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Simon Riske Books in Order

Simon Riske by Christopher Reich contains 4 books, published between 2018 and 2022. The first book is The Take (2018) and the newest is Once a Thief (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
4
Published
2018–2022
Confirmed
4 of 4 titles
Total pages
1,529 across 4 books
Reading time
25–38 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,529 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

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Simon Riske is an espionage thriller series by Christopher Reich, named for its operative. Four books run from The Take (2018) through Crown Jewel (2019) and The Palace (2020) to Once a Thief (2022). Organised crime, business intelligence and spy work across the United States and Europe supply the plots. Nothing has been added since 2022.

How many Simon Riske books are there?

Simon Riske has 4 books, released between 2018 and 2022.

Simon Riske Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 4 Simon Riske 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 Crown Jewel by Christopher Reich, book 2 of the Simon Riske series (2019)
  2. Cover of The Palace by Christopher Reich, book 3 of the Simon Riske series (2020)
  3. Cover of Once a Thief by Christopher Reich, book 4 of the Simon Riske series (2022)
  1. 1
    The Take2018 · 393 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2018393
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  2. 2
    Crown Jewel2019 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2019384
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  3. 3
    The Palace2020 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2020416
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  4. 4
    Once a Thief2022 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2022336
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Is there a chronological order for Simon Riske?

No separate chronological order is on record for Simon Riske, 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 Simon Riske books in order?

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

Where to start with Simon Riske

Start with The Take (2018), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Simon Riske book?

Once a Thief (2022) is the newest Simon Riske book released so far.

Is there a new Simon Riske book coming?

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

Simon Riske at a glance

Paused
No new Simon Riske title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Simon Riske books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,529 pages across all 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 388 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Simon Riske books, 2 of 4, were published in the 2020s.
Corroboration
4 of the 4 titles appear in all four independent book listings.

What the Simon Riske books are about

3 of the 4 Simon Riske 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.

More books by Christopher Reich

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