Order of Laurence Shames Books
Laurence Shames is an American author of humourous mystery novels and non-fiction books. He writes the Key West Mysteries series. In prior careers, Laurence has been a NYC cab driver, lounge singer, furniture mover, lifeguard, dishwasher, gym teacher and shoe salesman. Following these failed careers, he moved to writing on a full-time basis in 1976. Since then, he has made four different New York Times Bestseller lists, all writing under different pen names (and none of which were his own).
Although Laurence Shames has been writing since 1976, his first book to be published under his own name was a non-fiction book entitled The Big Time: The Harvard Business School’s Most Successful Class & How it Shaped America. His first novel under his own name was Florida Straits, which was published in 1992. Below is a list of Laurence Shames’ books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Key West Mysteries Books
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Florida Straits |
(1992) |
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Scavenger Reef |
(1994) |
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Sunburn |
(1995) |
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Tropical Depression |
(1996) |
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Virgin Heat |
(1997) |
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Mangrove Squeeze |
(1998) |
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Welcome to Paradise |
(1999) |
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The Naked Detective |
(2000) |
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Shot on Location |
(2013) |
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Chickens |
(2014) |
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Tropical Swap |
(2014) |
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Key West Luck |
(2015) |
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One Strange Date |
(2017) |
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One Big Joke |
(2017) |
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Nacho Unleashed |
(2019) |
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The Paradise Gig |
(2020) |
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Key West Normal |
(2021) |
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Relative Humidity |
(2023) |
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Sunset Bluff |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Bad Twin |
(2006) |
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The Angels’ Share |
(2012) |
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Money Talks |
(2014) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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The Big Time |
(1986) |
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The Hunger for More |
(1989) |
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Not Fade Away |
(2003) |
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Living Large |
(2006) |
Publication Order of Lost Books
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Endangered Species |
(2005) |
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Secret Identity |
(2005) |
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Signs of Life |
(2006) |
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Bad Twin |
(2006) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Natural Suspect |
(2001) |
Notes: Natural Suspect is a collaborative novel with contributions from William Bernhardt, Leslie Glass, Gini Hartzmark, John Katzenbach, John Lescroart, Bonnie MacDougal, Phillip Margolin, Brad Meltzer, Michael Palmer and Lisa Scottoline. Not Fade Away was co-authored by Peter Barton. Living Large was co-authored by Michael S. Berman.