Order of Tom Corcoran Books

Tom Corcoran is an American author of mystery novels and non-fiction books. Corcoran has lived in Florida since 1970. Before becoming an author, he worked as a disc jockey, bartender, travel counselor, navy officer, screenwriter, freelance photographer, magazine editor, computer graphic artist and journalist. He has written multiple books on muscle cars and written a book on personal friend Jimmy Buffett. He writes the Alex Rutledge mystery series.
Tom Corcoran was first published in 1992 with the non-fiction book Shelby Mustang. His debut foray into fiction was The Mango Opera, published in 1998. Below is a list of Tom Corcoran’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Alex Rutledge Mystery Books
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The Mango Opera |
(1998) |
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Gumbo Limbo |
(1999) |
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Bone Island Mambo |
(2001) |
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Octopus Alibi |
(2003) |
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Air Dance Iguana |
(2005) |
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Hawk Channel Chase |
(2009) |
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The Quick Adios |
(2012) |
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Guava Moon Revenge |
(2018) |
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The Cayo Hueso Maze |
(2020) |
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A Step Beyond Chaos |
(2022) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Crime Almost Pays |
(2015) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Triple in Paradise |
(2012) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Mustang ’64 1/2-’70 Restoration Guide |
(1992) |
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Shelby Mustang |
(1992) |
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Hoofbeats: The Pulse of the Mustang World |
(1994) |
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Mustang 1964 1/2-1968 |
(1994) |
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Mustang 1964 1/2-’73 Restoration Guide |
(1999) |
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Key West Collection |
(1999) |
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Muscle Car Legends |
(2002) |
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Ultimate Muscle: GTO Shelby Mustang Hemi |
(2002) |
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Jimmy Buffett: The Key West Years |
(2006) |
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Key West in Black and White |
(2007) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Stories from the Blue Moon Café |
(2002) |
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A Merry Band of Murderers |
(2006) |
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Florida Heat Wave |
(2010) |
Notes: Key West Collection was written with Dorothy Raymer. Muscle Car Legends and Ultimate Muscle were co-authored by Anthony Young and Paul Zazarine.