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Skip Langdon is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American author Julie Smith. She works as a policewoman in New Orleans, Louisiana. The novel 82 Desire would introduce readers to a new character from Julie Smith, which was Talba Wallis (aka Baroness de Pontalba). Talba is a black poet and computer expert who also does some investigating on the side. Both series are set in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Julie Smith began her Skip Langdon series in 1990 with the novel New Orleans Mourning. The novel 82 Desire would debut Talba Wallis, who received her own spin-off starting in 2001 with Louisiana Hotshot. The latest Skip Langdon novel was Mean Woman Blues, published in 2003. The final Talba Wallis novel was P.I. on a Hot Tin Roof, which was published in 2005. Below is a list of both Skip Langdon and Talba Wallis books by Julie Smith in order of when they were first released (which is also their chronological order):

Publication Order of Skip Langdon Books

New Orleans Mourning	(1989)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
The Axeman’s Jazz	(1991)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Jazz Funeral	(1993)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
New Orleans Beat / Death Before Facebook	(1994)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
House of Blues	(1995)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
The Kindness of Strangers	(1996)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Crescent City Connection / Crescent City Kill	(1997)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
82 Desire	(1998)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Mean Woman Blues / Boneyard Blues	(2003)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Three Aces and a Queen	(2017)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Murder On Magazine	(2018)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de
The Big Crazy	(2019)	Amazon.com | Amazon.de