Series · 39 books
John Lecarre Books in Order
The complete John Lecarre reading order — 39 books from 1960–2022.
- 01 Call for the Dead Amazon — buy Call for the Dead Bookshop — buy Call for the Dead ThriftBooks — buy Call for the Dead eBooks.com — buy Call for the Dead
- 02 The incongruous spy Amazon — buy The incongruous spy Bookshop — buy The incongruous spy ThriftBooks — buy The incongruous spy eBooks.com — buy The incongruous spy
- 03 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Amazon — buy The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Bookshop — buy The Spy Who Came in from the Cold ThriftBooks — buy The Spy Who Came in from the Cold eBooks.com — buy The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
- 04 A murder of quality Amazon — buy A murder of quality Bookshop — buy A murder of quality ThriftBooks — buy A murder of quality eBooks.com — buy A murder of quality
- 05 The Looking Glass War Amazon — buy The Looking Glass War Bookshop — buy The Looking Glass War ThriftBooks — buy The Looking Glass War eBooks.com — buy The Looking Glass War
- 06 A small town in Germany Amazon — buy A small town in Germany Bookshop — buy A small town in Germany ThriftBooks — buy A small town in Germany eBooks.com — buy A small town in Germany
- 07 The Naive and Sentimental Lover Amazon — buy The Naive and Sentimental Lover Bookshop — buy The Naive and Sentimental Lover ThriftBooks — buy The Naive and Sentimental Lover eBooks.com — buy The Naive and Sentimental Lover
- 08 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Amazon — buy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Bookshop — buy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ThriftBooks — buy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy eBooks.com — buy Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
- 09 Lord Rochester's monkey Amazon — buy Lord Rochester's monkey Bookshop — buy Lord Rochester's monkey ThriftBooks — buy Lord Rochester's monkey eBooks.com — buy Lord Rochester's monkey
- 10 The Honourable Schoolboy Amazon — buy The Honourable Schoolboy Bookshop — buy The Honourable Schoolboy ThriftBooks — buy The Honourable Schoolboy eBooks.com — buy The Honourable Schoolboy
- 11 Smiley's People Amazon — buy Smiley's People Bookshop — buy Smiley's People ThriftBooks — buy Smiley's People eBooks.com — buy Smiley's People
- 12 Smiley's people / [by] John Le Carre Amazon — buy Smiley's people / [by] John Le Carre ThriftBooks — buy Smiley's people / [by] John Le Carre eBooks.com — buy Smiley's people / [by] John Le Carre
- 13 The little drummer girl Amazon — buy The little drummer girl Bookshop — buy The little drummer girl ThriftBooks — buy The little drummer girl eBooks.com — buy The little drummer girl
- 14 Smiley's Circus Amazon — buy Smiley's Circus Bookshop — buy Smiley's Circus ThriftBooks — buy Smiley's Circus eBooks.com — buy Smiley's Circus
- 15 A Perfect Spy Amazon — buy A Perfect Spy Bookshop — buy A Perfect Spy ThriftBooks — buy A Perfect Spy eBooks.com — buy A Perfect Spy
- 16 John le Carré Amazon — buy John le Carré Bookshop — buy John le Carré ThriftBooks — buy John le Carré eBooks.com — buy John le Carré
- 17 The Russia house Amazon — buy The Russia house Bookshop — buy The Russia house ThriftBooks — buy The Russia house eBooks.com — buy The Russia house
- 18 The Secret Pilgrim Amazon — buy The Secret Pilgrim Bookshop — buy The Secret Pilgrim ThriftBooks — buy The Secret Pilgrim eBooks.com — buy The Secret Pilgrim
- 19 The Night Manager Amazon — buy The Night Manager Bookshop — buy The Night Manager ThriftBooks — buy The Night Manager eBooks.com — buy The Night Manager
- 20 John Le Carre Collection Amazon — buy John Le Carre Collection Bookshop — buy John Le Carre Collection ThriftBooks — buy John Le Carre Collection eBooks.com — buy John Le Carre Collection
- 21 ""Unser Spiel by LeCarre, John; Carre, John le"" Amazon — buy ""Unser Spiel by LeCarre, John; Carre, John le"" Bookshop — buy ""Unser Spiel by LeCarre, John; Carre, John le"" ThriftBooks — buy ""Unser Spiel by LeCarre, John; Carre, John le"" eBooks.com — buy ""Unser Spiel by LeCarre, John; Carre, John le""
- 22 Our Game Amazon — buy Our Game Bookshop — buy Our Game ThriftBooks — buy Our Game eBooks.com — buy Our Game
- 23 The tailor of Panama Amazon — buy The tailor of Panama Bookshop — buy The tailor of Panama ThriftBooks — buy The tailor of Panama eBooks.com — buy The tailor of Panama
- 24 Single & single Amazon — buy Single & single Bookshop — buy Single & single ThriftBooks — buy Single & single eBooks.com — buy Single & single
- 25 The Constant Gardener Amazon — buy The Constant Gardener Bookshop — buy The Constant Gardener ThriftBooks — buy The Constant Gardener eBooks.com — buy The Constant Gardener
