Reading order · 4 books · 1975 to 1991 · Set in Ireland and England
Liam Devlin Books in Order
Liam Devlin is an Irish poet, gunman and charmer, who first appears in The Eagle Has Landed and returns in later books.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 1975 to 1991
- First book
- The Eagle Has Landed
- Latest
- The Eagle Has Flown (1991)
- Setting
- Set in Ireland and England
The reading order
Every Liam Devlin book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in Ireland and England
- 1The Eagle Has Landed1975With Liam DevlinIn 1943, a group of German paratroopers led by Colonel Kurt Steiner, with the help of the Irish gunman Liam Devlin, land in a quiet Norfolk village with orders to kidnap Winston Churchill.Buy on Amazon
- 2Touch the Devil1982With Liam DevlinLiam Devlin must break his friend Martin Brosnan out of prison to stop a KGB-backed mercenary who plans to steal an advanced missile and sell it to the highest bidder.Buy on Amazon
- 3Confessional1985With Liam DevlinA Soviet agent who has spent years undercover in the IRA plots to assassinate the Pope on a visit to England, and Liam Devlin helps hunt him down.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Eagle Has Flown1991With Liam DevlinLiam Devlin is sent to rescue Kurt Steiner, held prisoner in London after the events of The Eagle Has Landed.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Eagle Has Landed first. The Eagle Has Flown follows on directly; the other two are set in the 1980s.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Liam Devlin | Kurt Steiner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 The Eagle Has Landed | LLead | MMajor |
| 2 Touch the Devil | LLead | |
| 3 Confessional | LLead | |
| 4 The Eagle Has Flown | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Liam Devlin books
2 characters from Jack Higgins’s chart, with the number of Liam Devlin books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Liam DevlinIrish poet, gunman and charmer | 4 | The Eagle Has Landed 1975 |
| Kurt SteinerGerman paratroop colonel | 2 | The Eagle Has Landed 1975 |
Crossovers with Jack Higgins’s other series
- Sean Dillon: Liam Devlin also appears in 1 of its books