Laurence Shames
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:

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Publication Order of Key West Mysteries Books

Florida Straits (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Scavenger Reef (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sunburn (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tropical Depression (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Virgin Heat (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mangrove Squeeze (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Welcome to Paradise (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Naked Detective (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shot on Location (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chickens (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tropical Swap (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Key West Luck (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Strange Date (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Big Joke (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nacho Unleashed (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Paradise Gig (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Key West Normal (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Relative Humidity (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sunset Bluff (2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Bad Twin (As: Gary Troup) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Angels' Share (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Money Talks (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Big Time (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hunger for More (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Not Fade Away (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Living Large (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Lost Books

Endangered Species (By: Catherine Hapka) (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Secret Identity (By: Catherine Hapka) (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Signs of Life (By: Frank T. Thompson) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bad Twin (As: Gary Troup) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Natural Suspect(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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.

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