John Gardner Books In Order
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The Liquidator | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Understrike | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Amber Nine | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Madrigal | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hideaway | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Founder Member | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Traitor's Exit | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Airline Pirates | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Air Apparent | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Assassination File | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Killer for a Song | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Derek Torry Books
A Complete State of Death | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Corner Men | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford Books
Bottled Spider | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Streets of Town | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Angels Dining at the Ritz | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Troubled Midnight | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Human Enemy | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Herbie Kruger Books
The Nostradamus Traitor | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Garden of Weapons | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Quiet Dogs | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Maestro | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Confessor | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Professor Moriarty Books
The Return of Moriarty | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Revenge of Moriarty | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Moriarty | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Railton Family Books
The Secret Generations | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Secret Houses | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Secret Families | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of James Bond (Extended) Books
Colonel Sun | (1968) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
License Renewed | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
For Special Services | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Icebreaker | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Role of Honor | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nobody Lives Forever | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Deals, Mr. Bond | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Scorpius | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Licence to Kill | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Win, Lose or Die | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brokenclaw | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man from Barbarossa | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Death Is Forever | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Never Send Flowers | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
SeaFire | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
GoldenEye | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Cold Fall | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Zero Minus Ten | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tomorrow Never Dies | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Facts of Death | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The World is Not Enough | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
High Time to Kill | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Doubleshot | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Never Dream of Dying | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man With the Red Tattoo | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Die Another Day | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Devil May Care | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Carte Blanche | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Solo | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Trigger Mortis | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Forever and a Day | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
With a Mind to Kill | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Censor | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Every Night's a Bullfight | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Director | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To Run a Little Faster | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Werewolf Trace | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dancing Dodo | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Golgotha | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Last Trump | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Blood of the Fathers | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Day of Absolution | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
On Becoming a Novelist | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
On Writers and Writing | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Best American Short Stories Books
The Best Short Stories of 1915 | (1916) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1916 | (1916) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | (1917) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1918 | (1918) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1919 | (1919) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1921 | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1922 | (1922) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1923 | (1923) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1924 | (1924) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1925 | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1926 | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1927 | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1928 | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1929 | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1930 | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1931 | (1931) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1932 | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1933 | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1934 | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1935 | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1936 | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1937 | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1938 | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
50 Best American Short Stories, 1915-1939 | (1939) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1939 | (1939) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1940 | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1941 | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1942 | (1942) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1943 | (1943) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1944 | (1944) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1945 | (1945) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1946 | (1946) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1948 | (1948) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1949 | (1949) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1950 | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1951 | (1951) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1952 | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1953 | (1953) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1955 | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1956 | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1957 | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1958 | (1958) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1959 | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1960 | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1961 | (1961) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1962 | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1963 | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1965 | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1966 | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1967 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1968 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of 1969 | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1970 | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1971 | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1972 | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1973 | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1974 | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best of Best American Short Stories 1915-1950 | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1975 | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1976 | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1977 | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1978 | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1979 | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1980 | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1981 | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1983 | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1984 | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1985 | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1987 | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1988 | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1990 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1991 | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1992 | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1995 | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1996 | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1997 | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1998 | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1999 | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2000 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2001 | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2002 | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2003 | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2004 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2005 | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories1921 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2009 | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2015 | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Years of The Best American Short Stories | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2017 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2018 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2019 | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2020 | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
John Gardner was one of the highly reputed authors from The United Kingdom, who liked to write crime fiction, mystery, and thriller novels. He is particularly well known for taking over the Jame Bond series after the death of its creator, Ian Fleming. He made numerous contributions to the series and is considered as the prolific author among all those who have worked on this series. Prior to the beginning of his writing career, author Gardner worked for the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines. Gardner retired from writing the series of James Bond novels in 1996 when Raymond Benson replaced him as the successor. Author Gardner was born on November 20, 1926, in Seaton, Delaval, Northumberland; and died on August 3, 2007, in Basingstoke, Hampshire. He was born as John Edmund Gardner. Other than the James Bond books, Gardner was also famous for writing his original series called Boysie Oakes. Gardner has also written three novels that feature Sir Conan Doyle’s popular fictional character named Professor Moriarty. Following his career in Royal Marines, he worked for some time as Anglican priest. Later, he left it after losing faith. Gardner suffered from alcohol addiction, but recovered soon and then wrote his autobiography in 1964. It is called as Spin the Bottle. Over the course of his writing career, author Gardner wrote more than 50 fiction novels, 14 of which were original Bond books and 2 were the novel versions of a couple of movies featuring the character. Gardner’s parents were involved in church works all their life. This is the reason why he too was influenced to get involved in the Anglican church. In 1933, his family shifted from the village to a market town called Wantage. At the time of the World War II, Gardner became a part of Home Guard, even though he was just 13 years old. Subsequently, he joined Air Arm of the Royal Navy and was transferred as a commando in the Far East. Gardner did not think of himself as a good commando.
