Order of Laurence Shames Books
Laurence Shames is an American author of humourous mystery novels and non-fiction books. He writes the Key West Mysteries series. In prior careers, Laurence has been a NYC cab driver, lounge singer, furniture mover, lifeguard, dishwasher, gym teacher and shoe salesman. Following these failed careers, he moved to writing on a full-time basis in 1976. Since then, he has made four different New York Times Bestseller lists, all writing under different pen names (and none of which were his own).
Although Laurence Shames has been writing since 1976, his first book to be published under his own name was a non-fiction book entitled The Big Time: The Harvard Business School’s Most Successful Class & How it Shaped America. His first novel under his own name was Florida Straits, which was published in 1992. Below is a list of Laurence Shames’ books in order of when they were originally published:
Get notified when Laurence Shames releases a new book at BookNotification.com.
Publication Order of Key West Mysteries Books
| Florida Straits | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Scavenger Reef | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sunburn | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tropical Depression | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Virgin Heat | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mangrove Squeeze | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Welcome to Paradise | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Naked Detective | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shot on Location | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Chickens | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Tropical Swap | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Key West Luck | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| One Strange Date | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| One Big Joke | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nacho Unleashed | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Paradise Gig | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Key West Normal | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Relative Humidity | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sunset Bluff | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Bad Twin | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Angels' Share | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Money Talks | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Big Time | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Hunger for More | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Not Fade Away | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Living Large | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Lost Books
| Endangered Species | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Secret Identity | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Signs of Life | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Bad Twin | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
+ Show All Books in this Series | ||||
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: Natural Suspect is a collaborative novel with contributions from William Bernhardt, Leslie Glass, Gini Hartzmark, John Katzenbach, John Lescroart, Bonnie MacDougal, Phillip Margolin, Brad Meltzer, Michael Palmer and Lisa Scottoline. Not Fade Away was co-authored by Peter Barton. Living Large was co-authored by Michael S. Berman.
If You Like Laurence Shames Books, You’ll Love…
Shop Worldwide: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.ca