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Jim Fusilli Books in Order

Jim Fusilli has written 17 books, published between 2001 and 2024. The first book is Closing Time (2001) and the newest is The Price You Pay (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2001–2024
Pages on record
2,188 in 8 of 17 books
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Jim Fusilli, born July 17, 1953, is an American novelist, journalist and essayist. Fusilli covered rock and pop for The Wall Street Journal from 2009 to 2018 and contributed to All Things Considered on NPR. Pet Sounds, Fusilli's contribution to the Bloomsbury 33 1/3 series, sits within a catalogue of 17 books running from Closing Time (2001) to The Price You Pay (2024). Terry Orr, Narrows Gate and Sam are the catalogued series, and recorded subjects include private investigators, New York City, fathers and daughters, and grief. Fusilli also hosts and produces the podcast Writers at Work.

How many Jim Fusilli books are there?

Jim Fusilli has 17 books, released between 2001 and 2024. They include 3 series and 8 titles listed outside any series.

Jim Fusilli Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Jim Fusilli 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 Closing Time by Jim Fusilli, book 1 of the Terry Orr series (2001)
  2. Cover of A Well-Known Secret by Jim Fusilli, book 2 of the Terry Orr series (2002)
  3. Cover of Hard Hard City by Jim Fusilli, book 4 of the Terry Orr series (2004)
  4. Cover of Marley Z and the Bloodstained Violin by Jim Fusilli (2008)
  5. Cover of Narrows Gate by Jim Fusilli, book 1 of the Narrows Gate series (2011)
  6. Cover of Road to Nowhere by Jim Fusilli, book 1 of the Sam series (2012)
  7. Cover of Billboard Man by Jim Fusilli, book 2 of the Sam series (2013)
  8. Cover of Catching Up by Jim Fusilli (2015)
  1. 1
    Closing TimeTerry Orr #12001 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001306
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  2. 2
    A Well-Known SecretTerry Orr #22002 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002309
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  3. 3
    Tribeca BluesTerry Orr #32003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  4. 4
    Hard Hard CityTerry Orr #42004 · 290 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004290
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  5. 5
    Pet Sounds33⅓ #162005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  6. 6
    Marley Z and the Bloodstained Violin2008 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008208
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  7. 7
    Digby, Attorney at Law2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    Narrows GateNarrows Gate #12011 · 546 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011546
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  9. 9
    Road to NowhereSam #12012 · 197 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012197
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  10. 10
    Billboard ManSam #22013 · 198 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013198
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  11. 11
    Catching Up2015 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015134
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  12. 12
    The Good Life2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  13. 13
    Zerbie vs. The Pandemic2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  14. 14
    The Minnesota Twins2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  15. 15
    The Boogie-Woogie Kid2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  16. 16
    The Mayor of Polk StreetNarrows Gate #22022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  17. 17
    The Price You Pay2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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Jim Fusilli 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.

Terry Orr in order

4 books
  1. 1. Closing Time
  2. 2. A Well-Known Secret
  3. 3. Tribeca Blues
  4. 4. Hard Hard City

Narrows Gate in order

2 books
  1. 1. Narrows Gate
  2. 2. The Mayor of Polk Street

Sam in order

2 books
  1. 1. Road to Nowhere
  2. 2. Billboard Man

33⅓ in order

1 book
  1. 16. Pet Sounds

Standalone books

8 books

8 Jim Fusilli titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jim Fusilli books in order?

You only need to read Jim Fusilli 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 Jim Fusilli

Start with Closing Time (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jim Fusilli book?

The Price You Pay (2024) is the newest Jim Fusilli book released so far.

Is there a new Jim Fusilli book coming?

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

Jim Fusilli at a glance

Still publishing
Jim Fusilli published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Jim Fusilli books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,188 pages across the 8 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 249 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jim Fusilli books, 6 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Jim Fusilli books are about

9 of the 17 Jim Fusilli books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: new york (n.y.) is tagged on 4 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.