Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Deals Done,’til it’s done | 2017 | Simon Fairfax | Buy |
| 2 | A Knight and a Spy 1410 | 2020 | Simon Fairfax | N/A |
| 3 | A Deal Too Far | 2017 | Simon Fairfax | Buy |
| 4 | A Deal With the Devil | 2018 | Simon Fairfax | Buy |
| 5 | A Deal On Ice | 2019 | Simon Fairfax | Buy |
The Deal series follows Rupert Brett, a man who works in the world of high-value deals and commercial property — territory that Simon Fairfax knows from his own professional background as a chartered surveyor. The series began with No Deals Done, ’til it’s done and A Deal Too Far in 2017, establishing Brett’s character and the formula: a transaction goes wrong, and Brett is close enough to the money and the danger to be targeted.
A Deal with the Devil (2018) and A Deal on Ice (2019) continue the series. The financial backdrop is more specific than most thriller settings, which grounds the danger in something beyond generic crime. Readers who enjoyed the procedural detail of finance-adjacent thrillers will find the Deal books have a more grounded operational feel than the action-first approach of spy fiction.