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Bill Fitzhugh Books in Order

Bill Fitzhugh has written 11 books, published between 1996 and 2021. The first book is Pest Control (1996) and the newest is A Perfect Harvest (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1996–2021
Pages on record
2,721 in 8 of 11 books
Reading time
45–68 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,721 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Bill Fitzhugh checklist

Bill Fitzhugh writes humorous mystery fiction, with 11 books catalogued between 1996 and 2021. Pest Control (1996) is the first. The Organ Grinders (1998), Cross Dressing (2000), Fender Benders (2001) and Radio Activity (2004) followed. Fitzhugh's series are the Transplant Tetralogy, Assassin Bug and Rick Shannon. Subject headings mention assassins, pests, disc jockeys, country musicians, radio broadcasters, Mississippi and private investigators. A Perfect Harvest (2021) is the latest title.

How many Bill Fitzhugh books are there?

Bill Fitzhugh has 11 books, released between 1996 and 2021. They include 3 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Bill Fitzhugh Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Bill Fitzhugh books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Pest Control by Bill Fitzhugh, book 1 of the Assassin Bug series (1996)
  2. Cover of The Organ Grinders by Bill Fitzhugh, book 1 of the Transplant Tetralogy series (1998)
  3. Cover of Cross Dressing by Bill Fitzhugh (2000)
  4. Cover of Fender Benders by Bill Fitzhugh (2001)
  5. Cover of Heart Seizure by Bill Fitzhugh, book 2 of the Transplant Tetralogy series (2003)
  6. Cover of Highway 61 Resurfaced by Bill Fitzhugh, book 2 of the Rick Shannon series (2005)
  7. Cover of The Adventures of Slim & Howdy by Bill Fitzhugh (2008)
  8. Cover of The Exterminators by Bill Fitzhugh, book 2 of the Assassin Bug series (2012)
  1. 1
    Pest ControlAssassin Bug #11996 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996320
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  2. 2
    The Organ GrindersTransplant Tetralogy #11998 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998400
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  3. 3
    Cross Dressing2000 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000336
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  4. 4
    Fender Benders2001 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001336
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  5. 5
    Heart SeizureTransplant Tetralogy #22003 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003448
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  6. 6
    Radio ActivityRick Shannon #12004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  7. 7
    Highway 61 ResurfacedRick Shannon #22005 · 353 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005353
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  8. 8
    The Adventures of Slim & Howdy2008 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008272
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  9. 9
    The ExterminatorsAssassin Bug #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    Human ResourcesTransplant Tetralogy #32017 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017256
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  11. 11
    A Perfect HarvestTransplant Tetralogy #42021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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Bill Fitzhugh books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Transplant Tetralogy in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Organ Grinders
  2. 2. Heart Seizure
  3. 3. Human Resources
  4. 4. A Perfect Harvest

Assassin Bug in order

2 books
  1. 1. Pest Control
  2. 2. The Exterminators

Rick Shannon in order

2 books
  1. 1. Radio Activity
  2. 2. Highway 61 Resurfaced

Standalone books

3 books

3 Bill Fitzhugh titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Bill Fitzhugh books in order?

You only need to read Bill Fitzhugh books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Bill Fitzhugh

Start with Pest Control (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bill Fitzhugh book?

A Perfect Harvest (2021) is the newest Bill Fitzhugh book released so far.

Is there a new Bill Fitzhugh book coming?

No next Bill Fitzhugh book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bill Fitzhugh at a glance

Paused
No new Bill Fitzhugh title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Bill Fitzhugh books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,721 pages across the 8 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bill Fitzhugh books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Bill Fitzhugh books are about

9 of the 11 Bill Fitzhugh books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.