Bill Crider Reading Order

21 books (1997–2000)

The Adventures of Wishbone is a complete series of 21 books published between 1997 and 2000, written by multiple authors including Bill Crider. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Be a Wolf! and continuing through titles like Hunchdog of Notre Dame, Robinhound Crusoe, and Moby Dog. Each book in this action and adventure series can be enjoyed as a standalone entry while contributing to the overall collection.

Start with Be a Wolf!(By: Brad Strickland), the first of 21 books in the Adventures of Wishbone series.

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1	Be a Wolf!(By: Brad Strickland) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Digging Up the Past(By: Vivian Sathre) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hunchdog of Notre Dame(By: Michael Jan Friedman,Rick Duffield) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Muttketeer! 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Robinhound Crusoe(By: Caroline Leavitt) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Salty Dog(By: Brad Strickland) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Mutt in the Iron Muzzle(By: Michael Jan Friedman) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Prince and the Pooch(By: Brad Strickland,Caroline Leavitt) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Pup in King Arthur's Court(By: Joanne Barkan) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Tale of Two Sitters(By: Joanne Barkan) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Dog Overboard!(By: Rick Duffield,Vivian Sathre) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Dog(By: Carla Jablonski,Nancy Butcher) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Homer Sweet Homer(By: Carla Jablonski) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Moby Dog(By: Rick Duffield,Alexander Steele) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Pawlioned Paper(By: Olga Litowinsky) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Digging to the Center of the Earth(By: Rick Duffield,Michael Anthony Steele) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Gullifur's Travels(By: Brad Strickland) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Terrier of the Lost Mines(By: Brad Strickland) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Last of the Breed(By: Rick Duffield,Alexander Steele) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Huckleberry Dog(By: Alexander Steele) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Ivanhound(By: Nancy Holder) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

37 books (1991–2020)

Bill Crider edited this complete anthology series spanning 34 volumes published between 1991 and 2017, featuring collections of mystery, thriller, and adventure stories from various authors. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Dark Destiny II: Proprietors of Fate and continuing through titles such as Partners in Crime, White House Horrors, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Murder, My Dear Watson. These anthologies showcase diverse tales within the mystery and crime genres, including westerns and holiday-themed mysteries, making them ideal for readers seeking varied short fiction across different subgenres.

Start with Dark Destiny II: Proprietors of Fate, the first of 34 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Dark Destiny II: Proprietors of Fate 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Cat Crimes II 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Danger in D.C. 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dark Destiny 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Partners in Crime 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Truth Until Paradox 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	How the West Was Read, Volume 2 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	White House Horrors 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Once Upon a Crime 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Best of the American West II 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Death Dines at 8:30 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Murder, My Dear Watson 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cross Plains Universe 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Many Bloody Returns 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Spider Chronicles 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Gift of Murder 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Beat to a Pulp: Round 1 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Discount Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Beat to a Pulp: Round 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Making Story: Twenty-One Writers on How They Plot 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Lone Ranger Chronicles 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Wolf Creek: Kiowa Vengeance 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Showdown at Demon's Drop 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Wolf Creek: Night of the Assassins 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Dead But Not Forgotten 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Nine Deadly Lives 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Part II: 1890 to 1895 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Tales from the Otherverse 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Sherlock Holmes The Lady on the Bridge and other Stories 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Down & Out: The Magazine Volume 1 Issue 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Further Crossovers of Sherlock Holmes 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Down and Out the Magazine, Vol 2, Issue 2 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1988–2004)

Bill Crider's Carl Burns series comprises four mystery novels published between 1988 and 2004, following the investigations of its protagonist through the complete sequence. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with One Dead Dean and continuing through Dying Voices, A Dangerous Thing, and concluding with Dead Soldiers. This finished series blends mystery with elements of literary fiction and adventure, offering readers a self-contained story arc across all four installments.

Start with One Dead Dean, the first of 4 books in the Carl Burns series.

