Author · updated 2026
John Le Carre Books in Order
Every John Le Carre book in publication order — 36 in total, spanning 1961–2019.
Publication Order of George Smiley Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call for the Dead | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Murder of Quality | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Looking Glass War | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Honourable Schoolboy | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Smiley's People | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Secret Pilgrim | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Legacy of Spies | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Karla Trilogy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Honourable Schoolboy | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Smiley's People | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of John le Carre Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Small Town in Germany | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Naive and Sentimental Lover | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Little Drummer Girl | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Perfect Spy | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Russia House | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Night Manager | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Our Game | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Tailor of Panama | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Single & Single | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Constant Gardener | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Absolute Friends | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Mission Song | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Most Wanted Man | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Our Kind of Traitor | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | A Delicate Truth | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Agent Running in the Field | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of John le Carr Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarratt and the Draper of Watford | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Ox-Tales | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of John Le Carre Non Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pigeon Tunnel | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Favourite Spy Stories | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Not One More Death | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Ox-Tales | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 36, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call for the Dead | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Murder of Quality | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Looking Glass War | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | A Small Town in Germany | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Naive and Sentimental Lover | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Honourable Schoolboy | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Honourable Schoolboy | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Smiley's People | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Smiley's People | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Favourite Spy Stories | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Little Drummer Girl | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | A Perfect Spy | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Russia House | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Secret Pilgrim | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Night Manager | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Our Game | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Tailor of Panama | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Single & Single | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Sarratt and the Draper of Watford | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Constant Gardener | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Absolute Friends | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Mission Song | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Not One More Death | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | A Most Wanted Man | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Ox-Tales | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Ox-Tales | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Our Kind of Traitor | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | A Delicate Truth | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Pigeon Tunnel | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | A Legacy of Spies | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Agent Running in the Field | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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