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Jim Lehrer Books in Order

Jim Lehrer has written 22 books, published between 1988 and 2013. The first book is Kick the Can (1988) and the newest is Top Down (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1988–2013
Pages on record
4,897 in 21 of 22 books
Reading time
82–122 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,897 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Jim Lehrer, author of the One-Eyed Mack series

Jim Lehrer (1934–2020) was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter and playwright. Lehrer served as executive editor and anchor of the PBS News Hour and moderated 12 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012. His fiction drew on newsroom experience, history and politics. One-Eyed Mack is his series, and Oklahoma appears among the subjects. Lehrer's 22 catalogued books start with Kick the Can (1988) and end with Top Down (2013).

How many Jim Lehrer books are there?

Jim Lehrer has 22 books, released between 1988 and 2013. 7 of them belong to the One-Eyed Mack series.

Jim Lehrer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Jim Lehrer 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 Kick the Can by Jim Lehrer, book 1 of the One-Eyed Mack series (1988)
  2. Cover of Crown Oklahoma by Jim Lehrer, book 2 of the One-Eyed Mack series (1989)
  3. Cover of The Sooner Spy by Jim Lehrer, book 3 of the One-Eyed Mack series (1990)
  4. Cover of Lost and Found by Jim Lehrer, book 4 of the One-Eyed Mack series (1991)
  5. Cover of A Bus of My Own by Jim Lehrer (1992)
  6. Cover of Blue Hearts by Jim Lehrer (1993)
  7. Cover of Fine Lines by Jim Lehrer, book 6 of the One-Eyed Mack series (1994)
  8. Cover of The Last Debate by Jim Lehrer (1995)
  9. Cover of The White Widow by Jim Lehrer (1996)
  10. Cover of Purple Dots by Jim Lehrer (1998)
  11. Cover of The Special Prisoner by Jim Lehrer (2000)
  12. Cover of No Certain Rest by Jim Lehrer (2002)
  13. Cover of Flying Crows by Jim Lehrer (2004)
  14. Cover of The Franklin Affair by Jim Lehrer (2005)
  15. Cover of The Phony Marine by Jim Lehrer (2006)
  16. Cover of Eureka by Jim Lehrer (2007)
  17. Cover of Mack to the Rescue by Jim Lehrer, book 7 of the One-Eyed Mack series (2008)
  18. Cover of Oh, Johnny by Jim Lehrer (2009)
  19. Cover of Super by Jim Lehrer (2010)
  20. Cover of Tension City by Jim Lehrer (2011)
  21. Cover of Top Down by Jim Lehrer (2013)
  1. 1
    Kick the CanOne-Eyed Mack #11988 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988253
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  2. 2
    Crown OklahomaOne-Eyed Mack #21989 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989223
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  3. 3
    The Sooner SpyOne-Eyed Mack #31990 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990222
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  4. 4
    Lost and FoundOne-Eyed Mack #41991 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991222
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  5. 5
    A Bus of My Own1992 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992270
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  6. 6
    Short ListOne-Eyed Mack #51992 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992224
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  7. 7
    Blue Hearts1993 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993227
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  8. 8
    Fine LinesOne-Eyed Mack #61994 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994207
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  9. 9
    The Last Debate1995 · 318 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995318
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  10. 10
    The White Widow1996 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996211
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  11. 11
    Purple Dots1998 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998262
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  12. 12
    The Special Prisoner2000 · 227 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000227
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  13. 13
    No Certain Rest2002 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002222
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  14. 14
    Flying Crows2004 · 236 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004236
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  15. 15
    The Franklin Affair2005 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005208
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  16. 16
    The Phony Marine2006 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006207
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  17. 17
    Eureka2007 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007336
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  18. 18
    Mack to the RescueOne-Eyed Mack #72008 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008202
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  19. 19
    Oh, Johnny2009 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009221
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  20. 20
    Super2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  21. 21
    Tension City2011 · 209 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011209
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  22. 22
    Top Down2013 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013190
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Jim Lehrer 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.

One-Eyed Mack in order

7 books
  1. 1. Kick the Can
  2. 2. Crown Oklahoma
  3. 3. The Sooner Spy
  4. 4. Lost and Found
  5. 5. Short List
  6. 6. Fine Lines
  7. 7. Mack to the Rescue

Standalone books

15 books

15 Jim Lehrer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jim Lehrer books in order?

You only need to read Jim Lehrer books in order within the One-Eyed Mack series, which holds 7 of the 22 Jim Lehrer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Jim Lehrer

Start with Kick the Can (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Jim Lehrer book?

Top Down (2013) is the newest Jim Lehrer book released so far.

Is there a new Jim Lehrer book coming?

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

Awards Jim Lehrer has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Jim Lehrer. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Brigadier General Robert L. Denig Memorial Distinguished Performance Award2007Won

Jim Lehrer at a glance

Died
Jim Lehrer died in 2020, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Jim Lehrer on record dates from 2013.
Release pace
Jim Lehrer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,897 pages across the 21 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 222 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jim Lehrer books, 9 of 22, were published in the 1990s.

What the Jim Lehrer books are about

All 22 Jim Lehrer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: one-eyed mack (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.