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Craig Rice

American author Craig Rice, best known for her John J. Malone mystery series, was a pioneering figure in crime fiction and the first mystery writer to appear on the cover of *Time* magazine. This page provides the Craig Rice books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1939Eight Faces at Three / Death at ThreePOoJJMB · 1Buy ↗

1940The Corpse Steps OutPOoJJMB · 2Buy ↗

1940The Wrong MurderPOoJJMB · 3Buy ↗

1941The Right MurderPOoJJMB · 4Buy ↗

1941Trial by FuryPOoJJMB · 5Buy ↗

1942Yesterday's Murder / TelefairPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1942The Sunday Pigeon MurdersPOoBRaHKB · 1Buy ↗

1942The Man Who Slept All Day(As: Michael Venning)POoSN · 2Buy ↗

1942The Big Midget MurdersPOoJJMB · 6Buy ↗

1943The Thursday Turkey MurdersPOoBRaHKB · 2Buy ↗

1943To Catch a ThiefPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1943Having a Wonderful CrimePOoJJMB · 7Buy ↗

1944Home Sweet HomicidePOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1944Crime on My Hands(As: George Sanders)POoSN · 5Buy ↗

1945Two Names for Death(By: E.P. Fenwick)POoBGBB · 1Buy ↗

1945The Lucky StiffPOoJJMB · 8Buy ↗

1946Stranger at Home(As: George Sanders, With: Leigh Brackett)POoBGBB · 2Buy ↗

1948The Fourth PostmanPOoJJMB · 9Buy ↗

1949Innocent BystanderPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1950The Persian Cat(By: John Flagg)POoBGBB · 3Buy ↗

1950My Old Man's Badge(By: Ferguson Findley)POoBGBB · 4Buy ↗

1950Once Upon a TrainPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1952You'll Get Yours(By: William Ard)POoBGBB · 5Buy ↗

1952Tears are for Angels(By: Paul Connolly)POoBGBB · 6Buy ↗

1952Little Sister(By: Lee Roberts)POoBGBB · 7Buy ↗

1953Stool Pigeon(By: Louis Malley)POoBGBB · 8Buy ↗

1953Madball(By: Fredric Brown)POoBGBB · 9Buy ↗

1953Don't Go NearPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1954She Got What She Wanted(By: Orrie Hitt)POoBGBB · 10Buy ↗

1954The Woman on the Roof(By: Helen Nielsen)POoBGBB · 11Buy ↗

1956The Men From the Boys(By: Ed Lacy)POoBGBB · 12Buy ↗

1956Never Say No to a Killer(By: Clifton Adams)POoBGBB · 13Buy ↗

1957The Double Frame / Knocked for a LoopPOoJJMB · 10Buy ↗

1957My Kingdom for a HearsePOoJJMB · 11Buy ↗

1957The Hoods Take Over(By: Ovid Demaris)POoBGBB · 14Buy ↗

1957The Living End(By: Frank Kane)POoBGBB · 15Buy ↗

1957Dead Wrong(By: Lorenz Heller)POoBGBB · 16Buy ↗

1958The April Robin Murders(With: Ed McBain)POoBRaHKB · 3Buy ↗

1958The Name is MalonePOoJJMB · 12Buy ↗

1958The Last Notch(By: Matthew Gant)POoBGBB · 17Buy ↗

1958End of the Line(By: Bert and Dolores Hitchens)POoBGBB · 18Buy ↗

1960Angel's Flight(By: Lou Cameron)POoBGBB · 19Buy ↗

1961Frantic(By: No�l Calef)POoBGBB · 20Buy ↗

1962A Haven for the Damned(By: Harry Whittington)POoBGBB · 21Buy ↗

1963Murder, Mystery and MalonePOoJJMB · 13Buy ↗

1963Frenzy of Evil(By: Henry Kane)POoBGBB · 22Buy ↗

1967But the Doctor DiedPOoJJMB · 14Buy ↗

1994Gypsy: A Musical Suggested by the Memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee(With:Arthur Laurents)POoGRLP · 1Buy ↗

2001Eddie's World(By: Charlie Stella)POoBGBB · 23Buy ↗

2010I'm a Stranger Here Myself and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2010

01I'm a Stranger Here Myself and Other Stories2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels8 books · 1942–1953

01Yesterday's Murder / Telefair1942Buy ↗

02The Man Who Slept All Day(As: Michael Venning)1942Buy ↗

03To Catch a Thief1943Buy ↗

04Home Sweet Homicide1944Buy ↗

05Crime on My Hands(As: George Sanders)1944Buy ↗

07Innocent Bystander1949Buy ↗

08Once Upon a Train1950Buy ↗

09Don't Go Near1953Buy ↗

Publication Order of Gypsy Rose Lee Plays1 book · 1994

01Gypsy: A Musical Suggested by the Memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee(With:Arthur Laurents)1994Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Books3 books · 1942–1958

01The Sunday Pigeon Murders1942Buy ↗

02The Thursday Turkey Murders1943Buy ↗

03The April Robin Murders(With: Ed McBain)1958Buy ↗

Publication Order of John J. Malone Books14 books · 1939–1967

01Eight Faces at Three / Death at Three1939Buy ↗

02The Corpse Steps Out1940Buy ↗

03The Wrong Murder1940Buy ↗

04The Right Murder1941Buy ↗

05Trial by Fury1941Buy ↗

06The Big Midget Murders1942Buy ↗

07Having a Wonderful Crime1943Buy ↗

08The Lucky Stiff1945Buy ↗

09The Fourth Postman1948Buy ↗

10The Double Frame / Knocked for a Loop1957Buy ↗

11My Kingdom for a Hearse1957Buy ↗

12The Name is Malone1958Buy ↗

13Murder, Mystery and Malone1963Buy ↗

14But the Doctor Died1967Buy ↗

Publication Order of Black Gat Books Books23 books · 1945–2001

01Two Names for Death(By: E.P. Fenwick)1945Buy ↗

02Stranger at Home(As: George Sanders, With: Leigh Brackett)1946Buy ↗

03The Persian Cat(By: John Flagg)1950Buy ↗

04My Old Man's Badge(By: Ferguson Findley)1950Buy ↗

05You'll Get Yours(By: William Ard)1952Buy ↗

06Tears are for Angels(By: Paul Connolly)1952Buy ↗

07Little Sister(By: Lee Roberts)1952Buy ↗

08Stool Pigeon(By: Louis Malley)1953Buy ↗

09Madball(By: Fredric Brown)1953Buy ↗

10She Got What She Wanted(By: Orrie Hitt)1954Buy ↗

11The Woman on the Roof(By: Helen Nielsen)1954Buy ↗

12The Men From the Boys(By: Ed Lacy)1956Buy ↗

13Never Say No to a Killer(By: Clifton Adams)1956Buy ↗

14The Hoods Take Over(By: Ovid Demaris)1957Buy ↗

15The Living End(By: Frank Kane)1957Buy ↗

16Dead Wrong(By: Lorenz Heller)1957Buy ↗

17The Last Notch(By: Matthew Gant)1958Buy ↗

18End of the Line(By: Bert and Dolores Hitchens)1958Buy ↗

19Angel's Flight(By: Lou Cameron)1960Buy ↗

20Frantic(By: No�l Calef)1961Buy ↗

21A Haven for the Damned(By: Harry Whittington)1962Buy ↗

22Frenzy of Evil(By: Henry Kane)1963Buy ↗

23Eddie's World(By: Charlie Stella)2001Buy ↗

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