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Robert B. Parker Books in Order

Find every Robert B. Parker book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 282 books / 10 series

American author best known for the Spenser detective series. His books have sold over 60 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Robert B. Parker books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Robert B. Parker Books in Chronological Order

1939 The Big Sleep(By: Raymond Chandler) POoPMB / 1 Buy
1940 Farewell, My Lovely(By: Raymond Chandler) POoPMB / 2 Buy
1942 The High Window(By: Raymond Chandler) POoPMB / 3 Buy
1943 The Lady in the Lake(By: Raymond Chandler) POoPMB / 4 Buy
1949 The Little Sister(By: Raymond Chandler) POoPMB / 5 Buy
1951 Passport To Peril POoSN / 1 Buy
1953 The Long Goodbye(By: Raymond Chandler) POoPMB / 6 Buy
1958 Playback(By: Raymond Chandler) POoPMB / 7 Buy
1973 The Godwulf Manuscript POoSB / 1 Buy
1974 Training with Weights(With: John R. Marsh) POoNB / 1 Buy
1974 God Save the Child POoSB / 2 Buy
1975 Mortal Stakes POoSB / 3 Buy
1976 Promised Land POoSB / 4 Buy
1978 Three Weeks In Spring(With: Joan H. Parker) POoNB / 2 Buy
1978 The Judas Goat POoSB / 5 Buy
1979 Wilderness POoSN / 2 Buy
1980 Looking for Rachel Wallace POoSB / 6 Buy
1981 Early Autumn POoSB / 7 Buy
1981 A Savage Place POoSB / 8 Buy
1982 Surrogate POoSN / 3 Buy
1982 Ceremony POoSB / 9 Buy
1983 Love and Glory POoSN / 4 Buy
1983 The Widening Gyre POoSB / 10 Buy
1984 Valediction POoSB / 11 Buy
1985 A Catskill Eagle POoSB / 12 Buy
1986 Taming a Sea-Horse POoSB / 13 Buy
1987 Pale Kings and Princes POoSB / 14 Buy
1988 Crimson Joy POoSB / 15 Buy
1989 Poodle Springs(With: Raymond Chandler) POoPMB / 8 Buy
1989 Playmates POoSB / 16 Buy
1990 Stardust POoSB / 17 Buy
1991 A Year at the Races(With: Joan H. Parker) POoNB / 3 Buy
1991 Perchance to Dream POoPMB / 9 Buy
1991 Pastime POoSB / 18 Buy
1992 Double Deuce POoSB / 19 Buy
1993 Paper Doll POoSB / 20 Buy
1994 Spenser's Boston POoNB / 4 Buy
1994 All Our Yesterdays POoSN / 5 Buy
1994 Walking Shadow POoSB / 21 Buy
1995 Thin Air POoSB / 22 Buy
1996 Chance POoSB / 23 Buy
1997 Night Passage POoJSB / 1 Buy
1997 Small Vices POoSB / 24 Buy
1998 Trouble in Paradise POoJSB / 2 Buy
1998 Sudden Mischief POoSB / 25 Buy
1999 Family Honor POoSRB / 1 Buy
1999 Hush Money POoSB / 26 Buy
2000 Perish Twice POoSRB / 2 Buy
2000 Hugger Mugger POoSB / 27 Buy
2001 Death in Paradise POoJSB / 3 Buy
2001 Gunman's Rhapsody POoSN / 6 Buy
2001 Potshot POoSB / 28 Buy
2002 San Francisco Noir POoANB / 1 Buy
2002 Shrink Rap POoSRB / 3 Buy
2002 Widow's Walk POoSB / 29 Buy
2003 Seattle Noir POoANB / 2 Buy
2003 Bronx Noir POoANB / 3 Buy
2003 Stone Cold POoJSB / 4 Buy
2003 Back Story POoSB / 30 Buy
2004 Brooklyn Noir POoANB / 4 Buy
2004 Melancholy Baby POoSRB / 4 Buy
2004 Hasidic Noir POoANB / 5 Buy
2004 Double Play POoSN / 7 Buy
2004 Bad Business POoSB / 31 Buy
2005 Appaloosa POoVC&EHB / 1 Buy
2005 Sea Change POoJSB / 5 Buy
2005 Brooklyn Noir 2 POoANB / 6 Buy
2005 Chicago Noir POoANB / 7 Buy
2005 Dublin Noir POoANB / 8 Buy
2005 Cold Service POoSB / 32 Buy
2005 School Days POoSB / 33 Buy
2006 Blue Screen POoSRB / 5 Buy
2006 Manhattan Noir POoANB / 9 Buy
2006 Miami Noir POoANB / 10 Buy
2006 D.C. Noir POoANB / 11 Buy
2006 Baltimore Noir POoANB / 12 Buy
2006 Twin Cities Noir POoANB / 13 Buy
2006 London Noir POoANB / 14 Buy
2006 Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl POoSB / 34 Buy
