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Home / Authors / David Goodis David Goodis American author David Goodis is best known for his hardboiled crime novels, including *Dark Passage* and *Down There* (filmed as *Shoot the Piano Player*). A master of noir, his work has influenced generations of writers. This page lists David Goodis’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.
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1939 Retreat from Oblivion POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1946 Dark Passage POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1947 Behold This Woman POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1947 Nightfall/Missing Believed Murdered / The Dark Chase / Convicted POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1950 Of Missing Persons POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1951 Cassidy's Girl POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1952 Of Tender Sin POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1952 Street of the Lost POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1953 The Burglar POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1953 The Moon in the Gutter POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1954 Black Friday POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1954 The Blonde on the Street Corner POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1954 Street of No Return POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1955 The Wounded and the Slain POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1956 Down There/Shoot the Piano Player POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1957 Fire in the Flesh POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1961 Night Squad POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1967 Somebody's Done For POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 18 books · 1939–1967
01 Retreat from Oblivion 1939 Buy ↗ 03 Behold This Woman 1947 Buy ↗ 04 Nightfall/Missing Believed Murdered / The Dark Chase / Convicted 1947 Buy ↗ 05 Of Missing Persons 1950 Buy ↗ 06 Cassidy's Girl 1951 Buy ↗ 08 Street of the Lost 1952 Buy ↗ 10 The Moon in the Gutter 1953 Buy ↗ 12 The Blonde on the Street Corner 1954 Buy ↗ 13 Street of No Return 1954 Buy ↗ 14 The Wounded and the Slain 1955 Buy ↗ 15 Down There/Shoot the Piano Player 1956 Buy ↗ 16 Fire in the Flesh 1957 Buy ↗ 18 Somebody's Done For 1967 Buy ↗