Charles Winter Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Winter Touch |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Russian Enigma |
1982 |
Buy |
| Pandora’s Box |
2008 |
Buy |
David Garnett Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Piece of Resistance |
1970 |
Buy |
| The Sleeper |
1971 |
Buy |
| The Judas Mandate |
1972 |
Buy |
John Tarrant#
| Title |
Published |
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| A Spy’s Ransom |
2003 |
Buy |
Peter Ashton Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hostile Intent |
1993 |
Buy |
| A Killing in Moscow |
1994 |
Buy |
| Death Throes |
1995 |
Buy |
| A Lethal Involvement |
1996 |
Buy |
| Warning Shot |
1997 |
Buy |
| Blood Money |
1997 |
Buy |
| Dead Reckoning |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Honey Trap |
2001 |
Buy |
| One Man Running |
2001 |
Buy |
| Cry Havoc |
2003 |
Buy |
| Assassination Day |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Renegades |
2005 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Days To A Killing |
1973 |
Buy |
| The October Plot |
1974 |
Buy |
| The Rommel Plot |
1977 |
Buy |
| Skirmish |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Mills Bomb |
1978 |
Buy |
| State Visit |
1978 |
Buy |
| Backfire |
1979 |
Buy |
| The Clauberg Trigger |
1979 |
Buy |
| Escape To Athena |
1979 |
Buy |
| Clauberg Trigger |
1979 |
Buy |
| Double Griffin |
1981 |
Buy |
| A Falcon for the Hawks |
1984 |
Buy |
| A Conflict of Interests |
1984 |
Buy |
| Troika |
1984 |
Buy |
| A Different Drummer |
1987 |
Buy |
| The Picture of the Year |
1988 |
Buy |
| Gone Missing |
1989 |
Buy |
| Death of a Sahib |
1989 |
Buy |
| In the Red |
1990 |
Buy |
| Last ACT |
1991 |
Buy |
| China Gold |
1991 |
Buy |
| A Double Deception |
1992 |
Buy |
| A Dying Fall |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Loner |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Presidential Affair |
2006 |
Buy |
Clive Egleton was a British Army veteran who turned his military and intelligence knowledge into a four-decade career writing spy fiction. His output of 44 novels ran from A Piece of Resistance (1970) through The Presidential Affair (2006) and Pandora’s Box (2008). The Peter Ashton series, his longest sustained work, followed a British SIS officer through twelve novels of post-Cold War espionage between 1993 and 2005.
Before Ashton, Egleton wrote the David Garnett trilogy (1970-1972), the Charles Winter series (1981-2008), and a large catalog of standalone thrillers. His standalones covered everything from World War II plots to contemporary political intrigue, with titles like Seven Days to a Killing, The October Plot, and Escape to Athena reflecting the range of scenarios he explored. His military background lent authenticity to the operational details that grounded his fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Clive Egleton written?
Clive Egleton has written 44 books across five series.
What was Clive Egleton's first book?
Clive Egleton’s first book is A Piece of Resistance, published in 1970.
What is Clive Egleton best known for?
Clive Egleton is best known for the Peter Ashton series, 12 spy thrillers published between 1993 and 2005 following a British intelligence officer through post-Cold War operations. His earlier standalone thrillers like Seven Days to a Killing (1973) and The October Plot (1974) also earned strong reviews.