Order of Jake Needham Books
Jake Needham is an American novelist and screenwriter with a tremendous following in Asia. He’s been called “Michael Connelly with steamed rice” and is the top selling American author in Asia. He has been praised for his work in both in American and across the world. He is married to Pinptuporn Sawamiphakdi and they choose to split their time between Thailand and the United States.
He is the creator of two popular series of books, Jack Shepherd and Inspector Samuel Tay. The Jack Shepherd series takes place in Thailand while the Samual Tay series takes place in Singapore. Despite being an American by birth, Needham has been praised of his realistic portrayal of these places.
Publication Order of Inspector Samuel Tay Books
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The Ambassador’s Wife |
(2008) |
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The Umbrella Man |
(2012) |
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The Dead American |
(2014) |
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The Girl in the Window |
(2016) |
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And Brother It’s Starting to Rain |
(2019) |
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Mongkok Station |
(2020) |
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Who the Hell is Harry Black? |
(2023) |
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The Detective Gone Gray |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Jack Shepherd Books
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Laundry Man |
(2002) |
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Killing Plato |
(2007) |
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A World of Trouble |
(2012) |
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The King of Macau |
(2014) |
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Don’t Get Caught |
(2017) |
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And Brother It’s Starting to Rain |
(2019) |
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The Nineteen |
(2022) |
Publication Order of The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels Books
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The Big Mango |
(1999) |
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Laundry Man |
(2002) |
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Killing Plato |
(2007) |
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The Ambassador’s Wife |
(2008) |
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A World of Trouble |
(2012) |
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The Umbrella Man |
(2012) |
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The King of Macau |
(2014) |
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The Dead American |
(2014) |
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The Girl in the Window |
(2016) |
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Don’t Get Caught |
(2017) |
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And Brother It’s Starting to Rain |
(2019) |
Chronological Order of The Mean Streets of Asia Crime Novels Books
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The Ambassador’s Wife |
(2008) |
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The Umbrella Man |
(2012) |
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The Big Mango |
(1999) |
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Laundry Man |
(2002) |
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Killing Plato |
(2007) |
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The Dead American |
(2014) |
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A World of Trouble |
(2012) |
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The Girl in the Window |
(2016) |
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The King of Macau |
(2014) |
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Don’t Get Caught |
(2017) |
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And Brother It’s Starting to Rain |
(2019) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Big Mango |
(1999) |