Mike Lupica Reading Order

2 books (1992–2005)

Start with The Best American Sports Writing 1992(By: Thomas McGuane) and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Best American Sports Writing 1992(By: Thomas McGuane) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Best American Sports Writing 2005 2005Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2007–2010)

Start with Hot Hand, the first of 5 books in the Comeback Kids series.

#	Title
1	Hot Hand 2007Buy 🇺🇸
2	Two-Minute Drill 2007Buy 🇺🇸
3	Long Shot 2008Buy 🇺🇸
4	Safe at Home 2008Buy 🇺🇸
5	Shoot-Out 2010Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2004–2007)

Start with Travel Team and read in order.

#	Title
1	Travel Team 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	Summer Ball 2007Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2012–2014)

Start with Game Changers and read in order.

#	Title
1	Game Changers 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	Play Makers 2013Buy 🇺🇸
3	Heavy Hitters 2014Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2006–2019)

Start with Heat and read in order.

#	Title
1	Heat 2006Buy 🇺🇸
2	Strike Zone 2019Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2015–2018)

Start with The Only Game, the first of 4 books in the Home Team series.

#	Title
1	The Only Game 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Extra Yard 2016Buy 🇺🇸
3	Point Guard 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	Team Players 2018Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2022–2023)

Start with Fear The Wolf(By: James Patterson) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Fear The Wolf(By: James Patterson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
2	The House of Wolves(With: James Patterson) 2023Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2023–2025)

Start with 12 Months to Live and read in order.

23 books (1997–2026)

Start with Night Passage(By: Robert B. Parker), the first of 23 books in the Jesse Stone series.

#	Title
1	Night Passage(By: Robert B. Parker) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
2	Trouble in Paradise(By: Robert B. Parker) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
3	Death in Paradise(By: Robert B. Parker) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
4	Stone Cold(By: Robert B. Parker) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
5	Sea Change(By: Robert B. Parker) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
6	High Profile(By: Robert B. Parker) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
7	Stranger in Paradise(By: Robert B. Parker) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
8	Night and Day(By: Robert B. Parker) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
9	Split Image(By: Robert B. Parker) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
10	Killing The Blues(By: Michael Brandman) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
11	Fool Me Twice(By: Michael Brandman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
12	Damned If You Do(By: Michael Brandman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
13	Blind Spot(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Devil Wins(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
15	Debt to Pay(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
16	Colorblind(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
17	The Hangman's Sonnet(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
18	The Bitterest Pill(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
19	Fool's Paradise 2020Buy 🇺🇸
20	Stone's Throw 2021Buy 🇺🇸
21	Fallout 2022Buy 🇺🇸
22	Buried Secrets(By: Christopher Farnsworth) 2025Buy 🇺🇸
23	Big Shot(By: Christopher Farnsworth) 2026Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (1985–1999)

Start with Reggie(With: Reggie Jackson), the first of 7 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	Reggie(With: Reggie Jackson) 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	Parcells(With: Bill Parcells) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
3	Shooting from the Lip 1988Buy 🇺🇸
4	Wait Till Next Year(With: William Goldman) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
5	Mad as Hell 1996Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Fred Book(With: Fred Imus) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
7	Summer of '98 1999Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1986–1990)

Start with Dead Air and read in order.

#	Title
1	Dead Air 1986Buy 🇺🇸
2	Extra Credits 1988Buy 🇺🇸
3	Limited Partner 1990Buy 🇺🇸

53 books (1973–2025)

Start with The Godwulf Manuscript(By: Robert B. Parker), the first of 53 books in the Spenser series.

