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ⓘ About R. Lawson Gamble
R Lawson Gamble is an award-winning and bestselling mystery author best known for the “Zack Tolliver, FBI” series of novels. Gamble was born and brought up in New Jersey, very near the border with New York. He was born to a family of musicians and readers and as an adult, she got a bachelor in music and went on to be a professional singer in Provence, Rhode Island, and Boston, Massachusetts, where he performed opera and oratorio. He later got a job with a private school in Boston, where he was Music Chairperson and also took on several responsibilities including Dean of Students and Soccer coach. After more than three decades at the school, Gamble moved to California in 2009 as he wanted to become a fiction author.
All Book Series by R. Lawson Gamble
Sacramento's Greenhaven/Pocket Area
Series opener · book 1 of 65 · published 2001 Anthology · Carol Ann Gregory
The Chinese Community of Stockton
Book 2 of 65 · published 2002 Anthology · Sylvia Sun Minnick
Oxnard: 1867-1940
Book 5 of 65 · published 2004 Anthology · Jeffrey Wayne Maulhardt
San Francisco's Potrero Hill
Book 7 of 65 · published 2005 Anthology · Peter Linenthal,Abigail Johnston
Los Angeles's Boyle Heights
Book 8 of 65 · published 2005 Anthology · Japanese American National Museum
Oak Glen and Los Rios Rancho
Book 11 of 65 · published 2006 Anthology · J.R. Sanders
Monterey County's North Coast and Coastal Valleys
Book 12 of 65 · published 2006 Anthology · Margaret Clovis
Italians of the Bay Area
Book 13 of 65 · published 2006 Anthology · Carlos Bowden Jr
San Francisco's Mission District
Book 14 of 65 · published 2006 Anthology · Bernadette C. Hooper
Jewish San Francisco
Book 15 of 65 · published 2006 Anthology · Edward Zerin Ph.D.
Italians of the Gold Country
Book 18 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Carolyn Fregulia
Filipinos in Los Angeles
Book 19 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Mae Respicio
San Francisco's Portola
Book 20 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Rayna Garibaldi
San Francisco's Glen Park and Diamond Heights
Book 22 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Emma Bland Smith
San Francisco's Bernal Heights
Book 23 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Carl Nolte
The Portuguese in San Leandro
Book 24 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Meg Rogers,J. A. Freitas Library
The Portuguese in San Jose
Book 25 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Meg Rogers
Chinese in San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley
Book 26 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Chinese Historical and Cultural Project,Lillian Gong-Guy,Gerrye Wong
San Diego's Little Italy
Book 27 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Kimber M. Quinney,Thomas J. Cesarini
Italians in the Santa Clara Valley
Book 29 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Frederick W. Marrazzo
French San Francisco
Book 30 of 65 · published 2007 Anthology · Claudine Chalmers
Filipinos in Stockton
Book 31 of 65 · published 2008 Anthology · Dawn Bohulano Mabalon,Rico Reyes
Irish San Francisco
Book 32 of 65 · published 2008 Anthology · JohnGarvey,Karen Hanning
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Book 34 of 65 · published 2008 Anthology · Mark Aldrich,Katrina Pescador
Historic Hotels of Los Angeles and Hollywood
Book 35 of 65 · published 2008 Anthology · Ruth Wallach,Linda Betsinger McCann,Dace Taube
San Diego's Fishing Industry
Book 36 of 65 · published 2009 Anthology · Kimber M. Quinney,Thomas J. Cesarini
Pinole
Book 37 of 65 · published 2009 Anthology · Joseph Mariotti,George Vincent,Jeff Rubin
Livingston
Book 38 of 65 · published 2009 Anthology · Elizabeth A. Watry,Robert V. Goss
Central Americans in Los Angeles
