Richard Condon (1915-1996) was an American author of satirical and thriller novels. He is the author of the Prizzi series, and is best known for writing The Manchurian Candidate. Prior to becoming a novelist, Richard served in the U.S. Merchant Marines and worked as a press agent for the Walt Disney Company. His writing featured complex plots, full of trivia and had a sense of loathing for those in power.

Richard Condon made his debut as a published author in 1958 with the novel The Oldest Confession. Below is a list of Richard Condon’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Prizzi Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Oldest Confession(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Manchurian Candidate(1959)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Some Angry Angel(1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Talent for Loving(1961)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
An Infinity of Mirrors(1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Any God Will Do(1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ecstasy Business(1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mile High(1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Vertical Smile(1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Arigato(1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Winter Kills(1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Star-Spangled Crunch(1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Money is Love(1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Whisper of the Axe(1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Abandoned Woman(1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bandicoot(1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Politician(1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Entwining(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Trembling Upon Rome(1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Emperor of America(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Final Addiction(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Venerable Bead(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

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Note: A Talent for Loving was also published as The Great Cowboy Race.

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Richard Condon Synopsis: The Oldest Confession is a standalone title by Richard Condon. There are only two people on earth who know that James Bourne is a criminal: his wife and his partner. Despite the fact that he is the most distinguished crook in Europe, Bourne has never been handcuffed. The thieves of London don’t know his name, nor do the dons of Sicily or the police of Paris. A master thief, he’s patient, careful, and utterly discreet – but he’s about to meet his match. A handful of masterpieces adorn the walls of the palace belonging to the richest woman in Spain, and although she’s a friend of Bourne’s, he has never let a personal relationship get in the way of business. He plans to steal a few of the paintings, replacing them with impeccable forgeries made by his Parisian partner. But even the craftiest crook can be outsmarted, and this heist is about to turn deadly.

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