Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer

3 Series • 22 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of One-Eyed Mack Books
Start with: Kick the Can (1988)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Blue Hearts (1993)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: A Bus of My Own (1992)

ⓘ About Jim Lehrer

He was the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS and was known for his role as debate moderator during US presidential elections. He went to middle school in Beaumont, Texas and graduated high school from Thomas Jefferson High in San Antonio. While here, he was a sports editor for the Jefferson Declaration. Jim graduated from Victoria College with an associate degree, and from the Missouri School of Journalism with a journalism degree at the University of Missouri in the year 1956. After he graduated from college, Jim joined the United States Marine Corps and served as an infantry officer for three years.

All Book Series by Jim Lehrer

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Kick the Can

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1988

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1988
2
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Crown Oklahoma

Book 2 of 7 · published 1989

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1989
3
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The Sooner Spy

Book 3 of 7 · published 1990

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1990
4
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Lost and Found

Book 4 of 7 · published 1991

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1991
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Short List

Book 5 of 7 · published 1992

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1992
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Fine Lines

Book 6 of 7 · published 1994

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1994
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Mack to the Rescue

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2008

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2008
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Blue Hearts

Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1993

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1993
2
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The Last Debate

Book 2 of 13 · published 1995

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1995
3
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The White Widow

Book 3 of 13 · published 1996

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1996
4
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Purple Dots

Book 4 of 13 · published 1998

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1998
5
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The Special Prisoner

Book 5 of 13 · published 2000

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2000
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No Certain Rest

Book 6 of 13 · published 2002

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2002
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Flying Crows

Book 7 of 13 · published 2004

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2004
8
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The Franklin Affair

Book 8 of 13 · published 2005

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2005
9
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The Phony Marine

Book 9 of 13 · published 2006

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2006
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Eureka

Book 10 of 13 · published 2007

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2007
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Oh, Johnny

Book 11 of 13 · published 2009

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2009
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Super

Book 12 of 13 · published 2010

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2010
13
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Top Down

Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2013

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2013
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A Bus of My Own

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1992

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1992
2
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Tension City

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2011

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2011

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Jim Lehrer?

He was the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS NewsHour on PBS and was known for his role as debate moderator during US presidential elections. He went to middle school in Beaumont, Texas and graduated high school from Thomas Jefferson High in San Antonio. While here, he was a sports editor for the Jefferson Declaration.

Which Jim Lehrer series should I start with?

The best place to start is the One-Eyed Mack series, the earliest of Jim Lehrer's multi-book series: it opens with Kick the Can (1988) and runs to 7 books across 1988–2008, ending with Mack to the Rescue (2008).

How many books has Jim Lehrer written?

Jim Lehrer has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2013. 7 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the One-Eyed Mack series with 7 books — and 15 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Jim Lehrer's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jim Lehrer's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are One-Eyed Mack (1988–2008, 7 books).

How are Jim Lehrer's books organised into series?

This guide splits Jim Lehrer's 22 books into 1 named series and 15 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: One-Eyed Mack (7 books, 1988–2008).