Book 39 of 65 · published 2010 Anthology · Rosamaria Segura
Filipinos in San Diego
Book 40 of 65 · published 2010 Anthology · Judy Patacsil,Rudy P. Guevarra Jr.,Felix Tuyay
San Francisco's North Beach and Telegraph Hill
Book 41 of 65 · published 2010 Anthology · Catherine A. Accardi
Filipinos in Ventura County
Book 43 of 65 · published 2011 Anthology · Elnora Kelly Tayag
Lavender Los Angeles
Book 44 of 65 · published 2011 Anthology · Tom De Simone,Teresa Wang,Melissa Lopez,Diem Tran,Andy Sacher,Kersu Dalal,Justin Emerick
Los Angeles's Koreatown
Book 45 of 65 · published 2011 Anthology · Katherine Yungmee Kim,Tom LaBonge
Napa Valley Farming
Book 46 of 65 · published 2011 Anthology · Lauren Coodley,Paula Amen Judah
Woodland
Book 47 of 65 · published 2012 Anthology · Robin Datel,Dennis Dingemans,Thomas Krabacher
Napa Valley's Jewish Heritage
Book 48 of 65 · published 2012 Anthology · Henry Michalski,Donna Mendelsohn
Bay Area Roller Derby
Book 49 of 65 · published 2012 Anthology · Jerry Seltzer,Keith Coppage
Mexican Americans in Redlands
Book 50 of 65 · published 2012 Anthology · Antonio Gonzalez Vasquez,Genevieve Carpio
Sports of Santa Cruz County
Book 53 of 65 · published 2013 Anthology · Geoffrey Dunn
Olives in California's Gold Country
Book 54 of 65 · published 2014 Anthology · Salvatore Manna,Terry Beaudoin
Big Meadows and Lake Almanor
Book 55 of 65 · published 2014 Anthology · Marilyn Morris Quadrio
Italians of San Joaquin County
Book 56 of 65 · published 2014 Anthology · Ralph A. Clark
Early Ontario
Book 57 of 65 · published 2014 Anthology · The Ontario City Library
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Book 58 of 65 · published 2014 Anthology · Joseph T. Page II
Southern California Surf Music, 1960-1966
Book 59 of 65 · published 2015 Anthology · John Blair
Italians of the Monterey Peninsula
Book 60 of 65 · published 2015 Anthology · Mike Ventimiglia
Wineries of Santa Clara Valley
Book 61 of 65 · published 2015 Anthology · Bev Stenehjem
Cemeteries of the Western Sierra
Latest in the series · book 65 of 65 · published 2016 Anthology · Christopher A.Ward
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is R. Lawson Gamble?
R Lawson Gamble is an award-winning and bestselling mystery author best known for the “Zack Tolliver, FBI” series of novels. Gamble was born and brought up in New Jersey, very near the border with New York. He was born to a family of musicians and readers and as an adult, she got a bachelor in music and went on to be a professional singer in Provence, Rhode Island, and Boston, Massachusetts, where he performed opera and oratorio.
Which R. Lawson Gamble series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Images of America: California series, the earliest of R. Lawson Gamble's multi-book series: it opens with Sacramento's Greenhaven/Pocket Area (2001) and runs to 65 books across 2001–2016, ending with Cemeteries of the Western Sierra (2016). R. Lawson Gamble's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has R. Lawson Gamble written?
R. Lawson Gamble has 77 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2020. Every one of them sits in one of 4 named series — the largest being the Images of America: California series with 65 books.
In what order should R. Lawson Gamble's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. R. Lawson Gamble's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Images of America: California (2001–2016, 65 books), Zack Tolliver, FBI (2012–2020, 9 books) and Tales of Yawa (2016, 1 book), plus 1 more.
How are R. Lawson Gamble's books organised into series?
This guide splits R. Lawson Gamble's 77 books into 4 named series, with no standalone titles: Images of America: California (65 books, 2001–2016); Zack Tolliver, FBI (9 books, 2012–2020); Johnn Alias (2 books, 2020); Tales of Yawa (1 book, 2016).