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1	One Dead Dean 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dying Voices 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Dangerous Thing 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dead Soldiers 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1989–1999)

The Catfantastic Anthologies series comprises six complete collections published between 1989 and 1999, featuring multiple authors across genres including mystery, thriller, and literary fiction. These anthologies should be read in publication order, beginning with the first Catfantastic volume and continuing through Catfantastic V. Each installment brings together various writers contributing short fiction centered on feline themes and adventures. The series concluded in 1999 with no additional volumes planned.

Start with Catfantastic(By: Andre Norton), the first of 6 books in the Catfantastic Anthologies series.

2 books (1998–1999)

Bill Crider's Ellie Taine series consists of two complete mystery novels published in 1998 and 1999. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Outrage at Blanco followed by Texas Vigilante. This action-driven mystery series blends literary fiction with thriller elements across its compact two-book arc.

Start with Outrage at Blanco and read in order.

#	Title
1	Outrage at Blanco 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Texas Vigilante 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2003–2003)

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1	We'll Always Have Murder 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

60 books (2015–2026)

The MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories is an ongoing anthology series featuring new tales of Sherlock Holmes and related characters, with 52 volumes published from 2015 to 2025. Each part contains stories by multiple authors organized chronologically, spanning from Holmes's early cases in 1881 through the 20th century and including annual collections. Readers should follow the publication order to experience the full breadth of this collaborative series, beginning with Part I and progressing through the numbered parts and themed volumes.

Start with Part I: 1881 to 1889(By: Craig Janacek,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Martin Rosenstock,Will Thomas,John Hall,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Adrian Middleton,John Heywood,Deanna Baran,Amy Thomas,Stephen Wade), the first of 52 books in the MX New Sherlock Holmes Stories series.

