Tim Stevens

An author with a moderate but ever loyal following, Tim Stevens is a British writer who has been growing in stature recently, as he hones and refines his craft. Primarily writing thriller novels he has produced a number of works from his home near London, with over sixteen novels to date and counting. Focusing on the espionage aspects of the genre, he revels in character and action driven plots, all whilst retaining a sense of subtlety that allows the smaller aspects of the narrative to come through.

The best place to start is the John Purkiss series, the earliest of Tim Stevens's multi-book series: it opens with Ratcatcher (2012) and runs to 7 books across 2012–2015, ending with Nemesis (2015). Tim Stevens's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Tim Stevens has 40 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2025. 37 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Lovecraftiana series with 21 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Tim Stevens's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are John Purkiss (2012–2015, 7 books), Martin Calvary (2012–2015, 3 books) and Joe Venn (2013–2015, 6 books), plus 1 more.

This guide splits Tim Stevens's 40 books into 4 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Lovecraftiana (21 books, 2020–2025); John Purkiss (7 books, 2012–2015); Joe Venn (6 books, 2013–2015); Martin Calvary (3 books, 2012–2015).