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Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano Books in Order

Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano has written 19 books, published between 1987 and 1999. The first book is The Take (1987) and the newest is Safe Harbor (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1987–1999
Pages on record
5,382 in 17 of 19 books
Reading time
90–135 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,382 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano checklist

Eugene Izzi, also listed as Nick Gaitano, wrote hard-boiled crime fiction. The catalogue records 19 books from The Take (1987) to Safe Harbor (1999). Subject tags on the work include Chicago, the Mafia, organized crime, police and murder. The Jake Phillips series is part of the list, and other titles include Bad Guys (1988), King of the Hustlers (1989), Prowlers (1991) and Tony's Justice (1993). The catalogue treats the Eugene Izzi list as likely complete.

How many Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano books are there?

Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano has 19 books, released between 1987 and 1999. 2 of them belong to the Jake Phillips series.

Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano 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 The Take by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1987)
  2. Cover of Bad Guys by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1988)
  3. Cover of The Eighth Victim by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1988)
  4. Cover of King of the Hustlers by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1989)
  5. Cover of Invasions by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1990)
  6. Cover of The Booster by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1990)
  7. Cover of Prowlers by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1991)
  8. Cover of Tribal Secrets by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1992)
  9. Cover of Tony's Justice by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1993)
  10. Cover of Special Victims (As: Nick Gaitano) by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1994)
  11. Cover of Jaded by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano, book 2 of the Jake Phillips series (1996)
  12. Cover of Spent Force (As: Nick Gaitano) by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1996)
  13. Cover of A Matter of Honor by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1997)
  14. Cover of The Criminalist by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1998)
  15. Cover of Safe Harbor by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano (1999)
  1. 1
    The Take1987 · 246 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987246
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  2. 2
    Bad Guys1988 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988245
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  3. 3
    The Eighth Victim1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  4. 4
    King of the Hustlers1989 · 277 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989277
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  5. 5
    The Prime Roll1990 · 275 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990275
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  6. 6
    Invasions1990 · 311 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990311
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  7. 7
    The Booster1990 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990245
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  8. 8
    Prowlers1991 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991341
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  9. 9
    Tribal Secrets1992 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992376
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  10. 10
    Tony's Justice1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  11. 11
    Special Victims (As: Nick Gaitano)1994 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994234
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  12. 12
    Mr. XJake Phillips #11995 · 406 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995406
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  13. 13
    Bulletin From The Street1995 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995400
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  14. 14
    JadedJake Phillips #21996 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996256
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  15. 15
    Players1996 · 353 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996353
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  16. 16
    Spent Force (As: Nick Gaitano)1996 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996310
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  17. 17
    A Matter of Honor1997 · 424 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997424
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  18. 18
    The Criminalist1998 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998341
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  19. 19
    Safe Harbor1999 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999342
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Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano 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.

Jake Phillips in order

2 books
  1. 1. Mr. X
  2. 2. Jaded

Standalone books

17 books

17 Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano books in order?

You only need to read Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano books in order within the Jake Phillips series, which holds 2 of the 19 Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano

Start with The Take (1987), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano book?

Safe Harbor (1999) is the newest Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano book released so far.

Is there a new Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano book coming?

No next Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano title on record dates from 1999, 27 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,382 pages across the 17 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 311 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano books, 15 of 19, were published in the 1990s.

What the Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano books are about

15 of the 19 Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: police is tagged on 5 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.