#	Title
1	Part I: 1881 to 1889(By: Craig Janacek,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Martin Rosenstock,Will Thomas,John Hall,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Adrian Middleton,John Heywood,Deanna Baran,Amy Thomas,Stephen Wade) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Part I: 1881 to 1889(By: Craig Janacek,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Martin Rosenstock,Will Thomas,John Hall,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Adrian Middleton,John Heywood,Deanna Baran,Stephen Wade) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Part I: 1881 to 1889(By: Craig Janacek,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Martin Rosenstock,Will Thomas,John Hall,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Adrian Middleton,John Heywood,Deanna Baran,Stephen Wade,Amy Thomas) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Part II: 1890 to 1895 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Part III: 1896 to 1929(By: Lyn McConchie,James Lovegrove,Matthew J. Elliott,Bob Byrne,Stuart Douglas,David Marcum,Larry Millett,Paul D. Gilbert,Geri Schear,Mark Alberstat,Tim Symonds) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Part IV: 2016 Annual(By: David Stuart Davies,Nicholas Utechin,Andy Lane,Richard Doyle,J.R. Campbell,Craig Janacek,Roger Johnson,Bob Byrne,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Derrick Belanger,Matthew Booth,Bonnie MacBird,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Steve Emecz,Deanna Baran,Arthur Hall,Vincent W. Wright,Jeremy Holstein,Andrea Mantin Levy,Steven Rothman,Melissa Farnham) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Part V(By: James Lovegrove,Nicholas Utechin,Jan Edwards,Matthew J. Elliott,Bert Coules,William Patrick Maynard,Bob Byrne,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Narrelle M. Harris,Mike Chinn,John Hall,Paul D. Gilbert,Mark Mower,Jan Edwards,Hugh Ashton,N. John Hall,Julie McKuras,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Amy Thomas,Julie McKuras,Arthur Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Part V(By: James Lovegrove,Nicholas Utechin,Jan Edwards,Matthew J. Elliott,Bert Coules,William Patrick Maynard,Bob Byrne,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Narrelle M. Harris,Mike Chinn,John Hall,Paul D. Gilbert,Mark Mower,Jan Edwards,Hugh Ashton,N. John Hall,Julie McKuras,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Julie McKuras,Arthur Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Part V(By: James Lovegrove,Nicholas Utechin,Jan Edwards,Matthew J. Elliott,Bert Coules,William Patrick Maynard,Bob Byrne,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Narrelle M. Harris,Mike Chinn,John Hall,Paul D. Gilbert,Mark Mower,Jan Edwards,Hugh Ashton,N. John Hall,Julie McKuras,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Julie McKuras,Arthur Hall,Amy Thomas) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Part VI(By: David Timson,Nicholas Utechin,Carla Coupe,Jan Edwards,Craig Janacek,Roger Johnson,Bob Byrne,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Mark Mower,Thomas A. Turley,Robert Perret,Jan Edwards,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Geri Schear,Shane Simmons,Julie McKuras,Keith Hann,Steve Emecz,Steve Emecz,Thomas A. Turley,Roger Riccard,Deanna Baran,Thomas A. Turley,Julie McKuras,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Part VII(By: Lee Child,James Lovegrove,Jan Edwards,Rand Lee,John Linwood Grant,Michael Cox,Steven Philip Jones,David Marcum,Mike Chinn,John Hall,Mark Mower,Thomas A. Turley,Jan Edwards,Daniel D. Victor,James Moffett,Hugh Ashton,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,N. John Hall,Adrian Middleton,Mike Hogan,Thomas A. Turley,Mike Hogan) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Part VIII: Eliminate The Impossible: 1892-1905(By: Will Murray,William Meikle,Craig Janacek,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Daniel McGachey,Michael Mallory,Derrick Belanger,Aaron Smith,Paul D. Gilbert,Robert Perret,Jeremy Branton Holstein,Roger Riccard,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Part IX: 2018 Annual(By: Leslie Charteris,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Denis Green,Mark Mower,James Moffett,Geri Schear,Shane Simmons,Robert Stapleton,Roger Riccard,Deanna Baran,Kevin Thornton) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Part