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Desmond Cory Books in Order
Author of 5 series.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Desmond Cory's book series? Desmond Cory has written 5 book series. The most notable is the John Dobie series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Desmond Cory
- #1
The Strange Attractor(1991) - #2
The Mask of Zeus(1992) - #3
The Dobie Paradox(1993) - #4
The Shy Traffickers(2016)
- #1
Secret Ministry(1951) - #2
This Traitor Death(1952) - #3
Dead Man Falling(1953) - #4
Intrigue(1954) - #5
Height of Day(1955) - #6
High Requiem(1955) - #7
Johnny Goes North(1956) - #8
Johnny Goes East(1957) - #9
Johnny Goes West(1958) - #10
Johnny Goes South(1959) - #11
The Head(1960) - #12
Undertow(1962) - #13
Hammerhead / Shockwave(1963) - #14
Feramontov(1966) - #15
Timelock(1967) - #16
Sunburst(1971)
- #1
Begin, Murderer!(1951) - #2
This is Jezebel(1952) - #3
Lady Lost(1953) - #4The Shaken Leaf(1954)
- #1
Stranglehold(1961) - #2
The Name of the Game(1964)
- #1
The City of Kites(1955) - #2
Pilgrim At the Gate(1958) - #3
Jones on the Belgrade Express(1960) - #4
Deadfall(1965) - #5
The Night Hawk(1969) - #6
Take My Drum to England(1971) - #7
Even If You Run(1972) - #8
A Bit of a Shunt Up the River(1974) - #9
The Circe Complex(1975) - #10
Bennett(1977) - #11
On the Gulf(2012)
About Desmond Cory
Author of 5 series.
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