Order of James Crumley Books
James Crumley (1939-2008) was an American author of hardboiled crime fiction. He’s been described as a cross between Raymond Chandler and Hunter S. Thompson. His novel The Last Good Kiss was referred to as “the most influential crime novel of the last 50 years.” Although praised by his fellow authors, up until about 1990, his books sold more in Japan and France than they did Stateside.
James Crumley made his debut as a published novelist in 1969 with the book One to Count Cadence. Below is a list of James Crumley’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Milo Milodragovitch Books
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The Wrong Case |
(1975) |
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Dancing Bear |
(1983) |
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The Final Country |
(2001) |
Publication Order of C.W. Sughrue Books
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The Last Good Kiss |
(1978) |
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The Mexican Tree Duck |
(1993) |
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Bordersnakes |
(1996) |
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The Right Madness |
(2005) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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One to Count Cadence |
(1969) |
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Whores |
(1988) |
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Muddy Fork & Other Things |
(1991) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Murder For Love |
(1996) |
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The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 |
(1997) |
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The Putt at the End of the World |
(2000) |
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The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years |
(2001) |
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Measures of Poison |
(2002) |
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The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 |
(2003) |
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Lone Star Noir |
(2010) |
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Contrappasso Magazine, Issue 1 |
(2012) |
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Books to Die For |
(2012) |
Note: The Putt at the End of the World also contains contributions from Lee K. Abbott, Dave Barry, Richard Bausch, James W. Hall, Tami Hoag, Tim O’Brien, Ridley Pearson and Les Standiford.