2007 High Profile POoJSB / 6 Buy
2007 Spare Change POoSRB / 6 Buy
2007 Edenville Owls POoSN / 8 Buy
2007 New Orleans Noir POoANB / 15 Buy
2007 Los Angeles Noir POoANB / 16 Buy
2007 Wall Street Noir POoANB / 17 Buy
2007 Havana Noir POoANB / 18 Buy
2007 Detroit Noir POoANB / 19 Buy
2007 Now and Then POoSB / 35 Buy
2008 Resolution POoVC&EHB / 2 Buy
2008 Stranger in Paradise POoJSB / 7 Buy
2008 The Boxer and the Spy POoSN / 9 Buy
2008 Queens Noir POoANB / 20 Buy
2008 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth POoANB / 21 Buy
2008 Toronto Noir POoANB / 22 Buy
2008 Las Vegas Noir POoANB / 23 Buy
2008 Trinidad Noir POoANB / 24 Buy
2008 D.C. Noir 2 POoANB / 25 Buy
2008 Manhattan Noir 2 POoANB / 26 Buy
2008 Paris Noir POoANB / 27 Buy
2008 Istanbul Noir POoANB / 28 Buy
2008 Rough Weather POoSB / 36 Buy
2009 Chasing the Bear POoYSB / 1 Buy
2009 Brimstone POoVC&EHB / 3 Buy
2009 Night and Day POoJSB / 8 Buy
2009 Boston Noir POoANB / 29 Buy
2009 Rome Noir POoANB / 30 Buy
2009 San Francisco Noir 2 POoANB / 31 Buy
2009 Portland Noir POoANB / 32 Buy
2009 Delhi Noir POoANB / 33 Buy
2009 Phoenix Noir POoANB / 34 Buy
2009 The Professional POoSB / 37 Buy
2010 Blue-Eyed Devil POoVC&EHB / 4 Buy
2010 Split Image POoJSB / 9 Buy
2010 Los Angeles Noir 2 POoANB / 35 Buy
2010 Mexico City Noir POoANB / 36 Buy
2010 Richmond Noir POoANB / 37 Buy
2010 Orange County Noir POoANB / 38 Buy
2010 Painted Ladies POoSB / 38 Buy
2010 Indian Country Noir POoANB / 39 Buy
2010 Moscow Noir POoANB / 40 Buy
2010 Lone Star Noir POoANB / 41 Buy
2010 Philadelphia Noir POoANB / 42 Buy
2010 Haiti Noir POoANB / 43 Buy
2010 Copenhagen Noir POoANB / 44 Buy
2011 Killing The Blues(By: Michael Brandman) POoJSB / 10 Buy
2011 Sixkill POoSB / 39 Buy
2011 Silent Night(With: Helen Brann) POoSB / 40 Buy
2011 Pittsburgh Noir POoANB / 45 Buy
2011 San Diego Noir POoANB / 46 Buy
2011 Barcelona Noir POoANB / 47 Buy
2011 Cape Cod Noir POoANB / 48 Buy
2011 New Jersey Noir POoANB / 49 Buy
2012 Fool Me Twice(By: Michael Brandman) POoJSB / 11 Buy
2012 Lullaby(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 41 Buy
2012 Staten Island Noir POoANB / 50 Buy
2012 Mumbai Noir POoANB / 51 Buy
2012 Long Island Noir POoANB / 52 Buy
2012 Venice Noir POoANB / 53 Buy
2012 Kingston Noir POoANB / 54 Buy
2012 St. Petersburg Noir POoANB / 55 Buy
2012 Kansas City Noir POoANB / 56 Buy
2012 Boston Noir 2 POoANB / 57 Buy
2013 Ironhorse(By: Robert Knott) POoVC&EHB / 5 Buy
2013 Damned If You Do(By: Michael Brandman) POoJSB / 12 Buy
2013 Wonderland / Spenser Confidential(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 42 Buy
2013 USA Noir POoANB / 58 Buy
2013 Manila Noir POoANB / 59 Buy
2013 Buffalo Noir POoANB / 60 Buy
2013 Dallas Noir POoANB / 61 Buy
2013 Haiti Noir 2 POoANB / 62 Buy
2014 Bull River(By: Robert Knott) POoVC&EHB / 6 Buy
2014 The Bridge(By: Robert Knott) POoVC&EHB / 7 Buy
2014 The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe(By: Benjamin Black) POoPMB / 10 Buy
2014 Blind Spot(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) POoJSB / 13 Buy
2014 Cheap Shot(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 43 Buy
2014 Singapore Noir POoANB / 63 Buy
2014 Prison Noir POoANB / 64 Buy
2014 Tel Aviv Noir POoANB / 65 Buy
2014 Tehran Noir POoANB / 66 Buy
2014 Belfast Noir POoANB / 67 Buy
2014 Helsinki Noir POoANB / 68 Buy
2014 Rio Noir POoANB / 69 Buy
2015 The Devil Wins(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) POoJSB / 14 Buy