X: 2018 Annual(By: Will Murray,Kelvin Jones,David Marcum,Martin Rosenstock,Greg Hatcher,Robert Perret,Daniel D. Victor,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Peter Coe Verbica,Mike Hogan,Dick Gillman,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Part XI: Some Untold Cases(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Will Murray,Leslie Charteris,Stephen Herczeg,Richard Dean Starr,David Marcum,Denis Green,Robert Perret,Hugh Ashton,Jayantika Ganguly,Kevin P. Thornton,Roger Riccard,Deanna Baran,Mike Hogan) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Part XII: Some Untold Cases(By: Craig Janacek,John Linwood Grant,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Nik Morton,Paul D. Gilbert,Mark Mower,Daniel D. Victor,Robert Stapleton,Mike Hogan,Jane Rubino,Arthur Hall) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Part XIII: 2019 Annual 1881-1890(By: Roger Johnson,Mark Wardecker,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,Will Thomas,Mark Mower,Hugh Ashton,Shane Simmons,Tim Gambrell,Steve Emecz,Paul Hiscock,Andrew Bryant,Arthur Hall,Brenda Seabrook,Robert Stapleton,S.F. Bennett,Edwin A. Enstrom,M.J.H. Simmonds,Tracy Revels,Sean M. Wright,Marino C. Álvarez,Kevin P. Thornton,Stephen Seitz,Jim French,David Friend,Peter Coe Verbica,Jacquelynn Morris,Melissa Grigsby) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Part XIV: 2019 Annual(By: Stephen Herczeg,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Matthew Booth,I.A. Watson,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,Liz Hedgecock,Harry DeMaio,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Arthur Hall,Edwin A. Enstrom) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Part XV: 2019 Annual(By: Will Murray,Leslie Charteris,Kelvin Jones,David Marcum,Jack Grochot,Denis Green,Mark Mower,Robert Perret,Robert Stapleton,Peter Coe Verbica,Mike Hogan,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Dick Gillman,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall,Robert Stapleton,Peter Coe Verbica) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Part XVI: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth(By: Josh Pachter,Victoria Watson,David Marcum,Kevin Jones,Mark Mower,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Tim Gambrell,Elizabeth Sophia Watson,Brenda Seabrooke,Andrew Bryant,Kevin Thornton,Arthur Hall,Tracy Revels,David Friend) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Part XVII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth(By: Will Murray,David Marcum,Michael Mallory,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth 1899-1925(By: Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Gareth Tilley,Kelvin I. Jones,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Roger Silverwood,Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,Christopher James,Steve Emecz,Harry DeMaio,Matthew White,Paul Hiscock,Arthur Hall,S.F. Bennett,Thomas A. Burns Jr.,Roger Stapleton,Tom Turley,Tracey J. Revels,Nick Cardillo) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Part XIX: 2020 Annual(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Will Murray,David Marcum,James Moffett,Tim Gambrell,Matthew White,Robert Stapleton,Peter Coe Verbica,Ian Ableson,Kevin P. Thornton,Roger Riccard,Ian Ableson,Matthew White,Thomas A. Turley,Brenda Seabrooke,Dick Gillman,Andrew Bryant,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall,Robert Stapleton,Sean M. Wright,David Friend,Peter Coe Verbica,Nick Cardillo) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Part XX: 2020 Annual(By: Will Murray,Matthew J. Elliott,Steven Philip Jones,David Marcum,I.A. Watson,Mark Mower,Robert Perret,Anna Elliott,Charles Veley,Sonia Fetherston,Harry DeMaio,Harry DeMaio,Deanna Baran,Susan Knight,Kevin Thornton,Arthur Hall,Tracy Revels,Thomas A. Burns Jr.) