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Tom Franklin

Tom Franklin is an American writer known for his Southern literature and crime fiction. He was born and raised in Alabama and received his B.A. from the University of South Alabama and his M.F.A. from the University of Arkansas. During his early career as a writer, he held various jobs, including heavy-equipment operator in a grit factory, construction inspector in a chemical plant, and clerk in a hospital morgue. He currently resides in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife, poet Beth Ann Fennelly, and their children. Franklin made his literary debut with the short story collection Poachers, followed by his first novel, Hell at the Breech, published in 2003. Below is a list of Tom Franklin’s books in the order of their release.

Tom Franklin became a published novelist in 1991 with the novel Mobile Bay Tales. Below is a list of Tom Franklin's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Hell at the Breech (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Smonk (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tilted World (With: Beth Ann Fennelly) (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Poachers (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Mobile Bay Tales (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stories from the Blue Moon Café (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe II (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Alumni Grill II (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe V (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Delta Blues (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Under the Oaks (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mississippi Noir (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Alabama Noir (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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