Barry Gifford

  • 27

    Catalog books

  • 21

    Works

  • 1978 to 2025

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Barry Gifford has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 27 catalog-linked books across 1978 to 2025, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural, Biography & Memoir.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Perdita Durango (Gifford, Barry) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1978 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Grove Pr and Harcourt.

Best Place To Start

Perdita Durango (Gifford, Barry)

Grove Pr • 1996 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • Biography & Memoir entry points • common used copies from Grove Pr and Harcourt

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural • Biography & Memoir • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1978 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Grove Pr and Harcourt.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Perdita Durango (Gifford, Barry)

    Grove Pr • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 120 pages.

  2. The Wild Life of Sailor and Lula (Gifford, Barry)

    Grove Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Wild at Heart (Gifford, Barry)

    Grove Pr • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 160 pages.

  4. Night People (Gifford, Barry)

    Grove Pr • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 208 pages.

  5. Night People

    Oni Press, Incorporated • 2025 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2025 • 144 pages.

  6. The Stars Above Veracruz

    Thunder's Mouth Press • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 256 pages.

  7. The Complete Lynch

    Virgin Books • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 304 pages.

  8. Wyoming

    Arcade Publishing • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 129 pages.

  9. Sinaloa Story ("Rebel Inc")

    Rebel Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 204 pages.

  10. The Sinaloa Story

    Harcourt • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 231 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Perdita Durango (Gifford, Barry) is the easier short commitment, while The Wild Life of Sailor and Lula (Gifford, Barry) asks for more reading time up front.

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