Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis Books in Order
Julie Smith has written 16 Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis books, published between 1989 and 2019: 15 in the 2 main-line series and 1 related title. The first book is New Orleans Mourning (1989) and the newest main-line book is The Big Crazy (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1989–2019
- Pages on record
- 3,336 in 10 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 56–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,336 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Skip Langdon and Talba Wallis are the two investigators Julie Smith follows across 16 catalogued books, published between 1989 and 2019. Skip Langdon is recorded as a New Orleans policewoman; Talba Wallis appears alongside subjects for women poets and women private investigators. Louisiana and New Orleans are the settings throughout. New Orleans Mourning (1989) opens the run, which takes in The Axeman's Jazz (1991), House of Blues (1995) and Louisiana Hotshot (2001) before closing with The Big Crazy in 2019.
How many Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis books are there?
Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis has 16 books, released between 1989 and 2019. 15 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Skip Langdon, Talba Wallis), and 1 related title sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis 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.
- 119893762/4
- 219913412/4
- 31993–2/4
- 419943572/4
- 519953432/4
- 619963382/4
- 71997–2/4
- 819983522/4
- 92001–2/4
- 1020023202/4
- 1120033042/4
- 1220043012/4
- 1320053042/4
- 142014–2/4
- 152018–2/4
- 162019–2/4
Do you have to read Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis book also stands alone.
Where to start with Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis
Start with New Orleans Mourning (1989), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.
What is the newest Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis book?
The Big Crazy (2019) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis book coming?
No next Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis title on record is The Big Crazy (2019), 7 years ago.
- Release pace
- Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,336 pages across the 10 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 340 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis books, 7 of 16, were published in the 1990s.
What the Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis books are about
10 of the 16 Skip Langdon/Talba Wallis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: policewomen is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Policewomen 7 of 10 books
- Skip Langdon (Fictitious character) 6 of 10 books
- Louisiana 5 of 10 books
- Police 5 of 10 books
- Langdon, skip (fictitious character) 4 of 10 books
- New Orleans (La.) 4 of 10 books
- African American women 3 of 10 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 3 of 10 books
- Talba Wallis (Fictitious character) 3 of 10 books
- Women poets 3 of 10 books
- Women private investigators 3 of 10 books
More books by Julie Smith
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Julie Smith books in order 31 books