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Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano

2 Series • 19 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Jake Phillips Books
Start with: Mr. X (1995)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Take (1987)

ⓘ About Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano

Eugene Izzi was a renowned American novelist of mystery, crime fiction, and thriller novels. He was best known for his book called The Criminalist and for adopting the hard-boiled style to write his novels. Some of the popular standalone books written by Izzi include Invasions, The Take, The Booster, Bad Guys, Prowlers, Safe Harbor, King of the Hustlers, The Prime Roll, A Matter of Honor, etc. Izzi remained a citizen of Chicago throughout his life and set most of his novels in that city. He was deeply influenced by the popular hard-boiled style of authors Dashiell Hammett and Mickey Spillane and chose to use it in his novels as well. In spite of achieving moderate success in his writing career, Izzi became a popular named because of the unusual circumstances in which he died.

All Book Series by Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano

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Mr. X

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1995

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1995
2
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Jaded

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1996

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1996
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The Take

Series opener · book 1 of 17 · published 1987

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1987
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Bad Guys

Book 2 of 17 · published 1988

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1988
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The Eighth Victim

Book 3 of 17 · published 1988

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1988
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King of the Hustlers

Book 4 of 17 · published 1989

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1989
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The Prime Roll

Book 5 of 17 · published 1990

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1990
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Invasions

Book 6 of 17 · published 1990

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1990
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The Booster

Book 7 of 17 · published 1990

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1990
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Prowlers

Book 8 of 17 · published 1991

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1991
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Tribal Secrets

Book 9 of 17 · published 1992

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1992
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Tony's Justice

Book 10 of 17 · published 1993

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1993
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Special Victims

Book 11 of 17 · published 1994 Pen name · Nick Gaitano

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1994
12
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Bulletin From The Street

Book 12 of 17 · published 1995

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1995
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Players

Book 13 of 17 · published 1996

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1996
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Spent Force

Book 14 of 17 · published 1996 Pen name · Nick Gaitano

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1996
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A Matter of Honor

Book 15 of 17 · published 1997

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1997
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The Criminalist

Book 16 of 17 · published 1998

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1998
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Safe Harbor

Latest in the series · book 17 of 17 · published 1999

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1999

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano?

Eugene Izzi was a renowned American novelist of mystery, crime fiction, and thriller novels. He was best known for his book called The Criminalist and for adopting the hard-boiled style to write his novels. Some of the popular standalone books written by Izzi include Invasions, The Take, The Booster, Bad Guys, Prowlers, Safe Harbor, King of the Hustlers, The Prime Roll, A Matter of Honor, etc.

Which Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Jake Phillips series, the earliest of Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano's multi-book series: it opens with Mr. X (1995) and runs to 2 books across 1995–1996, ending with Jaded (1996).

How many books has Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano written?

Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano has 19 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 1999. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Jake Phillips series with 2 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jake Phillips (1995–1996, 2 books).

How are Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano's books organised into series?

This guide splits Eugene Izzi / Nick Gaitano's 19 books into 1 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jake Phillips (2 books, 1995–1996).