Best American Sports Writing Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Sports Writing 1992 |
1992 |
Buy |
| The Best American Sports Writing 2005 |
2005 |
Buy |
Comeback Kids Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hot Hand |
2007 |
Buy |
| Safe at Home |
2008 |
Buy |
| Long Shot |
2008 |
Buy |
| Two-Minute Drill |
2007 |
Buy |
| Shoot-Out |
2010 |
Buy |
Danny Walker/Travel Team Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Travel Team |
2004 |
Buy |
| Summer Ball |
2007 |
Buy |
Game Changers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Game Changers |
2012 |
Buy |
| Play Makers |
2013 |
Buy |
| Heavy Hitters |
2014 |
Buy |
Heat Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Heat |
2006 |
Buy |
| Strike Zone |
2019 |
Buy |
Home Team Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Only Game |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Extra Yard |
2016 |
Buy |
| Point Guard |
2017 |
Buy |
| Team Players |
2018 |
Buy |
House of Wolves Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Fear The Wolf |
2022 |
N/A |
| House of Wolves |
2023 |
N/A |
| The House of Wolves |
2023 |
Buy |
Jane Smith Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| 12 Months to Live |
2023 |
Buy |
| Hard To Kill / 8 Months Left |
2024 |
Buy |
| Hard to Kill |
2024 |
N/A |
| Never Say Die |
2025 |
N/A |
| The Hamptons Lawyer / Never Say Die |
2025 |
Buy |
Jesse Stone Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Night Passage |
1997 |
Buy |
| Trouble in Paradise |
1998 |
Buy |
| Death in Paradise |
2001 |
Buy |
| Sea Change |
2005 |
Buy |
| High Profile |
2007 |
Buy |
| Night and Day |
2009 |
Buy |
| Killing The Blues |
2011 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Killing the Blues |
2011 |
N/A |
| Fool Me Twice |
2012 |
Buy |
| Damned If You Do |
2013 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Damned If You Do: A Jesse Stone Novel |
2013 |
N/A |
| Robert B. Parker’s Blind Spot |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Devil Wins |
2015 |
Buy |
| Colorblind |
2018 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Colorblind |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Bitterest Pill |
2019 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s The Bitterest Pill |
2020 |
N/A |
| Fool’s Paradise |
2020 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Fool’s Paradise |
2020 |
N/A |
| Robert B. Parker’s Stone’s Throw |
2021 |
N/A |
| Stone’s Throw |
2021 |
Buy |
| Fallout |
2022 |
Buy |
| Buried Secrets |
2025 |
Buy |
| Big Shot |
2026 |
Buy |
| Stone Cold |
2003 |
Buy |
| Stranger in Paradise |
2008 |
Buy |
| Split Image |
2010 |
Buy |
| Blind Spot |
2014 |
Buy |
| Debt to Pay |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Hangman’s Sonnet |
2018 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Reggie |
1985 |
Buy |
| Parcells |
1987 |
Buy |
| Shooting from the Lip |
1988 |
Buy |
| Wait Till Next Year |
1988 |
Buy |
| Mad as Hell |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Fred Book |
1998 |
Buy |
| Summer of ‘98 |
1999 |
Buy |
Peter Finley Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Air |
1986 |
Buy |
| Extra Credits |
1988 |
Buy |
| Limited Partner |
1990 |
Buy |
Spenser Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Promised Land |
1976 |
Buy |
| Ceremony |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Widening Gyre |
1983 |
Buy |
| A Catskill Eagle |
1985 |
Buy |
| Pale Kings and Princes |
1987 |
Buy |
| Crimson Joy |
1988 |
Buy |
| Pastime |
1991 |
Buy |
| Paper Doll |
1993 |
Buy |
| Thin Air |
1995 |
Buy |
| Chance |
1996 |
Buy |
| Small Vices |
1997 |
Buy |
| Sudden Mischief |
1998 |
Buy |
| Hush Money |
1999 |
Buy |
| Hugger Mugger |
2000 |
Buy |
| Potshot |
2001 |
Buy |
| Hundred-Dollar Baby |
2006 |
N/A |
| Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl |
2006 |
Buy |
| Now & Then |
2007 |
N/A |
| Rough Weather |
2008 |
Buy |
| Chasing The Bear |
2009 |
N/A |
| The Professional |
2009 |
Buy |
| Painted Ladies |
2010 |
Buy |
| Sixkill |
2011 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby |
2012 |
N/A |
| Spenser Confidential |
2013 |
N/A |
| Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot |
2014 |
N/A |
| Robert B. Parker’s Kickback |
2015 |
N/A |
| Kickback |
2015 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn |
2016 |
N/A |
| Slow Burn |
2016 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Little White Lies |
2017 |
N/A |
| Robert B. Parker’s Old Black Magic |
2018 |
N/A |
| Robert B. Parker’s Angel Eyes |
2019 |
N/A |
| Angel Eyes |
2019 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Bye Bye Baby |
2022 |
N/A |
| Robert B. Parker’s Broken Trust |
2023 |
N/A |
| Broken Trust |
2023 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Hot Property |
2024 |
N/A |
| Hot Property |
2024 |
Buy |
