Paul Watkins Reading Order

7 books (2010–2016)

The Inspector Pekkala series comprises seven standalone mystery thrillers set in historical Russia, following the investigative work of its titular protagonist across the Soviet era. Published between 2010 and 2016, the complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Eye of the Red Tsar. Each subsequent installment—including The Red Coffin, Archive 17, The Beast in the Red Forest, The Red Moth, Red Icon, and Berlin Red—builds upon the previous entries while exploring different cases and time periods within the inspector's career. Paul Watkins blends historical fiction with mystery elements throughout the series, drawing on real events and locations from twentieth-century Russia and Eastern Europe.

Start with Eye of the Red Tsar, the first of 7 books in the Inspector Pekkala series.

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1	Eye of the Red Tsar 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Red Coffin / Shadow Pass 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Archive 17 / Siberian Red 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Beast in the Red Forest 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Red Moth 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Red Icon 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Berlin Red 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1994–2012)

Paul Watkins' non-fiction trilogy spans from 1994 to 2012 and should be read in publication order, beginning with Stand Before Your God. The series is now complete with three books: Stand Before Your God, The Fellowship of Ghosts, and Midget Submarine Commander: The Life of Godfrey Place VC. Watkins blends his background in mystery, thriller, and historical fiction writing with factual non-fiction accounts in this collection.

Start with Stand Before Your God and read in order.

#	Title
1	Stand Before Your God 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fellowship of Ghosts 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Midget Submarine Commander: The Life of Godfrey Place VC 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1988–2019)

Paul Watkins authored ten complete standalone novels between 1988 and 2019, spanning mystery, thriller, historical fiction, and nonfiction genres. Each novel functions independently with its own narrative and characters, though readers interested in exploring Watkins' full body of work should begin with Night Over Day Over Night and proceed in publication order through The Elegant Lie. The series showcases Watkins' diverse storytelling across various settings and time periods, with several titles also published under the author's pen name Sam Eastland.

Start with Night Over Day Over Night, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Night Over Day Over Night 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	In the Blue Light of African Dreams 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Promise of Light 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Archangel 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Story of My Disappearance 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Forger 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Thunder God 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Ice Soldier 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Elegant Lie(As: Sam Eastland) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible