Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Choice Of Enemies | 1973 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 2 | Where All the Girls Are Sweeter / Dangerous Arrivals | 1975 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 3 | The Special Collection / The Networks | 1975 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 4 | The Only Good German / Mission Berlin | 1976 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 5 | Moscow Quadrille / Special Forces | 1976 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 6 | Italian Assets / Deadly Departures | 1976 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 7 | The Lantern Network | 1978 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 8 | Alpha List | 1979 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 9 | Consequence of Fear / Smokescreen | 1979 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 10 | The Twentieth Day of January / Cold Tactics | 1980 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 11 | Codeword Cromwell | 1980 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 12 | The Reaper / The Stalking Angel | 1980 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 13 | The Other Side of Silence | 1981 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 14 | Secret Whispers | 1981 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 15 | Shadow of Shadows | 1982 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 16 | The Lonely Margins | 1982 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 17 | All Our Tomorrows | 1982 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 18 | Pay Any Price | 1983 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 19 | No Place to Hide / Hostage | 1984 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 20 | The Girl From Addis | 1984 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 21 | Children of Tender Years | 1985 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 22 | The Choice | 1986 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 23 | Seeds Of Treason | 1986 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 24 | The Crossing / Berlin Exchange | 1987 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 25 | A Wilderness of Mirrors | 1989 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 26 | Deep Purple | 1990 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 27 | A Time Without Shadows / Rules of the Game | 1990 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 28 | The Dangerous Edge | 1992 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 29 | Show Me A Hero | 1994 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 30 | Line-crosser Allbeury | 1994 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 31 | As Time Goes by | 1994 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 32 | Beyond the Silence aka The Spirit of Liberty | 1995 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 33 | Long Run | 1996 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 34 | Aid and Comfort | 1997 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 35 | Shadow of a Doubt | 1999 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 36 | The Reckoning | 2000 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 37 | Never Look Back | 2000 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 38 | The Assets / Due Process | 2002 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 39 | Special Forces | 2002 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 40 | Hostage | 2004 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
| 41 | Dangerous Arrivals | 2007 | Ted Allbeury | Buy |
Ted Allbeury’s standalone novels make up the bulk of his output, with over forty titles published between 1973 and 2007. Each one is a self-contained espionage story, typically set against the backdrop of the Cold War and its aftermath.
These books reflect Allbeury’s background in British intelligence. The tradecraft feels authentic, the politics are grounded, and the characters are people doing difficult work in morally gray situations. Many of the novels were published under alternate titles in different markets, which can be confusing for collectors but doesn’t affect the reading experience.