- 26 John le Carre Value Collection Amazon — buy John le Carre Value Collection Bookshop — buy John le Carre Value Collection ThriftBooks — buy John le Carre Value Collection eBooks.com — buy John le Carre Value Collection
- 27 Absolute Friends Amazon — buy Absolute Friends Bookshop — buy Absolute Friends ThriftBooks — buy Absolute Friends eBooks.com — buy Absolute Friends
- 28 The Mission Song Amazon — buy The Mission Song Bookshop — buy The Mission Song ThriftBooks — buy The Mission Song eBooks.com — buy The Mission Song
- 29 A most wanted man Amazon — buy A most wanted man Bookshop — buy A most wanted man ThriftBooks — buy A most wanted man eBooks.com — buy A most wanted man
- 30 Our Kind of Traitor Amazon — buy Our Kind of Traitor Bookshop — buy Our Kind of Traitor ThriftBooks — buy Our Kind of Traitor eBooks.com — buy Our Kind of Traitor
- 31 The Secret Pilgrim John Le Carr Amazon — buy The Secret Pilgrim John Le Carr Bookshop — buy The Secret Pilgrim John Le Carr ThriftBooks — buy The Secret Pilgrim John Le Carr eBooks.com — buy The Secret Pilgrim John Le Carr
- 32 A Delicate Truth - 1st Edition/1st Impression Amazon — buy A Delicate Truth - 1st Edition/1st Impression Bookshop — buy A Delicate Truth - 1st Edition/1st Impression ThriftBooks — buy A Delicate Truth - 1st Edition/1st Impression eBooks.com — buy A Delicate Truth - 1st Edition/1st Impression
- 33 A delicate truth Amazon — buy A delicate truth Bookshop — buy A delicate truth ThriftBooks — buy A delicate truth eBooks.com — buy A delicate truth
- 34 A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal Amazon — buy A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal Bookshop — buy A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal ThriftBooks — buy A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal eBooks.com — buy A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal
- 35 John le Carré, Novels Amazon — buy John le Carré, Novels Bookshop — buy John le Carré, Novels ThriftBooks — buy John le Carré, Novels eBooks.com — buy John le Carré, Novels
- 36 A legacy of spies Amazon — buy A legacy of spies Bookshop — buy A legacy of spies ThriftBooks — buy A legacy of spies eBooks.com — buy A legacy of spies
- 37 Agent running in the field Amazon — buy Agent running in the field Bookshop — buy Agent running in the field ThriftBooks — buy Agent running in the field eBooks.com — buy Agent running in the field
- 38 Silverview Amazon — buy Silverview Bookshop — buy Silverview ThriftBooks — buy Silverview eBooks.com — buy Silverview
- 39 Private Spy Amazon — buy Private Spy Bookshop — buy Private Spy ThriftBooks — buy Private Spy eBooks.com — buy Private Spy
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call for the Dead | 1960 | ||
| 2 | The incongruous spy | 1961 | ||
| 3 | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | 1962 | ||
| 4 | A murder of quality | 1962 | ||
| 5 | The Looking Glass War | 1965 | ||
| 6 | A small town in Germany | 1968 | ||
| 7 | The Naive and Sentimental Lover | 1971 | ||
| 8 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | 1974 | ||
| 9 | Lord Rochester's monkey | 1974 | ||
| 10 | The Honourable Schoolboy | 1977 | ||
| 11 | Smiley's People | 1979 | ||
| 12 | Smiley's people / [by] John Le Carre | 1980 | ||
| 13 | The little drummer girl | 1983 | ||
| 14 | Smiley's Circus | 1986 | ||
| 15 | A Perfect Spy | 1986 | ||
| 16 | John le Carré | 1986 | ||
| 17 | The Russia house | 1987 | ||
| 18 | The Secret Pilgrim | 1990 | ||
| 19 | The Night Manager | 1993 | ||
| 20 | John Le Carre Collection | 1993 | ||
| 21 | ""Unser Spiel by LeCarre, John; Carre, John le"" | 1995 | ||
| 22 | Our Game | 1995 | ||
| 23 | The tailor of Panama | 1996 | ||
| 24 | Single & single | 1999 | ||
| 25 | The Constant Gardener | 2000 | ||
| 26 | John le Carre Value Collection | 2000 | ||
| 27 | Absolute Friends | 2003 | ||
| 28 | The Mission Song | 2006 | ||
| 29 | A most wanted man | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Our Kind of Traitor | 2010 | ||
| 31 | The Secret Pilgrim John Le Carr | 2011 | ||
| 32 | A Delicate Truth - 1st Edition/1st Impression | 2013 | ||
| 33 | A delicate truth | 2013 | ||
| 34 | A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal | 2014 | ||
| 35 | John le Carré, Novels | 2016 | ||
| 36 | A legacy of spies | 2017 | ||
| 37 | Agent running in the field | 2019 | ||
| 38 | Silverview | 2021 | ||
| 39 | Private Spy | 2022 |
John Lecarre reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Call for the Dead (1960). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach John Lecarre — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many John Lecarre books are there?
39 to date, spanning 1960–2022.
What is the newest John Lecarre book?
Private Spy, published in 2022.