931982/4
- 8The Vietnam Volunteer2000 · 197 pages · confirmed 2/420001972/4
Is there a chronological order for Ray Crawley?
No separate chronological order is on record for Ray Crawley, 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 Ray Crawley books in order?
You should read the Ray Crawley books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ray Crawley book also stands alone.
Where to start with Ray Crawley
Start with Pokerface (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ray Crawley book?
The Vietnam Volunteer (2000) is the newest Ray Crawley book released so far.
Is there a new Ray Crawley book coming?
No next Ray Crawley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ray Crawley at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Ray Crawley title on record dates from 2000, 26 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Ray Crawley books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,199 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 198 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ray Crawley books, 5 of 8, were published in the 1990s.
What the Ray Crawley books are about
3 of the 8 Ray Crawley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Intelligence officers 1 of 3 books
- Private investigators 1 of 3 books
- Roman 1 of 3 books
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The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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