Home All authors A to Z John le Carré John le Carré books in order
1 series · 26 books listed so far
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Start here: Call for the Dead. Book 1 of George Smiley, the earliest series listed here (1961).
Order: by the date each book came out (penguinrandomhouse.com)
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Call for the Dead John le Carré
Call for the Dead
1961 · Book
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A Murder of Quality John le Carré
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold John le Carré
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The Looking Glass War John le Carré
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy John le Carré
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The Honourable Schoolboy John le Carré
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Smiley's People John le Carré
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The Secret Pilgrim John le Carré
The Secret Pilgrim
1990 · Book
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A Legacy of Spies John le Carré
Books not in a series 17
A Small Town in Germany John le Carré
The Naive and Sentimental Lover John le Carré
The Little Drummer Girl John le Carré
A Perfect Spy John le Carré
The Russia House John le Carré
The Night Manager John le Carré
Our Game John le Carré
The Tailor of Panama John le Carré
Single & Single John le Carré
The Constant Gardener John le Carré
Absolute Friends John le Carré
Absolute Friends
2003 · Book
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The Mission Song John le Carré
A Most Wanted Man John le Carré
Our Kind of Traitor John le Carré
A Delicate Truth John le Carré
Agent Running in the Field John le Carré
Silverview John le Carré
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Prizes Somerset Maugham Award, 1964 (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold) (Wikidata , citing academia-lab.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, 1965 (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold) (Wikidata , citing edgarawards.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes James Tait Black Memorial Prize, 1977 (The Honourable Schoolboy) (Wikidata , citing epdlp.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes James Tait Black Memorial Prize, 1977 (Wikidata , citing epdlp.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Grand Master, 1984 (Wikidata , citing edgarawards.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Somerset Maugham Award, 1964 (Wikidata , citing academia-lab.com; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation, 1986 (Wikidata , with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Cartier Diamond Dagger, 1988 (Wikidata , citing thecwa.co.uk; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Helmerich Award, 1990 (Wikidata , citing tulsalibrary.org; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Dagger of Daggers, 2005 (Wikidata , citing https://web.archive.org/web/20130502044154/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2005/daggerofdaggers.html; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Goethe Medal, 2011 (Wikidata , citing goethe.de; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Olof Palme Prize, 2019 (Wikidata , citing palmefonden.se; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes German Crime Fiction Award, 2018 (Wikidata , citing krimilexikon.de; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, 1965 (Wikidata , citing edgarawards.com; read November 6, 2026)
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