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ⓘ About Charles Ardai
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.
All Book Series by Charles Ardai
Little Girl Lost
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2004 Pen name · Richard Aleas
Hunt at the Well of Eternity
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2009 Anthology · James Reasoner
Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire
Book 4 of 6 · published 2010 Anthology · Christa Faust
Hunt Through Napoleon's Web
Book 5 of 6 · published 2010 Anthology · Raymond Benson
Hunt Among the Killers of Men
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2010 Anthology · David J. Schow
Why I Left Harry's All Night Hamburgers
Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1990
Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2025
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2025
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Charles Ardai?
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.
Which Charles Ardai series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Gabriel Hunt series, the earliest of Charles Ardai's multi-book series: it opens with Hunt at the Well of Eternity (2009) and runs to 6 books across 2009–2010, ending with Hunt Among the Killers of Men (2010). Charles Ardai's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Charles Ardai written?
Charles Ardai has 152 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1990 and 2025. 134 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Gabriel Hunt series with 6 books — and 18 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Charles Ardai's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Charles Ardai's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are John Blake (2004–2007, 2 books), Gabriel Hunt (2009–2010, 6 books) and Gun Honey (2022–2025, 5 books).
How are Charles Ardai's books organised into series?
This guide splits Charles Ardai's 152 books into 4 named series and 18 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Gabriel Hunt (6 books, 2009–2010); Gun Honey (5 books, 2022–2025); John Blake (2 books, 2004–2007); Akashic Noir (121 books, 2002–2025).