Steven Womack Books in Order
Explore Steven Womack books in order, including Harry James Denton mysteries and Jack Lynch novels, with publication lists and descriptions for each title.
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Steven Womack books in publication order
12 books
Murphy's Fault
by Steven Womack
1990
Disillusioned New Orleans newspaperman Jack Lynch leaves reporting to work for a powerful financier involved in local politics. Becoming his employer's public relations man draws Jack into a world where corruption, manipulation and personal compromise threaten his remaining principles.
Smash Cut
by Steven Womack
1991
Struggling public relations consultant Jack Lynch takes a job with an eccentric film producer planning an underwater studio in an abandoned nuclear cooling tower. The Louisiana project entangles him in political corruption, competing interests and a dangerous murder investigation.
Dead Folks' Blues
by Steven Womack
1992
Nashville private investigator Harry James Denton agrees to help an old flame whose surgeon husband owes dangerous gambling debts. When the husband is murdered, Harry continues investigating a case crowded with enemies, despite his client's effort to withdraw.
The Software Bomb
by Steven Womack
1993
A hacker threatens a New Orleans bank with a destructive computer program unless a ransom is paid. Freelance public relations consultant Jack Lynch is hired to suppress the scandal, but the assignment soon immerses him in financial intrigue and murder.
Chain of Fools / Nobody's Chain Lays Straight
by Steven Womack
1995
Searching for wealthy runaway Stacey Jameson, Harry James Denton enters Nashville's adult entertainment underworld. Rescuing the troubled teenager from a murder scene draws him into family secrets and a dangerous effort to protect her from a ruthless killer.
Torch Town Boogie
by Steven Womack
1995
A fire near Harry James Denton's home draws the Nashville investigator into a series of arson attacks. As changing neighbourhoods provoke hostility and suspicion, he searches for the person turning resentment over their transformation into deadly destruction.
Way Past Dead
by Steven Womack
1995
Harry James Denton investigates the murder of rising country singer Rebecca Gibson, whose former husband becomes a suspect. Meanwhile, a religious group holds his coroner girlfriend hostage at the morgue, and an insurance fraud assignment brings additional trouble.
Murder Manual
by Steven Womack
1998
A successful author who makes enemies wherever he goes is murdered, drawing Harry James Denton into Nashville's publishing world. The private investigator must untangle the grievances surrounding the victim and determine which of his many antagonists turned resentment into killing.
By Blood Written
by Steven Womack
2005
A struggling crime novelist takes his search for authenticity to a murderous extreme, basing books on killings he commits himself. Literary success and a passionate relationship follow, but his new life conceals an appetite for murder that he cannot stop.
Why Politics Suck
by Steven Womack
2016
Steven Womack examines corruption, lobbying and the influence of wealth in American politics, tracing problems from the republic's origins to contemporary public life. This short polemic also proposes changes intended to make a dysfunctional political system more accountable.
Dirty Money
by Steven Womack
2018
Hoping to reunite with Marsha, Harry James Denton travels to Reno and takes an undercover maintenance job at the Mustang Ranch. Investigating money laundering becomes a personal crisis when a woman is murdered and Harry emerges as the principal suspect.
Fade Up From Black
by Steven Womack
2022
After years away from detective work, Harry James Denton dismisses a screenwriting teacher's claim that someone intends to kill him. When the teacher is murdered, Harry returns to investigation, confronting the bitter rivalries and hidden dangers inside a film school.
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