2015 Kickback(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 44 Buy
2015 Providence Noir POoANB / 70 Buy
2015 Chicago Noir: The Classics POoANB / 71 Buy
2015 Memphis Noir POoANB / 72 Buy
2015 Zagreb Noir POoANB / 73 Buy
2015 Marseille Noir POoANB / 74 Buy
2015 Beirut Noir POoANB / 75 Buy
2016 Blackjack(By: Robert Knott) POoVC&EHB / 8 Buy
2016 Debt to Pay(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) POoJSB / 15 Buy
2016 Slow Burn(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 45 Buy
2016 New Orleans Noir: The Classics POoANB / 76 Buy
2016 Stockholm Noir POoANB / 77 Buy
2016 Brussels Noir POoANB / 78 Buy
2016 Mississippi Noir POoANB / 79 Buy
2016 St. Louis Noir POoANB / 80 Buy
2016 Prague Noir POoANB / 81 Buy
2016 San Juan Noir POoANB / 82 Buy
2017 Revelation(By: Robert Knott) POoVC&EHB / 9 Buy
2017 Little White Lies(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 46 Buy
2017 Oakland Noir POoANB / 83 Buy
2017 Trinidad Noir: The Classics POoANB / 84 Buy
2017 Atlanta Noir POoANB / 85 Buy
2017 New Haven Noir POoANB / 86 Buy
2017 Montana Noir POoANB / 87 Buy
2017 Buenos Aires Noir POoANB / 88 Buy
2017 Montreal Noir POoANB / 89 Buy
2018 Blood Feud(By: Mike Lupica) POoSRB / 7 Buy
2018 Only to Sleep(By: Lawrence Osborne) POoPMB / 11 Buy
2018 The Hangman's Sonnet(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) POoJSB / 16 Buy
2018 Colorblind(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) POoJSB / 17 Buy
2018 Old Black Magic(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 47 Buy
2018 Berlin Noir POoANB / 90 Buy
2018 S’o Paulo Noir POoANB / 91 Buy
2018 Santa Cruz Noir POoANB / 92 Buy
2018 Lagos Noir POoANB / 93 Buy
2018 Marrakech Noir POoANB / 94 Buy
2018 Baghdad Noir POoANB / 95 Buy
2018 Vancouver Noir POoANB / 96 Buy
2018 Sydney Noir POoANB / 97 Buy
2018 Hong Kong Noir POoANB / 98 Buy
2019 Buckskin(By: Robert Knott) POoVC&EHB / 10 Buy
2019 The Bitterest Pill(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) POoJSB / 18 Buy
2019 Angel Eyes(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 48 Buy
2019 Amsterdam Noir POoANB / 99 Buy
2019 Milwaukee Noir POoANB / 100 Buy
2019 Houston Noir POoANB / 101 Buy
2020 Grudge Match(By: Mike Lupica) POoSRB / 8 Buy
2020 Fool's Paradise(By: Mike Lupica) POoJSB / 19 Buy
2020 Someone to Watch Over Me(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 49 Buy
2020 Nairobi Noir POoANB / 102 Buy
2020 Columbus Noir POoANB / 103 Buy
2020 Santa Fe Noir POoANB / 104 Buy
2020 Alabama Noir POoANB / 105 Buy
2020 Berkeley Noir POoANB / 106 Buy
2020 Addis Ababa Noir POoANB / 107 Buy
2020 Tampa Bay Noir POoANB / 108 Buy
2020 Miami Noir: The Classics POoANB / 109 Buy
2020 Accra Noir POoANB / 110 Buy
2020 Belgrade Noir POoANB / 111 Buy
2021 Payback(By: Mike Lupica) POoSRB / 9 Buy
2021 Stone's Throw(By: Mike Lupica) POoJSB / 20 Buy
2021 Palm Springs Noir POoANB / 112 Buy
2022 Rambo(By: David Morrell) POoMPB / 1 Buy
2022 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) POoMPB / 2 Buy
2022 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) POoMPB / 3 Buy
2022 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) POoMPB / 4 Buy
2022 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) POoMPB / 5 Buy
2022 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB / 6 Buy
2022 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) POoMPB / 7 Buy
2022 Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) POoMPB / 8 Buy
