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Manning Coles Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 29 books / 3 series

Manning Coles was a British writing duo best known for the Tommy Hambledon espionage series. Their books achieved critical acclaim for pioneering the spy thriller genre alongside contemporaries like John le Carré. This page provides the Manning Coles books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Manning Coles Books in Chronological Order

1940 Drink to Yesterday POoTHB / 1 Buy
1940 Pray Silence / A Toast to Tomorrow POoTHB / 2 Buy
1941 They Tell No Tales POoTHB / 3 Buy
1943 Without Lawful Authority POoTHB / 4 Buy
1945 Green Hazard POoTHB / 5 Buy
1946 The Fifth Man POoTHB / 6 Buy
1947 Let the Tiger Die POoTHB / 7 Buy
1947 With Intent to Deceive / A Brother for Hugh POoTHB / 8 Buy
1948 Among Those Absent POoTHB / 9 Buy
1949 Diamonds to Amsterdam POoTHB / 10 Buy
1949 Not Negotiable POoTHB / 11 Buy
1950 Dangerous by Nature POoTHB / 12 Buy
1951 Now or Never POoTHB / 13 Buy
1952 Alias Uncle Hugo /.Operation Manhunt POoTHB / 14 Buy
1952 Night Train to Paris POoTHB / 15 Buy
1953 A Knife for the Juggler /The Vengeance Man POoTHB / 16 Buy
1954 Brief Candles POoCaJLB / 1 Buy
1954 All that Glitters / Not For Export / The Mystery of the Stolen Plans POoTHB / 17 Buy
1955 Happy Returns POoCaJLB / 2 Buy
1955 The Man in the Green Hat POoTHB / 18 Buy
1956 The Far Traveller POoSN / 1 Buy
1956 The Basle Express POoTHB / 19 Buy
1957 Three Beans / Birdwatcher's Quarry POoTHB / 20 Buy
1957 Death Of An Ambassador POoTHB / 21 Buy
1958 Come and Go POoCaJLB / 3 Buy
1958 No Entry POoTHB / 22 Buy
1960 Crime in Concrete / Concrete Crime POoTHB / 23 Buy
1961 Search for a Sultan POoTHB / 24 Buy
1963 The House at Pluck's Gutter POoTHB / 25 Buy

Manning Coles Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Drink to Yesterday 1940 Buy
02 Pray Silence / A Toast to Tomorrow 1940 Buy
03 They Tell No Tales 1941 Buy
04 Without Lawful Authority 1943 Buy
05 Green Hazard 1945 Buy
06 The Fifth Man 1946 Buy
07 Let the Tiger Die 1947 Buy
08 With Intent to Deceive / A Brother for Hugh 1947 Buy
09 Among Those Absent 1948 Buy
10 Diamonds to Amsterdam 1949 Buy
11 Not Negotiable 1949 Buy
12 Dangerous by Nature 1950 Buy
13 Now or Never 1951 Buy
14 Alias Uncle Hugo /.Operation Manhunt 1952 Buy
15 Night Train to Paris 1952 Buy
16 A Knife for the Juggler /The Vengeance Man 1953 Buy
17 All that Glitters / Not For Export / The Mystery of the Stolen Plans 1954 Buy
18 The Man in the Green Hat 1955 Buy
19 The Basle Express 1956 Buy
20 Three Beans / Birdwatcher's Quarry 1957 Buy
21 Death Of An Ambassador 1957 Buy
22 No Entry 1958 Buy
23 Crime in Concrete / Concrete Crime 1960 Buy
24 Search for a Sultan 1961 Buy
25 The House at Pluck's Gutter 1963 Buy
01 The Far Traveller 1956 Buy
01 Brief Candles 1954 Buy
02 Happy Returns 1955 Buy
03 Come and Go 1958 Buy

Where to start with Manning Coles

What is the best order to read Manning Coles 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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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.