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George P. Pelecanos Books in Order
Every George P. Pelecanos book in publication order — 25 in total, spanning 1992–2018.
Publication Order of Nick Stefanos Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Firing Offense | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Nick's Trip | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of D.C. Quartet Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Big Blowdown | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  King Suckerman | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Sweet Forever | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Shame the Devil | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Derek Strange & Terry Quinn Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Right As Rain | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Hell to Pay | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Soul Circus | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Hard Revolution | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  What It Was | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Spero Lucas Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Cut | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Double | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shoedog | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Drama City | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Night Gardener | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Turnaround | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Way Home | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  The Man Who Came Uptown | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Martini Shot | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  D.C. Noir | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  D.C. Noir 2 | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Highway Kind | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 25, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Firing Offense | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Nick's Trip | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Shoedog | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Big Blowdown | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | King Suckerman | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Sweet Forever | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Shame the Devil | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Right As Rain | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Hell to Pay | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Soul Circus | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Hard Revolution | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Drama City | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | D.C. Noir | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Night Gardener | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Turnaround | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | D.C. Noir 2 | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2008 | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Way Home | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Cut | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | What It Was | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Double | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Martini Shot | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Highway Kind | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Man Who Came Uptown | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
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