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Part XXI: 2020 Annual(By: John Lawrence,Leslie Charteris,Bob Byrne,David Marcum,Stephen Mason Merrill,Michael Mallory,Derrick Belanger,Denis Green,Mark Mower,Hugh Ashton,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,John Lawrence Toole,Peter Coe Verbica,Dick Gillman,Paula Hammond,Jane Rubino,Arthur Hall,Peter Coe Verbica) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Part XXIII: 1888-1894(By: Dacre Stoker,Will Murray,Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Steven Philip Jones,Leverett Butts,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Mike Chinn,I.A. Watson,Paul D. Gilbert,Hugh Ashton,Shane Simmons,Tim Gambrell,Paul Hiscock,Margaret Walsh,Tracy J. Revels,Barry Clay,Margaret Walsh,Jane Rubino,Arthur Hall) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Part XXIV: 1895-1903(By: Craig Stephen Copland,John Lawrence,John Linwood Grant,Stephen Herczeg,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,John Davis,Jayantika Ganguly,Kevin P. Thornton,Susan Knight,Harry DeMaio,Tracy J. Revels,Harry DeMaio,Brenda Seabrooke,Dick Gillman,Paula Hammond,Arthur Hall,Kevin P. Thornton,Thomas A. Burns Jr.) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Some More Untold Cases Part XXII: 1877-1887(By: Leslie Charteris,Denis O. Smith,David Marcum,Stephen Mason Merrill,Derrick Belanger,Denis Green,Richard Paolinelli,Mark Mower,Geri Schear,Liese Sherwood-Fabre,Ian Ableson,Kevin P. Thornton,Susan Knight,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Chris Chan,Tim Symonds,Robert Stapleton,S.F. Bennett,Kevin P. Thornton) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XIX: 2020 Annual(By: John Lescroart,Craig Stephen Copland,Will Murray,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Thomas A. Turley,James Moffett,Christopher James,Tim Gambrell,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Ian Ableson,Matthew White,Brenda Seabrooke,Dick Gillman,Andrew Bryant,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall,Robert Stapleton,M.J.H. Simmonds,Sean M. Wright,Kevin P. Thornton,David Friend,Peter Coe Verbica,Nick Cardillo,Lizzy Butle) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Part XXIX: More Christmas Adventures 1889-1896(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Gordon Linzner,Roger Johnson,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Derrick Belanger,I.A. Watson,Frank Schildiner,Paul D. Gilbert,Tracy J. Revels,Steve Emecz,Ian Ableson,Wayne Anderson,Barry Clay,Harry DeMaio,Matthew White,Margaret Walsh,Dan Rowley,Arthur Hall) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Part XXV: 2021 Annual 1881-1888(By: Peter Lovesey,Matthew J. Elliott,Craig Janacek,Roger Johnson,Denis O. Smith,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Hugh Ashton,Kevin McCann,Steve Emecz,Matthew White,Martin Daley,Paul Hiscock,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Robert Stapleton,M.J.H. Simmonds,Brenda Seagrove,Keith Hann,Hal Glatzer,Stephen Gaspar) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Part XXVI(By: Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,I.A. Watson,Frank Schildiner,Mark Mower,James Moffett,Geri Schear,Naching T. Kassa,Adrian Middleton,Peter Coe Verbica,Margaret Walsh,James Gelter,Ian Ableson,Kevin P. Thornton,Harry DeMaio,Anthony Gurney,Ian Ableson,Harry DeMaio,Dick Gillman,Mike Hogan,Susan Knight,Arthur Hall,Kevin P. Thornton,Peter Coe Verbica) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Part XXVII: 2021 Annual 1898-1928(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Peter Lovesey,Will Murray,John Lawrence,Leslie Charteris,Stephen Herczeg,Roger Johnson,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,John Davis,Denis Green,Tim Gambrell,Tracy J. Revels,Jeremy Branton Holstein,Thomas A. Turley,S.C. Toft,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Arthur Hall) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888(By: Nancy Holder,David Marcum) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888(By: Nancy Holder,Will Murray,John Lawrence,Stephen Herczeg,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Mark Mower,Liz Hedgecock,Tim Gambrell,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Deanna Baran,Thomas A. Turley,Brenda Seabrooke,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Amy Thomas,Jeffrey A. Lockwood,Martin Daley,Dick Gillman,Paul Hiscock,Mike Hogan) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888(By: Nancy Holder,Will Murray,John Lawrence,Stephen Herczeg,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Mark Mower,Liz Hedgecock,Tim Gambrell,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Deanna Baran,Thomas A. Turley,Brenda Seabrooke,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Jeffrey A. Lockwood,Martin Daley,Dick Gillman,Paul Hiscock,Mike Hogan) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Part XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888(By: