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J.L. Abramo Books in Order

J.L. Abramo has written 10 books, published between 2001 and 2019. The first book is Catching Water in a Net (2001) and the newest is Crossing the Chicken (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2001–2019
Pages on record
473 in 2 of 10 books
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J.L. Abramo is the author of the Jake Diamond, Private Investigator series and the Gravesend books. Subject headings name private investigators, organized crime, judges, San Francisco and the fictional character Jake Diamond, and include humorous mystery. The 10 catalogued books run from Catching Water in a Net (2001) to Crossing the Chicken (2019). Clutching at Straws (2003), Gravesend (2012), Chasing Charlie Chan (2013), Brooklyn Justice (2016) and Coney Island Avenue (2017) are among them.

How many J.L. Abramo books are there?

J.L. Abramo has 10 books, released between 2001 and 2019. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.

J.L. Abramo Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 J.L. Abramo 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 Catching Water in a Net by J.L. Abramo, book 1 of the Jake Diamond, Private Investigator series (2001)
  2. Cover of Clutching at Straws by J.L. Abramo, book 2 of the Jake Diamond, Private Investigator series (2003)
  1. 1
    Catching Water in a NetJake Diamond, Private Investigator #12001 · 230 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001230
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  2. 2
    Clutching at StrawsJake Diamond, Private Investigator #22003 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003243
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  3. 3
    Counting to InfinityJake Diamond, Private Investigator #32004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  4. 4
    GravesendGravesend #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    Chasing Charlie ChanJake Diamond, Private Investigator #42013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  6. 6
    Circling the RunwayJake Diamond, Private Investigator #52015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  7. 7
    Brooklyn Justice2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  8. 8
    Coney Island AvenueGravesend #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  9. 9
    American History2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  10. 10
    Crossing the ChickenJake Diamond, Private Investigator #62019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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J.L. Abramo 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 Diamond, Private Investigator in order

6 books
  1. 1. Catching Water in a Net
  2. 2. Clutching at Straws
  3. 3. Counting to Infinity
  4. 4. Chasing Charlie Chan
  5. 5. Circling the Runway
  6. 6. Crossing the Chicken

Gravesend in order

2 books
  1. 1. Gravesend
  2. 2. Coney Island Avenue

Standalone books

2 books

2 J.L. Abramo titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read J.L. Abramo books in order?

You only need to read J.L. Abramo 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 J.L. Abramo

Start with Catching Water in a Net (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest J.L. Abramo book?

Crossing the Chicken (2019) is the newest J.L. Abramo book released so far.

Is there a new J.L. Abramo book coming?

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

J.L. Abramo at a glance

No recent titles
The newest J.L. Abramo title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
J.L. Abramo books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
473 pages across the 2 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 236 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most J.L. Abramo books, 7 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the J.L. Abramo books are about

3 of the 10 J.L. Abramo books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: jake diamond (fictitious character) is tagged on 3 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.