| Showdown |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Godwulf Manuscript |
1973 |
Buy |
| God Save the Child |
1974 |
Buy |
| Mortal Stakes |
1975 |
Buy |
| The Judas Goat |
1978 |
Buy |
| Looking for Rachel Wallace |
1980 |
Buy |
| A Savage Place |
1981 |
Buy |
| Early Autumn |
1981 |
Buy |
| Valediction |
1984 |
Buy |
| Taming a Sea-Horse |
1986 |
Buy |
| Playmates |
1989 |
Buy |
| Stardust |
1990 |
Buy |
| Double Deuce |
1992 |
Buy |
| Walking Shadow |
1994 |
Buy |
| Widow’s Walk |
2002 |
Buy |
| Back Story |
2003 |
Buy |
| Bad Business |
2004 |
Buy |
| Cold Service |
2005 |
Buy |
| School Days |
2005 |
Buy |
| Now and Then |
2007 |
Buy |
| Silent Night |
2011 |
Buy |
| Lullaby |
2012 |
Buy |
| Wonderland / Spenser Confidential |
2013 |
Buy |
| Cheap Shot |
2014 |
Buy |
| Little White Lies |
2017 |
Buy |
| Old Black Magic |
2018 |
Buy |
| Someone to Watch Over Me |
2020 |
Buy |
| Bye Bye Baby |
2022 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Jump |
1995 |
Buy |
| Bump and Run |
2000 |
Buy |
| Full Court Press |
2001 |
Buy |
| Wild Pitch |
2002 |
Buy |
| Red Zone |
2003 |
Buy |
| Too Far |
2004 |
Buy |
| Miracle on 49th Street |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Big Field |
2008 |
Buy |
| Million-Dollar Throw |
2009 |
Buy |
| The Batboy |
2009 |
Buy |
| Hero |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Underdogs |
2011 |
Buy |
| True Legend |
2012 |
Buy |
| QB 1 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Fantasy League |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fast Break |
2015 |
Buy |
| Last Man Out |
2016 |
Buy |
| Lone Stars |
2017 |
Buy |
| No Slam Dunk |
2018 |
Buy |
| Batting Order |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Turnover |
2020 |
Buy |
| Triple Threat |
2020 |
Buy |
| Defending Champ |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Horsewoman |
2022 |
Buy |
Sunny Randall Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Shrink Rap |
2002 |
Buy |
| Blue Screen |
2006 |
Buy |
| Blood Feud |
2018 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Blood Feud |
2018 |
N/A |
| Grudge Match |
2020 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Grudge Match |
2020 |
N/A |
| Payback |
2021 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Payback |
2021 |
N/A |
| Revenge Tour |
2022 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Revenge Tour |
2022 |
N/A |
| Bad Influence |
2023 |
Buy |
| Buzz Kill |
2024 |
Buy |
| Robert B. Parker’s Buzz Kill |
2024 |
N/A |
| Robert B. Parker’s Booked |
2025 |
N/A |
| Booked |
2026 |
Buy |
| Family Honor |
1999 |
Buy |
| Perish Twice |
2000 |
Buy |
| Melancholy Baby |
2004 |
Buy |
| Spare Change |
2007 |
Buy |
Zach & Zoe Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Missing Baseball |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Half-Court Hero |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Football Fiasco |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Soccer Secret |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Hockey Rink Hunt |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Lacrosse Mix-Up |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Hall of Fame Heist |
2020 |
Buy |
Mike Lupica built his name as a sports columnist for the New York Daily News before becoming one of the most popular young adult sports fiction authors in America. His kids’ books — the Travel Team/Danny Walker series, the Comeback Kids, the Game Changers, the Home Team series, the Zach & Zoe Mysteries — put real sports drama into fiction aimed at young readers. Heat and its sequel Strike Zone are among his best-known YA titles.
His adult fiction career expanded significantly when he was chosen to continue Robert B. Parker’s Spenser and Jesse Stone series after Parker’s death. With over sixty Spenser novels and thirty Jesse Stone books between them, these series represent a massive body of work that Lupica has helped extend into the 2020s. He also writes the Jane Smith thriller series and the House of Wolves books, plus earlier adult thrillers in the Peter Finley series. His non-fiction includes sports biographies and commentary.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Mike Lupica written?
Mike Lupica has written 183 books across fifteen series.
What was Mike Lupica's first book?
Mike Lupica’s first book is The Godwulf Manuscript, published in 1973.
How did Mike Lupica come to continue Robert B. Parker's series?
“After Robert B. Parker died in 2010, his estate selected authors to continue his most popular detective series. Mike Lupica was chosen to write new Spenser and Jesse Stone novels, joining a tradition of continuation authors that also includes Ace Atkins and Reed Farrel Coleman. Lupica brought his own voice to the characters while respecting Parker’s established style — spare prose, sharp dialogue, and Boston settings.”