#	Title
1	The Godwulf Manuscript(By: Robert B. Parker) 1973Buy 🇺🇸
2	God Save the Child(By: Robert B. Parker) 1974Buy 🇺🇸
3	Mortal Stakes(By: Robert B. Parker) 1975Buy 🇺🇸
4	Promised Land(By: Robert B. Parker) 1976Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Judas Goat(By: Robert B. Parker) 1978Buy 🇺🇸
6	Looking for Rachel Wallace(By: Robert B. Parker) 1980Buy 🇺🇸
7	A Savage Place(By: Robert B. Parker) 1981Buy 🇺🇸
8	Early Autumn(By: Robert B. Parker) 1981Buy 🇺🇸
9	Ceremony(By: Robert B. Parker) 1982Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Widening Gyre(By: Robert B. Parker) 1983Buy 🇺🇸
11	Valediction(By: Robert B. Parker) 1984Buy 🇺🇸
12	A Catskill Eagle(By: Robert B. Parker) 1985Buy 🇺🇸
13	Taming a Sea-Horse(By: Robert B. Parker) 1986Buy 🇺🇸
14	Pale Kings and Princes(By: Robert B. Parker) 1987Buy 🇺🇸
15	Crimson Joy(By: Robert B. Parker) 1988Buy 🇺🇸
16	Playmates(By: Robert B. Parker) 1989Buy 🇺🇸
17	Stardust(By: Robert B. Parker) 1990Buy 🇺🇸
18	Pastime(By: Robert B. Parker) 1991Buy 🇺🇸
19	Double Deuce(By: Robert B. Parker) 1992Buy 🇺🇸
20	Paper Doll(By: Robert B. Parker) 1993Buy 🇺🇸
21	Walking Shadow(By: Robert B. Parker) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
22	Thin Air(By: Robert B. Parker) 1995Buy 🇺🇸
23	Chance(By: Robert B. Parker) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
24	Small Vices(By: Robert B. Parker) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
25	Sudden Mischief(By: Robert B. Parker) 1998Buy 🇺🇸
26	Hush Money(By: Robert B. Parker) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
27	Hugger Mugger(By: Robert B. Parker) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
28	Potshot(By: Robert B. Parker) 2001Buy 🇺🇸
29	Widow's Walk(By: Robert B. Parker) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
30	Back Story(By: Robert B. Parker) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
31	Bad Business(By: Robert B. Parker) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
32	Cold Service(By: Robert B. Parker) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
33	School Days(By: Robert B. Parker) 2005Buy 🇺🇸
34	Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl(By: Robert B. Parker) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
35	Now and Then(By: Robert B. Parker) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
36	Rough Weather(By: Robert B. Parker) 2008Buy 🇺🇸
37	The Professional(By: Robert B. Parker) 2009Buy 🇺🇸
38	Painted Ladies(By: Robert B. Parker) 2010Buy 🇺🇸
39	Silent Night(By: Robert B. Parker,Helen Brann) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
40	Sixkill(By: Robert B. Parker) 2011Buy 🇺🇸
41	Lullaby(By: Ace Atkins) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
42	Wonderland / Spenser Confidential(By: Ace Atkins) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
43	Cheap Shot(By: Ace Atkins) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
44	Kickback(By: Ace Atkins) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
45	Slow Burn(By: Ace Atkins) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
46	Little White Lies(By: Ace Atkins) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
47	Old Black Magic(By: Ace Atkins) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
48	Angel Eyes(By: Ace Atkins) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
49	Someone to Watch Over Me(By: Ace Atkins) 2020Buy 🇺🇸
50	Bye Bye Baby(By: Ace Atkins) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
51	Broken Trust 2023Buy 🇺🇸
52	Hot Property 2024Buy 🇺🇸
53	Showdown 2025Buy 🇺🇸

24 books (1995–2022)

Start with Jump, the first of 24 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Jump 1995Buy 🇺🇸
2	Bump and Run 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	Full Court Press 2001Buy 🇺🇸
4	Wild Pitch 2002Buy 🇺🇸
5	Red Zone 2003Buy 🇺🇸
6	Too Far 2004Buy 🇺🇸
7	Miracle on 49th Street 2006Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Big Field 2008Buy 🇺🇸
9	Million-Dollar Throw 2009Buy 🇺🇸
10	The Batboy 2009Buy 🇺🇸
11	Hero 2010Buy 🇺🇸
12	The Underdogs 2011Buy 🇺🇸
13	True Legend 2012Buy 🇺🇸
14	QB 1 2013Buy 🇺🇸
15	Fantasy League 2014Buy 🇺🇸
16	Fast Break 2015Buy 🇺🇸
17	Last Man Out 2016Buy 🇺🇸
18	Lone Stars 2017Buy 🇺🇸
19	No Slam Dunk 2018Buy 🇺🇸
20	Batting Order 2019Buy 🇺🇸
21	The Turnover 2020Buy 🇺🇸
22	Triple Threat 2020Buy 🇺🇸
23	Defending Champ 2021Buy 🇺🇸
24	The Horsewoman(With: James Patterson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸

14 books (1999–2026)

Start with Family Honor(By: Robert B. Parker), the first of 14 books in the Sunny Randall series.

#	Title
1	Family Honor(By: Robert B. Parker) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
2	Perish Twice(By: Robert B. Parker) 2000Buy 🇺🇸
3	Shrink Rap(By: Robert B. Parker) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
4	Melancholy Baby(By: Robert B. Parker) 2004Buy 🇺🇸
5	Blue Screen(By: Robert B. Parker) 2006Buy 🇺🇸
6	Spare Change(By: Robert B. Parker) 2007Buy 🇺🇸
7	Blood Feud 2018Buy 🇺🇸
8	Grudge Match 2020Buy 🇺🇸
9	Payback 2021Buy 🇺🇸
10	Revenge Tour 2022Buy 🇺🇸
11	Bad Influence(By: Alison Gaylin) 2023Buy 🇺🇸
12	Buzz Kill(By: Alison Gaylin) 2024Buy 🇺🇸
13	Booked(By: Alison Gaylin) 2026Buy 🇺🇸
14	Booked(By: Alison Gaylin) 2026Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2018–2020)

Start with The Football Fiasco, the first of 7 books in the Zach & Zoe Mysteries series.

#	Title
1	The Football Fiasco 2018Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Half-Court Hero 2018Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Missing Baseball 2018Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Hockey Rink Hunt 2019Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Lacrosse Mix-Up 2019Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Soccer Secret 2019Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Hall of Fame Heist 2020Buy 🇺🇸