Devlin Rourke books in order

The Devlin Rourke series by James Grady is a three-book crime thriller sequence published in the mid-1980s, following its title character through dangerous situations driven by criminal conspiracies.
Series · Crime Fiction · Thriller · Mystery

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Colpo di rasoio 1985 James Grady N/A
2 Razor Game 1985 James Grady Buy
3 Just a Shot Away 1987 James Grady Buy

The Devlin Rourke trilogy represents James Grady’s move into crime thriller territory during the mid-1980s. Across three novels published between 1985 and 1987, Grady built a series with a harder edge than his espionage fiction, focusing on criminal conspiracies and the violent consequences of getting too close to dangerous people.

This period was one of Grady’s most productive, with the Rourke books overlapping with his John Rankin duology. Both series showed Grady expanding his range beyond the spy genre that made him famous, applying the same taut pacing and paranoid atmosphere of the Condor novels to stories rooted in crime rather than intelligence work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Devlin Rourke series?

There are three books in the Devlin Rourke series, published between 1985 and 1987.

What is the first book in the Devlin Rourke series?

The first book in the Devlin Rourke series is Colpo di rasoio, published in 1985.

When were the Devlin Rourke books published?

The three Devlin Rourke novels were published between 1985 and 1987, during a productive stretch in which Grady was also writing his John Rankin thrillers. This mid-1980s period saw Grady branching out from the spy fiction of the Condor series into straight crime and mystery territory.

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