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Scott Jordan Series

12 primary works • 12 total works
Scott Jordan, a brash young lawyer in New York City:

Book 1

Bury Me Deep
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3.80 · 60 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1947 · 21 editions
One of the best of the hard-boiled detectives, and…

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    Book 2

    Suddenly A Corpse
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    3.77     · 35 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1949 · 2 editions
    “Don't push your luck, baby! A pretty gambler like…

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    Book 3

    You Can't Live Forever
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    3.62     · 16 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1950 · 6 editions
    "It started with a summons, a brunette, and a Turk…

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    Book 4

    So Rich, So Lovely, and So Dead
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    3.64     · 14 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1952 · 5 editions
    mystery

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    Book 5

    The Big Money
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    3.36     · 14 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1954 · 5 editions
    She was the picture of blue-eyed innocence. Even t…

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    Book 6

    Tall, Dark and Deadly
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    3.70     · 23 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1956 · 11 editions
    Vintage paperback book

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    Book 7

    The Last Gamble
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 1958 · 10 editions
    Lawyer Scott Jordan plunks his own money into a Br…

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    Book 8

    Send Another Hearse
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    3.73     · 11 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1960 · 4 editions
    A struggling literary agency sells a book to the s…

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    Book 9

    The Name Is Jordan
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    4.00     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1962 · 1 edition
    Cover art by Ron Lesser.

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    Book 10

    Make A Killing
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    3.00     · 4 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1964 · 2 editions

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    Book 11

    The Legacy Lenders
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    3.86     · 7 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1967 · 3 editions
    Number 11 in the Scott Jordan mystery series. Jord…

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    Book 12

    The Mourning After
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    3.00     · 3 Ratings · published 1981 · 8 editions
    Lawyer-detective Scott Jordan, an art aficionado, …

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