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
| The Wrong Case | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dancing Bear | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Final Country | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of C.W. Sughrue Books
| The Last Good Kiss | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mexican Tree Duck | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bordersnakes | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Right Madness | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| One to Count Cadence | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Whores | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Muddy Fork & Other Things | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Murder For Love | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Putt at the End of the World | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Measures of Poison | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2003 | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Contrappasso Magazine, Issue 1 | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Books to Die For | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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.
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