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Lionel Davidson

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Night of Wenceslas (1960)

ⓘ About Lionel Davidson

Lionel Davidson was a British author of fiction. Davidson was born in the United Kingdom on March 31, 1922 in Hull, Yorkshire. He was known for writing spy thrillers. He was an internationally known writer and had received much acclaim for his adventure, spy and thriller novels. He won the Gold Dagger Award three times for his novels. Lionel also used the pen name of David Line to compose children’s books. Lionel was born as one out of a total of nine children to a tailor, a Jewish immigrant. He would end up leaving school earlier than expected. Lionel got a job working as an office boy for a magazine called The Spectator. He was employed in their London offices. He would later choose to join with the Keystone Press Agency.

All Book Series by Lionel Davidson

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The Night of Wenceslas

Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 1960

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1960
2
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The Rose of Tibet

Book 2 of 9 · published 1962

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1962
3
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A Long Way to Shiloh

Book 3 of 9 · published 1966

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1966
4
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Making Good Again

Book 4 of 9 · published 1968

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1968
5
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Smith's Gazelle

Book 5 of 9 · published 1971

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1971
6
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The Sun Chemist

Book 6 of 9 · published 1976

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1976
7
The Chelsea Murders / Murder Games book cover

The Chelsea Murders / Murder Games

Book 7 of 9 · published 1978

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1978
8
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Under Plum Lake

Book 8 of 9 · published 1980

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1980
9
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Kolymsky Heights

Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 1994

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1994

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Lionel Davidson?

Lionel Davidson was a British author of fiction. Davidson was born in the United Kingdom on March 31, 1922 in Hull, Yorkshire. He was known for writing spy thrillers.

Which Lionel Davidson series should I start with?

Lionel Davidson's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Night of Wenceslas (1960).

How many books has Lionel Davidson written?

Lionel Davidson has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1960 and 1994. They all sit in a single category — Standalone Novels — rather than in numbered series.

In what order should Lionel Davidson's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 9 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Lionel Davidson's books organised into series?

This guide splits Lionel Davidson's 9 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (9 books).