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John Le Carre Books in Order
David John Moore Cornwell, better known by his pen name John le Carré, was a British author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, le Carré became an Irish citizen.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of John Le Carre's book series? John Le Carre has written 4 book series. The most notable is the George Smiley series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by John Le Carre
- #1
Call for the Dead(1961) - #2A Murder of Quality(1962)
- #3
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold(1963) - #4The Looking Glass War(1965)
- #5
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy(1974) - #6The Honourable Schoolboy(1977)
- #7Smiley's People(1979)
- #8The Secret Pilgrim(1990)
- #9
A Legacy of Spies(2017) - #10
Karla's Choice (By: Nick Harkaway)(2024)
- #1
The Pigeon Tunnel(2016) - #2
A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré (With: Tim Cornwell)(2022) - #3The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage(2003)
- #4
Not One More Death(2006) - #5
Ox-Tales: Fire(2009)
- #1A Small Town in Germany(1968)
- #2
The Naive and Sentimental Lover(1971) - #3
The Little Drummer Girl / A Death in the Family(1983) - #4
A Perfect Spy(1986) - #5
The Russia House(1989) - #6
The Night Manager(1993) - #7Our Game(1994)
- #8The Tailor of Panama(1996)
- #9
Single & Single(1999) - #10The Constant Gardener(2001)
- #11Absolute Friends(2003)
- #12
The Mission Song(2006) - #13A Most Wanted Man(2008)
- #14
Our Kind of Traitor(2010) - #15
A Delicate Truth(2013) - #16
Agent Running in the Field(2019) - #17
Silverview(2021) - #18Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn?(2016)
- #19
Sarratt and the Draper of Watford(1999)
- #1Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy(1974)
- #2The Honourable Schoolboy(1977)
- #3Smiley's People(1979)
About John Le Carre
David John Moore Cornwell, better known by his pen name John le Carré, was a British author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. A "sophisticated, morally ambiguous writer", he is considered one of the greatest novelists of the postwar era. During the 1950s and 1960s, he worked for both the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Near the end of his life, le Carré became an Irish citizen.
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