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Updated 2026-07-11 / 50 books / 6 series
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.
Books by Craig Rice in Publication Order
1939
Eight Faces at Three / Death at Three
POoJJMB / 1
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1940
The Corpse Steps Out
POoJJMB / 2
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1940
The Wrong Murder
POoJJMB / 3
Buy
1941
The Right Murder
POoJJMB / 4
Buy
1941
Trial by Fury
POoJJMB / 5
Buy
1942
The Sunday Pigeon Murders
POoBRaHKB / 1
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1942
Yesterday's Murder / Telefair
POoSN / 1
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1942
The Man Who Slept All Day(As: Michael Venning)
POoSN / 2
Buy
1942
The Big Midget Murders
POoJJMB / 6
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1943
The Thursday Turkey Murders
POoBRaHKB / 2
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1943
To Catch a Thief
POoSN / 3
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1943
Having a Wonderful Crime
POoJJMB / 7
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1944
Home Sweet Homicide
POoSN / 4
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1944
Crime on My Hands(As: George Sanders)
POoSN / 5
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1945
Two Names for Death(By: E.P. Fenwick)
POoBGBB / 1
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1945
The Lucky Stiff
POoJJMB / 8
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1946
Stranger at Home(As: George Sanders, With: Leigh Brackett)
POoBGBB / 2
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1948
The Fourth Postman
POoJJMB / 9
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1949
Innocent Bystander
POoSN / 7
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1950
The Persian Cat(By: John Flagg)
POoBGBB / 3
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1950
My Old Man's Badge(By: Ferguson Findley)
POoBGBB / 4
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1950
Once Upon a Train
POoSN / 8
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1952
You'll Get Yours(By: William Ard)
POoBGBB / 5
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1952
Tears are for Angels(By: Paul Connolly)
POoBGBB / 6
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1952
Little Sister(By: Lee Roberts)
POoBGBB / 7
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1953
Stool Pigeon(By: Louis Malley)
POoBGBB / 8
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1953
Madball(By: Fredric Brown)
POoBGBB / 9
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1953
Don't Go Near
POoSN / 9
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1954
She Got What She Wanted(By: Orrie Hitt)
POoBGBB / 10
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1954
The Woman on the Roof(By: Helen Nielsen)
POoBGBB / 11
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1956
The Men From the Boys(By: Ed Lacy)
POoBGBB / 12
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1956
Never Say No to a Killer(By: Clifton Adams)
POoBGBB / 13
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1957
The Double Frame / Knocked for a Loop
POoJJMB / 10
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1957
My Kingdom for a Hearse
POoJJMB / 11
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1957
The Hoods Take Over(By: Ovid Demaris)
POoBGBB / 14
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1957
The Living End(By: Frank Kane)
POoBGBB / 15
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1957
Dead Wrong(By: Lorenz Heller)
POoBGBB / 16
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1958
The April Robin Murders(With: Ed McBain)
POoBRaHKB / 3
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1958
The Name is Malone
POoJJMB / 12
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1958
The Last Notch(By: Matthew Gant)
POoBGBB / 17
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1958
End of the Line(By: Bert and Dolores Hitchens)
POoBGBB / 18
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1960
Angel's Flight(By: Lou Cameron)
POoBGBB / 19
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1961
Frantic(By: No’l Calef)
POoBGBB / 20
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1962
A Haven for the Damned(By: Harry Whittington)
POoBGBB / 21
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1963
Murder, Mystery and Malone
POoJJMB / 13
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1963
Frenzy of Evil(By: Henry Kane)
POoBGBB / 22
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1967
But the Doctor Died
POoJJMB / 14
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1994
Gypsy: A Musical Suggested by the Memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee(With:Arthur Laurents)
POoGRLP / 1
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2001
Eddie's World(By: Charlie Stella)
POoBGBB / 23
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2010
I'm a Stranger Here Myself and Other Stories
POoSSC / 1
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Complete Craig Rice Series Reading Order /
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01
I'm a Stranger Here Myself and Other Stories
2010
Buy
01
Yesterday's Murder / Telefair
1942
Buy
02
The Man Who Slept All Day(As: Michael Venning)
1942
Buy
03
To Catch a Thief
1943
Buy
04
Home Sweet Homicide
1944
Buy
05
Crime on My Hands(As: George Sanders)
1944
Buy
07
Innocent Bystander
1949
Buy
08
Once Upon a Train
1950
Buy
09
Don't Go Near
1953
Buy
01
Gypsy: A Musical Suggested by the Memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee(With:Arthur Laurents)
1994
Buy
01
The Sunday Pigeon Murders
1942
Buy
02
The Thursday Turkey Murders
1943
Buy
03
The April Robin Murders(With: Ed McBain)
1958
Buy
01
Eight Faces at Three / Death at Three
1939
Buy
02
The Corpse Steps Out
1940
Buy
03
The Wrong Murder
1940
Buy
04
The Right Murder
1941
Buy
05
Trial by Fury
1941
Buy
06
The Big Midget Murders
1942
Buy
07
Having a Wonderful Crime
1943
Buy
08
The Lucky Stiff
1945
Buy
09
The Fourth Postman
1948
Buy
10
The Double Frame / Knocked for a Loop
1957
Buy
11
My Kingdom for a Hearse
1957
Buy
12
The Name is Malone
1958
Buy
13
Murder, Mystery and Malone
1963
Buy
14
But the Doctor Died
1967
Buy
01
Two Names for Death(By: E.P. Fenwick)
1945
Buy
02
Stranger at Home(As: George Sanders, With: Leigh Brackett)
1946
Buy
03
The Persian Cat(By: John Flagg)
1950
Buy
04
My Old Man's Badge(By: Ferguson Findley)
1950
Buy
05
You'll Get Yours(By: William Ard)
1952
Buy
06
Tears are for Angels(By: Paul Connolly)
1952
Buy
07
Little Sister(By: Lee Roberts)
1952
Buy
08
Stool Pigeon(By: Louis Malley)
1953
Buy
09
Madball(By: Fredric Brown)
1953
Buy
10
She Got What She Wanted(By: Orrie Hitt)
1954
Buy
11
The Woman on the Roof(By: Helen Nielsen)
1954
Buy
12
The Men From the Boys(By: Ed Lacy)
1956
Buy
13
Never Say No to a Killer(By: Clifton Adams)
1956
Buy
14
The Hoods Take Over(By: Ovid Demaris)
1957
Buy
15
The Living End(By: Frank Kane)
1957
Buy
16
Dead Wrong(By: Lorenz Heller)
1957
Buy
17
The Last Notch(By: Matthew Gant)
1958
Buy
18
End of the Line(By: Bert and Dolores Hitchens)
1958
Buy
19
Angel's Flight(By: Lou Cameron)
1960
Buy
20
Frantic(By: No’l Calef)
1961
Buy
21
A Haven for the Damned(By: Harry Whittington)
1962
Buy
22
Frenzy of Evil(By: Henry Kane)
1963
Buy
23
Eddie's World(By: Charlie Stella)
2001
Buy
Where to start with Craig Rice
What is the best order to read Craig Rice books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.