Chunichi Books in Order

Chunichi has written 12 books, published between 2004 and 2013. The first book is A Gangster's Girl (2004) and the newest is Girls from da Hood 9 (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2004–2013
Confirmed
1 of 12 titles
Pages on record
2,974 in 11 of 12 books
Reading time
50–74 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,974 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

Chunichi writes urban fiction, and the catalogue's subjects name African American women, drug dealers, street life, revenge and California. The 12 catalogued books run from A Gangster's Girl (2004) to 2013. A Gangster's Girl and California Connection are the two series filed under the name, the latter reaching California Connection 2 (2009) and California Connection 3 (2011). Five further names hold credits on this catalogue alongside Chunichi's, and the run includes the numbered volumes Around the Way Girls 7 (2010) and Girls from da Hood 9 (2013).

How many Chunichi books are there?

Chunichi has 12 books, released between 2004 and 2013. They include 2 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Chunichi Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Chunichi 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. 1
    A Gangster's GirlA Gangster's Girl #12004 · 258 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004258
  2. 2
    Married to the GameA Gangster's Girl #22005 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005250
  3. 3
    The Naked TruthA Gangster's Girl #32006 · 265 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006265
  4. 4
    The Return of a Gangsters GirlA Gangster's Girl #42007 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007288
  5. 5
    California ConnectionCalifornia Connection #12008 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008203
  6. 6
    California Connection 2California Connection #22009 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009202
  7. 7
    The Streets Keep Calling2010 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010198
  8. 8
    Around the Way Girls 7Around the Way Girls #72010 · 329 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010329
  9. 9
    California Connection 3California Connection #32011 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011200
  10. 10
    The California Saga2013 · 550 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013550
  11. 11
    Desire2013 · 231 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013231
  12. 12
    Girls from da Hood 9Girls From Da Hood #92013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013

Chunichi 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.

A Gangster's Girl in order

4 books
  1. 1. A Gangster's Girl
  2. 2. Married to the Game
  3. 3. The Naked Truth
  4. 4. The Return of a Gangsters Girl

California Connection in order

3 books
  1. 1. California Connection
  2. 2. California Connection 2
  3. 3. California Connection 3

Around the Way Girls in order

1 book
  1. 7. Around the Way Girls 7

Girls From Da Hood in order

1 book
  1. 9. Girls from da Hood 9

Standalone books

3 books

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

Do you have to read Chunichi books in order?

You only need to read Chunichi books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Chunichi

Start with A Gangster's Girl (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chunichi book?

Girls from da Hood 9 (2013) is the newest Chunichi book released so far.

Is there a new Chunichi book coming?

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

Chunichi at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Chunichi title on record dates from 2013, 13 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Chunichi books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,974 pages across the 11 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chunichi books, 6 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Chunichi books are about

11 of the 12 Chunichi books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african american women is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.