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Publication Order of Gun Honey Books

Publication Order of John Blake Books

as Richard Aleas
Little Girl Lost (As:Richard Aleas)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Songs of Innocence(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Good Neighbor Policy(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Fifty-to-One(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Nice Guys(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Death Comes Too Late(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon

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Publication Order of Gabriel Hunt Books

Hunt at the Well of Eternity (By: James Reasoner)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hunt at World's End (By: Nicholas Kaufmann)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire (By: Christa Faust)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hunt Among the Killers of Men (By: David J. Schow)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hunt Through Napoleon\'s Web (By: Raymond Benson)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
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Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books

San Francisco Noir(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Seattle Noir(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Bronx Noir(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Brooklyn Noir(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Brooklyn Noir 2(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Chicago Noir(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Manhattan Noir(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miami Noir: The Classics(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
D.C. Noir(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Baltimore Noir(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
London Noir(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
New Orleans Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Los Angeles Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Wall Street Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Havana Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Detroit Noir(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Toronto Noir(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Las Vegas Noir(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Manhattan Noir 2(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Paris Noir(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Istanbul Noir(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Boston Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Rome Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
San Francisco Noir 2(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Portland Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Delhi Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Phoenix Noir(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Los Angeles Noir 2(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mexico City Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Richmond Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Orange County Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Indian Country Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Moscow Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lone Star Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Philadelphia Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Haiti Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Copenhagen Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
San Diego Noir(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Pittsburgh Noir(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Barcelona Noir(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Cape Cod Noir(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Staten Island Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mumbai Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Long Island Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Venice Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Kingston Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
St. Petersburg Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Kansas City Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Boston Noir 2(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Manila Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Buffalo Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Twin Cities Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dallas Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Haiti Noir 2(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Singapore Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Prison Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Tel Aviv Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Tehran Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Belfast Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Helsinki Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Providence Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Chicago Noir: The Classics(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Memphis Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Zagreb Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Marseille Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Beirut Noir(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Stockholm Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Brussels Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mississippi Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
St. Louis Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Prague Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
San Juan Noir(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Oakland Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Trinidad Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Atlanta Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
New Haven Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Montana Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Buenos Aires Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Montreal Noir(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Berlin Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
São Paulo Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Santa Cruz Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lagos Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Marrakech Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Baghdad Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Vancouver Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Sydney Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hong Kong Noir(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Amsterdam Noir(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Houston Noir(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Columbus Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Santa Fe Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Alabama Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Addis Ababa Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Tampa Bay Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Belgrade Noir(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
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Charles Ardai is an American author, editor, publisher, founder and TV producer, all rolled into one. As an author he is best known for writing the books; Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear, The Good Neighbor Policy, Fifty-to-One, and The Nice Guys.

Among Ardai’s most notable undertakings is founding the ISP-oriented Juno Online Services, and contributing to editing the realistic Hard Case Crime books. Ardai serves in high-profile positions in many organizations including D.E. Shaw alongside Schrodinger Inc., wherein he serves as a managing director and chairman, respectively.

Ardai was born in 1969 in New York. Charles Ardai attended the Manhattan-based Hunter College High School wherein he completed in 1987. For his undergraduate studies, Ardai attended Columbia University where he pursued literature, specializing in romantic poetry, and finished in 1991.

Various publications including Alfred Hitchcock’s and Ellert Queen’s mystery magazines have published Charles Ardai’s work. Ardai writes books using both the pen name of Richard Aleas and his actual name, Charles Ardai, in his literary work. Ardai has co-authored books with the late Richard Stark, crime novelist Lawrence Block, Martin Meyers, and Isaac Asimov.

Charles Ardai’s parents survived the Holocaust and they would share with him the scary stories of the situations that they underwent at the hands of the Nazis. According to Ardai, these stories that his parents told him during his childhood inspired his character’s tribulations and, generally, have greatly shaped his literary work.

John Blake is the featured central character in Charles Ardai’s book, Little Girl Lost. Blake is a visionary school dropout who is in his late twenties and now works as a private detective. He is the only other partner in a small-time detective agency. Blake had first love, called Miranda Sugarman while he was a high school student. His former girlfriend was allegedly domiciled in the Midwest where she worked as an ophthalmologist.

The turning point in Charles Ardai’s book, Little Girl Lost, is when, a decade later, John Blake notices a news headline recounting the gory death of his former lover Miranda Sugarman on the roof of a seedy strip club. Blake’s partner law enforcer tries to dissuade him from sleuthing, but Blake ignores the request. Eager to know the motive for the murder, Blake starts an investigation and in his quest for unraveling the murder mystery, witnesses the dark underbelly of corporate New York. The closer that he gets to the truth, the more dangerous the investigation becomes, until a faceoff that will change his life forever.

Author Charles Ardai has both clinched and been nominated for several prestigious literary prizes. In 2005, Ardai was nominated for the Shamus Award, in the Best PI Novel category, thanks to his 2004 book titled Little Girl Lost. In 2005, Ardai was nominated for the Edgar Award, in the Best First Novel category, courtesy of the aforementioned book.

In 2007, Charles Ardai published a book entitled Songs of Innocence which was the second book in the serialized John Blake series. This book won the Shamus Award in the Best Original PI Paperback.

Charles Ardai penned a short story entitled The Home Front; in 2007, the story bagged the Edgar Award, in the Best Short Story category. In 1994, a short story titled Nobody Wins was nominated for the Shamus Awards, in the Best PI Short Story category. Lastly, Ardai bagged the Ellery Queen Award in 2015, in virtue of his input in the publication of the Hard Case Crime series.

Charles Ardai’s books are not only presently being adapted for the silver screen, but he has also undertaken novelization projects. Universal Pictures has optioned Ardai’s two books contained in the John Blake series. The team behind the film adaptation of Ardai’s book Little Girl Lost includes Jonathan Levine and Michael Bacall who are the director and screenwriter, respectively, with Marc Platt listed among the producers.

Charles Ardai’s media tie-ins include the movie named The Nice Guys which he novelized in 2016. He also worked on the adaptation of Stephen King’s book named The Colorado Kid which becmae the (SyFy) TV series entitled Haven.

The following are the best books authored by Charles Ardai. The first is the just discussed Little Girl Lost.

The second is called Songs of Innocence. It is in the wake of a former lover’s murder that shook John Blake to the core. Blake has since discontinued his sleuthing job and opted to advance his university education.

Blake comes back to investigate the apparent suicide of Dorothy Louise Burke. She was a beautiful college student with a bright future, who also lead a double life. Blake will uncover secrets about Dorothy’s life, dangerous secrets that could blow the lid off of New York City’s sex trade. Only if they don’t kill him before he can do so.

Another notable book is titled Fifty-to-One that was published in late 2008. It revolves around a teenage mob-affiliated showgirl who doubles up as a writer. She publishes a fiction book in which the mobsters lose a fortune something that is soon replicated in real-life, prompting the mob to come after her. She is quick to learn that writing pulp novels is a lot more fun than living in one.

Readers who liked the books penned by Charles Ardai also liked the following series of books. The first is called Quarry series, authored by Max Allan Collins. It revolves around a deranged Iowa-based Vietnam veteran called Quarry who works as an assassin.

The second is entitled Max & Angela series, penned by Ken Bruen. It features Max Fisher, a shady New York magnate, and Angela Petrakos, his attractive assistant. The third is named Jammer Davis series, a trilogy penned by Ward Larsen. It features Jammer Davis, an aviation accident investigator and former airman; Davis is called in to investigate a series of mysterious and well-orchestrated aircraft incidents.

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