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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2011
  • Latest Book:
    October 2020
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Full Series List in Order

An Inspector Samuel Tay Novel

1 - The Ambassador's Wife (Nov-2011)
2 - The Umbrella Man (Dec-2012)
3 - The Dead American (Mar-2015)

A Jack Shepherd International Crime Novel

1 - Laundry Man (Dec-2011)
2 - Killing Plato (Dec-2011)
3 - A World of Trouble (Mar-2012)
4 - The King of Macau (Jan-2014)
5 - Don't Get Caught (Sep-2017)

Book List in Order: 10 titles



  • "There’s no room for improvement. THE BIG MANGO is as good as it gets." - The Bangkok Post“THE BIG MANGO is a classic. Freelancing CIA agents, tough-as-nails Vietnamese secret policewomen, a huge pile of missing money, and a downwardly mobil...



  • "Needham’s the real deal. Highly, highly recommended."- Brendan DuBois, New York Times #1 bestselling author

    "If there's a living writer whose work makes me think of the great Raymond Chandler, it's Jake Needham."- James David Audlin, au...



  • "The gritty and taut KILLING PLATO is 100% unadulterated attitude.” -- The Singapore Straits Times

    "Jake Needham is an author we should all treasure, a classic master of crime, intrigue and the kind of edgy thrillers that make readers ...



  • "LAUNDRY MAN becomes a crazed ride of financial misconduct, dirty money, and misuse of power as Jack Shepherd’s investigations draw him into a twisted conspiracy involving Burmese drug traffickers, American intelligence agencies, and the Chines...



  • "A WORLD OF TROUBLE is one terrific novel, a tale of friendship, loyalty, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a country enduring extreme social and political upheaval." - The Bangkok Post

    “Tight and atmospheric, Needham's Jack She...



  • "Needham deftly morphs 1930s American Sam Spade into Samuel Tay, a world-weary 21st century Singapore homicide detective. You can smell the spicy street food mingling with the traffic jams, the sweat, and the garbage.” -- Libris Reviews

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  • “Jack Shepherd is a delight, a sharp-witted lawyer with a drive for justice forced to reside in a world of hard men who don’t believe in the rule of law.”  - The Malaysia Star

    "Fans of such thriller writers as Elmore Leon...



  • "Mr. Needham seems to know rather more than one ought about these things.” -- The Wall Street Journal 

    “Jake Needham’s Inspector Tay books have been successful in irritating the powers that be in Singapore to the point that they a...



  • A thriller written with a wry sense of irony in the mean-streets, fast-car, tough-talk tradition of Elmore Leonard. -- Singapore TodayJake Needham is a classic master of crime, intrigue, and edgy thrillers.-- James Grady, New York Times best-selling ...






Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jake Needham has published 10 books.

Jake Needham does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Mongkok Station, was published in October 2020.

The first book by Jake Needham, The Big Mango, was published in November 2011.

Yes. Jake Needham has 2 series.