Order of James Carlos Blake Books
James Carlos Blake is an American author of historical crime fiction and western novels. Blake was born in Mexico of American, English and Irish descent. He is descended from a British pirate who was executed in Mexico. He served in the U.S. Army Airborne, and then earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of South Florida, Tampa Bay, as well as his M.F.A. from Bowling Green State University. Prior to writing full-time in 1997, Blake mostly worked as a college instructor, but also worked as a snake-catcher, Volkswagen mechanic, pool maintenence man and county jail properties officer.
James Carlos Blake made his debut as a published novelist in 1995 with the novel The Pistoleer. Below is a list of James Carlos Blake’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Wolfe Family Books
| Country of the Bad Wolfes | (2012) |    |
| The Rules of Wolfe | (2013) | |
| The House of Wolfe | (2015) | |
| The Ways of Wolfe | (2017) | |
| The Bones of Wolfe | (2020) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Pistoleer | (1995) | |
| The Friends of Pancho Villa | (1996) | |
| In the Rogue Blood | (1997) | |
| Red Grass River | (1998) | |
| Wildwood Boys | (2000) | |
| A World of Thieves | (2002) | |
| Under the Skin | (2003) | |
| Handsome Harry | (2004) | |
| The Killings of Stanley Ketchel | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Borderlands | (1999) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Miami Noir | (2020) | |
Notes: Glimmer Train Stories, Issue 33 also has stories by Siobhan Dowd, Susan McInnis, George Manner, Manuel Munoz, Stewart O’Nan, Susan Perabo, Margo Rabb, Roland Sodowsky, Karen Swenson and Robin Winick.
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James Carlos Blake Synopses: The Pistoleer by James Carlos Blake is a fictional retelling of notorious gunman John Wesley Hardin’s life, from his rip-roaring youth and sixteen years in prison, to his turbulent final days, in an account about a man and his personal code of honour.
The Friends of Pancho Villa by James Carlos Blake is an unforgettable account of the greatest hero in the Mexican Revolution – Pancho Villa – as told by Villa’s most trusted and loyal friend, Rudolfo Fierro.