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Black Gat Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Black Gat books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Black Gat series? Start with "Two Names for Death (By: E.P. Fenwick)" (1945) and follow publication order through all 27 books.
The complete Black Gat reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Two Names for Death (By: E.P. Fenwick)
1945
Stranger at Home (As: George Sanders, With: Leigh Brackett)
1946
The Persian Cat (By: John Flagg)
1950
My Old Man's Badge (By: Ferguson Findley)
1950
You'll Get Yours (By: William Ard)
1952
Tears are for Angels (By: Paul Connolly)
1952
Little Sister (By: Lee Roberts)
1952
Stool Pigeon (By: Louis Malley)
1953
Madball (By: Fredric Brown)
1953
She Got What She Wanted (By: Orrie Hitt)
1954
The Woman on the Roof (By: Helen Nielsen)
1954
The Men From the Boys (By: Ed Lacy)
1956
Never Say No to a Killer (By: Clifton Adams)
1956
The Hoods Take Over (By: Ovid Demaris)
1957
The Living End (By: Frank Kane)
1957
Dead Wrong (By: Lorenz Heller)
1957
The Last Notch (By: Matthew Gant)
1958
End of the Line (By: Bert and Dolores Hitchens)
1958
Angel's Flight (By: Lou Cameron)
1960
Frantic (By: Noël Calef)
1961
A Haven for the Damned (By: Harry Whittington)
1962
Frenzy of Evil (By: Henry Kane)
1963
Eddie's World (By: Charlie Stella)
2001
Gypsy: A Musical Suggested by the Memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee (With:Arthur Laurents)
1994
The Locked Room Reader: Stories of Impossible Crimes and Escapes
1968
Murder Plus
1992
Murder On The Railways
2003
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