L

L.A. Morse

3 Series • 6 Books

3
Series
6
Books
3
Active

🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Sam Hunter Books
Start with: The Big Enchilada (1982)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Flesh Eaters (1979)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Video Trash and Treasures (1989)

ⓘ About L.A. Morse

LA Morse is for the most part known as an award-winning author of hard-boiled crime mysteries. However, the author has been a wearer of many hats ever since he got into writing. The author grew up in Los Angeles and it was while he was living there that he earned his English literature degrees and worked all manner of jobs. During the 1960s, he moved to Toronto where he worked at the University of Toronto as an administrator and in educational television among other things. While this book was well received, some of his best-known books have to be his crime fiction including those that star Sam Hunter the LA detective. Morse won the Edgar Award for his 1981 published novel “The Old Dick,” which was the follow-up to his blockbuster work “The Flesh Eaters.

All Book Series by L.A. Morse

1
The Big Enchilada book cover

The Big Enchilada

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1982

Buy on Amazon
1982
2
Sleaze book cover

Sleaze

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1985

Buy on Amazon
1985
1
The Flesh Eaters book cover

The Flesh Eaters

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1979

Buy on Amazon
1979
2
The Old Dick book cover

The Old Dick

Book 2 of 3 · published 1981

Buy on Amazon
1981
3
An Old-Fashioned Mystery book cover

An Old-Fashioned Mystery

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1984

Buy on Amazon
1984
1
Video Trash and Treasures book cover

Video Trash and Treasures

Single-title series · published 1989

Buy on Amazon
1989

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is L.A. Morse?

LA Morse is for the most part known as an award-winning author of hard-boiled crime mysteries. However, the author has been a wearer of many hats ever since he got into writing. The author grew up in Los Angeles and it was while he was living there that he earned his English literature degrees and worked all manner of jobs.

Which L.A. Morse series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Sam Hunter series, the earliest of L.A. Morse's multi-book series: it opens with The Big Enchilada (1982) and runs to 2 books across 1982–1985, ending with Sleaze (1985).

How many books has L.A. Morse written?

L.A. Morse has 6 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1979 and 1989. 2 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Sam Hunter series with 2 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should L.A. Morse's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. L.A. Morse's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sam Hunter (1982–1985, 2 books).

How are L.A. Morse's books organised into series?

This guide splits L.A. Morse's 6 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Sam Hunter (2 books, 1982–1985).