John Trenhaile Reading Order
1 series · 24 books
John Trenhaile is a British mystery and thriller author who brought his legal expertise from a distinguished career as a Chancery barrister to his fiction. He has written twenty-four novels, many of which have been translated internationally, establishing him as a skilled storyteller across the thriller genre. His work The Man Called Kyril was adapted for television, demonstrating the broad appeal of his intricate, intelligent narratives.
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Standalone Novels Series
24 books
John Trenhaile's 24 standalone novels should be read in publication order, beginning with A Means to Evil. The series spans multiple decades of releases and includes titles such as Kyril, Against All Reason, and Nocturne for the General, with several works available in multiple language editions. While each novel functions as an independent story, reading them in the order they were published provides the fullest appreciation of Trenhaile's evolving narrative style and thematic concerns across his substantial body of work.
Start with A means to evil, the first of 24 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A means to evil |
| 2 | A view from the square |
| 3 | Acts of betrayal |
| 4 | Against all reason |
| 5 | Blood rules |
| 6 | Krysalis |
| 7 | Kyril |
| 8 | Marʾeh meha-kikar |
| 9 | Maʻaśim shel begidah |
| 10 | Meragle ha-Mag'ong |
| 11 | Namer shel teshuḳah |
| 12 | Nocturne for the general |
| 13 | Noḳṭurn la-general |
| 14 | Shaʻare ha-emah |
| 15 | The gates of exquisiteview |
| 16 | The mahjong spies |
| 17 | The man called Cyril |
| 18 | The man called Kyril |
| 19 | The scroll of benevolence |
| 20 | The tiger of desire |
| 21 | Tiḳ Ḳerisalis |
| 22 | Yad ha-zadon |
| 23 | Ḥuḳe dam |
| 24 | Ḳiril |
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