Order of Craig McDonald Books

Craig McDonald is a bestselling author recognized for the Hector Lassiter series, which started in 2007 with his debut novel, Head Games. In the U.S., the book garnered nominations for the Gumshoe Award, the Edgar Award, and the Anthony Award for best first novel. McDonald is also the creator of the Chris Lyon series and has penned non-fiction works such as Art in the Blood: Crime Novelists Discuss their Craft and Rogue Males: Conversations & Confrontations about the Writing Life. Besides his writing career, McDonald is an award-winning journalist.

Craig McDonald became a published novelist in 2006 with the novel Art in the Blood. Below is a list of Craig McDonald's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Chris Lyon Thriller Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Parts Unknown	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Carnival Noir	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cabal	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Angels of Darkness	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Hector Lassiter Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Head Games	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Toros & Torsos	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Print the Legend	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
One True Sentence	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Forever's Just Pretend	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Roll the Credits	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Great Pretender	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Running Kind	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in the Face	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Three Chords & the Truth	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Write from Wrong	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
One True Sentence	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Forever's Just Pretend	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Toros & Torsos	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Great Pretender	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Roll the Credits	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Running Kind	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Head Games	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Print the Legend	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Death in the Face	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Three Chords & the Truth	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Write from Wrong	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Graphic Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
El Gavilan	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Once a World	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Head Games: The Graphic Novel	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Art in the Blood	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rogue Males	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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