Nancy Holder,Will Murray,John Lawrence,Stephen Herczeg,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Mark Mower,Liz Hedgecock,Tim Gambrell,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Deanna Baran,Thomas A. Turley,Brenda Seabrooke,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Jeffrey A. Lockwood,Martin Daley,Dick Gillman,Paul Hiscock,Mike Hogan,Amy Thomas) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Part XXX: More Christmas Adventures 1897-1928(By: Nancy Holder,Roger Johnson,D.J. Tyrer,David Marcum,Michael Mallory,Geri Schear,Jayantika Ganguly,Shane Simmons,Naching T. Kassa,Tim Gambrell,Steve Emecz,Paul Hiscock,Andrew Bryant,Paula Hammond,Susan Knight,Kevin Thornton,J.S. Rowlinson,Julie McKuras,J. Lawrence Matthews,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Part XIII: 2022 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Part XXXI: 2022 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Part XXXII: 2022 Annual 1888-1895(By: Will Murray,Craig Janacek,David Marcum,Mike Chinn,Paul Hiscock,Hal Glatzer,James Gelter,Ian Ableson,Mike Hogan,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Wayne Anderson,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall,Hal Glatzer,Terry Golledge,Kevin Patrick McCann,Alan Dimes) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Part XXXIII: 2022 Annual 1896-1919(By: Craig Stephen Copland,Roger Johnson,Mark Wardecker,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Hugh Ashton,Naching T. Kassa,Tracy J. Revels,Steve Emecz,Dan Rowley,Jeffrey A. Lockwood,Martin Daley,Andrew Bryant,Susan Knight,Tim Symonds,Kevin P. Thornton,Tom Turley,Jeffrey Hatcher,Terry Golledge,Josh Cerefice,David MacGregor,Alisha Shea,Emma West) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Part XXXIV: However Improbable(By: Will Murray,Leslie Charteris,Stephen Herczeg,Gordon Linzner,Marcia Wilson,David Marcum,Denis Green,Paul Hiscock,James Gelter,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Dan Rowley,Thomas A. Burns, Jr.,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall,Tim Newton Anderson,DJ Tyrer,John McNabb,Joseph W. Svec III) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Part XXXV: However Improbable(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Part XXXVI: However Improbable(By: David Marcum) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	XXXI: 2022 Annual 1875-1887(By: John Lawrence,Gordon Linzner,Kelvin I. Jones,Roger Johnson,D.J. Tyrer,David Marcum,I.A. Watson,Geri Schear,Tracy J. Revels,Steve Emecz,Dan Rowley,Susan Knight,Tim Symonds,Arthur Hall,Robert Stapleton,Hal Glatzer,Sean Wright,Jeffrey Hatcher,Terry Golledge,David MacGregor,Emma West,Kevin Patrick McCann,Thomas Burns,Steven Herczeg) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Part XLI: Further Untold Cases - 1887-1892(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Part XLII: Further Untold Cases 1894-1922(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Part XXXIX(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Part XXXIX: 2023 Annual(By: John Lawrence,Leslie Charteris,Michael Sims,Kelvin I. Jones,Roger Johnson,David Marcum,Denis Green,Shane Simmons,Naching T. Kassa,Tracy J. Revels,Roger Riccard,Steve Emecz,Dan Rowley,Paula Hammond,Kevin Thornton,Jane Rubino,Chris Chan,Arthur Hall,Peter Coe Verbica,Tom Turley,Emma West,William Todd,Ember Pepper,Don Baxter,Alan Dimes) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Part XXXVIII(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Part XXXVIII: 2023 Annual(By: David Marcum) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Part XLIII: 2024 Annual 1874-1888(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Part XLIV: 2024 Annual 1889-1897(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Part XLV: 2024 Annual 1898-1917(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Part XLVI: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1861-1889(By: David Marcum) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Part XLVII: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1890-1898(By: David Marcum,Chris Chan) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	The Hidden Enquiries of Sherlock Holmes(By: Arthur Hall) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Sherlock Holmes: The Curious Sequel of Our Investigation(By: David Marcum) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1996–1997)

