Oakley is the author of short stories, novellas, libretti, mainstream novels and mysteries. His novel Warlock was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and was made into a feature film. For more than twenty years he was director of the writing programme at the University of California at Irvine.
Genres: Western, Mystery
Series
Ambrose Bierce
1. Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades (1998)
2. Ambrose Bierce and the Death of Kings (2001)
3. Ambrose Bierce and the One-Eyed Jacks (2003)
4. Ambrose Bierce and the Trey of Pearls (2004)
5. Ambrose Bierce and the Ace of Shoots (2005)
1. Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades (1998)
2. Ambrose Bierce and the Death of Kings (2001)
3. Ambrose Bierce and the One-Eyed Jacks (2003)
4. Ambrose Bierce and the Trey of Pearls (2004)
5. Ambrose Bierce and the Ace of Shoots (2005)
Novels
Murder City (1949)
So Many Doors (1950)
Corpus of Joe Bailey (1953)
Mardios Beach (1955)
The Pleasure Garden (1966)
The Downhill Racers (1968)
A Game for Eagles (1970)
The Adelita (1975)
Lullaby (1982)
The Children of the Sun (1983)
The Coming of the Kid (1985)
Separations (1997)
Love and War in California (2007)
So Many Doors (1950)
Corpus of Joe Bailey (1953)
Mardios Beach (1955)
The Pleasure Garden (1966)
The Downhill Racers (1968)
A Game for Eagles (1970)
The Adelita (1975)
Lullaby (1982)
The Children of the Sun (1983)
The Coming of the Kid (1985)
Separations (1997)
Love and War in California (2007)
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
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