John Lutz

John Lutz

John Lutz was born in Dallas, Texas, USA on November 11th, 1939 and passed away at the age of 81 on January 9th, 2021.

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John Lutz Stats: The highest rated book by John Lutz on Book Notification is Mister X, the 6th novel in the Frank Quinn series. The second-highest rated book is In for the Kill (Frank Quinn #2).

The most read book by John Lutz on Book Notification is Darker Than Night, the first novel in the Frank Quinn series. The second most read book is Urge To Kill (Frank Quinn #5).

Below is a complete list of John Lutz books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by John Lutz is the Frank Quinn Series.

List of Alo Nudger Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Buyer Beware
1976
Go
2
Nightlines
1984
Go
3
The Right to Sing the Blues
1985
Go
4
Ride the Lightning
1987
Go
5
Dancer's Debt
1988
Go
6
Time Exposure
1989
Go
7
Diamond Eyes
1990
Go
8
Thicker Than Blood
1993
Go
9
Death By Jury
1995
Go
10
Oops!
1998
Go

List of Alo Nudger Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Nudger Dilemmas
2001
Go

List of Fred Carver Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Tropical Heat
1986
Go
2
8
Scorcher
1987
Go
3
6
Kiss
1988
Go
4
6
Flame
1989
Go
5
Bloodfire
1991
Go
6
Hot
1992
Go
7
Spark
1993
Go
8
4
Torch
1994
Go
9
Burn
1995
Go
10
Lightning
1996
Go

List of Night Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
The Night Caller
2001
Go
2
6
The Night Watcher
2002
Go
3
7
The Night Spider / Night Victims
2003
Go
4
7
Fear the Night
2005
Go
5
10
Chill of Night
2006
Go

List of Frank Quinn Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.8
Darker Than Night
2004
Go
2
7.7
In for the Kill
2007
Go
3
7
Night Kills
2008
Go
4
8
Other Than Murder
2008
Go
5
6.7
Urge To Kill
2009
Go
6
10
Mister X
2010
Go
7
8
Serial
2011
Go
8
6
Switch
2012
Go
9
8
Pulse
2012
Go
10
10
Twist
2013
Go
11
8
Frenzy
2014
Go
12
Carnage
2014
Go
13
6
Slaughter
2015
Go

List of Thomas Laker Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Honorable Traitors
2018
Go
2
10
The Havana Game
2019
Go

List of Oxman and Tobin Mysteries Books in Publication Order (with Bill Pronzini)

Follows detectives Oxman and Tobin as they solve gripping mysteries full of twists and turns.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Eye
1984
Go
2
Shadowtown
1988
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Truth of the Matter
1971
Go
2
Bonegrinder
1977
Go
3
Lazarus Man
1979
Go
4
Jericho Man
1980
Go
5
The Shadow Man
1982
Go
6
6
Single White Female
1990
Go
7
Dancing with the Dead
1992
Go
8
6
The Ex
1996
Go
9
4
Final Seconds (With: David August)
1998
Go
10
Single White Female Seeks Same
2022
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
1982
Go
2
Only One Way To Land
1983
Go
3
The Romantics
1994
Go
4
High Stakes
1997
Go
5
Nightcrawlers
1997
Go
6
Second Story Sunlight
2002
Go
7
The Desert
2018
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Better Mousetraps
1988
Go
2
Shadows Everywhere
1994
Go
3
Until You Are Dead
1998
Go
4
Endless Road, and Other Stories
2003
Go
5
Tough and Other Short Stories: Tough, High Stakes, The Real Shape of the Coast
2014
Go
6
The President's Cat Is Missing & Other Stories
2014
Go

