Kirk Alex Books in Order

Kirk Alex has written 22 books, published between 2003 and 2022. The first book is Blood, Sweat and Chump Change (2003) and the newest is Loopy Soupy's Motley Crew (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
2003–2022
Pages on record
1,933 in 6 of 22 books

Kirk Alex spreads 22 books across six series: PI Choo-Choo Buschitski, Chance “Cash” Register Working Stiff, Eddie “Doc” Holiday, Lustmord: Anatomy of a Serial Butcher, Love, Lust & Murder and L.A. Cab Exploits. Blood, Sweat and Chump Change (2003) is the first book. Titles from 2014 include Death in the Fast Lane, My Kind of Client and The Case of the Vengeful Vixen. Loopy Soupy's Motley Crew (2022) is the latest.

How many Kirk Alex books are there?

Kirk Alex has 22 books, released between 2003 and 2022. They include 6 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Kirk Alex Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Kirk Alex 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. 1
    Blood, Sweat and Chump ChangeChance “Cash” Register Working Stiff #12003 · 252 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003252
  2. 2
    NonentityChance “Cash” Register Working Stiff #22005 · 161 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005161
  3. 3
    Working the Hard Side of the StreetL.A. Cab Exploits #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  4. 4
    Book OneLustmord: Anatomy of a Serial Butcher #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  5. 5
    BonePI Choo-Choo Buschitski #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  6. 6
    Death in the Fast Lane2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  7. 7
    Angel--the Crazy WomanPI Choo-Choo Buschitski #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  8. 8
    Walking Time Bomb2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  9. 9
    The Case of the Vengeful VixenPI Choo-Choo Buschitski #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  10. 10
    My Kind of ClientPI Choo-Choo Buschitski #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  11. 11
    The Hard BitchPI Choo-Choo Buschitski #52014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  12. 12
    Ziggy Popper at Large2016 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016205
  13. 13
    Zook2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  14. 14
    Book TwoLustmord: Anatomy of a Serial Butcher #22017 · 725 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017725
  15. 15
    ThrowbackLove, Lust & Murder #12018 · 401 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018401
  16. 16
    BacklashLove, Lust & Murder #22018 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018189
  17. 17
    Hush-Hush HolidayEddie “Doc” Holiday #12021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  18. 18
    Hubba-Hubba HolidayEddie “Doc” Holiday #22021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  19. 19
    Hollow-Point HolidayEddie “Doc” Holiday #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  20. 20
    Hard Noir HolidayEddie “Doc” Holiday #42021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  21. 21
    Paycheck to PaycheckChance “Cash” Register Working Stiff #32022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  22. 22
    Loopy Soupy's Motley CrewChance “Cash” Register Working Stiff #42022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022

Kirk Alex 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.

PI Choo-Choo Buschitski in order

5 books
  1. 1. Bone
  2. 2. Angel--the Crazy Woman
  3. 3. The Case of the Vengeful Vixen
  4. 4. My Kind of Client
  5. 5. The Hard Bitch

Chance “Cash” Register Working Stiff in order

4 books
  1. 1. Blood, Sweat and Chump Change
  2. 2. Nonentity
  3. 3. Paycheck to Paycheck
  4. 4. Loopy Soupy's Motley Crew

Eddie “Doc” Holiday in order

4 books
  1. 1. Hush-Hush Holiday
  2. 2. Hubba-Hubba Holiday
  3. 3. Hollow-Point Holiday
  4. 4. Hard Noir Holiday

Lustmord: Anatomy of a Serial Butcher in order

2 books
  1. 1. Book One
  2. 2. Book Two

Love, Lust & Murder in order

2 books
  1. 1. Throwback
  2. 2. Backlash

L.A. Cab Exploits in order

1 book
  1. 1. Working the Hard Side of the Street

Standalone books

4 books

4 Kirk Alex titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kirk Alex books in order?

You only need to read Kirk Alex books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kirk Alex

Start with Blood, Sweat and Chump Change (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kirk Alex book?

Loopy Soupy's Motley Crew (2022) is the newest Kirk Alex book released so far.

Is there a new Kirk Alex book coming?

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

Kirk Alex at a glance

Paused
No new Kirk Alex title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Kirk Alex books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,933 pages across the 6 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 228 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kirk Alex books, 14 of 22, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kirk Alex books are about

1 of the 22 Kirk Alex books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.