Al Lamanda books

Al Lamanda is a Nero Wolfe Award-winning mystery and thriller author known for his John Bekker series, as well as the Kellerman mysteries and Duncan Wyatt novels.

Assassin’s Creed Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Ruling Class 2019 Buy
Adjudicated 2019 Buy
Revenant 2019 Buy
Lazarus 2019 Buy
Genesis 2019 Buy

Duncan Wyatt and Lo-Lo Del Ray Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Key West Takedown 2014 Buy
Key West Winter Blues 2015 Buy
Key West Gatekeeper 2016 Buy

Homeless Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Walking Homeless 2010 Buy
Running Homeless 2011 Buy
The Final Chapter 2018 Buy

John Bekker Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Sunset 2012 Buy
Sunrise 2013 Buy
First Light 2014 Buy
This Side of Midnight 2015 Buy
With Six You Get Wally 2016 Buy
Who Killed Joe Italiano? 2018 Buy
For Better or Worse 2019 Buy
The Case of the Missing Fan Dancer 2022 Buy

Kellerman Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Checkmate 2011 Buy
Lollypops 2011 Buy
Hard Time 2014 Buy
Cold As Ice 2016 Buy
Shades of Gotham 2016 Buy
Saving Grace 2020 Buy

Lee Gavin Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 2011 Buy
The Cat’s in the Cradle 2011 Buy
Dodos 2012 Buy
The Theory Of Everything 2016 Buy

Noir Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Noir 2015 Buy
Noir Book Two 2015 Buy

Rollie Finch

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Missing Six 2020 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Searching For Hemingway 2017 Buy

Short Story Collections

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Santino the Great 2012 Buy
Tales of the Old West 2020 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Dunston Falls 2008 Buy
The Harbor 2011 Buy
Messenger 2011 Buy
Apocalypse Then 2012 Buy
Local Hero 2012 Buy
The Inheritance 2012 Buy
Lightning 2012 Buy
Just Another Day In The Life 2012 Buy
Ride To Nowhere 2012 Buy
World War Zero 2012 Buy
Second Chance 2012 Buy
Three Card Monte 2012 Buy
Express Riders 2013 Buy
Jack 2013 Buy
The Diary of a Lonely Hit Man 2015 Buy
Concession 2016 Buy
The Groom and Victorio Peak 2017 Buy
Evergreen: She’s No Doll 2019 Buy
OB 2019 Buy
Streets of Darkness 2019 Buy
Once Upon A Time In A State Park 2020 Buy
City of Darkness 2021 Buy

Al Lamanda was born in The Bronx and spent most of his life in Manhattan. He served in the United States Marine Corps and worked as a private investigator and professional bodyguard in New York, Massachusetts, and Florida before turning to fiction. His debut novel, Dunston Falls, received strong reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly.

His longest-running series is the John Bekker Mysteries, which follows a retired detective through eight novels beginning with Sunset in 2012. The fifth entry, With Six You Get Wally, won the Nero Wolfe Award for Best Mystery of the Year. He also writes the Kellerman series, the Duncan Wyatt and Lo-Lo Del Ray mysteries set in Key West, and the Assassin’s Creed thrillers.

Under the pen name Ethan J. Wolfe, Lamanda has also written a dozen historical western novels, including the popular Regulator series. An avid weightlifter and boxer in his spare time, he has published more than twenty novels and several screenplays across his career.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Al Lamanda written?

Al Lamanda has written 57 books across eleven series.

What was Al Lamanda's first book?

Al Lamanda’s first book is Dunston Falls, published in 2008.

Has Al Lamanda won any literary awards?

Yes, Al Lamanda won the Nero Wolfe Award for Best Mystery of the Year for With Six You Get Wally, the fifth book in his John Bekker Mysteries. He has also been nominated for the Edgar Award and the Shamus Award.

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