Series · 40 books
Tim Dorsey Books in Order
The complete Tim Dorsey reading order — 40 books from 1975–2023.
- 01 Atomic Lobster CD Amazon — buy Atomic Lobster CD Bookshop — buy Atomic Lobster CD ThriftBooks — buy Atomic Lobster CD eBooks.com — buy Atomic Lobster CD
- 02 It Amazon — buy It Bookshop — buy It ThriftBooks — buy It eBooks.com — buy It
- 03 Florida Roadkill Amazon — buy Florida Roadkill Bookshop — buy Florida Roadkill ThriftBooks — buy Florida Roadkill eBooks.com — buy Florida Roadkill
- 04 Hammerhead Ranch Motel Amazon — buy Hammerhead Ranch Motel Bookshop — buy Hammerhead Ranch Motel ThriftBooks — buy Hammerhead Ranch Motel eBooks.com — buy Hammerhead Ranch Motel
- 05 Orange Crush Amazon — buy Orange Crush Bookshop — buy Orange Crush ThriftBooks — buy Orange Crush eBooks.com — buy Orange Crush
- 06 Tim Dorsey Mixed Prepack Amazon — buy Tim Dorsey Mixed Prepack Bookshop — buy Tim Dorsey Mixed Prepack ThriftBooks — buy Tim Dorsey Mixed Prepack eBooks.com — buy Tim Dorsey Mixed Prepack
- 07 Triggerfish Twist Amazon — buy Triggerfish Twist Bookshop — buy Triggerfish Twist ThriftBooks — buy Triggerfish Twist eBooks.com — buy Triggerfish Twist
- 08 The stingray shuffle Amazon — buy The stingray shuffle Bookshop — buy The stingray shuffle ThriftBooks — buy The stingray shuffle eBooks.com — buy The stingray shuffle
- 09 Cadillac Beach ARC Amazon — buy Cadillac Beach ARC Bookshop — buy Cadillac Beach ARC ThriftBooks — buy Cadillac Beach ARC eBooks.com — buy Cadillac Beach ARC
- 10 Torpedo juice Amazon — buy Torpedo juice Bookshop — buy Torpedo juice ThriftBooks — buy Torpedo juice eBooks.com — buy Torpedo juice
- 11 The big bamboo Amazon — buy The big bamboo Bookshop — buy The big bamboo ThriftBooks — buy The big bamboo eBooks.com — buy The big bamboo
- 12 Big Bamboo Amazon — buy Big Bamboo Bookshop — buy Big Bamboo ThriftBooks — buy Big Bamboo eBooks.com — buy Big Bamboo
- 13 Year's Best Fantasy 6 Amazon — buy Year's Best Fantasy 6 Bookshop — buy Year's Best Fantasy 6 ThriftBooks — buy Year's Best Fantasy 6 eBooks.com — buy Year's Best Fantasy 6
- 14 The Right Words at the Right Time, Vol. 2 Amazon — buy The Right Words at the Right Time, Vol. 2 Bookshop — buy The Right Words at the Right Time, Vol. 2 ThriftBooks — buy The Right Words at the Right Time, Vol. 2 eBooks.com — buy The Right Words at the Right Time, Vol. 2
- 15 Hurricane Punch CD Amazon — buy Hurricane Punch CD Bookshop — buy Hurricane Punch CD ThriftBooks — buy Hurricane Punch CD eBooks.com — buy Hurricane Punch CD
- 16 Nuclear Jellyfish Amazon — buy Nuclear Jellyfish Bookshop — buy Nuclear Jellyfish ThriftBooks — buy Nuclear Jellyfish eBooks.com — buy Nuclear Jellyfish
- 17 לובסטר אטומי Amazon — buy לובסטר אטומי ThriftBooks — buy לובסטר אטומי eBooks.com — buy לובסטר אטומי
- 18 Gator a-go-go Amazon — buy Gator a-go-go Bookshop — buy Gator a-go-go ThriftBooks — buy Gator a-go-go eBooks.com — buy Gator a-go-go
- 19 When Elves Attack Amazon — buy When Elves Attack Bookshop — buy When Elves Attack ThriftBooks — buy When Elves Attack eBooks.com — buy When Elves Attack
- 20 Electric Barracuda Amazon — buy Electric Barracuda Bookshop — buy Electric Barracuda ThriftBooks — buy Electric Barracuda eBooks.com — buy Electric Barracuda
- 21 Pineapple grenade Amazon — buy Pineapple grenade Bookshop — buy Pineapple grenade ThriftBooks — buy Pineapple grenade eBooks.com — buy Pineapple grenade
- 22 Squall Lines Amazon — buy Squall Lines Bookshop — buy Squall Lines ThriftBooks — buy Squall Lines eBooks.com — buy Squall Lines
- 23 Best Mystery and Thriller Books Amazon — buy Best Mystery and Thriller Books Bookshop — buy Best Mystery and Thriller Books ThriftBooks — buy Best Mystery and Thriller Books eBooks.com — buy Best Mystery and Thriller Books
- 24 Tiger shrimp tango Amazon — buy Tiger shrimp tango Bookshop — buy Tiger shrimp tango ThriftBooks — buy Tiger shrimp tango eBooks.com — buy Tiger shrimp tango
- 25 The rip tide, ultra-glide Amazon — buy The rip tide, ultra-glide Bookshop — buy The rip tide, ultra-glide ThriftBooks — buy The rip tide, ultra-glide eBooks.com — buy The rip tide, ultra-glide
- 26 Tropical Warning Amazon — buy Tropical Warning Bookshop — buy Tropical Warning ThriftBooks — buy Tropical Warning eBooks.com — buy Tropical Warning
- 27 Riptide Ultra-Glide Amazon — buy Riptide Ultra-Glide Bookshop — buy Riptide Ultra-Glide ThriftBooks — buy Riptide Ultra-Glide eBooks.com — buy Riptide Ultra-Glide
- 28 Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2012 Amazon — buy Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2012 Bookshop — buy Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2012 ThriftBooks — buy Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2012 eBooks.com — buy Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2012