Bill Crider's Mike Gonzo series consists of three complete mystery and adventure novels published between 1996 and 1997. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man, followed by Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster, and concluding with Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror.

Start with Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man and read in order.

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3	Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

262 books (1964–1990)

The Nick Carter: Killmaster series is a complete spy thriller collection spanning 262 books published between 1964 and 1990, written primarily by Bill Crider. This action-packed series should be read in publication order, beginning with Checkmate in Rio and continuing through titles like Fraulein Spy, Run Spy Run, and Safari for Spies. The extensive series combines mystery, literary fiction, and adventure elements across decades of international espionage narratives.

Start with Checkmate in Rio, the first of 262 books in the Nick Carter: Killmaster series.

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2	Fraulein Spy 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Run, Spy, Run 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Safari for Spies 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Saigon 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The China Doll 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Bullet for Fidel 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Eyes of the Tiger 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Istanbul 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The 13th Spy 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Danger Key 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Dragon Flame 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Hanoi 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Mind Poisoners 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Operation Starvation 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Spy Castle 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Terrible Ones 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Web of Spies 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	A Korean Tiger 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Assignment Israel 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Double Identity 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Golden Serpent 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mission to Venice 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Red Guard 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Seven Against Greece 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	The Bright Blue Death 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Chinese Paymaster 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Devil's Cockpit 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Filthy Five 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Weapon Of Night 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Amsterdam 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Fourteen Seconds to Hell 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Hood of Death 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Macao 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Operation Moon Rocket 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Temple of Fear 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Judas Spy 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Berlin 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Carnival for Killing 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Human Time Bomb 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Living Death 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Operation Che Guevara 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Operation Snake 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Peking: The Tulip affair 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Rhodesia 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	The Amazon 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	The Casbah Killers 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	The Cobra Kill 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	The Defector 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	The Doomsday Formula 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	The Red Rays 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	The Sea Trap 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Black Death 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Cambodia 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Jewel of Doom 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Moscow 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	The Arab Plague / Slavemaster 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	The Death Strain 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	The Executioners 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	The Mind Killers 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	The Red Rebellion 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	Time Clock of Death 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Ice Bomb Zero 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Mark of Cosa Nostra 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	The Cairo Mafia / Cairo 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	The Inca Death Squad 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	Agent Counter-agent 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Assault on England 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	Code Name: Werewolf 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	Hour of the Wolf 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Kremlin File 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Our Agent in Rome Is Missing 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	Spanish Connection 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	Strike Force Terror 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	The Death's Head Conspiracy 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
76	The Devil's Dozen 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	The Omega Terror 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	The Peking Dossier 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
79	Assassin Code Name Vulture 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
80	Assassination Brigade 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
81	Beirut Incident 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
82	Butcher of Belgrade 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
83	Death of the Falcon 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
84	Ice-Trap Terror 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
85	Man Who Sold Death 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
86	Massacre in Milan 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
87	Night of the Avenger 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
88	Sign of the Cobra 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
89	Target: Doomsday Island 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
90	The Aztec Avenger 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
91	The Liquidator 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
92	The N3 Conspiracy 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
93	The Stolen Pay Train 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
94	Vatican Vendetta 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
95	Counterfeit Agent 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
96	Dr. Death 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
97	Six Bloody Summer Days 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
98	The Code 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
99	The Jerusalem File 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
100	The Katmandu Contract 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
101	The Z Document 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
102	Ultimate Code 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
103	A High Yield In Death 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
104	Assignment Intercept 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
105	Green Wolf Connection 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
106	The Fanatics of Al Asad 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
107	The Gallagher Plot 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
108	The Nichovev Plot 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
109	The Sign of the Prayer Shawl 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
110	The Snake Flag Conspiracy 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
111	The Turncoat 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
112	Triple Cross 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
113	Vulcan Disaster 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
114	Plot for the Fourth Reich 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
115	Deadly Doubles 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
116	Death Message 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
117	Race of Death 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
118	The Doomsday Spore 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
119	The Ebony Cross 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
120	The List 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
121	The Pamplona Affair 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
122	Trouble in Paradise 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
123	Under the Wall 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
124	Hawaii 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
125	Reich Four 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
126	Revenge of the Generals 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
127	The Asian Mantrap 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
128	The Jamaican Exchange 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
129	The Nowhere Weapon 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
130	The Pemex Chart 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
131	The Redolmo Affair 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
132	The Satan Trap 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
133	Thunderstrike In Syria 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
