📖 About Skip Langdon Talba Wallis

Skip Langdon Talba Wallis is a series universe written by Julie Smith. The complete collection runs to 16 books across 3 series, published between 1989 and 2019.

The main series is Publication Order of Skip Langdon Books with 11 books. It opens with New Orleans Mourning (1989) and currently runs to The Big Crazy (2019).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Skip Langdon Talba Wallis

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: New Orleans Mourning (1989), book 1 of Publication Order of Skip Langdon Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 3 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Skip Langdon Talba Wallis Books in Order

Publication Order of Skip Langdon Books
11 books
1
New Orleans Mourning book cover1New Orleans Mourning1989Buy on Amazon
The Axeman's Jazz book cover2The Axeman's Jazz1991Buy on Amazon
Jazz Funeral book cover3Jazz Funeral1993Buy on Amazon
New Orleans Beat / Death Before Facebook book cover4New Orleans Beat / Death Before Facebook1994Buy on Amazon
House of Blues book cover5House of Blues1995Buy on Amazon
The Kindness of Strangers book cover6The Kindness of Strangers1996Buy on Amazon
Crescent City Connection / Crescent City Kill book cover7Crescent City Connection / Crescent City Kill1997Buy on Amazon
82 Desire book cover882 Desire1998Buy on Amazon
Mean Woman Blues / Boneyard Blues book cover9Mean Woman Blues / Boneyard Blues2003Buy on Amazon
Murder On Magazine book cover10Murder On Magazine2018Buy on Amazon
The Big Crazy book cover11The Big Crazy2019Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Talba Wallis Books
4 books
2
Louisiana Hotshot book cover1Louisiana Hotshot2001Buy on Amazon
Louisiana Bigshot book cover2Louisiana Bigshot2002Buy on Amazon
Louisiana Lament book cover3Louisiana Lament2004Buy on Amazon
P.I. on a Hot Tin Roof book cover4P.I. on a Hot Tin Roof2005Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Talba Wallis Short Stories/Novellas
1 books
3
Kid Trombone book cover1Kid Trombone2014Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Skip Langdon Talba Wallis books are there?
There are 16 books in the Skip Langdon Talba Wallis collection, organised into 3 series and published between 1989 and 2019.
What is the first Skip Langdon Talba Wallis book?
The first book is New Orleans Mourning, published in 1989.
What order should I read the Skip Langdon Talba Wallis books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Skip Langdon Talba Wallis books?
The Skip Langdon Talba Wallis books were written by Julie Smith.
Is the Skip Langdon Talba Wallis series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Skip Langdon Books, has 11 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Skip Langdon Talba Wallis series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1989, and the most recent in 2019.