Order of Craig Rice Books

Craig Rice is the pseudonym of American author Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig (1908-1957), recognized for her mystery novels, particularly the John J. Malone series. Her works uniquely blended hardboiled detective fiction with screwball comedy. Additionally, she ghostwrote for George Sanders and Gypsy Rose Lee and collaborated with Stuart Palmer and Ed McBain. Notably, Craig Rice was the first female author to grace the cover of Time Magazine. She made her novel debut in 1939 with Eight Faces at Three (also known as Death at Three). Below is a list of Craig Rice’s books in the order of their original publication.

Craig Rice became a published novelist in 1939 with the novel Eight Faces at Three / Death at Three. Below is a list of Craig Rice's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of John J. Malone Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Eight Faces at Three / Death at Three	(1939)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Corpse Steps Out	(1940)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wrong Murder	(1940)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Right Murder	(1941)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Trial by Fury	(1941)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Big Midget Murders	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Having a Wonderful Crime	(1943)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lucky Stiff	(1945)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Fourth Postman	(1948)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Double Frame / Knocked for a Loop	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Kingdom for a Hearse	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Name is Malone	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder, Mystery and Malone	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
But the Doctor Died	(1967)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Sunday Pigeon Murders	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Thursday Turkey Murders	(1943)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The April Robin Murders (With: Ed McBain)	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Yesterday's Murder / Telefair	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Slept All Day (As: Michael Venning)	(1942)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
To Catch a Thief	(1943)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Home Sweet Homicide	(1944)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime on My Hands (As: George Sanders)	(1944)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stranger at Home (As: George Sanders, With: Leigh Brackett)	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Innocent Bystander	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Once Upon a Train	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Don't Go Near	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
I'm a Stranger Here Myself and Other Stories	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Black Gat Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Two Names for Death (By: E.P. Fenwick)	(1945)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stranger at Home (As: George Sanders, With: Leigh Brackett)	(1946)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Persian Cat (By: John Flagg)	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Old Man's Badge (By: Ferguson Findley)	(1950)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
You'll Get Yours (By: William Ard)	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tears are for Angels (By: Paul Connolly)	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Little Sister (By: Lee Roberts)	(1952)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Stool Pigeon (By: Louis Malley)	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Madball (By: Fredric Brown)	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
She Got What She Wanted (By: Orrie Hitt)	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Woman on the Roof (By: Helen Nielsen)	(1954)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Men From the Boys (By: Ed Lacy)	(1956)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Never Say No to a Killer (By: Clifton Adams)	(1956)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Hoods Take Over (By: Ovid Demaris)	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Living End (By: Frank Kane)	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dead Wrong (By: Lorenz Heller)	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Last Notch (By: Matthew Gant)	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
End of the Line (By: Bert and Dolores Hitchens)	(1958)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Angel's Flight (By: Lou Cameron)	(1960)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Frantic (By: Noël Calef)	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Haven for the Damned (By: Harry Whittington)	(1962)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Frenzy of Evil (By: Henry Kane)	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Eddie's World (By: Charlie Stella)	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Gypsy Rose Lee Plays Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Gypsy: A Musical Suggested by the Memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee (With:Arthur Laurents)	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Locked Room Reader: Stories of Impossible Crimes and Escapes	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder Plus	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murder On The Railways	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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