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Jack Batten

Jack Batten is a Canadian writer renowned for his Crang Mystery series. Until the 1980s, he primarily focused on non-fiction before launching his fiction series. The Crang series debuted in 1987 with "Crang Plays the Ace." Before becoming an author, Batten practiced law in Toronto, a period he found unsatisfying, leading him to transition to writing. He authored several non-fiction works on Canadian law and court cases before shifting to fiction.

Jack Batten became a published novelist in 1969 with the novel The Inside Story of Conn Smythe's Hockey Dynasty. Below is a list of Jack Batten's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Crang Mystery Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Crang Plays the Ace (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Straight No Chaser (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Riviera Blues (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blood Count (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Take Five (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Keeper of the Flame (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Booking In (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Inside Story of Conn Smythe's Hockey Dynasty (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Champions (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Honest Ed's Story (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Leafs in Autumn (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Complete Jogger (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Canada Moves Westward, 1880/1890 (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
LAWYERS. (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In court (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Robinette, The Dean Of Canadian Lawyers (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Judges (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Everyday Law (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
On Trial (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Class of '75 (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rosedale: The First 100 Years of Rosedale Golf Club (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Maple Leafs (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hoopla (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Canada at the Olympics (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mind Over Murder (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A History of Bennett Jones Verchere (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Ran Faster Than Everyone (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hockey Dynasties (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Annex (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Brilliant and Appalling Life (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Learned Friends (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Silent in An Evil Time (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The War to End All Wars (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Oscar Peterson (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ross Mackay, The Saga of a Brilliant Criminal Lawyer (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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