Series · 9 books
Cool and Lam Books in Order
The complete Cool and Lam reading order — 9 books from 1939–1999.
- 01 The Bigger They Come Amazon — buy The Bigger They Come Bookshop — buy The Bigger They Come ThriftBooks — buy The Bigger They Come eBooks.com — buy The Bigger They Come
- 02 Crows Can't Count Amazon — buy Crows Can't Count Bookshop — buy Crows Can't Count ThriftBooks — buy Crows Can't Count eBooks.com — buy Crows Can't Count
- 03 Fools die on Friday Amazon — buy Fools die on Friday Bookshop — buy Fools die on Friday ThriftBooks — buy Fools die on Friday eBooks.com — buy Fools die on Friday
- 04 Top of the heap Amazon — buy Top of the heap Bookshop — buy Top of the heap ThriftBooks — buy Top of the heap eBooks.com — buy Top of the heap
- 05 Beware the Curves Amazon — buy Beware the Curves Bookshop — buy Beware the Curves ThriftBooks — buy Beware the Curves eBooks.com — buy Beware the Curves
- 06 Kept women can't quit Amazon — buy Kept women can't quit Bookshop — buy Kept women can't quit ThriftBooks — buy Kept women can't quit eBooks.com — buy Kept women can't quit
- 07 Shills can't cash chips Amazon — buy Shills can't cash chips Bookshop — buy Shills can't cash chips ThriftBooks — buy Shills can't cash chips eBooks.com — buy Shills can't cash chips
- 08 THE CASE OF THE QUEENLY CONTESTANT (Perry Mason Mystery) / WIDOWS WEAR WEEDS (Donald Lam-Bertha Cool Mystery) (Detective Book Club Edition) Amazon — buy THE CASE OF THE QUEENLY CONTESTANT (Perry Mason Mystery) / WIDOWS WEAR WEEDS (Donald Lam-Bertha Cool Mystery) (Detective Book Club Edition) ThriftBooks — buy THE CASE OF THE QUEENLY CONTESTANT (Perry Mason Mystery) / WIDOWS WEAR WEEDS (Donald Lam-Bertha Cool Mystery) (Detective Book Club Edition) eBooks.com — buy THE CASE OF THE QUEENLY CONTESTANT (Perry Mason Mystery) / WIDOWS WEAR WEEDS (Donald Lam-Bertha Cool Mystery) (Detective Book Club Edition)
- 09 Aluminium cast house technology Amazon — buy Aluminium cast house technology Bookshop — buy Aluminium cast house technology ThriftBooks — buy Aluminium cast house technology eBooks.com — buy Aluminium cast house technology
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bigger They Come | 1939 | ||
| 2 | Crows Can't Count | 1946 | ||
| 3 | Fools die on Friday | 1947 | ||
| 4 | Top of the heap | 1952 | ||
| 5 | Beware the Curves | 1956 | ||
| 6 | Kept women can't quit | 1960 | ||
| 7 | Shills can't cash chips | 1961 | ||
| 8 | THE CASE OF THE QUEENLY CONTESTANT (Perry Mason Mystery) / WIDOWS WEAR WEEDS (Donald Lam-Bertha Cool Mystery) (Detective Book Club Edition) | 1967 | ||
| 9 | Aluminium cast house technology | 1999 |
Cool and Lam reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The Bigger They Come (1939). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Cool and Lam — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Cool and Lam books are there?
9 to date, spanning 1939–1999.
What is the newest Cool and Lam book?
Aluminium cast house technology, published in 1999.