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Reading order

Gideon Books in Order

This page lists the complete Gideon reading order by John Creasey, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 27 books / 1955-2022

Gideon Reading Order

01 Gideon's Day / Gideon of Scotland Yard 1955 Buy
02 Gideon's Week / Seven Days to Death / Gideon's Fear 1956 Buy
03 Gideon's Night 1957 Buy
04 Gideon's Month / A Backwards Jump 1958 Buy
05 Gideon's Staff / Thugs and Economies 1959 Buy
06 Gideon's Risk / Gideon Combats Influence 1960 Buy
07 Gideon's Fire 1961 Buy
08 Gideon's March / A Conference for Assassins 1962 Buy
09 Gideon's Ride / Traveling Crimes 1962 Buy
10 Gideon's Vote / An Uncivilized Election 1963 Buy
11 Gideon's Lot / Criminal Imports 1964 Buy
12 Gideon's Badge / To Nail a Serial Killer 1966 Buy
13 Gideon's Wrath / From Murder to a Cathedral 1967 Buy
14 Gideon's River 1968 Buy
16 Gideon's Power / Darkness and Confusion 1969 Buy
17 Gideon's Sport / Sport, Heat and Scotland Yard 1970 Buy
18 Gideon's Art 1971 Buy
19 Gideon's Men / No Relaxation at Scotland Yard 1972 Buy
20 Gideon's Press / Impartiality Against the Mob 1973 Buy
21 Gideon's Fog / Not Hidden by the Fog 1974 Buy
22 Gideon's Drive / Good and Justice 1976 Buy
23 Gideon's Force / Vigilantes & Biscuits 1978 Buy
24 Gideon's Law 1982 Buy
25 Gideon's Way 1983 Buy
26 Gideon's Raid 1986 Buy
27 Gideon's Fear 1990 Buy
28 Gideon and the Young Toughs and Other Stories 2022 Buy

Gideon Books by Publication Order

1955 Gideon's Day / Gideon of Scotland Yard #1
1956 Gideon's Week / Seven Days to Death / Gideon's Fear #2
1957 Gideon's Night #3
1958 Gideon's Month / A Backwards Jump #4
1959 Gideon's Staff / Thugs and Economies #5
1960 Gideon's Risk / Gideon Combats Influence #6
1961 Gideon's Fire #7
1962 Gideon's March / A Conference for Assassins #8
1962 Gideon's Ride / Traveling Crimes #9
1963 Gideon's Vote / An Uncivilized Election #10
1964 Gideon's Lot / Criminal Imports #11
1966 Gideon's Badge / To Nail a Serial Killer #12
1967 Gideon's Wrath / From Murder to a Cathedral #13
1968 Gideon's River #14
1969 Gideon's Power / Darkness and Confusion #16
1970 Gideon's Sport / Sport, Heat and Scotland Yard #17
1971 Gideon's Art #18
1972 Gideon's Men / No Relaxation at Scotland Yard #19
1973 Gideon's Press / Impartiality Against the Mob #20
1974 Gideon's Fog / Not Hidden by the Fog #21
1976 Gideon's Drive / Good and Justice #22
1978 Gideon's Force / Vigilantes & Biscuits #23
1982 Gideon's Law #24
1983 Gideon's Way #25
1986 Gideon's Raid #26
1990 Gideon's Fear #27
2022 Gideon and the Young Toughs and Other Stories #28

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Gideon reading order?

The Gideon reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Gideon books are there?

This catalog currently lists 27 Gideon books published across 1955-2022.

Who writes the Gideon books?

Gideon is listed as a book series by John Creasey.

Should I read Gideon in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Gideon. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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