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John Bingham

5 Series • 19 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Brock Books
Start with: Brock (1981)
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Publication Order of Kenneth Ducane Books
Start with: The Double Agent (1966)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: My Name is Michael Sibley (1952)

ⓘ About John Bingham

He was educated at Cheltenham College, and he married Madeleine Mary Ebel, the daughter of Clement Ebel on July 28, 1934. His wife worked for the security services and was a biographer and playwright. John fought in World War II with the Royal Engineers, and was attached to the General Staff. On June 24, 1960, he succeeded as 7th Baron Clanmorris. It was during a train ride through the countryside where he overheard this conversation in German between two people in his car. The couple were observing and taking notes on the locations of military installations and potential munitions factories. John, pretending to also be German, spoke with the couple, obtaining their names and where it was they were staying, and he passed it on to this friend in intelligence.

All Book Series by John Bingham

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Brock

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1981

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1981
2
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Brock and the Defector

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1982

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1982
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The Double Agent

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1966

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1966
2
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Vulture in the Sun

Book 2 of 3 · published 1971

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1971
3
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Ministry of Death / God's Defector

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1976

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1976
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My Name is Michael Sibley

Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 1952

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1952
2
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Five Roundabouts to Heaven / The Tender Poisoner

Book 2 of 12 · published 1953

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1953
3
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The Third Skin / Murder Is a Witch

Book 3 of 12 · published 1954

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1954
4
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Paton Street Case / Inspector Morgan's Dilemma

Book 4 of 12 · published 1955

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1955
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Night's Black Agent

Book 5 of 12 · published 1961

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1961
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A Case of Libel

Book 6 of 12 · published 1963

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1963
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Murder Plan Six

Book 7 of 12 · published 1964

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1964
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A Fragment of Fear

Book 8 of 12 · published 1965

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1965
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Good Old Charlie / I Love, I Kill

Book 9 of 12 · published 1968

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1968
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Marion / Murder Off the Record

Book 10 of 12 · published 1974

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1974
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The Marriage Bureau Murders

Book 11 of 12 · published 1977

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1977
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Deadly Picnic

Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 1980

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1980
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Hunting Down of Peter Manuel

Single-title series · published 1973 Co-authored · William Muncie

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1973
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The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories

Single-title series · published 2018

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2018

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is John Bingham?

He was educated at Cheltenham College, and he married Madeleine Mary Ebel, the daughter of Clement Ebel on July 28, 1934. His wife worked for the security services and was a biographer and playwright. John fought in World War II with the Royal Engineers, and was attached to the General Staff.

Which John Bingham series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Kenneth Ducane series, the earliest of John Bingham's multi-book series: it opens with The Double Agent (1966) and runs to 3 books across 1966–1976, ending with Ministry of Death / God's Defector (1976).

How many books has John Bingham written?

John Bingham has 19 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1952 and 2018. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Kenneth Ducane series with 3 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should John Bingham's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Bingham's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Kenneth Ducane (1966–1976, 3 books) and Brock (1981–1982, 2 books).

How are John Bingham's books organised into series?

This guide splits John Bingham's 19 books into 2 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Kenneth Ducane (3 books, 1966–1976); Brock (2 books, 1981–1982).