- 29 Tim Dorsey Collection #2 Amazon — buy Tim Dorsey Collection #2 Bookshop — buy Tim Dorsey Collection #2 ThriftBooks — buy Tim Dorsey Collection #2 eBooks.com — buy Tim Dorsey Collection #2
- 30 Shark Skin Suite: A Novel (Serge Storms) Amazon — buy Shark Skin Suite: A Novel (Serge Storms) Bookshop — buy Shark Skin Suite: A Novel (Serge Storms) ThriftBooks — buy Shark Skin Suite: A Novel (Serge Storms) eBooks.com — buy Shark Skin Suite: A Novel (Serge Storms)
- 31 Coconut cowboy Amazon — buy Coconut cowboy Bookshop — buy Coconut cowboy ThriftBooks — buy Coconut cowboy eBooks.com — buy Coconut cowboy
- 32 Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2014 Amazon — buy Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2014 Bookshop — buy Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2014 ThriftBooks — buy Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2014 eBooks.com — buy Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2014
- 33 Knives & ink Amazon — buy Knives & ink Bookshop — buy Knives & ink ThriftBooks — buy Knives & ink eBooks.com — buy Knives & ink
- 34 Clownfish blues Amazon — buy Clownfish blues Bookshop — buy Clownfish blues ThriftBooks — buy Clownfish blues eBooks.com — buy Clownfish blues
- 35 The Pope of Palm Beach: A Novel (Serge Storms) Amazon — buy The Pope of Palm Beach: A Novel (Serge Storms) Bookshop — buy The Pope of Palm Beach: A Novel (Serge Storms) ThriftBooks — buy The Pope of Palm Beach: A Novel (Serge Storms) eBooks.com — buy The Pope of Palm Beach: A Novel (Serge Storms)
- 36 No Sunscreen for the Dead Amazon — buy No Sunscreen for the Dead Bookshop — buy No Sunscreen for the Dead ThriftBooks — buy No Sunscreen for the Dead eBooks.com — buy No Sunscreen for the Dead
- 37 Naked Came The Florida Man Amazon — buy Naked Came The Florida Man Bookshop — buy Naked Came The Florida Man ThriftBooks — buy Naked Came The Florida Man eBooks.com — buy Naked Came The Florida Man
- 38 Tropic of Stupid Amazon — buy Tropic of Stupid Bookshop — buy Tropic of Stupid ThriftBooks — buy Tropic of Stupid eBooks.com — buy Tropic of Stupid
- 39 Mermaid Confidential Amazon — buy Mermaid Confidential Bookshop — buy Mermaid Confidential ThriftBooks — buy Mermaid Confidential eBooks.com — buy Mermaid Confidential
- 40 Maltese Iguana Amazon — buy Maltese Iguana Bookshop — buy Maltese Iguana ThriftBooks — buy Maltese Iguana eBooks.com — buy Maltese Iguana
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atomic Lobster CD | 1975 | ||
| 2 | It | 1986 | ||
| 3 | Florida Roadkill | 1999 | ||
| 4 | Hammerhead Ranch Motel | 2000 | ||
| 5 | Orange Crush | 2001 | ||
| 6 | Tim Dorsey Mixed Prepack | 2002 | ||
| 7 | Triggerfish Twist | 2002 | ||
| 8 | The stingray shuffle | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Cadillac Beach ARC | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Torpedo juice | 2005 | ||
| 11 | The big bamboo | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Big Bamboo | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Year's Best Fantasy 6 | 2006 | ||
| 14 | The Right Words at the Right Time, Vol. 2 | 2006 | ||
| 15 | Hurricane Punch CD | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Nuclear Jellyfish | 2009 | ||
| 17 | לובסטר אטומי | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Gator a-go-go | 2010 | ||
| 19 | When Elves Attack | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Electric Barracuda | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Pineapple grenade | 2012 | ||
| 22 | Squall Lines | 2012 | ||
| 23 | Best Mystery and Thriller Books | 2012 | ||
| 24 | Tiger shrimp tango | 2013 | ||
| 25 | The rip tide, ultra-glide | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Tropical Warning | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Riptide Ultra-Glide | 2013 | ||
| 28 | Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2012 | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Tim Dorsey Collection #2 | 2014 | ||
| 30 | Shark Skin Suite: A Novel (Serge Storms) | 2015 | ||
| 31 | Coconut cowboy | 2016 | ||
| 32 | Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 2014 | 2016 | ||
| 33 | Knives & ink | 2016 | ||
| 34 | Clownfish blues | 2017 | ||
| 35 | The Pope of Palm Beach: A Novel (Serge Storms) | 2018 | ||
| 36 | No Sunscreen for the Dead | 2019 | ||
| 37 | Naked Came The Florida Man | 2020 | ||
| 38 | Tropic of Stupid | 2021 | ||
| 39 | Mermaid Confidential | 2022 | ||
| 40 | Maltese Iguana | 2023 |
Tim Dorsey reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Atomic Lobster CD (1975). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Tim Dorsey — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Tim Dorsey books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1975–2023.
What is the newest Tim Dorsey book?
Maltese Iguana, published in 2023.