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Gary Phillips Books in Order

Gary Phillips has written 35 books, published between 1994 and 2026. The first book is Violent Spring (1994) and the newest is The Haul (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
35
Published
1994–2026
Confirmed
2 of 35 titles
Pages on record
3,600 in 16 of 35 books
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Gary Phillips, born in 1955, is an American writer, editor and community activist. Violent Spring (1994) is held up as a classic of crime fiction and one of the essential crime novels about Los Angeles. The work ranges from hard-boiled mysteries, the Ivan Monk series among them, to the graphic novel Angeltown and the anthology The Obama Inheritance: Fifteen Stories of Conspiracy Noir. Phillips also worked as a story editor and writer on the television show Snowfall. The catalogue holds 35 books ending with The Haul (2026), with Martha Chainey, Harry Ingram, Essex Man and Matthew Henson among the series.

How many Gary Phillips books are there?

Gary Phillips has 35 books, released between 1994 and 2026. They include 5 series and 18 titles listed outside any series.

Gary Phillips Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 35 Gary Phillips 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 Violent Spring by Gary Phillips, book 1 of the Ivan Monk series (1994)
  2. Cover of Bad Night Is Falling by Gary Phillips, book 3 of the Ivan Monk series (1998)
  3. Cover of The Jook by Gary Phillips (1999)
  4. Cover of High Hand by Gary Phillips, book 1 of the Martha Chainey series (2000)
  5. Cover of Only the Wicked by Gary Phillips, book 4 of the Ivan Monk series (2000)
  6. Cover of Shooter's Point by Gary Phillips, book 2 of the Martha Chainey series (2001)
  7. Cover of The Perpetrators by Gary Phillips, book 3 of the Martha Chainey series (2002)
  8. Cover of Bangers by Gary Phillips (2003)
  9. Cover of Midnight Mover by Gary Phillips (2004)
  10. Cover of Monkology by Gary Phillips, book 5 of the Ivan Monk series (2004)
  11. Cover of Freedom's Fight by Gary Phillips (2009)
  12. Cover of Orange County Noir by Gary Phillips, book 38 of the Akashic Noir series (2010)
  13. Cover of Angeltown: The Nate Hollis Investigations by Gary Phillips (2011)
  14. Cover of The Warlord of Willow Ridge by Gary Phillips (2012)
  15. Cover of Astonishing Heroes: Shades of Justice by Gary Phillips (2014)
  1. 1
    Violent SpringIvan Monk #11994 · 108 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994108
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  2. 2
    Perdition, U.S.A.Ivan Monk #21996 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996258
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  3. 3
    Bad Night Is FallingIvan Monk #31998 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998312
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  4. 4
    The Jook1999 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999222
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  5. 5
    High HandMartha Chainey #12000 · 242 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000242
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  6. 6
    High Rollers2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  7. 7
    Only the WickedIvan Monk #42000 · 335 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000335
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  8. 8
    Shooter's PointMartha Chainey #22001 · 231 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001231
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  9. 9
    The PerpetratorsMartha Chainey #32002 · 173 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002173
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  10. 10
    Bangers2003 · 291 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003291
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  11. 11
    Midnight Mover2004 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004120
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  12. 12
    MonkologyIvan Monk #52004 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004319
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  13. 13
    Freedom's Fight2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  14. 14
    The UnderbellyOutspoken Authors #52010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  15. 15
    Orange County NoirAkashic Noir #382010 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010306
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  16. 16
    The Rinse Vol. 12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  17. 17
    Angeltown: The Nate Hollis Investigations2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  18. 18
    Treacherous2012 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012219
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  19. 19
    The Warlord of Willow Ridge2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    10 Seconds To DeathEssex Man #12013 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013138
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  21. 21
    Astonishing Heroes: Shades of Justice2014 · 214 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014214
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  22. 22
    The Anti-Gravity Steal2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  23. 23
    The Extractors2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  24. 24
    3 the Hard Way2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  25. 25
    Peepland2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  26. 26
    Noir Nation No. 6: The Jazz IssueNoir Nation: International Crime Fiction #62017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  27. 27
    The Be-Bop Barbarians2018 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018112
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  28. 28
    The Killing JokeBatman Graphic Novels #232018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  29. 29
    Tacos de Cazuela con Smith & WessonGuns + Tacos #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  30. 30
    Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of HarlemMatthew Henson #12020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  31. 31
    One-Shot HarryHarry Ingram #12022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  32. 32
    The Unvarnished Gary Phillips: A Mondo Pulp Collection2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  33. 33
    Ash Dark as NightHarry Ingram #22024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  34. 34
    Culprits2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  35. 35
    The Haul2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Gary Phillips 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.

Ivan Monk in order

5 books
  1. 1. Violent Spring
  2. 2. Perdition, U.S.A.
  3. 3. Bad Night Is Falling
  4. 4. Only the Wicked
  5. 5. Monkology

Martha Chainey in order

3 books
  1. 1. High Hand
  2. 2. Shooter's Point
  3. 3. The Perpetrators

Harry Ingram in order

2 books
  1. 1. One-Shot Harry
  2. 2. Ash Dark as Night

Essex Man in order

1 book
  1. 1. 10 Seconds To Death

Guns + Tacos in order

1 book
  1. 1. Tacos de Cazuela con Smith & Wesson

Matthew Henson in order

1 book
  1. 1. Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem

Outspoken Authors in order

1 book
  1. 5. The Underbelly

Noir Nation: International Crime Fiction in order

1 book
  1. 6. Noir Nation No. 6: The Jazz Issue

Batman Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 23. The Killing Joke

Akashic Noir in order

1 book
  1. 38. Orange County Noir

Standalone books

18 books

18 Gary Phillips titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Gary Phillips books in order?

You only need to read Gary Phillips books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Gary Phillips

Start with Violent Spring (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Gary Phillips book?

The Haul (2026) is the newest Gary Phillips book released so far.

Is there a new Gary Phillips book coming?

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

Gary Phillips at a glance

Still publishing
Gary Phillips published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Gary Phillips books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,600 pages across the 16 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Gary Phillips books, 16 of 35, were published in the 2010s.

What the Gary Phillips books are about

18 of the 35 Gary Phillips books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: los angeles (calif.) is tagged on 4 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.