Order of Thomas Black Books
Thomas Black is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American author Earl Emerson. Thomas Black was a 10-year vet with the Seattle Police Department until he ended up killing a teenaged car thief, causing him to quit the department. Now, he ends up renting a basement, while living off his police pension and the odd P.I. job that comes his way. Black occasionally teams up his best friend, Kathy Birchfield, who starts out as a law student who rents a room from him.
Earl Emerson began his Thomas Black series in 1985 with the novel The Rainy City. After the 1998 novel Catfish Cafe, the series took an 11-year hiatus until 2009’s Cape Disappointment. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Earl Emerson’s Thomas Black books in order of when they were first published (which is the same as their chronological order):
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Publication Order of Thomas Black Books
| The Rainy City | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Poverty Bay | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nervous Laughter | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fat Tuesday | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deviant Behavior | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Yellow Dog Party | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Portland Laugher | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Vanishing Smile | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Million-Dollar Tattoo | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deception Pass | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Catfish Cafe | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cape Disappointment | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Monica's Sister | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Two Miles of Darkness | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jackson Street | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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