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David Goodis Complete Bibliography

Browse books by David Goodis in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 18 books / 1 series

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.

Books by David Goodis in Publication Order

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

Complete David Goodis Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 18 books / 1939-1967
01 Retreat from Oblivion 1939 Buy
02 Dark Passage 1946 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
07 Of Tender Sin 1952 Buy
08 Street of the Lost 1952 Buy
09 The Burglar 1953 Buy
10 The Moon in the Gutter 1953 Buy
11 Black Friday 1954 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
17 Night Squad 1961 Buy
18 Somebody's Done For 1967 Buy

Where to start with David Goodis

What is the best order to read David Goodis 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.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.