Series reading guide · updated 2026
Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis Books in Order
Every Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis book in publication order — 23 in total, spanning 1989–2019.
Publication Order of Skip Langdon Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans Mourning | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Axeman's Jazz | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Jazz Funeral | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Death Before Facebook | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | New Orleans Beat / Death Before Facebook | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | House of Blues | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Kindness of Strangers | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Crescent City Connection | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | 82 Desire | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Mean Woman Blues / Boneyard Blues | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Three Aces And A Queen | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Murder On Magazine | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Big Crazy | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Talba Wallis Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Hotshot | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Louisiana Bigshot | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Louisiana Lament | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | P.I. on a Hot Tin Roof | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Kid Trombone | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Talba Wallis Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kid Trombone | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Monthly Newsletter!
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Hotshot | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Louisiana Bigshot | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Louisiana Lament | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | P.I. on a Hot Tin Roof | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 23, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans Mourning | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Axeman's Jazz | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Jazz Funeral | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Death Before Facebook | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | New Orleans Beat / Death Before Facebook | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | House of Blues | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Kindness of Strangers | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Crescent City Connection | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | 82 Desire | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Louisiana Hotshot | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Louisiana Hotshot | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Louisiana Bigshot | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Louisiana Bigshot | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Mean Woman Blues / Boneyard Blues | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Louisiana Lament | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Louisiana Lament | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | P.I. on a Hot Tin Roof | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | P.I. on a Hot Tin Roof | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Kid Trombone | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Kid Trombone | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Three Aces And A Queen | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Murder On Magazine | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Big Crazy | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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