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Robert E. Bailey

2 Series • 5 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Art Hardin Mystery Books
Start with: Private Heat (2002)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Déjà Noir (2019)

ⓘ About Robert E. Bailey

Robert E. Bailey is American author, a former corporate security director. For 20 years Bailey served as a licensed private investigator. In 1998, his debut novel, Private Heat is an action-packed thriller novel won the Josiah Bancroft Award and the book was later nominated for a Shamus Award in 2003. As a Vietnam-era draftee, Bailey retired from the army as a field grader and reservist officer. He returned to his “first love” of writing after he got injured on the job which made him unable to work on the street. Bailey has two adult sons and four grandsons. Private Heat, his debut novel was published by M. Evans & Co. during the winter of 2002. The book also marked the beginning of his long-running series Art Hardin Mystery. Private Heat Private Heat is Robert E.

All Book Series by Robert E. Bailey

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Private Heat

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2002

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2002
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Dying Embers

Book 2 of 4 · published 2003

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2003
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Dead Bang

Book 3 of 4 · published 2006

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2006
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The Small Matter of Ten Large

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

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2012
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Déjà Noir

Single-title series · published 2019

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2019

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Robert E. Bailey?

Robert E. Bailey is American author, a former corporate security director. For 20 years Bailey served as a licensed private investigator. In 1998, his debut novel, Private Heat is an action-packed thriller novel won the Josiah Bancroft Award and the book was later nominated for a Shamus Award in 2003.

Which Robert E. Bailey series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Art Hardin Mystery series, the earliest of Robert E. Bailey's multi-book series: it opens with Private Heat (2002) and runs to 4 books across 2002–2012, ending with The Small Matter of Ten Large (2012).

How many books has Robert E. Bailey written?

Robert E. Bailey has 5 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2019. 4 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Art Hardin Mystery series with 4 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Robert E. Bailey's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Robert E. Bailey's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Art Hardin Mystery (2002–2012, 4 books).

How are Robert E. Bailey's books organised into series?

This guide splits Robert E. Bailey's 5 books into 1 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Art Hardin Mystery (4 books, 2002–2012).