John Gardner

John Gardner was a highly respected author from the United Kingdom, best known for his contributions to the James Bond series and his original crime fiction novels. Born on November 20, 1926, in Seaton, Delaval, Northumberland, Gardner served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines before finding success as a writer.

Gardner is the most prolific of the Bond authors, having written 16 novels in the series, including two novelizations. He took over the series after the death of its creator, Ian Fleming, and is considered the most successful author to continue the franchise. Prior to his work on the Bond series, Gardner wrote his original series, Boysie Oakes, and three novels featuring Professor Moriarty, the popular fictional character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Before becoming an author, Gardner worked as a stage magician, a Royal Marine officer, and a journalist. He wrote over 50 fiction novels, including "Maestro," which was named the New York Times Book of the Year. Gardner's writing career was marked by his versatility and productivity, having written in various genres such as crime, mystery, and thriller. He passed away in Basingstoke, Hampshire, in August 2007, after completing his third novel in the Moriarty trilogy.
Boysie Oakes Books
# Title Year
1 The Liquidator 1964
2 Understrike 1965
3 Amber Nine 1966
4 Madrigal 1967
5 Hideaway 1968
6 Founder Member 1969
7 Traitor's Exit 1970
8 The Airline Pirates 1973
9 Air Apparent 1973
10 The Assassination File 1974
11 A Killer for a Song 1975
Derek Torry Books
# Title Year
1 A Complete State of Death 1970
2 The Corner Men 1976
Detective Sergeant Suzie Mountford Books
# Title Year
1 Bottled Spider 2002
2 Streets of Town 2003
3 Angels Dining at the Ritz 2004
4 Troubled Midnight 2005
5 No Human Enemy 2007
Herbie Kruger Books
# Title Year
1 The Nostradamus Traitor 1979
2 The Garden of Weapons 1981
3 The Quiet Dogs 1988
4 Maestro 1993
5 Confessor 1995
Professor Moriarty Books
# Title Year
1 The Return of Moriarty 1974
2 The Revenge of Moriarty 1975
3 Moriarty 2008
Railton Family Books
# Title Year
1 The Secret Generations 1985
2 The Secret Houses 1987
3 The Secret Families 1989
James Bond (Extended) Books
# Title Year
1 Colonel Sun 1968
2 License Renewed 1981
3 For Special Services 1982
4 Icebreaker 1983
5 Role of Honor 1984
6 Nobody Lives Forever 1986
7 No Deals, Mr. Bond 1987
8 Scorpius 1988
9 Licence to Kill 1989
10 Win, Lose or Die 1989
11 Brokenclaw 1990
12 The Man from Barbarossa 1991
13 Death Is Forever 1992
14 Never Send Flowers 1993
15 SeaFire 1994
16 GoldenEye 1995
17 Cold Fall 1996
18 Zero Minus Ten 1997
19 Tomorrow Never Dies 1997
20 The Facts of Death 1998
21 The World is Not Enough 1999
22 High Time to Kill 1999
23 Doubleshot 2000
24 Never Dream of Dying 2001
25 The Man With the Red Tattoo 2002
26 Die Another Day 2002
27 Devil May Care 2008
28 Carte Blanche 2011
29 Solo 2013
30 Trigger Mortis 2015
31 Forever and a Day 2018
32 With a Mind to Kill 2022
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Censor 1972
2 Every Night's a Bullfight 1973
3 The Director 1973
4 To Run a Little Faster 1976
5 The Werewolf Trace 1977
6 The Dancing Dodo 1979
7 Golgotha 1980
8 The Last Trump 1980
9 Blood of the Fathers 1992
10 Day of Absolution 2001
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 On Becoming a Novelist 1983
2 On Writers and Writing 1994
John Gardner Anthologies
# Title Year
1 The Best American Short Stories 1982 1982
2 The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1999