2022 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) POoMPB / 9 Buy
2022 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) POoMPB / 10 Buy
2022 Revenge Tour(By: Mike Lupica) POoSRB / 10 Buy
2022 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) POoMPB / 11 Buy
2022 The Goodbye Coast(By: Joe Ide) POoPMB / 12 Buy
2022 Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) POoMPB / 12 Buy
2022 Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) POoMPB / 13 Buy
2022 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) POoMPB / 14 Buy
2022 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) POoMPB / 15 Buy
2022 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) POoMPB / 16 Buy
2022 Spenser POoMPB / 17 Buy
2022 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) POoMPB / 18 Buy
2022 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) POoMPB / 19 Buy
2022 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) POoMPB / 20 Buy
2022 Fallout(By: Mike Lupica) POoJSB / 21 Buy
2022 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) POoMPB / 21 Buy
2022 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) POoMPB / 22 Buy
2022 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) POoMPB / 23 Buy
2022 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) POoMPB / 24 Buy
2022 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) POoMPB / 25 Buy
2022 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) POoMPB / 26 Buy
2022 Bye Bye Baby(By: Ace Atkins) POoSB / 50 Buy
2022 Paris Noir: The Suburbs POoANB / 113 Buy
2022 Denver Noir POoANB / 114 Buy
2022 South Central Noir POoANB / 115 Buy
2023 Bad Influence(By: Alison Gaylin) POoSRB / 11 Buy
2023 The Second Murderer(By: Denise Mina) POoPMB / 13 Buy
2023 Condor(By: James Grady) POoMPB / 27 Buy
2023 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) POoMPB / 28 Buy
2023 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) POoMPB / 29 Buy
2023 Broken Trust(By: Mike Lupica) POoSB / 51 Buy
2023 Cleveland Noir POoANB / 116 Buy
2023 East Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 117 Buy
2023 West Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 118 Buy
2024 Buzz Kill(By: Alison Gaylin) POoSRB / 12 Buy
2024 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) POoMPB / 30 Buy
2024 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) POoMPB / 31 Buy
2024 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) POoMPB / 32 Buy
2024 Hot Property(By: Mike Lupica) POoSB / 52 Buy
2024 Honolulu Noir POoANB / 119 Buy
2025 Buried Secrets(By: Christopher Farnsworth) POoJSB / 22 Buy
2025 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) POoMPB / 33 Buy
2025 Showdown(By: Mike Lupica) POoSB / 53 Buy
2025 Sacramento Noir POoANB / 120 Buy
2025 Hamburg Noir POoANB / 121 Buy
2026 Booked(By: Alison Gaylin) POoSRB / 13 Buy
2026 Big Shot(By: Christopher Farnsworth) POoJSB / 23 Buy
2026 Framed(By: Mike Lupica) POoSB / 54 Buy
2027 Opium Rose(By: Robert Knott) POoVC&EHB / 11 Buy

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Akashic Noir Books in Reading Order 121 books / 2002-2025
01 San Francisco Noir 2002 Buy
02 Seattle Noir 2003 Buy
03 Bronx Noir 2003 Buy
04 Brooklyn Noir 2004 Buy
05 Hasidic Noir 2004 Buy
06 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy
07 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy
08 Dublin Noir 2005 Buy
09 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy
10 Miami Noir 2006 Buy
