Junior Bender Books in Order
Junior Bender by Timothy Hallinan contains 8 books, published between 2010 and 2022. The first book is Crashed (2010) and the newest is Rock of Ages (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2010–2022
- Pages on record
- 2,271 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 38–57 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,271 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Junior Bender is a thief who also works as a private investigator, across eight Timothy Hallinan mysteries set in Los Angeles. Crashed (2010) opens the run and Rock of Ages (2022) is the last, through Little Elvises (2011), The Fame Thief (2013), Herbie's Game (2014), King Maybe (2016), Fields Where They Lay (2016) and Nighttown (2018). Organised crime, thieves and humour run through the subjects.
How many Junior Bender books are there?
Junior Bender has 8 books, released between 2010 and 2022.
Junior Bender Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Junior Bender 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.
- 1Crashed2010 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/420103762/4
- 2Little Elvises2011 · 362 pages · confirmed 2/420113622/4
- 3The Fame Thief2013 · confirmed 2/42013–2/4
- 4Herbie's Game2014 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/420143872/4
- 5King Maybe2016 · 393 pages · confirmed 2/420163932/4
- 6Fields Where They Lay2016 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/420163762/4
- 7Nighttown2018 · 377 pages · confirmed 2/420183772/4
- 8Rock of Ages2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Junior Bender?
No separate chronological order is on record for Junior Bender, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Junior Bender books in order?
You should read the Junior Bender books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Junior Bender book also stands alone.
Where to start with Junior Bender
Start with Crashed (2010), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Junior Bender book?
Rock of Ages (2022) is the newest Junior Bender book released so far.
Is there a new Junior Bender book coming?
No next Junior Bender book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Junior Bender at a glance
- Paused
- No new Junior Bender title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Junior Bender books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,271 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Junior Bender books, 7 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Junior Bender books are about
7 of the 8 Junior Bender books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thieves is tagged on 7 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thieves 7 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 6 of 7 books
- Private investigators 6 of 7 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 5 of 7 books
- Crime 2 of 7 books
- Criminals 2 of 7 books
- Murder 2 of 7 books
More books by Timothy Hallinan
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Timothy Hallinan books in order 25 books