Timothy Hallinan

1 series 8 books in order

Timothy Hallinan has been nominated for the Edgar, Nero, Shamus, Macavity and Silver Dagger awards. He is the author of twenty widely praised books, including the Simeon Grist Los Angeles mysteries, the Poke Rafferty Bangkok thrillers and the Junior Bender Hollywood burglar novels, including Herbie’s Game, winner of the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery. After years of working in the television and music industries, he now writes full-time. He lives in California and Thailand.

Known for: A Junior Bender Mystery

Series by Timothy Hallinan

A Junior Bender Mystery

8 books in order · 2012–2022

Crashed

2012 · Timothy Hallinan

Quick-talking burglar Junior Bender gets blackmailed into becoming a private investigator for crooks in this first hilarious Hollywood mystery! “If…
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Little Elvises

2012 · Timothy Hallinan

JUNIOR BENDER UNTANGLES ONE OF THE WEIRDEST MYSTERIES IN TINSELTOWN LA burglar Junior Bender has (unfortunately) developed a reputation as a…
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The Fame Thief

2013 · Timothy Hallinan

Hollywood burglar-turned-detective Junior Bender has a knotty new case to solve—a 60-year-old Tinseltown mystery There are not many people brave…
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Herbie's Game

2014 · Timothy Hallinan

Carl Hiaasen meets Agatha Christie in this funny hard-boiled mystery starring Junior Bender—the thief-turned-PI hailed as “the clown prince of crime…
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King Maybe

2016 · Timothy Hallinan

Hollywood burgler Junior Bender finds himself caught in a revenge plot epic enough for the silver screen. Los Angeles’s most talented burglar, Junior…
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Fields Where They Lay

2016 · Timothy Hallinan

"Burglar Junior Bender may just be our favorite literary P.I."—Entertainment Weekly It’s three days until Christmas and Junior Bender, Hollywood’s…
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Nighttown

2018 · Timothy Hallinan

"Exceedingly funny . . . this one's good for what ails you."—The New York Times Reluctant P.I. to the perfidious, Junior Bender, may be L.A.’s…
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Rock of Ages

2022 · Timothy Hallinan

Junior Bender, Los Angeles burglar and off-the-books detective to the felonious, is reminded that rock and roll will never die (no matter how…
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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Timothy Hallinan written?

We list 8 books by Timothy Hallinan across 1 series, published between 2012–2022 — each shown in full reading order.

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