Derek Raymond

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  • Bibliography:
    8 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 1987
  • Latest Book:
    April 2012
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Full Series List in Order

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1 - He Died With His Eyes Open (Sep-1988)
2 - The Devil's Home on Leave (Oct-1987)
3 - How the Dead Live (Feb-1988)
4 - I Was Dora Suarez (Sep-1990)
5 - Dead Man Upright (Apr-2012)

Book List in Order: 8 titles

  • The Devil's Home on Leave

    Factory - 2

    A man’s corpse is discovered in a London warehouse, bundled into five shopping bags. Our nameless narrator from the Unexplained Deaths division of the Met is put on the case. As he probes a world of horror in South London, a terrible secret from hi...

  • How the Dead Live

    Factory - 3

    When a woman disappears and her husband seems reluctant to find her, the case filters down to the Department of Unexplained Deaths, where one cop takes the case and finds himself on London's seamy South Side...

  • He Died With His Eyes Open

    Factory - 1

    A detective sergeant in the Department of Unexplained Deaths investigates the brutal murder of an alcoholic bum in a sleazy section of London and uncovers the victim's strange legacy, as well as a vicious killer...

  • I Was Dora Suarez

    Factory - 4

    One of the most shocking crime novels of all time

    In what may be Derek Raymond’s most talked-about novel—indeed, in what may be one of the most talked about crime novels ever—the reader is immediately plunged into the horrif...

  • The Crust on Its Uppers

    First published in 1962, The Crust On Its Uppers, Derek Raymond?s first novel (written when he was Robin Cook) is a gripping tale of class betrayal. With ruthless precision, and a great deal of humour, it brings vividly to life a London of spivs, cro...

  • A State of Denmark

    “Raymond’s novel is rooted firmly in the dystopian vision of Orwell and Huxley, sharing their air of horrifying hopelessness.” -- Sunday Times

    It is the 1960s. England has become a dictatorship, governed by a sly, ruthless politician c...

  • Nightmare in the Street

    A plain-clothes copper in Paris, Kleber is 40 years old, drinks hard and smokes fifty a day. He is devoted to his young wife, Elenya, a former prostitute whom he rescued from her pimp, but he is embittered by 22 years on the streets, and his sleep is...

  • Dead Man Upright

    Factory - 5

    Never before available in the U.S., the final episode in the Factory Series is another unrelenting investigation with the nameless detective into the black soul of Thatcher’s England.

    The fifth and final book in the author’s acclaimed Fact...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Derek Raymond has published 8 books.

Derek Raymond does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Dead Man Upright, was published in April 2012.

The first book by Derek Raymond, The Devil's Home on Leave, was published in October 1987.

Yes. Derek Raymond has 1 series.
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