Around the Way Girls Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Around the Way Girls |
2004 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 2 |
2005 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 3 |
2006 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 4 |
2007 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 5 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 6 |
2009 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 7 |
2010 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 8 |
2011 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 9 |
2014 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 10 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 11 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Around the Way Girls 12 |
2023 |
Buy |
Carl Weber’s Kingpin Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Miami |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Dirty South |
2015 |
Buy |
| Philadelphia |
2015 |
Buy |
| Cleveland |
2016 |
Buy |
| Oklahoma City |
2016 |
Buy |
| Chicago |
2016 |
Buy |
| St. Louis |
2016 |
Buy |
| ATL |
2016 |
Buy |
| Charlotte |
2016 |
Buy |
| Dallas |
2018 |
Buy |
| Los Angeles |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Bronx |
2018 |
Buy |
| Jamaica |
2018 |
Buy |
| Houston |
2018 |
Buy |
| Detroit |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Girls of South Beach |
2021 |
Buy |
| Raleigh-Durham |
2021 |
Buy |
| Snitch |
2021 |
Buy |
| West Coast |
2023 |
Buy |
Gangsta Twist Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Gangsta Twist 1 |
2011 |
Buy |
| Gangsta Twist 2 |
2011 |
Buy |
| Gangsta Twist 3 |
2015 |
Buy |
Hot Shot Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Can’t Stop |
2017 |
Buy |
| Won’t Stop |
2018 |
Buy |
| Turned Up |
2023 |
Buy |
Kalifornia Luv Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Kalifornia Luv |
2009 |
Buy |
| Kalifornia Luv - Part 2 |
2017 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Kiss Me |
2012 |
Buy |
| He Don’t Play Fair |
2013 |
Buy |
| She Don’t Play Fair |
2013 |
Buy |
| Promises Made, Promises Broken |
2016 |
Buy |
| They Don’t Play Fair |
2019 |
Buy |
| Stolen Moments |
2021 |
Buy |
| Game Changer |
2025 |
Buy |
Clifford Spud Johnson’s bibliography sits firmly in urban fiction and street lit, with a strong emphasis on connected series, serialized characters, and contemporary relationship-and-crime drama. The titles suggest a readership looking for pace, conflict, betrayal, and neighborhood-based storytelling with a strong series identity.
Because so much of the catalog is organized into themed or recurring lines, reading in publication order within each series is the most natural way to approach the work. That structure helps keep the world and cast relationships easiest to follow.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Clifford Spud Johnson written?
Clifford Spud Johnson has written 46 books across six series.
What was Clifford Spud Johnson's first book?
Clifford Spud Johnson’s first book is Around the Way Girls, published in 2004.
What is Clifford Spud Johnson best known for?
Clifford Spud Johnson is best known for urban fiction series such as Around the Way Girls and other street-lit titles built around crime, relationships, and high-stakes contemporary drama. His work is especially associated with fast-moving, connected series.