Timothy Hallinan Reading Order

7 books (2011–2016)

Timothy Hallinan edited four complete anthology collections published between 2011 and 2016, which should be read in publication order. These volumes gather mystery and thriller stories from multiple contributing writers, offering varied perspectives within the genre. The series ran from 2011 to 2016 and concluded with its fourth volume.

Start with Shaken: Stories for Japan, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Bangkok Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shaken: Stories for Japan 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Making Story: Twenty-One Writers on How They Plot 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Crimespree Magazine #52 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Childhood Regained 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Crimespree Magazine #63 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Usual Santas 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2010–2022)

Timothy Hallinan's Junior Bender series comprises eight mystery and thriller novels published between 2010 and 2022. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Crashed and continuing through Rock of Ages, which appears to be the final entry. The series appears to be complete, offering readers a full arc spanning over a decade of releases.

Start with Crashed, the first of 8 books in the Junior Bender series.

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1	Crashed 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Little Elvises 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Fame Thief 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Herbie's Game 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Fields Where They Lay 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	King Maybe 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Nighttown 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Rock of Ages 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1985–1985)

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1	A Christmas Carol Christmas Book 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2007–2020)

The Poke Rafferty Mystery series comprises nine complete novels published between 2007 and 2020, following private investigator Poke Rafferty as he navigates the criminal underworld of Bangkok. Begin with A Nail Through the Heart and read in publication order through Street Music to experience the full arc of the series. This mystery thriller sequence should be approached chronologically, as each installment builds upon the previous entries' character development and plot threads.

Start with A Nail Through the Heart, the first of 9 books in the Poke Rafferty Mystery series.

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1	A Nail Through the Heart 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Fourth Watcher 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Breathing Water 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Queen of Patpong 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Fear Artist 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	For the Dead 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Hot Countries 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Fools' River 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Street Music 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1989–2017)

The Simeon Grist Mystery series comprises seven complete standalone novels published between 1989 and 2017. These mystery and thriller books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Four Last Things and concluding with Pulped. The series follows detective Simeon Grist through cases spanning nearly three decades of crime fiction storytelling.

Start with The Four Last Things, the first of 7 books in the Simeon Grist Mystery series.

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1	The Four Last Things 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Everything But the Squeal 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Skin Deep 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Incinerator 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Man With No Time 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Bone Polisher 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Pulped 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible