Clifford Irving Reading Order

1 book (2012–2012)

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1	After Berkeley: Objectif Exhibitions, 2010-2011 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1978–1983)

This complete mystery thriller series by Clifford Irving consists of two books following detectives Eddie Mancuso and Vasily Borgneff. Published between 1978 and 1983, the novels should be read in publication order beginning with The Death Freak, followed by The Sleeping Spy. The series offers a finished narrative arc across both installments.

Start with The Death Freak and read in order.

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1	The Death Freak 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Sleeping Spy 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1990–2014)

Clifford Irving's Legal Novels series comprises four mystery and thriller novels published between 1990 and 2014. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Trial and continuing through Final Argument, The Spring, and Boy on Trial. Each installment explores legal themes and courtroom drama within Irving's signature narrative style.

Start with Trial, the first of 4 books in the Legal Novels series.

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1	Trial 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Final Argument 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Spring 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Boy on Trial 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (1968–2014)

Clifford Irving's eight-book non-fiction series spans from 1968 to 2014 and should be read in publication order. The complete collection includes works on espionage, art forgery, historical events, and personal accounts, showcasing Irving's investigative journalism and true crime writing across diverse subjects. These standalone books can be approached individually but benefit from being read chronologically to understand Irving's evolving perspective and interests as a non-fiction author.

Start with Spy(With: Herbert Burkholz), the first of 8 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Spy(With: Herbert Burkholz) 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fake! The Story of Elmyr de Hory, the Greatest Art Forger of Our Time 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Battle of Jerusalem 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	What Really Happened 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Hoax 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Howard Hughes 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Daddy's Girl 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Jailing 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Clifford Irving's Prison Journal 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2011–2014)

Clifford Irving's mystery and thriller collection comprises two complete volumes published between 2011 and 2014. Bloomberg Discovers America and A Congress of Baboons should be read in their publication order. This finished series of short stories and novellas showcases Irving's distinctive voice across suspenseful narratives.

Start with Bloomberg Discovers America and read in order.

8 books (1959–2014)

Clifford Irving's eight standalone novels span from 1959 to 2014 and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Losers. Though each book stands independently, reading them chronologically offers insight into the author's evolving style across mystery, thriller, and non-fiction genres. The complete series includes The Losers, Stranger, The Valley, The 38th Floor, Project Octavio, Tom Mix and Pancho Villa, The Angel of Zin, and Clash by Night.

Start with The Losers, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Losers 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Stranger 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Valley 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The 38th Floor 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Project Octavio 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Tom Mix and Pancho Villa 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Angel of Zin 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Clash by Night 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible