Non-fiction books

Several reference books about 24 have been released. These typically include episode guides and behind-the-scenes trivia. Jon Cassar's photography book, however, captures unscripted moments with the cast and crew.

For fictional works set in the show universe, see novels or comics.

Reference Books

Cover	Title	Author	Publication Date	Publisher
	24: The Unofficial Guide	Jim Sangster	July 25, 2002	Contender Books
	Written and published in the United Kingdom. 24: The Unofficial Guide contains detailed episode guides, a full-season body count, and profiles of the cast and crew.
	A Day in the Life	Keith Topping	March 20, 2003	Telos Publishing
	Written and published in the United Kingdom. A detailed episode guide that notes trivia and inconsistencies.
	24 Season 2: The Unofficial Guide	Mark Wright	May 27, 2003	Contender Books
	Written and published in the United Kingdom. 24 Season 2: The Unofficial Guide contains detailed episode guides and reviews, interviews with Dennis Haysbert and Leslie Hope, a full-season body count, fashion (costuming) criticism, profiles of the cast and crew, a list of awards up to the date of publication, and a drinking game.
	24: The Official Companion: Seasons 1 & 2	Tara DiLullo	August 25, 2006	Titan Books
	Published by the same company as 24: The Official Magazine, this is the fourth book to go behind the scenes of Season 1 and Season 2. It contains brief episode recaps, new color pictures and exclusive new interviews with the cast and crew.
	24: Jack Bauer's Having a Bad Day	Tim Wesemann	October 1, 2006	Life Journey
	From the official description: The popular TV show 24 follows counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer in a real-time drama in which each episode is an hour out of a twenty-four-hour day. In this groundbreaking series, the entire twenty-four-episode season equals one day in real-time. Each chapter in Jack Bauer's Having a Bad Day presents an episode from the first season along with an unexpected faith truth. Using the vivid, powerful drama of a specific scene from each episode the book engages the reader to explore the truth of God relative to core spiritual concepts of faith and apply their findings to events in the very real time of our days.
	24: Behind the Scenes	Jon Cassar	October 24, 2006	Insight Editions
	From the back cover: Jon Cassar, Director/Co-Executive Producer of Fox’s 24, turns his filmmaker’s eye behind the scenes of the first five seasons of this hit series. He captures unscripted moments with the 24 cast and crew, including the show’s star Kiefer Sutherland, as well as many other well-known celebrity guests who have graced the screen of one of the most highly acclaimed and often controversial shows on television. Jon Cassar’s photography is accompanied by photographs from other members of the 24 family including Rodney Charters, Jay Herron, Michael Klick, Bruce Margolis, David St. Onge and Isabella Vosmikova. Here you will be able to see moments behind the scenes on the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) set and remote location shooting as well as the planned explosions of bombs and spontaneous laughter accompanied by candid, firsthand, never-before-told stories of relationships, lifelong friendships, mishaps and mayhem developed over five seasons and more than one hundred episodes that make the magic that is 24.
	Reading 24: TV Against the Clock	Steven Peacock	March 6, 2007	I.B. Tauris
	Description to be written.
	24: The Official Companion: Seasons 3 & 4	Tara DiLullo	March 30, 2007	Titan Books
	Description to be written.
	24: The Ultimate Guide	Michael Goldman	October 15, 2007	Dorling Kindersley
	From the official description: Federal Agent Jack Bauer can't afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the LA Counter Terrorist Unit, he's got to stop bombs, deadly viruses, and assassination attempts-and usually save someone he cares about at the same time. 24: The Ultimate Guide provides unique insight into Jack Bauer's world, revealing the demons lurking beneath his seemingly calm exterior that enable him to be so ruthless in the pursuit of his goals.
	24: The Official Companion: Season 5	Tara DiLullo	November 6, 2007	Titan Books
	Description to be written.
	24 and Philosophy: The World According to Jack	Jennifer Hart Weed, Richard Brian Davis and Ronald Weed	November 11, 2007	Blackwell Publishing
	From the official description: The Los Angeles Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) is on high alert now that 24 and Philosophy has been released to the public. Better hold your breath as such dangerous philosophers as Aristotle, Hobbes, Kant and Nietzsche infiltrate the CTU. Join them as they investigate Jack Bauer, asking the big questions of philosophy.
	24: The Counter Terrorist Unit Handbook	Denise Kiernan, Joseph D'Agnese	November 29, 2007	Quirk Books
	Now entering its seventh season, 24 remains one of the most popular serial dramas on television, with millions of devoted fans around the world. These same viewers can immerse themselves in the world of 24 with this illustrated operations manual, full of vital information for all new agents of the elite Counter Terrorist Unit.
	Secrets of 24: The Unauthorized Guide to the Political & Moral Issues Behind TV’s Most Riveting Drama	Dan Burstein, Arne J. de Keijzer	December 1, 2007	Sterling
	Description to be written.

See also

• 24: The Official Magazine