After coming from war, author Gardner enrolled himself at the St. John College, Cambridge. He studied theology and became a priest subsequently. In one of his interviews, he has mentioned that he did not believe even a single word that he was saying during a sermon. Realizing that he has made a huge error in choosing career, Gardner decided to leave the church in the year 1958. The novelist career of Gardner started in 1964 with the novel book, The Liquidator. This book was the first one to feature his original character Boysie Oakes. Gardner described Oakes as a coward and having a phobia of heights, who is mistaken as a pitiless, tough man and gets recruited as a spy in a British agency. With the success of Boysie Oakes books, author Gardner experimented with the creation of other characters like Derek Tory and Herbie Kruger. Later in his career, Gardner took a break of 5 years and then returned again in 2000 to continue writing novels. A few of his novels were short listed by the CWA for Gold Dagger award. Author Gardner was married to Margaret Mercer, with whom he had 2 children named Alexis and Simon. He had one more daughter named Miranda out of an extra-marital affair with a woman named Susan Wright. In 1989, author Gardner moved to United States, along with his family. During the later stages of his life, he suffered from cancer on two occasions, first with prostate cancer and then 6 years later with oesophagus cancer. Gardner became nearly bankrupt because of the treatment in US. Then Gardner decided to return to UK in 1996 and started writing again. After the death of his wife, he created a character based on a former girlfriend Patricia Mountford. Patricia contacted him after reading the book and two got engaged once again. Author Gardner’s death occurred due to a heart failure while shopping. He was rushed to the hospital, but was declared dead later.
The Boysie Oakes series written by John Gardner consists of a total of 8 books, which were released between the years 1964 and 1975. All the books of this novel series depict the chief protagonist as Boysie Oakes. One of the initial books written in the series is entitled ‘Understrike’. It was released by the Endeavor Press in the year 2014. At the start of this book, Boysie Oakes is introduced as a suave and womanizing agent working for the British Intelligence. As a part of his new mission, he is asked to travel to America during the testing times of the Cold War. As an official observer from England, Boysie Oakes is asked to witness the test fire of the latest nuclear missile of America, The Trepholite, in Sand Diego. However, the Soviets play a deadly game to prevent the Americans from testing the missile successfully. They send a body double of Oakes to the test field. Soon after, Boysie Oakes finds himself embroiled in a bluffing and double crossing game that involved a con man named Vladimir Solev and a holocaust missile. In Vladimir Solev, Boysie sees a part of himself and respects him as an opponent. On his way, Oakes gets busy with a couple of gorgeous ladies, Chicory Triplehouse and Priscilla Braddock. His adventure in the US makes him run for his life, dodge bullets, and save himself from jealous women and deadly predators. He is required to act fast as time is running out and the mission Understrike is already set in motion.
Another mind blowing book published in this series is titled as ‘Amber Nine’. The Viking Books released it in 1966. The story of this book opens by showing Boysie Oakes visiting Lake Maggiore for a mission. He is tasked to kill a Parliament Member. But, the mission takes an awry turn when the target turns up dead even before Boysie set his plan in motion. He wonders who killed the MP and what was the reason for killing him? The mystery begins to unravel when Boysie visits a finishing school run by a dangerous and mysterious man named Doctor Thirel. Shortly after, Boysie finds himself trapped in a big espionage. He is surrounded by girls and dangerous enemies. A lady named Petronella Witching helps him get to the roots of the mystery. Eventually, Boysie Oakes goes on to find out everything about the top secret mission called Amber Nine and the man who runs it. Surrounded by tough opponents on all sides, Boysie takes the help of some friendly secret agents in the enemies’ den and solve the mysteries successfully. He also prevents himself from getting killed in the process.
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