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John Templeton Smith

2 Series • 7 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of John Winter Books
Start with: White Lie (1999)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Skytrap (1984)

ⓘ About John Templeton Smith

John Templeton Smith is a bestselling thriller fiction author that is best known for the “John Winter” series of novels. During this time, he worked picking up light aircraft from American manufacturers which he would then deliver to Europe. In 1978, he got into the Guinness Book of Records after he flew the fastest solar trans-Atlantic Crossing between the United Kingdom and New Found Land. Once he had done his research, Templeton locked himself away from the world and all its distractions to write the manuscript for his debut novel. The author published “Skytrap” his debut novel in 1983 and this was the time his career began to take off. The black ops wing of the CIA is happy to let an ex-British SAS man, combat pilot, and mercenary come in and do some dirty work for them.

All Book Series by John Templeton Smith

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White Lie

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1999

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1999
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Saigon Express

Book 2 of 3 · published 2000

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2000
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Then A Soldier

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2002

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2002
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Skytrap

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1984

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1984
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Ghosts of Greenland

Book 2 of 4 · published 1984

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1984
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Rolling Thunder

Book 3 of 4 · published 1985

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1985
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The Fifth Freedom

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1988

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1988

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is John Templeton Smith?

John Templeton Smith is a bestselling thriller fiction author that is best known for the “John Winter” series of novels. During this time, he worked picking up light aircraft from American manufacturers which he would then deliver to Europe. In 1978, he got into the Guinness Book of Records after he flew the fastest solar trans-Atlantic Crossing between the United Kingdom and New Found Land.

Which John Templeton Smith series should I start with?

The best place to start is the John Winter series, the earliest of John Templeton Smith's multi-book series: it opens with White Lie (1999) and runs to 3 books across 1999–2002, ending with Then A Soldier (2002).

How many books has John Templeton Smith written?

John Templeton Smith has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1984 and 2002. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the John Winter series with 3 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should John Templeton Smith's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Templeton Smith's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are John Winter (1999–2002, 3 books).

How are John Templeton Smith's books organised into series?

This guide splits John Templeton Smith's 7 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: John Winter (3 books, 1999–2002).