11 D.C. Noir 2006 Buy
12 Baltimore Noir 2006 Buy
13 Twin Cities Noir 2006 Buy
14 London Noir 2006 Buy
15 New Orleans Noir 2007 Buy
16 Los Angeles Noir 2007 Buy
17 Wall Street Noir 2007 Buy
18 Havana Noir 2007 Buy
19 Detroit Noir 2007 Buy
20 Queens Noir 2008 Buy
21 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008 Buy
22 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy
23 Las Vegas Noir 2008 Buy
24 Trinidad Noir 2008 Buy
25 D.C. Noir 2 2008 Buy
26 Manhattan Noir 2 2008 Buy
27 Paris Noir 2008 Buy
28 Istanbul Noir 2008 Buy
29 Boston Noir 2009 Buy
30 Rome Noir 2009 Buy
31 San Francisco Noir 2 2009 Buy
32 Portland Noir 2009 Buy
33 Delhi Noir 2009 Buy
34 Phoenix Noir 2009 Buy
35 Los Angeles Noir 2 2010 Buy
36 Mexico City Noir 2010 Buy
37 Richmond Noir 2010 Buy
38 Orange County Noir 2010 Buy
39 Indian Country Noir 2010 Buy
40 Moscow Noir 2010 Buy
41 Lone Star Noir 2010 Buy
42 Philadelphia Noir 2010 Buy
43 Haiti Noir 2010 Buy
44 Copenhagen Noir 2010 Buy
45 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy
46 San Diego Noir 2011 Buy
47 Barcelona Noir 2011 Buy
48 Cape Cod Noir 2011 Buy
49 New Jersey Noir 2011 Buy
50 Staten Island Noir 2012 Buy
51 Mumbai Noir 2012 Buy
52 Long Island Noir 2012 Buy
53 Venice Noir 2012 Buy
54 Kingston Noir 2012 Buy
55 St. Petersburg Noir 2012 Buy
56 Kansas City Noir 2012 Buy
57 Boston Noir 2 2012 Buy
58 USA Noir 2013 Buy
59 Manila Noir 2013 Buy
60 Buffalo Noir 2013 Buy
61 Dallas Noir 2013 Buy
62 Haiti Noir 2 2013 Buy
63 Singapore Noir 2014 Buy
64 Prison Noir 2014 Buy
65 Tel Aviv Noir 2014 Buy
66 Tehran Noir 2014 Buy
67 Belfast Noir 2014 Buy
68 Helsinki Noir 2014 Buy
69 Rio Noir 2014 Buy
70 Providence Noir 2015 Buy
71 Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015 Buy
72 Memphis Noir 2015 Buy
73 Zagreb Noir 2015 Buy
74 Marseille Noir 2015 Buy
75 Beirut Noir 2015 Buy
76 New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016 Buy
77 Stockholm Noir 2016 Buy
78 Brussels Noir 2016 Buy
79 Mississippi Noir 2016 Buy
80 St. Louis Noir 2016 Buy
81 Prague Noir 2016 Buy
82 San Juan Noir 2016 Buy
83 Oakland Noir 2017 Buy
84 Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017 Buy
85 Atlanta Noir 2017 Buy
86 New Haven Noir 2017 Buy
87 Montana Noir 2017 Buy
88 Buenos Aires Noir 2017 Buy
89 Montreal Noir 2017 Buy
90 Berlin Noir 2018 Buy
91 S’o Paulo Noir 2018 Buy
92 Santa Cruz Noir 2018 Buy
93 Lagos Noir 2018 Buy
94 Marrakech Noir 2018 Buy
95 Baghdad Noir 2018 Buy
96 Vancouver Noir 2018 Buy
97 Sydney Noir 2018 Buy
98 Hong Kong Noir 2018 Buy
99 Amsterdam Noir 2019 Buy
100 Milwaukee Noir 2019 Buy
101 Houston Noir 2019 Buy
102 Nairobi Noir 2020 Buy
103 Columbus Noir 2020 Buy
104 Santa Fe Noir 2020 Buy
105 Alabama Noir 2020 Buy
106 Berkeley Noir 2020 Buy
107 Addis Ababa Noir 2020 Buy
108 Tampa Bay Noir 2020 Buy
109 Miami Noir: The Classics 2020 Buy
110 Accra Noir 2020 Buy
111 Belgrade Noir 2020 Buy
112 Palm Springs Noir 2021 Buy
113 Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022 Buy
114 Denver Noir 2022 Buy
115 South Central Noir 2022 Buy
116 Cleveland Noir 2023 Buy
117 East Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
118 West Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
119 Honolulu Noir 2024 Buy
120 Sacramento Noir 2025 Buy
121 Hamburg Noir 2025 Buy
01 Chasing the Bear 2009 Buy
01 Appaloosa 2005 Buy
02 Resolution 2008 Buy
03 Brimstone 2009 Buy
04 Blue-Eyed Devil 2010 Buy
05 Ironhorse(By: Robert Knott) 2013 Buy
