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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1980
  • Latest Book:
    August 2018
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Full Series List in Order

Lt. Jake Neuman

1 - Sweet Justice (Jan-1985)
2 - Nowhere Man (Mar-1987)
3 - Club Dead (Sep-1988)

Sgt. Joe Cullen

1 - Internal Affairs (Jan-1990)
2 - Violent Love (Apr-1991)
3 - Fixin' to Die (Feb-1992)
4 - When the Night Comes (1993)

Book List in Order: 16 titles





  • A tale of crossed lovers and mistaken identities set in contemporary Manhattan pairs an actress who makes commercials and a struggling novelist, who are both over thirty and both still hoping to make it big...



  • A New York Times "Notable Mystery Novel of the Year," Sweet Justice is the book that launched journalist turned crime novelist Jerry Oster's meteoric literary career and introduced his most unforgettable character, sad-sack detective, Jake Neuman. Wh...



  • The exclusive, trendy California community of Rancho Maria de la Luz is turned upside down by three unnatural deaths in as many days, and reporter Eve Zabriski and detective Sam Branch must unravel the puzzle...







  • Paired with his arch-rival, Lt. Dave Milner, and hampered by a paralyzing snowstorm, NYPD detective Lt. Jake Neuman struggles to find the murderer of a reporter who knew too much about ambitious attorney Frances McAlistair...










  • When prisoner Elvis Polk kills two cops just before he was to testify about a recent heist at JFK, Detective Joe Cullen must follow a trail of dirty cops and dirty money to find out the truth. Reprint....




  • Sad sack cop Joe Cullen's world is about to turn even sadder. Charged with investigating the brutal murder of glamour girl Dian Foxx, he tries to unravel a case that will implicate his colleagues and friends, where there are no bad guys, just a b...



  • First U.S. print edition for this winner of Germany's Bochumer Krimi Preis for Best International Crime Novel. Jerry Oster's noir thrillers are "an urbane, witty update on the hard-boiled detective novel." -Women's Wear Daily. Meet Jerry Oster's most...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jerry Oster has published 16 books.

Jerry Oster does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Busted Valentine, was published in August 2018.

The first book by Jerry Oster, The Port Wine Stain, was published in August 1980.

Yes. Jerry Oster has 2 series.