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John Lantigua

5 Series • 14 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Willie Cuesta Mystery Books
Start with: Player's Vendetta (1999)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Heat Lightning (1987)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: The Jungle (2001)

ⓘ About John Lantigua

John Lantigua is an American published author of novels in the fiction and nonfiction genres. He is a novelist and an award winning journalist. He lives in Florida. Lantigua was born in New York in the Bronx in 1947. Both of his parents spoke Spanish and his neighborhood was one where Spanish was the main language that you would be hearing on the street. His mother hailed from Puerto Rico while his father came from Matanzas in Cuba. While growing up in his early years, the author would speak just Spanish, but at four years old that changed. His family moved to New Jersey and there in Ridgewood John would learn English as well. Lantigua got started in journalism and kicked off his career at Connecticut’s biggest newspaper, The Hartford Courant. He was just 21 years old at the time.

All Book Series by John Lantigua

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Player's Vendetta

Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1999

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1999
2
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The Ultimate Havana

Book 2 of 6 · published 2001

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2001
3
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The Lady from Buenos Aires

Book 3 of 6 · published 2007

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2007
4
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On Hallowed Ground

Book 4 of 6 · published 2011

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2011
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Remember My Face

Book 5 of 6 · published 2020

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2020
6
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In the War Zone of the Heart

Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2022

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2022
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Heat Lightning

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1987

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1987
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Burn Season

Book 2 of 4 · published 1989

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1989
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Twister

Book 3 of 4 · published 1992

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1992
4
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The Big Split of the Near Future

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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The Jungle

Single-title series · published 2001

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2001
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Smuggled Across the U.S. - Mexican Border

Single-title series · published 2017

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2017
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...And the Dying is Easy

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2001

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2001
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Black Cat Weekly #40

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022

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2022

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is John Lantigua?

John Lantigua is an American published author of novels in the fiction and nonfiction genres. He is a novelist and an award winning journalist. He lives in Florida. Lantigua was born in New York in the Bronx in 1947.

Which John Lantigua series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Willie Cuesta Mystery series, the earliest of John Lantigua's multi-book series: it opens with Player's Vendetta (1999) and runs to 6 books across 1999–2022, ending with In the War Zone of the Heart (2022).

How many books has John Lantigua written?

John Lantigua has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2022. 6 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Willie Cuesta Mystery series with 6 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should John Lantigua's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Lantigua's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Willie Cuesta Mystery (1999–2022, 6 books).

How are John Lantigua's books organised into series?

This guide splits John Lantigua's 14 books into 1 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Willie Cuesta Mystery (6 books, 1999–2022).