Order of John Lutz Books

John Lutz is an American writer known for his mystery and suspense novels. His notable work, Single White Female, was turned into a film in 1992 featuring Bridget Fonda. He has received the Shamus and Edgar awards. Lutz primarily writes series, including the Alo Nudger, Frank Quinn, Fred Carver, and Night series. His career took off in 1966 when a short story was published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. His debut novel, The Truth of the Matter, was released in 1971. Below is a list of John Lutz’s books in the order of their original publication.

John Lutz became a published novelist in 1971 with the novel The Truth of the Matter. Below is a list of John Lutz's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Frank Quinn Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Darker Than Night	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In for the Kill	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Night Kills	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Other Than Murder	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Urge To Kill	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mister X	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Serial	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Switch	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pulse	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Twist	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Frenzy	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Carnage	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Slaughter	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
What You Don��t Know Can Hurt You	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Only One Way To Land	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Romantics	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
High Stakes	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nightcrawlers	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Second Story Sunlight	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Desert	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Alo Nudger Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Buyer Beware	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nightlines	(1984)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Right to Sing the Blues	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ride the Lightning	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dancer's Debt	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Time Exposure	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Diamond Eyes	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Thicker Than Blood	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death By Jury	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Oops!	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Alo Nudger Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Nudger Dilemmas	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Fred Carver Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Tropical Heat	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Scorcher	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kiss	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Flame	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bloodfire	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hot	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Spark	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Torch	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Burn	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lightning	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Night Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Night Caller	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Night Watcher	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Night Spider / Night Victims	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fear the Night	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chill of Night	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Thomas Laker Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Honorable Traitors	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Havana Game	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Oxman and Tobin Mysteries Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Shadowtown	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Truth of the Matter	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bonegrinder	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lazarus Man	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Jericho Man	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Single White Female	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dancing with the Dead	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ex	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Final Seconds (With: David August)	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Single White Female Seeks Same	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Better Mousetraps	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Shadows Everywhere	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Until You Are Dead	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Endless Road, and Other Stories	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tough and Other Short Stories: Tough, High Stakes, The Real Shape of the Coast	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The President's Cat Is Missing & Other Stories	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
100 Malicious Little Mysteries	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Alfred Hitchcock's A Choice of Evils	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mean Streets	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tales of Terror	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
An Eye for Justice	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deadly Allies	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dark Crimes 2	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Feline and Famous	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deadly Allies II	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Vampire Detectives	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First Cases, Volume 1	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Guilty as Charged	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder to Music	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Once Upon a Crime	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder on Route 66	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Unholy Orders	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Show Business is Murder	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
At the Scene of the Crime	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Florida Heat Wave	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Shamus Winners	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First Thrills: Volume 4	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
St. Louis Noir	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Silent Night, Deadly Night	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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