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Tom Corcoran Books in Order

Tom Corcoran has written 22 books, published between 1992 and 2022. The first book is Mustang '64 1/2-'70 Restoration Guide (1992) and the newest is A Step Beyond Chaos (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1992–2022
Pages on record
4,146 in 16 of 22 books
Reading time
69–104 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,146 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

See all 22 books in order Printable Tom Corcoran checklist

Key West photographer Alex Rutledge carries Tom Corcoran's mystery novels, which sit beside a second strand of books on classic Ford Mustangs and muscle cars. 22 catalogued titles run from the Mustang '64 1/2-'70 Restoration Guide (1992) to A Step Beyond Chaos (2022), with The Mango Opera (1998), Gumbo Limbo (1999) and Bone Island Mambo (2001) among the fiction. Alex Rutledge Mystery is the one series. Corcoran, born in 1943, died in 2023, and no new title has appeared since 2022.

How many Tom Corcoran books are there?

Tom Corcoran has 22 books, released between 1992 and 2022. 10 of them belong to the Alex Rutledge Mystery series.

Tom Corcoran Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Tom Corcoran 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 Shelby Mustang by Tom Corcoran (1992)
  2. Cover of Mustang 1964 1/2-1968 by Tom Corcoran (1994)
  3. Cover of Gumbo Limbo by Tom Corcoran, book 2 of the Alex Rutledge Mystery series (1999)
  4. Cover of Mustang 1964 1/2-'73 Restoration Guide by Tom Corcoran (1999)
  5. Cover of Key West Collection by Tom Corcoran (1999)
  6. Cover of Bone Island Mambo by Tom Corcoran, book 3 of the Alex Rutledge Mystery series (2001)
  7. Cover of Muscle Car Legends by Tom Corcoran (2002)
  8. Cover of Ultimate Muscle: GTO Shelby Mustang Hemi by Tom Corcoran (2002)
  9. Cover of Octopus Alibi by Tom Corcoran, book 4 of the Alex Rutledge Mystery series (2003)
  10. Cover of Air Dance Iguana by Tom Corcoran, book 5 of the Alex Rutledge Mystery series (2005)
  11. Cover of Jimmy Buffett: The Key West Years by Tom Corcoran (2006)
  12. Cover of Key West in Black and White by Tom Corcoran (2007)
  13. Cover of The Quick Adios by Tom Corcoran, book 7 of the Alex Rutledge Mystery series (2012)
  14. Cover of Crime Almost Pays by Tom Corcoran (2015)
  1. 1
    Mustang '64 1/2-'70 Restoration Guide1992 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992352
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  2. 2
    Shelby Mustang1992 · 127 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992127
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  3. 3
    Hoofbeats: The Pulse of the Mustang World1994 · 135 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994135
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  4. 4
    Mustang 1964 1/2-19681994 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Mango OperaAlex Rutledge Mystery #11998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Gumbo LimboAlex Rutledge Mystery #21999 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999304
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Mustang 1964 1/2-'73 Restoration Guide1999 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999448
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Key West Collection1999 · 149 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999149
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Bone Island MamboAlex Rutledge Mystery #32001 · 341 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001341
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  10. 10
    Muscle Car Legends2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Ultimate Muscle: GTO Shelby Mustang Hemi2002 · 382 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002382
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Octopus AlibiAlex Rutledge Mystery #42003 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003336
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Air Dance IguanaAlex Rutledge Mystery #52005 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005320
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Jimmy Buffett: The Key West Years2006 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200664
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  15. 15
    Key West in Black and White2007 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007192
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Hawk Channel ChaseAlex Rutledge Mystery #62009 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009288
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Triple in Paradise2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  18. 18
    The Quick AdiosAlex Rutledge Mystery #72012 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012324
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  19. 19
    Crime Almost Pays2015 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015256
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  20. 20
    Guava Moon RevengeAlex Rutledge Mystery #82018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    The Cayo Hueso MazeAlex Rutledge Mystery #92020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  22. 22
    A Step Beyond ChaosAlex Rutledge Mystery #102022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Tom Corcoran characters in order

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

Tom Corcoran 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.

Alex Rutledge Mystery in order

10 books
  1. 1. The Mango Opera
  2. 2. Gumbo Limbo
  3. 3. Bone Island Mambo
  4. 4. Octopus Alibi
  5. 5. Air Dance Iguana
  6. 6. Hawk Channel Chase
  7. 7. The Quick Adios
  8. 8. Guava Moon Revenge
  9. 9. The Cayo Hueso Maze
  10. 10. A Step Beyond Chaos

Standalone books

12 books

12 Tom Corcoran titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tom Corcoran books in order?

You only need to read Tom Corcoran books in order within the Alex Rutledge Mystery series, which holds 10 of the 22 Tom Corcoran books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Tom Corcoran

Start with The Mango Opera (1998), the first Alex Rutledge book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Mustang '64 1/2-'70 Restoration Guide (1992).

What is the newest Tom Corcoran book?

A Step Beyond Chaos (2022) is the newest Tom Corcoran book released so far.

Is there a new Tom Corcoran book coming?

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

Tom Corcoran at a glance

Died
Tom Corcoran died in 2023, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Tom Corcoran on record dates from 2022.
Release pace
Tom Corcoran books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
4,146 pages across the 16 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tom Corcoran books, 8 of 22, were published in the 2000s.

What the Tom Corcoran books are about

12 of the 22 Tom Corcoran books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mustang automobile is tagged on 7 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Mustang automobile 7 of 12 books
  • History 4 of 12 books
  • Mystery & detective 4 of 12 books
  • Key west (fla.) 3 of 12 books
  • Rutledge, alex (fictitious character) 3 of 12 books
  • Chrysler automobile 2 of 12 books
  • Conservation and restoration 2 of 12 books
  • GTO automobile 2 of 12 books
  • Handbooks, manuals 2 of 12 books
  • Muscle cars 2 of 12 books
  • Photographers 2 of 12 books
  • Sports cars 2 of 12 books