Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Envoy | 2008 | Edward Wilson | Buy |
| 2 | The Darkling Spy | 2010 | Edward Wilson | Buy |
| 3 | The Midnight Swimmer | 2011 | Edward Wilson | Buy |
| 4 | Whitehall Mandarin | 2014 | Edward Wilson | Buy |
| 5 | A Very British Ending | 2015 | Edward Wilson | Buy |
| 6 | South Atlantic Requiem | 2018 | Edward Wilson | Buy |
| 7 | Portrait of the Spy as a Young Man | 2020 | Edward Wilson | Buy |
| 8 | Farewell Dinner for a Spy | 2024 | Edward Wilson | Buy |
The Catesby series by Edward Wilson is an eight-book espionage thriller sequence running from 2008 to 2024. The titles — The Envoy, The Darkling Spy, The Midnight Swimmer, Whitehall Mandarin, A Very British Ending, South Atlantic Requiem, Portrait of the Spy as a Young Man, and Farewell Dinner for a Spy — suggest a world of Cold War-era intelligence and institutional intrigue.
The series began with The Envoy in 2008 and has been published at irregular intervals, with Farewell Dinner for a Spy arriving in 2024 as the eighth and most recent entry. The seventh book, Portrait of the Spy as a Young Man (2020), takes a title that echoes a well-known literary phrase, fitting for a series with a strong sense of British setting and tone.