Milo Milodragovitch books in order

The Milo Milodragovitch series by James Crumley follows a hard-drinking Montana private investigator through four novels published between 1975 and 2001.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Wrong Case 1975 James Crumley Buy
2 Dancing Bear 1983 James Crumley Buy
3 Bordersnakes 1996 James Crumley N/A
4 The Final Country 2001 James Crumley Buy

James Crumley’s Milo Milodragovitch is a Montana private eye with a taste for drugs and alcohol and a family inheritance that keeps him solvent between cases. The Wrong Case (1975) introduces Milo, and Dancing Bear (1983) continues his story. Bordersnakes (1996) brings Milo together with Crumley’s other detective, C.W. Sughrue, and The Final Country (2001) closes the series.

Milo is a more self-destructive character than most fictional private eyes, and Crumley uses him to explore the darker side of life in the modern American West. The books are as much about landscape and lifestyle as they are about crime.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Milo Milodragovitch series?

There are four books in the Milo Milodragovitch series, published between 1975 and 2001.

What is the first book in the Milo Milodragovitch series?

The first book in the Milo Milodragovitch series is The Wrong Case, published in 1975.

What is the Milo Milodragovitch series about?

The Milo Milodragovitch series follows a private investigator in Montana who takes cases that lead him through the bars, mountains, and criminal underworld of the American West. The four books are The Wrong Case, Dancing Bear, Bordersnakes, and The Final Country.

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