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Start with No Business of Mine and continue through all 6 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by James Hadley Chase • Published 1947
American foreign correspondent Steve Harmas returns to postwar London to visit an old flame, only to learn she is dead. The official verdict is suicide, but Harmas keeps digging, and the questions pull him into murder...
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Steve Harmas reading order
Ends with An Ear to the Ground
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Book 1:No Business of Mine
James Hadley Chase • 1947
American foreign correspondent Steve Harmas returns to postwar London to visit an old flame, only to learn she is dead. The official verdict is suicide, but Harmas keeps digging, and the questions pull him into murder...
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Book 2:Double Shuffle
James Hadley Chase • 1954
An exotic dancer becomes the key to a million-dollar insurance policy, and the payout depends on how she dies. As fraud and desire mix, the men chasing the money find themselves trapped in a deadly double shuffle.
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Book 3:There's Always a Price Tag
James Hadley Chase • 1956
Steve Harmas takes a job that seems like routine digging, until he learns every clue has a cost and someone is keeping the receipts. Chasing the truth pulls him into blackmail, crooked deals, and a very personal threat.
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Book 4:Shock Treatment
James Hadley Chase • 1959
A TV salesman falls for a woman married to a wheelchair-bound bully, and their attraction turns into an escape plan. Her story of the accident that changed everything may be true or may be a setup, and either way some...
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Book 5:Tell It to the Birds
James Hadley Chase • 1963
A clerk takes out a large life insurance policy, then dies days later, and the company smells fraud. An investigator follows the paper trail into a plot built on timing, deception, and murder meant to look like bad luck.
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Book 6:An Ear to the Ground
James Hadley Chase • 1968
A legendary necklace worth a fortune brings out old grudges and new predators. A beachcomber who knows more than he should is pulled into the hunt, and the story behind the jewels proves as dangerous as the jewels the...
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Steve Harmas FAQ
What is the best order to read the Steve Harmas series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with No Business of Mine.
How many books are in the Steve Harmas series?
There are 6 books currently listed in the Steve Harmas series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Steve Harmas series?
New readers should start with No Business of Mine, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Steve Harmas series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1947 to 1968.