Craig Rice

Craig Rice also wrote as: George Sanders, Daphne Sanders, Michael Venning and Gypsy Rose Lee.

Craig Rice was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA on June 5th, 1908 and passed away at the age of 49 on August 28th, 1957.

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Craig Rice Stats: The most read book by Craig Rice on Book Notification is Home Sweet Homicide, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Lucky Stiff (John J. Malone #8).

Below is a complete list of Craig Rice books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Craig Rice is the John J. Malone Series.

List of John J. Malone Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top John J. Malone books are Having a Wonderful Crime, The Right Murder, and Trial by Fury.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Eight Faces at Three / Death at Three	1939	Loading... Go
2	The Corpse Steps Out	1940	Loading... Go
3	The Wrong Murder	1940	Loading... Go
4	The Right Murder	1941	Loading... Go
5	Trial by Fury	1941	Loading... Go
6	The Big Midget Murders	1942	Loading... Go
7	Having a Wonderful Crime	1943	Loading... Go
8	6 The Lucky Stiff	1945	Loading... Go
9	The Fourth Postman	1948	Loading... Go
10	The Double Frame / Knocked for a Loop	1957	Loading... Go
11	My Kingdom for a Hearse	1957	Loading... Go
12	The Name is Malone	1958	Loading... Go
13	Murder, Mystery and Malone	1963	Loading... Go
14	But the Doctor Died	1967	Loading... Go

List of Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Sunday Pigeon Murders	1942	Loading... Go
2	The Thursday Turkey Murders	1943	Loading... Go
3	The April Robin Murders (With: Ed McBain)	1958	Loading... Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Home Sweet Homicide, The Man Who Slept All Day, and Crime on My Hands.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Yesterday's Murder / Telefair	1942	Loading... Go
2	The Man Who Slept All Day ( As: Michael Venning)	1942	Loading... Go
3	To Catch a Thief	1943	Loading... Go
4	8 Home Sweet Homicide	1944	Loading... Go
5	Crime on My Hands ( As: George Sanders)	1944	Loading... Go
6	Stranger at Home ( As: George Sanders, With: Leigh Brackett)	1946	Loading... Go
7	Innocent Bystander	1949	Loading... Go
8	Once Upon a Train	1950	Loading... Go
9	Don't Go Near	1953	Loading... Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		I'm a Stranger Here Myself and Other Stories	2010	Loading... Go

List of Black Gat Books in Publication Order

A group converges on a ghost town, each seeking something lost, and not all will leave alive.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Two Names for Death (By: E.P. Fenwick)	1945	Loading... Go
2	Stranger at Home ( As: George Sanders, With: Leigh Brackett)	1946	Loading... Go
3	The Persian Cat (By: John Flagg)	1950	Loading... Go
4	My Old Man's Badge (By: Ferguson Findley)	1950	Loading... Go
5	You'll Get Yours (By: William Ard)	1952	Loading... Go
6	Tears are for Angels (By: Paul Connolly)	1952	Loading... Go
7	8 Little Sister (By: Lee Roberts)	1952	Loading... Go
8	Stool Pigeon (By: Louis Malley)	1953	Loading... Go
9	Madball (By: Fredric Brown)	1953	Loading... Go
10	She Got What She Wanted (By: Orrie Hitt)	1954	Loading... Go
11	The Woman on the Roof (By: Helen Nielsen)	1954	Loading... Go
12	The Men From the Boys (By: Ed Lacy)	1956	Loading... Go
13	Never Say No to a Killer (By: Clifton Adams)	1956	Loading... Go
14	The Hoods Take Over (By: Ovid Demaris)	1957	Loading... Go
15	The Living End (By: Frank Kane)	1957	Loading... Go
16	Dead Wrong (By: Lorenz Heller)	1957	Loading... Go
17	6 The Last Notch (By: Matthew Gant)	1958	Loading... Go
18	End of the Line (By: Bert and Dolores Hitchens)	1958	Loading... Go
19	Angel's Flight ( By: Lou Cameron)	1960	Loading... Go
20	Frantic (By: Noël Calef)	1961	Loading... Go
21	A Haven for the Damned (By: Harry Whittington)	1962	Loading... Go
22	Frenzy of Evil (By: Henry Kane)	1963	Loading... Go
23	Eddie's World (By: Charlie Stella)	2001	Loading... Go
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List of Craig Rice Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Locked Room Reader: Stories of Impossible Crimes and Escapes	1968	Loading... Go
2	Murder Plus	1992	Loading... Go
3	Murder On The Railways	2003	Loading... Go
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Craig Rice

Craig Rice (Georgiana Ann Randolph Walker Craig) was born on June 5th, 1908. Craig passed away August 28th, 1957 at 49 years old. Craig Rice was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Craig Rice was the author of the John J. Malone series which consists of 14 novels. The John J. Malone series started in 1939 with the novel Eight Faces at Three / Death at Three. The most recently released novel in the John J. Malone series was But the Doctor Died which was released in 1967. There are no upcoming novels for the John J. Malone series.

Craig Rice has been included on Japan's Honkaku Mystery Best 10 list one time. In 2015, People vs. Withers and Malone by Rice and Stuart Palmer from the John J. Malone series was ranked #9.

Craig Rice: Lists & Other Mentions

Home Sweet Homicide was a Mystery Writers of America: Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time Selection in 1995.

Related Authors

Fans of Craig Rice also enjoy these authors:

Richard Osman, author of the Thursday Murder Club Series.
Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal Series.
Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce Series.
Laurie R. King, author of the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Series.
Anthony Horowitz, author of the Susan Ryeland Series.

Craig Rice: F.A.Q

When was Craig Rice Born?

Craig Rice was born on June 5th, 1908.

When did Craig Rice die?

Craig Rice died on August 28th, 1957 at 49 years old.

Where was Craig Rice Born?

Craig Rice was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

What was the first book Craig Rice wrote?

The first book written by Craig Rice was Eight Faces at Three / Death at Three, published in 1939.

What was the most recent book Craig Rice wrote?

Her most recently released work was I'm a Stranger Here Myself and Other Stories (a short story) on February 20th, 2010.

What is the most popular book by Craig Rice?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Craig Rice book is Home Sweet Homicide. Here are her most popular books:

Home Sweet Homicide (8)
The Lucky Stiff (6)

How many books has Craig Rice written?

Craig Rice has written 31 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 14 books in the John J. Malone Series, 3 books in the Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Series, 9 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story Collections, 2 Standalone Novels, 1 Gypsy Rose Lee Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Black Gat Books Series, 1 book in the Play.

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