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Ted Thackrey Jr. Books in Order

Ted Thackrey Jr. has written 6 books, published between 1968 and 1989. The first book is Gambling Secrets of Nick the Greek (1968) and the newest is King of Diamonds (1989). Publication order is the reading order below. 3 of the 6 books listed here are in the Preacher series, which has its own page: Preacher books in order.

Books
6
Published
1968–1989
Pages on record
1,040 in 3 of 6 books
Reading time
17–26 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,040 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 6 titles with a page count on record.

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How many Ted Thackrey Jr. books are there?

Ted Thackrey Jr. has 6 books, released between 1968 and 1989. 3 of them belong to the Preacher series.

Ted Thackrey Jr. Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 6 Ted Thackrey Jr. 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 Gambling Secrets of Nick the Greek by Ted Thackrey Jr. (1968)
  2. Cover of The Thief: The Autobiography of Wayne Burk by Ted Thackrey Jr. (1971)
  3. Cover of The Preacher by Ted Thackrey Jr., book 1 of the Preacher series (1988)
  4. Cover of Aces and Eights by Ted Thackrey Jr., book 2 of the Preacher series (1989)
  1. 1
    Gambling Secrets of Nick the Greek1968 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968213
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  2. 2
    The Thief: The Autobiography of Wayne Burk1971 · 441 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971441
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Dealer's Choice: How to Play Over 150 Forms of Poker and How to Win1971 · confirmed 1/4
    1971–
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  4. 4
    The PreacherPreacher #11988 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988386
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Aces and EightsPreacher #21989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    King of DiamondsPreacher #31989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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Ted Thackrey Jr. series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Ted Thackrey Jr. 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.

Standalone books

3 books

3 Ted Thackrey Jr. titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ted Thackrey Jr. books in order?

You only need to read Ted Thackrey Jr. books in order within the Preacher series, which holds 3 of the 6 Ted Thackrey Jr. books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Ted Thackrey Jr.

Start with The Preacher (1988), the first Preacher book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Gambling Secrets of Nick the Greek (1968).

What is the newest Ted Thackrey Jr. book?

King of Diamonds (1989) is the newest Ted Thackrey Jr. book released so far.

Is there a new Ted Thackrey Jr. book coming?

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

Ted Thackrey Jr. at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ted Thackrey Jr. title on record dates from 1989, 37 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ted Thackrey Jr. books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
1,040 pages across the 3 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 386 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ted Thackrey Jr. books, 3 of 6, were published in the 1980s.

What the Ted Thackrey Jr. books are about

4 of the 6 Ted Thackrey Jr. 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.