06 Bull River(By: Robert Knott) 2014 Buy
07 The Bridge(By: Robert Knott) 2014 Buy
08 Blackjack(By: Robert Knott) 2016 Buy
09 Revelation(By: Robert Knott) 2017 Buy
10 Buckskin(By: Robert Knott) 2019 Buy
11 Opium Rose(By: Robert Knott) 2027 Buy
Spenser Books in Reading Order 54 books / 1973-2026
01 The Godwulf Manuscript 1973 Buy
02 God Save the Child 1974 Buy
03 Mortal Stakes 1975 Buy
04 Promised Land 1976 Buy
05 The Judas Goat 1978 Buy
06 Looking for Rachel Wallace 1980 Buy
07 Early Autumn 1981 Buy
08 A Savage Place 1981 Buy
09 Ceremony 1982 Buy
10 The Widening Gyre 1983 Buy
11 Valediction 1984 Buy
12 A Catskill Eagle 1985 Buy
13 Taming a Sea-Horse 1986 Buy
14 Pale Kings and Princes 1987 Buy
15 Crimson Joy 1988 Buy
16 Playmates 1989 Buy
17 Stardust 1990 Buy
18 Pastime 1991 Buy
19 Double Deuce 1992 Buy
20 Paper Doll 1993 Buy
21 Walking Shadow 1994 Buy
22 Thin Air 1995 Buy
23 Chance 1996 Buy
24 Small Vices 1997 Buy
25 Sudden Mischief 1998 Buy
26 Hush Money 1999 Buy
27 Hugger Mugger 2000 Buy
28 Potshot 2001 Buy
29 Widow's Walk 2002 Buy
30 Back Story 2003 Buy
31 Bad Business 2004 Buy
32 Cold Service 2005 Buy
33 School Days 2005 Buy
34 Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl 2006 Buy
35 Now and Then 2007 Buy
36 Rough Weather 2008 Buy
37 The Professional 2009 Buy
38 Painted Ladies 2010 Buy
39 Sixkill 2011 Buy
40 Silent Night(With: Helen Brann) 2011 Buy
41 Lullaby(By: Ace Atkins) 2012 Buy
42 Wonderland / Spenser Confidential(By: Ace Atkins) 2013 Buy
43 Cheap Shot(By: Ace Atkins) 2014 Buy
44 Kickback(By: Ace Atkins) 2015 Buy
45 Slow Burn(By: Ace Atkins) 2016 Buy
46 Little White Lies(By: Ace Atkins) 2017 Buy
47 Old Black Magic(By: Ace Atkins) 2018 Buy
48 Angel Eyes(By: Ace Atkins) 2019 Buy
49 Someone to Watch Over Me(By: Ace Atkins) 2020 Buy
50 Bye Bye Baby(By: Ace Atkins) 2022 Buy
51 Broken Trust(By: Mike Lupica) 2023 Buy
52 Hot Property(By: Mike Lupica) 2024 Buy
53 Showdown(By: Mike Lupica) 2025 Buy
54 Framed(By: Mike Lupica) 2026 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 9 books / 1951-2008
01 Passport To Peril 1951 Buy
02 Wilderness 1979 Buy
03 Surrogate 1982 Buy
04 Love and Glory 1983 Buy
05 All Our Yesterdays 1994 Buy
06 Gunman's Rhapsody 2001 Buy
07 Double Play 2004 Buy
08 Edenville Owls 2007 Buy
09 The Boxer and the Spy 2008 Buy
01 Family Honor 1999 Buy
02 Perish Twice 2000 Buy
03 Shrink Rap 2002 Buy
04 Melancholy Baby 2004 Buy
05 Blue Screen 2006 Buy
06 Spare Change 2007 Buy
07 Blood Feud(By: Mike Lupica) 2018 Buy
08 Grudge Match(By: Mike Lupica) 2020 Buy
09 Payback(By: Mike Lupica) 2021 Buy
10 Revenge Tour(By: Mike Lupica) 2022 Buy
11 Bad Influence(By: Alison Gaylin) 2023 Buy
12 Buzz Kill(By: Alison Gaylin) 2024 Buy
13 Booked(By: Alison Gaylin) 2026 Buy
Jesse Stone Books in Reading Order 23 books / 1997-2026
01 Night Passage 1997 Buy
02 Trouble in Paradise 1998 Buy
03 Death in Paradise 2001 Buy
04 Stone Cold 2003 Buy
05 Sea Change 2005 Buy
06 High Profile 2007 Buy
07 Stranger in Paradise 2008 Buy
08 Night and Day 2009 Buy
09 Split Image 2010 Buy
10 Killing The Blues(By: Michael Brandman) 2011 Buy
11 Fool Me Twice(By: Michael Brandman) 2012 Buy
12 Damned If You Do(By: Michael Brandman) 2013 Buy
13 Blind Spot(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2014 Buy
14 The Devil Wins(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2015 Buy
15 Debt to Pay(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2016 Buy
16 The Hangman's Sonnet(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2018 Buy
