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Tweed & Co. Books in Order

Tweed & Co. by Colin Forbes contains 24 books, published between 1982 and 2006. The first book is Double Jeopardy (1982) and the newest is The Savage Gorge (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
1982–2006
Pages on record
8,780 in 19 of 24 books
Reading time
146–220 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,780 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

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Colin Forbes's Tweed & Co. thrillers feature Tweed, with Paula Grey as a second recurring character, in plots of murder, investigation and suspense. Double Jeopardy (1982) opens the 24-book run, with Terminal, Cover Story and The Janus Man next. The books are long, with a median of about 507 pages. The Savage Gorge (2006) is the final listed Tweed novel.

How many Tweed & Co. books are there?

Tweed & Co. has 24 books, released between 1982 and 2006.

Tweed & Co. Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Tweed & Co. 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 Double Jeopardy by Colin Forbes, book 1 of the Tweed & Co. series (1982)
  2. Cover of Terminal by Colin Forbes, book 2 of the Tweed & Co. series (1984)
  3. Cover of Deadlock by Colin Forbes, book 5 of the Tweed & Co. series (1988)
  4. Cover of Shockwave by Colin Forbes, book 7 of the Tweed & Co. series (1990)
  5. Cover of Whirlpool by Colin Forbes, book 8 of the Tweed & Co. series (1991)
  6. Cover of By Stealth by Colin Forbes, book 9 of the Tweed & Co. series (1992)
  7. Cover of Cross of Fire by Colin Forbes, book 10 of the Tweed & Co. series (1992)
  8. Cover of The Power by Colin Forbes, book 11 of the Tweed & Co. series (1994)
  9. Cover of The Cauldron by Colin Forbes, book 13 of the Tweed & Co. series (1996)
  10. Cover of Sinister Tide by Colin Forbes, book 17 of the Tweed & Co. series (1999)
  11. Cover of Rhinoceros by Colin Forbes, book 18 of the Tweed & Co. series (2000)
  12. Cover of The Vorpal Blade by Colin Forbes, book 19 of the Tweed & Co. series (2001)
  13. Cover of The Cell by Colin Forbes, book 20 of the Tweed & Co. series (2002)
  14. Cover of No Mercy by Colin Forbes, book 21 of the Tweed & Co. series (2003)
  15. Cover of Blood Storm by Colin Forbes, book 22 of the Tweed & Co. series (2004)
  16. Cover of The Main Chance by Colin Forbes, book 23 of the Tweed & Co. series (2005)
  17. Cover of The Savage Gorge by Colin Forbes, book 24 of the Tweed & Co. series (2006)
  1. 1
    Double Jeopardy1982 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1982254
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  2. 2
    Terminal1984 · 317 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984317
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  3. 3
    Cover Story1986 · 567 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1986567
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  4. 4
    The Janus Man1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  5. 5
    Deadlock1988 · 507 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988507
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  6. 6
    The Greek Key1989 · 573 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989573
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  7. 7
    Shockwave1990 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990560
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  8. 8
    Whirlpool1991 · 542 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991542
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  9. 9
    By Stealth1992 · 536 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992536
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  10. 10
    Cross of Fire1992 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992560
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  11. 11
    The Power1994 · 535 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994535
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  12. 12
    Fury1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  13. 13
    The Cauldron1996 · 484 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996484
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  14. 14
    Precipice1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  15. 15
    The Sisterhood1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  16. 16
    This United State1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  17. 17
    Sinister Tide1999 · 536 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999536
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  18. 18
    Rhinoceros2000 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000512
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  19. 19
    The Vorpal Blade2001 · 407 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001407
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  20. 20
    The Cell2002 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002432
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  21. 21
    No Mercy2003 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003400
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  22. 22
    Blood Storm2004 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004400
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  23. 23
    The Main Chance2005 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005370
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  24. 24
    The Savage Gorge2006 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006288
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Is there a chronological order for Tweed & Co.?

No separate chronological order is on record for Tweed & Co., 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 Tweed & Co. books in order?

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

Where to start with Tweed & Co.

Start with Double Jeopardy (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tweed & Co. book?

The Savage Gorge (2006) is the newest Tweed & Co. book released so far.

Is there a new Tweed & Co. book coming?

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

Tweed & Co. at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Tweed & Co. title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Tweed & Co. books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,780 pages across the 19 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 507 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tweed & Co. books, 11 of 24, were published in the 1990s.

What the Tweed & Co. books are about

19 of the 24 Tweed & Co. 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 11 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Colin Forbes

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