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George V. Higgins Books in Order

5 series including Jerry Kennedy and more

★ 2 NYT bestsellers 5 series 32 books Latest: The Easiest Thing In the World (2004)

The earliest George V. Higgins book we track dates to 1970, and the catalogue now runs to 32 books. The work is organised into 5 series; the longest is Jerry Kennedy at 4 books. As of 2004, the latest we've recorded is The Easiest Thing In the World.

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1 Jerry Kennedy 2 George V. Higgins Other Novels 3 George V. Higgins Short Stories/Novellas 4 George V. Higgins Short Story Collections 5 George V. Higgins Non-Fiction

New York Times Bestsellers

2 books

George V. Higgins has placed 2 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 14 weeks on the charts.

Cover of The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
George V. Higgins Other Novels

12 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #5 · debuted Mar 1972

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Cover of The Diggers Game
The Diggers Game
George V. Higgins Other Novels

2 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #10 · debuted Apr 1973

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore George V. Higgins’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

5 series · 32 books

Jerry Kennedy Series

0 of 4 read
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1 Kennedy for the Defense 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Penance for Jerry Kennedy 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Defending Billy Ryan 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Sandra Nichols Found Dead 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

George V. Higgins Other Novels

0 of 21 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Friends of Eddie Coyle 1970 🏆 National Book Award 1973Full award history → 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Digger's Game 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Cogan's Trade 1974 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 A City on a Hill 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Judgment of Deke Hunter 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Dreamland 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 A Year or So with Edgar 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Rat on Fire 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Patriot Game 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Choice of Enemies 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Impostors 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Outlaws 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Sins of the Fathers 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Trust 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Victories 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Mandeville Talent 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Bomber's Law 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Swan Boats at Four 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 A Change of Gravity 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 The Agent 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 At End of Day 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

George V. Higgins Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Old Earl Died Pulling Traps (Short Story) 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

George V. Higgins Short Story Collections

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Easiest Thing In the World 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

George V. Higgins Non-Fiction

0 of 5 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Friends of Richard Nixon, The 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Style Versus Substance 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Wonderful Years, Wonderful Years 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Progress Of The Seasons 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 On Writing 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

American author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur and college professor. He authored more than thirty books, including Bomber's Law, Trust, and Kennedy for the Defense, and is best known for his bestselling crime novels, including The Friends of Eddie Coyle, which established the Boston noir genre of gangster tales that spawned several popular films by followers in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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