List of Akashic Noir Books in Publication Order

Features dark crime stories set in different cities or regions, each written by local authors who capture the gritty vibe of their location.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
San Francisco Noir
2002
Go
2
Seattle Noir
2003
Go
3
Bronx Noir
2003
Go
4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
Go
5
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
Go
6
Chicago Noir
2005
Go
7
Manhattan Noir
2006
Go
8
Miami Noir: The Classics
2006
Go
9
D.C. Noir
2006
Go
10
Baltimore Noir
2006
Go
11
Twin Cities Noir
2006
Go
12
London Noir
2006
Go
13
10
New Orleans Noir
2007
Go
14
Los Angeles Noir
2007
Go
15
Wall Street Noir
2007
Go
16
Havana Noir
2007
Go
17
Detroit Noir
2007
Go
18
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
Go
19
Toronto Noir
2008
Go
20
Las Vegas Noir
2008
Go
21
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
Go
22
Paris Noir
2008
Go
23
Istanbul Noir
2008
Go
24
Boston Noir
2009
Go
25
Rome Noir
2009
Go
26
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
Go
27
Portland Noir
2009
Go
28
6
Delhi Noir
2009
Go
29
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
Go
30
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
Go
31
Mexico City Noir
2010
Go
32
Richmond Noir
2010
Go
33
Orange County Noir
2010
Go
34
Indian Country Noir
2010
Go
35
Moscow Noir
2010
Go
36
Lone Star Noir
2010
Go
37
Philadelphia Noir
2010
Go
38
Haiti Noir
2010
Go
39
Copenhagen Noir
2010
Go
40
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
Go
41
San Diego Noir
2011
Go
42
Barcelona Noir
2011
Go
43
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
Go
44
Staten Island Noir
2012
Go
45
Mumbai Noir
2012
Go
46
Long Island Noir
2012
Go
47
Venice Noir
2012
Go
48
Kingston Noir
2012
Go
49
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
Go
50
Kansas City Noir
2012
Go
51
Boston Noir 2
2012
Go
52
Manila Noir
2013
Go
53
Buffalo Noir
2013
Go
54
Dallas Noir
2013
Go
55
Haiti Noir 2
2013
Go
56
Singapore Noir
2014
Go
57
Prison Noir
2014
Go
58
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
Go
59
Tehran Noir
2014
Go
60
10
Belfast Noir
2014
Go
61
Helsinki Noir
2014
Go
62
Providence Noir
2015
Go
63
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
Go
64
Memphis Noir
2015
Go
65
Zagreb Noir
2015
Go
66
Marseille Noir
2015
Go
67
Beirut Noir
2015
Go
68
Stockholm Noir
2016
Go
69
Brussels Noir
2016
Go
70
Mississippi Noir
2016
Go
71
St. Louis Noir
2016
Go
72
Prague Noir
2016
Go
73
San Juan Noir
2016
Go
74
Oakland Noir
2017
Go
75
Trinidad Noir
2017
Go
76
Atlanta Noir
2017
Go
77
New Haven Noir
2017
Go
78
Montana Noir
2017
Go
79
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
Go
80
Montreal Noir
2017
Go
81
Berlin Noir
2018
Go
82
São Paulo Noir
2018
Go
83
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
Go
84
Lagos Noir
2018
Go
85
Marrakech Noir
2018
Go
86
Baghdad Noir
2018
Go
87
Vancouver Noir
2018
Go
88
Sydney Noir
2018
Go
89
Hong Kong Noir
2018
Go
90
Amsterdam Noir
2019
Go
91
Houston Noir
2019
Go
92
Columbus Noir
2020
Go
93
Santa Fe Noir
2020
Go
94
Alabama Noir
2020
Go
95
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
Go
96
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
Go
97
Belgrade Noir
2020
Go
98
Palm Springs Noir
2021
Go
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List of John Lutz Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
100 Malicious Little Mysteries
1981
Go
2
Alfred Hitchcock's A Choice of Evils
1983
Go
3
Mean Streets
1986
Go
4
Tales of Terror
1986
Go
5
An Eye for Justice
1988
Go
6
Deadly Allies
1992
Go
7
Dark Crimes 2
1993
Go
8
Feline and Famous
1994
Go
9
Deadly Allies II
1994
Go
10
Vampire Detectives
1995
Go
11
First Cases, Volume 1
1996
Go
12
Guilty as Charged
1996
Go
13
Murder to Music
1997
Go
14
Once Upon a Crime
1998
Go
15
Murder on Route 66
1998
Go
16
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1999
Go
17
Unholy Orders
2000
Go
18
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
2000
Go
19
San Francisco Noir
2002
Go
20
Seattle Noir
2003
Go
21
Bronx Noir
2003
Go
22
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4
2003
Go
23
Show Business is Murder
2004
Go
24
Brooklyn Noir
2004
Go
25
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5
2004
Go
26
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
Go
27
Chicago Noir
2005
Go
28
Miami Noir: The Classics
2006
Go
29
Baltimore Noir
2006
Go
30
Twin Cities Noir
2006
Go
31
London Noir
2006
Go
32
Los Angeles Noir
2007
Go
33
Wall Street Noir
2007
Go
34
Havana Noir
2007
Go
35
Detroit Noir
2007
Go
36
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
Go
37
Toronto Noir
2008
Go
38
At the Scene of the Crime
2008
Go
39
Boston Noir
2009
Go
40
6
Delhi Noir
2009
Go
41
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
Go
42
Florida Heat Wave
2010
Go
43
Mexico City Noir
2010
Go
44
Richmond Noir
2010
Go
45
Orange County Noir
2010
Go
46
Indian Country Noir
2010
Go
47
Moscow Noir
2010
Go
48
The Shamus Winners
2010
Go
49
Lone Star Noir
2010
Go
50
Philadelphia Noir
2010
Go
51
Haiti Noir
2010
Go
52
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
Go
53
Barcelona Noir
2011
Go
54
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
Go
55
First Thrills: Volume 4
2011
Go
56
Staten Island Noir
2012
Go
57
Long Island Noir
2012
Go
58
Venice Noir
2012
Go
59
Kingston Noir
2012
Go
60
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
Go
61
Kansas City Noir
2012
Go
62
Buffalo Noir
2013
Go
63
Haiti Noir 2
2013
Go
64
Singapore Noir
2014
Go
65
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
Go
66
Providence Noir
2015
Go
67
Zagreb Noir
2015
Go
68
Marseille Noir
2015
Go
69
Beirut Noir
2015
Go
70
Stockholm Noir
2016
Go
71
Brussels Noir
2016
Go
72
Mississippi Noir
2016
Go
73
St. Louis Noir
2016
Go
74
Prague Noir
2016
Go
75
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2016
Go
76
Oakland Noir
2017
Go
77
Trinidad Noir
2017
Go
78
New Haven Noir
2017
Go
79
Montana Noir
2017
Go
80
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
Go
81
Montreal Noir
2017
Go
82
São Paulo Noir
2018
Go
83
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
Go
84
Vancouver Noir
2018
Go
85
Hong Kong Noir
2018
Go
86
Amsterdam Noir
2019
Go
87
Columbus Noir
2020
Go
88
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
Go
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John Lutz

