Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down Payment On Death | 1972 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 2 | Bad Boyes | 1987 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 3 | King Street Junior | 1988 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 4 | Bad Boyes and the Gangsters | 1988 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 5 | Monsterman | 1988 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 6 | Uncle Jack and Operation Green | 1990 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 7 | The Double Life of E.W.Potts, Schoolboy | 1991 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 8 | Time Riders | 1991 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 9 | Uncle Jack and the Loch Ness Monster | 1991 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 10 | The Legend of the Lost Keys | 1998 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 11 | Desert Duel | 2004 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 12 | Dunkirk Escape | 2009 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 13 | 4.3.2.1 | 2010 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 14 | Sink the Tirpitz | 2010 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 15 | Bomb! | 2011 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
| 16 | Blood on the Wall | 2013 | Jim Eldridge | Buy |
Jim Eldridge’s standalone novels reflect his remarkable range and longevity as a writer. Spanning from Down Payment On Death (1972) to Blood on the Wall (2013), these independent stories cover everything from children’s comedy to wartime adventure to contemporary fiction.
Notable entries include the Bad Boyes books (1987-1988), the wartime adventures Dunkirk Escape (2009) and Sink the Tirpitz (2010), and the thriller Bomb! (2011). The collection demonstrates Eldridge’s ability to write for different age groups and across multiple genres throughout his career.