Kenneth Cameron books

Kenneth Cameron is an American author of historical mysteries, military thrillers, and standalone novels, best known for the Denton series and the Alan Craik military thrillers.

Alan Craik Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Night Trap / Rules of Engagement 1999 Buy
Peace Maker 2000 Buy
Top Hook 2002 Buy
Hostile Contact 2003 Buy
Force Protection 2004 Buy
Damage Control 2005 Buy
The Falconer’s Tale 2007 Buy
The Spoils of War 2011 Buy

Arms Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Father of Fires 1981 Buy
The Seeds of Fire 1981 Buy
Fire and Iron 1982 Buy

Denton Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Frightened Man 2008 Buy
The Bohemian Girl 2009 Buy
The Second Woman 2010 Buy
The Haunted Martyr 2013 Buy
The Backward Boy 2013 Buy
The Past Master 2013 Buy
The Oxford Fellow 2013 Buy

Louisa Conan Doyle

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Winter at Death’s Hotel 2011 Buy

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Into Africa 1990 Buy
Africa on Film 1994 Buy
America on Film 1997 Buy
The Enjoyment of Theatre 2010 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Fair Game 1973 Buy
A Job Abroad 1975 Buy
The Aelian Fragment 1976 Buy
White Peril 1977 Buy
The Sunset Gun 1983 Buy
Under the Freeze 1984 Buy
In the Noonday Sun 1985 Buy
Master of Secrets 1989 Buy
The Sun is Bleeding 1989 Buy
Cauldron of Violence 2000 Buy

Kenneth Cameron has written across several genres over a career spanning four decades. His Denton series, beginning with The Frightened Man (2008), follows an American writer living in late-Victorian London who becomes involved in solving crimes. The series has grown to seven books and draws on the fog-and-gaslight atmosphere of the period while adding a distinctly American outsider’s perspective.

Under the name Gordon Kent, Cameron also co-wrote the Alan Craik military thriller series, which follows a naval intelligence officer through eight books of post-Cold War espionage and action. Earlier in his career, he wrote the Arms trilogy of historical fiction and numerous standalone novels. His non-fiction works include studies of Africa and America as portrayed in film, as well as a textbook on theatre appreciation.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Kenneth Cameron written?

Kenneth Cameron has written 33 books across six series.

What was Kenneth Cameron's first book?

Kenneth Cameron’s first book is Fair Game, published in 1973.

What is Kenneth Cameron best known for?

Kenneth Cameron is best known for two series: the Denton mysteries, set in Victorian London and following an American expatriate writer who gets drawn into criminal investigations, and the Alan Craik military thrillers, which follow a naval intelligence officer through post-Cold War conflicts.

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