17 Colorblind(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2018 Buy
18 The Bitterest Pill(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2019 Buy
19 Fool's Paradise(By: Mike Lupica) 2020 Buy
20 Stone's Throw(By: Mike Lupica) 2021 Buy
21 Fallout(By: Mike Lupica) 2022 Buy
22 Buried Secrets(By: Christopher Farnsworth) 2025 Buy
23 Big Shot(By: Christopher Farnsworth) 2026 Buy
01 Rambo(By: David Morrell) 2022 Buy
02 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais) 2022 Buy
03 Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen) 2022 Buy
04 Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child) 2022 Buy
05 Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly) 2022 Buy
06 Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy
07 Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2022 Buy
08 Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman) 2022 Buy
09 Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman) 2022 Buy
10 Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey) 2022 Buy
11 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman) 2022 Buy
12 Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter) 2022 Buy
13 Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart) 2022 Buy
14 Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter) 2022 Buy
15 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston) 2022 Buy
16 Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson) 2022 Buy
17 Spenser 2022 Buy
18 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry) 2022 Buy
19 John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin) 2022 Buy
20 Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell) 2022 Buy
21 Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry) 2022 Buy
22 Ian Rutledge(By: Charles Todd) 2022 Buy
23 Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2022 Buy
24 Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith) 2022 Buy
25 Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear) 2022 Buy
26 The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Buy
27 Condor(By: James Grady) 2023 Buy
28 Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt) 2023 Buy
29 Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2023 Buy
30 Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box) 2024 Buy
31 Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey) 2024 Buy
32 Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins) 2024 Buy
33 Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz) 2025 Buy
01 The Big Sleep(By: Raymond Chandler) 1939 Buy
02 Farewell, My Lovely(By: Raymond Chandler) 1940 Buy
03 The High Window(By: Raymond Chandler) 1942 Buy
04 The Lady in the Lake(By: Raymond Chandler) 1943 Buy
05 The Little Sister(By: Raymond Chandler) 1949 Buy
06 The Long Goodbye(By: Raymond Chandler) 1953 Buy
07 Playback(By: Raymond Chandler) 1958 Buy
08 Poodle Springs(With: Raymond Chandler) 1989 Buy
09 Perchance to Dream 1991 Buy
10 The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe(By: Benjamin Black) 2014 Buy
11 Only to Sleep(By: Lawrence Osborne) 2018 Buy
12 The Goodbye Coast(By: Joe Ide) 2022 Buy
13 The Second Murderer(By: Denise Mina) 2023 Buy
01 Training with Weights(With: John R. Marsh) 1974 Buy
02 Three Weeks In Spring(With: Joan H. Parker) 1978 Buy
03 A Year at the Races(With: Joan H. Parker) 1991 Buy
04 Spenser's Boston 1994 Buy

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