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Charles Ardai

Charles Ardai is an American author and publisher known for his crime fiction novels. He is the founder and editor of Hard Case Crime, an imprint specializing in hardboiled crime stories. In 1996, he also established the internet company Juno. Ardai graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University in 1991 and is married to fellow novelist Naomi Novik. He made his debut as a published novelist in 2007 with The Good-Neighbor Policy, having previously released anthologies under his name. Below is a list of Charles Ardai’s books in the order of their initial release:

Charles Ardai became a published novelist in 1990 with the novel Why I Left Harry's All Night Hamburgers. Below is a list of Charles Ardai's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Gun Honey Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Gun Honey (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood for Blood (2023) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Heat Seeker (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Collision Course (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Combustion (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of John Blake Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Little Girl Lost (As:Richard Aleas) (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Songs of Innocence (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Good Neighbor Policy (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fifty-to-One (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Nice Guys (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death Comes Too Late (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Nobody Wins (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Gabriel Hunt Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Hunt at the Well of Eternity (By: James Reasoner) (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hunt at World's End (By: Nicholas Kaufmann) (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire (By: Christa Faust,Gabriel Hunt) (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hunt Through Napoleon's Web (By: Raymond Benson,Gabriel Hunt) (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hunt Among the Killers of Men (By: David J. Schow) (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Why I Left Harry's All Night Hamburgers (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Great Tales of Madness and Macabre (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Future Crime (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
New England Crime Chowder (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kingpins (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Great Tales of Crime and Detection (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Show Business is Murder (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wall Street Noir (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime Factory Issue 4 (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beat to a Pulp: Round 2 (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Silver Waves of Summer (2021) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Playing Games (2023) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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