Bill James

Bill James

Bill James also wrote as: David Craig and Judith Jones.

Bill James was born on August 15th, 1929 and passed away at the age of 93 on June 17th, 2023.

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Below is a complete list of Bill James books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Roy Rickman Books in Publication Order (as David Craig)

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1
The Alias Man
1968
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2
Message Ends
1969
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3
Contact Lost
1970
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List of Bellecroix and Roath Books in Publication Order (as David Craig)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Young Men May Die
1970
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2
A Walk at Night
1971
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List of Harpur & Iles Books in Publication Order

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1
You'd Better Believe It
1985
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2
The Lolita Man
1987
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3
Halo Parade
1987
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4
Protection
1988
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5
Come Clean
1989
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6
Take
1990
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7
Club
1991
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8
Astride a Grave
1991
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9
Gospel
1992
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10
Roses, Roses
1993
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11
In Good Hands
1994
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12
The Detective Is Dead
1995
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13
Top Banana
1996
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14
Panicking Ralph
1998
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15
Lovely Mover
1998
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16
Eton Crop
1999
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17
Kill Me
2000
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18
Pay Days
2001
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19
Naked at the Window
2002
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20
The Girl with the Long Back
2003
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21
Easy Streets
2004
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22
Wolves of Memory
2005
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23
The Sixth Man and Other Stories
2006
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24
Girls
2006
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25
Pix
2007
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26
In the Absence of Iles
2008
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27
Hotbed
2009
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28
I Am Gold
2010
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29
Vacuum
2011
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30
Undercover
2012
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31
Play Dead
2013
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32
Disclosures
2014
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33
Blaze Away
2015
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34
First Fix Your Alibi
2016
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35
Close
2017
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36
Hitmen I Have Known
2019
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37
Low Pastures
2022
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List of Brade and Jenkins Books in Publication Order (as David Craig)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Tattooed Detective
1998
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2
Torch
1999
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3
Bay City
2000
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List of Kerry Lake Books in Publication Order (as Judith Jones)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Baby Talk
1998
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2
After Melissa
1999
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List of Simon Abelard Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Split
2001
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2
A Man's Enemies
2004
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List of DC Sally Bithron Books in Publication Order (as David Craig)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Hear Me Talking to You
2005
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2
Tip Top
2006
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Up from the grave ( As: David Craig)
1971
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2
Double take ( As: David Craig)
1972
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3
Knifeman/Bolthole ( As: David Craig)
1973
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4
Whose Little Girl Are You?/The Squeeze ( As: David Craig)
1974
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5
A Dead Liberty ( As: David Craig)
1974
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6
Albion Case ( As: David Craig)
1975
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7
Faith, Hope And Death ( As: David Craig)
1976
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8
Middleman
2002
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9
Between Lives
2004
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10
Double Jeopardy
2005
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11
Making Stuff Up
2006
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12
Letters from Carthage
2007
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13
Off-Street Parking
2009
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14
Full of Money
2009
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15
World War Two Will Not Take Place
2011
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16
Noose
2013
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17
Snatched
2014
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18
The Principals
2016
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Novels Of Anthony Powell
1976
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List of Bill James Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Second Sights: From Wrinkled Writers
2014
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2
Weirdbook #37
2017
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Bill James

Bill James (James Tucker) was born on August 15th, 1929. Bill passed away June 17th, 2023 at 93 years old. Bill James was born in Wales.

Bill James was the author of the Harpur & Iles series which consists of 37 novels. The Harpur & Iles series started in 1985 with the novel You'd Better Believe It. The most recently released novel in the Harpur & Iles series was Low Pastures which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming novels for the Harpur & Iles series.

Bill James: Awards & Accolades

Bill James books have been nominated for multiple awards, You'd Better Believe It was nominated for the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 1985. Wolves of Memory was nominated for the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 2006.

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Bill James: F.A.Q

When was Bill James Born?

Bill James was born on August 15th, 1929.

When did Bill James die?

Bill James died on June 17th, 2023 at 93 years old.

Where was Bill James Born?

Bill James was born in, Wales.

What was the first book Bill James wrote?

The first book written by Bill James was The Alias Man, published in 1968.

What was the most recent book Bill James wrote?

His most recently released work was Low Pastures on October 25th, 2022.

How many books has Bill James written?

Bill James has written 70 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Roy Rickman Series
  • 2 books in the Bellecroix and Roath Series
  • 37 books in the Harpur & Iles Series
  • 3 books in the Brade and Jenkins Series
  • 2 books in the Kerry Lake Series
  • 2 books in the Simon Abelard Series
  • 2 books in the DC Sally Bithron Series
  • 18 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Non-Fiction
  • 7 David Craig Standalone Novels

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