John Lutz (John Thomas Lutz) was born on November 11th, 1939. John passed away January 9th, 2021 at 81 years old. John Lutz was born in Dallas, Texas, USA.

John Lutz was the author of the Frank Quinn series which consists of 13 novels. The Frank Quinn series started in 2004 with the novel Darker Than Night. The most recently released novel in the Frank Quinn series was Slaughter which was released in 2015. There are no upcoming novels for the Frank Quinn series.

John Lutz: Awards & Accolades

Lutz's books have won multiple awards, What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You won the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story, in 1982. Kiss won the Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel, in 1989.

The following novels by John Lutz were nominated for these awards:

  • Only One Way To Land: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (1984).
  • Nightlines: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel (1985).
  • Ride the Lightning: Anthony Award, Best Short Story (1986). Shamus Award, Best P.I. Novel (1988).
  • Tropical Heat: Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (1987).
  • The Romantics: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (1995).
  • Nightcrawlers: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (1998).
  • The Night Watcher: Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original (2003).
  • Second Story Sunlight: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Short Story (2003).
  • Urge To Kill: International Thriller Writers Award, Best Original Paperback Novel (2010).
  • Mister X: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Paperback Original (2011).
  • Serial: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Paperback Original (2012).
  • Pulse: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Paperback Original (2013).

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  4. James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
  5. John Sandford, author of the Prey/Lucas Davenport Series.

John Lutz: F.A.Q

When was John Lutz Born?

John Lutz was born on November 11th, 1939.

When did John Lutz die?

John Lutz died on January 9th, 2021 at 81 years old.

Where was John Lutz Born?

John Lutz was born in Dallas, Texas, USA.

What book awards has John Lutz won?

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Shamus Award Best P.I. Short Story (1982).
Kiss: Shamus Award Best P.I. Novel (1989).

What was the first book John Lutz wrote?

The first book written by John Lutz was The Truth of the Matter, published in 1971.

What was the most recent book John Lutz wrote?

His most recently released work was Single White Female Seeks Same on September 13th, 2022.

How many books has John Lutz written?

John Lutz has written 66 books across 11 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 10 books in the Alo Nudger Series
  • 1 Alo Nudger Collections
  • 10 books in the Fred Carver Series
  • 5 books in the Night Series
  • 13 books in the Frank Quinn Series
  • 2 books in the Thomas Laker Series
  • 2 books in the Oxman and Tobin Mysteries Series
  • 10 Standalone Novels
  • 7 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 6 Short Story Collections

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