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Barry Eisler Books in Order

Find every Barry Eisler book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 25 books / 6 series

American author best known for the John Rain assassin thriller series. A former CIA operative, his novels have sold millions worldwide and won critical acclaim. This page provides the Barry Eisler books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Barry Eisler Books in Chronological Order

2003 Rain Fall / A Clean Kill in Tokyo POoJRB / 1 Buy
2003 Hard Rain / Blood from Blood / A Lonely Resurrection POoJRB / 2 Buy
2004 Rain Storm / Choke Point / Winner Take All POoJRB / 3 Buy
2005 Killing Rain / One Last Kill / Redemption Games POoJRB / 4 Buy
2006 The Last Assassin / Extremis POoJRB / 5 Buy
2007 Requiem For an Assassin / The Killer Ascendant POoJRB / 6 Buy
2009 Fault Line POoBTB / 1 Buy
2010 Inside Out POoBTB / 2 Buy
2011 Be the Monkey(With: J.A. Konrath) POoNB / 1 Buy
2011 The Lost Coast POoSS / 1 Buy
2011 The Ass Is A Poor Receptacle For The Head POoNB / 2 Buy
2011 Paris is a Bitch POoJRB / 7 Buy
2011 The Detachment POoJRB / 8 Buy
2012 The Khmer Kill POoSS / 2 Buy
2013 London Twist POoSS / 3 Buy
2014 Graveyard of Memories POoJRB / 9 Buy
2016 The God's Eye View POoSN / 1 Buy
2016 Livia Lone POoLLB / 1 Buy
2017 Zero Sum POoJRB / 10 Buy
2018 The Night Trade POoLLB / 2 Buy
2019 All the Devils POoLLB / 3 Buy
2019 The Killer Collective POoJRB / 11 Buy
2021 The Chaos Kind POoJRB / 12 Buy
2022 Amok POoSN / 2 Buy
2025 The System POoSN / 3 Buy

Barry Eisler Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Be the Monkey(With: J.A. Konrath) 2011 Buy
02 The Ass Is A Poor Receptacle For The Head 2011 Buy
Livia Lone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2016-2019
01 Livia Lone 2016 Buy
02 The Night Trade 2018 Buy
03 All the Devils 2019 Buy
John Rain Books in Reading Order 12 books / 2003-2021
01 Rain Fall / A Clean Kill in Tokyo 2003 Buy
02 Hard Rain / Blood from Blood / A Lonely Resurrection 2003 Buy
03 Rain Storm / Choke Point / Winner Take All 2004 Buy
04 Killing Rain / One Last Kill / Redemption Games 2005 Buy
05 The Last Assassin / Extremis 2006 Buy
06 Requiem For an Assassin / The Killer Ascendant 2007 Buy
07 Paris is a Bitch 2011 Buy
08 The Detachment 2011 Buy
09 Graveyard of Memories 2014 Buy
10 Zero Sum 2017 Buy
11 The Killer Collective 2019 Buy
12 The Chaos Kind 2021 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 3 books / 2016-2025
01 The God's Eye View 2016 Buy
02 Amok 2022 Buy
03 The System 2025 Buy
Ben Treven Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2009-2010
01 Fault Line 2009 Buy
02 Inside Out 2010 Buy
01 The Lost Coast 2011 Buy
02 The Khmer Kill 2012 Buy
03 London Twist 2013 Buy

Where to start with Barry Eisler

What is the best order to read Barry Eisler books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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