Order of Key West Mysteries Books
The Key West Mysteries is a series of humourous mystery novels by American author Laurence Shames. The series does not focus on any particular character, but looks at the various characters who have taken up residence in the seedy side of Key West, Florida.
Laurence Shames began his Key West Mysteries series in 1992 with the novel Florida Straits. Following the 2000 novel The Naked Detective, he took a hiatus for over 12 years before the publication of the novel Shot on Location. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Laurence Shames’ Key West Mysteries books in order of when they were first released (which is the same as their chronological order):
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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 |
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Key West Mysteries Synopsis: Florida Straits by Laurence Shames is the first entry into his Key West Mysteries series. Joey Goldman is snowbirding for the winter. The B-level NY mobster has taken girlfriend Sandra and headed for the sun, surf and sleze of Key West, Florida. There, a small-time hustler like Joey can make it big if he’s lucky. Joey’s half-brother Gino has just screwed up one of the biggest heists in the history of the state, which is why he needs Joey to be his fall guy. Now everyone in Florida is after Joey, including a Miami don who wants his cut of $3 million in jewels. Joey will have to find out where the jewels are stashed if he wants to survive here in paradise.
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