Craig Rice

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 highest rated book by Craig Rice on Book Notification is Home Sweet Homicide, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Craig Rice on Book Notification is Home Sweet Homicide, a Standalone novel.

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

List of John J. Malone Books in Publication Order

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

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Sunday Pigeon Murders
1942
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2
The Thursday Turkey Murders
1943
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3
The April Robin Murders (With: Ed McBain)
1958
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

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

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
I'm a Stranger Here Myself and Other Stories
2010
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List of Black Gat Books in Publication Order

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

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Gypsy: A Musical Suggested by the Memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee (With: Arthur Laurents)
1994
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List of Craig Rice Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Locked Room Reader: Stories of Impossible Crimes and Escapes
1968
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2
Murder Plus
1992
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3
Murder On The Railways
2003
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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.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Craig Rice are:

  1. Fredrik Backman, author of the novel: A Man Called Ove.
  2. Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce Series.
  3. Simon Brett, author of the Fethering Mystery Series.
  4. Benjamin Stevenson, author of the Ernest Cunningham Series.
  5. Richard Osman, author of the Thursday Murder Club 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.

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 book in the Short Story Collections, 2 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Gypsy Rose Lee Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Black Gat Books Series, 1 book in the Play.

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