Order of Robert Littell Books
Robert Littell is an American author of spy fiction. Born in Brooklyn, Littell graduated from Alfred University in 1956. After serving in the U.S. Navy for four years, he became a journalist for Newsweek during the Cold War. In his spare time, he is an amateur mountain climber. His son, Jonathan, is also a writer. Littell lives in France.
Robert Littell became a published novelist in 1969 with the alternate history novel If Israel Lost the War. The novel was written with Richard Z. Chesnoff and Edward Klein. His next published work was a picture book entitled Left and Right with Lion and Ryan, which came out in 1970. His debut solo novel was The Defection of A.J. Lewinter, which was published in 1973. The novel went on to win the British Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold Dagger Award. Below is a list of Robert Littell’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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If Israel Lost the War |
(1969) |
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The Defection of A.J. Lewinter |
(1973) |
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Sweet Reason |
(1974) |
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The October Circle |
(1976) |
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Mother Russia |
(1978) |
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The Debriefing |
(1979) |
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The Amateur |
(1981) |
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The Sisters |
(1985) |
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The Revolutionist |
(1988) |
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The Once and Future Spy |
(1990) |
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An Agent in Place |
(1992) |
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The Visiting Professor |
(1993) |
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Walking Back the Cat |
(1997) |
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The Company |
(2002) |
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Legends |
(2005) |
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Vicious Circle |
(2006) |
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The Stalin Epigram |
(2009) |
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Young Philby |
(2011) |
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A Nasty Piece of Work |
(2013) |
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The Mayakovsky Tapes |
(2016) |
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Vladimir M. |
(2017) |
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Comrade Koba |
(2020) |
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A Plague on Both Your Houses |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Picture Books
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Left and Right with Lion and Ryan |
(1969) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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For the Future of Israel |
(1998) |
Note: If Israel Lost the War was written with Richard Z. Chesnoff and Edward Klein. The non-fiction book For the Future of Israel was co-authored with Shimon Peres.