Joe Gores Books in Order

Joe Gores is a celebrated author of street-level crime and detection novels, including the acclaimed DKA series. His suspenseful novels, such as Dead Man and Menaced Assassin, have garnered widespread critical acclaim. A veteran of the U.S. Army, where he wrote biographies of generals at the Pentagon, Gores holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and Stanford. His extensive background in private investigation, spanning twelve years in San Francisco, has greatly influenced his writing. With a prolific career that has yielded numerous novels, screenplays, and television scripts, Gores has received three prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Awards and Japan's esteemed Maltese Falcon Award, solidifying his reputation as a master of the genre.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Joe Gores

  • #1
    Dead Skip(1972)
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  • #2
    Final Notice(1973)
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  • #3
    Gone, No Forwarding(1978)
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  • #4
    32 Cadillacs(1992)
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  • #5
    Contract Null & Void(1996)
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  • #6
    Stakeout on Page Street(2000)
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  • #7
    Cons, Scams & Grifts(2001)
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  • #1
    A Time of Predators(1969)
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  • #2
    Interface(1974)
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  • #3
    Hammett(1975)
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  • #4
    Come Morning(1986)
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  • #5
    Wolf Time(1989)
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  • #6
    Dead Man(1993)
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  • #7
    Menaced Assassin(1994)
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  • #8
    Cases(1999)
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  • #9
    Glass Tiger(2006)
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  • #10
    Spade & Archer(2009)
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  • #11
    Dance of the Dead(1991)
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  • #12
    Honolulu, Port of Call(1974)
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  • #13
    Mostly Murder(1992)
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  • #14
    Speak of the Devil(1999)
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  • #15
    Lost Stories (With: Dashiell Hammett)(2005)
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  • #16
    The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction(1987)
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  • #17
    Historical Whodunits(1993)
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  • #18
    First Cases, Volume 1(1996)
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  • #19
    The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years(2001)
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  • #20
    San Francisco Noir 2(2009)
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About Joe Gores

Joe Gores is a celebrated author of street-level crime and detection novels, including the acclaimed DKA series. His suspenseful novels, such as Dead Man and Menaced Assassin, have garnered widespread critical acclaim. A veteran of the U.S. Army, where he wrote biographies of generals at the Pentagon, Gores holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and Stanford. His extensive background in private investigation, spanning twelve years in San Francisco, has greatly influenced his writing. With a prolific career that has yielded numerous novels, screenplays, and television scripts, Gores has received three prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Awards and Japan's esteemed Maltese Falcon Award, solidifying his reputation as a master of the genre.

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