134	Tropical Deathpact 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
135	Day of the Dingo 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
136	Death Mission: Havana 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
137	Eighth Card Stud 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
138	Strike of the Hawk 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
139	Tarantula Strike 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
140	Ten Times Dynamite 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
141	The Suicide Seat 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
142	War From The Clouds 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
143	Cauldron of Hell 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
144	Pleasure Island 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
145	The Coyote Connection 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
146	The Dubrovnik Massacre 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
147	The Golden Bull 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
148	The Ouster Conspiracy 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
149	The Parisian Affair 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
150	The Q Man 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
151	The Society of Nine 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
152	The Solar Menace 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
153	The Strontium Code 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
154	Appointment in Haiphong 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
155	Chessmaster 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
156	Deathlight 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
157	Doctor DNA 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
158	Earth Shaker 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
159	Norwegian Typhoon 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
160	Operation McMurdo Sound 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
161	Retreat for Death 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
162	The Christmas Kill 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
163	The Damocles Threat 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
164	The Death Star Affair 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
165	The Dominican Affair 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
166	The Greek Summit 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
167	The Hunter 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
168	The Israeli Connection 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
169	The Last Samurai 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
170	The Mendoza Manuscript 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
171	The Puppet Master 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
172	The Treason Game 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
173	Turkish Bloodbath 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
174	Typhoon Ray 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
175	Earthfire North 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
176	Hide and Go Die 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
177	Operation Vendetta 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
178	The Budapest Run 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
179	The Death Dealer 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
180	The Decoy Hit 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
181	The Istanbul Decision 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
182	The Kali Death Cult 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
183	The Outback Ghosts 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
184	The Yukon Target 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
185	Assignment: Rio 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
186	Caribbean Coup 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
187	Day of the Mahdi 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
188	Death Hand Play 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
189	Death Island 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
190	Night of the Warheads 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
191	Operation Sharkbite 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
192	San Juan Inferno 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
193	The Algarve Affair 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
194	The Kremlin Kill 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
195	The Mayan Connection 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
196	Zero-Hour Strike Force 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
197	Blood of the Scimitar 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
198	Circle of Scorpions 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
199	Last Flight to Moscow 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
200	Pursuit of the Eagle 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
201	The Assassin Convention 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
202	The Blue Ice Affair 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
203	The Execution Exchange 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
204	The Macao Massacre 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
205	The Normandy Code 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
206	The Tarlov Cipher 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
207	The Vengeance Game 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
208	White Death 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
209	Blood Ultimatum 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
210	Death Orbit 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
211	Mercenary Mountain 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
212	Operation Petrograd 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
213	Slaughter Day 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
214	Target Red Star 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
215	Terror Times Two 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
216	The Berlin Target 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
217	The Cyclops Conspiracy 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
218	The Killing Ground 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
219	The Master Assassin 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
220	The Samurai Kill 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
221	Tunnel for Traitors 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
222	Blood Raid 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
223	Blood of the Falcon 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
224	Crossfire Red 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
225	Death Squad 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
226	East of Hell 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
227	Holy War 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
228	Killing Games 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
229	Night of the Condor 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
230	Pressure Point 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
231	Terms of Vengeance 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
232	The Poseidon Target 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
233	The Terror Code 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
234	Afghan Intercept 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
235	Black Sea Bloodbath 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
236	Bloodtrail to Mecca 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
237	Bolivian Heat 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
238	Code Name Cobra 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
239	Countdown to Armageddon 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
240	Deathstrike 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
241	Dragonfire 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
242	Lethal Prey 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
243	Spykiller 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
244	The Andropov File 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
245	The Rangoon Man 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
246	Arms of Vengeance 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
247	Day of the Assassin 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
248	Deep Sea Death 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
249	Hell-Bound Express 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
250	Holiday in Hell 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
251	Hong Kong Hit 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
252	Invitation to Death 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
253	Isle of Blood 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
254	Law of the Lion 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
255	Middle East Massacre 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
256	Sanction to Slaughter 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
257	The Deadly Diva 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
258	The Korean Kill 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
259	Arctic Abduction 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
260	Dragon Slay 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
261	Ruby Red Death 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
262	Singapore Sling 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1999–2004)

Bill Crider's Professor Sally Good mystery series consists of three complete novels published between 1999 and 2004. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Murder is an Art, followed by A Knife In The Back and A Bond with Death. This finished series blends mystery, literary fiction, and action elements throughout its standalone-yet-connected cases.

Start with Murder is an Art and read in order.

#	Title
1	Murder is an Art 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Knife In The Back 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Bond with Death 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

25 books (1986–2019)

The Sheriff Dan Rhodes series is a 25-book mystery collection following a Texas lawman through various crimes and misadventures in his county. Published between 1986 and 2019, the series is now complete and should be read in publication order beginning with Too Late to Die. Each novel stands alone while contributing to the larger portrait of Rhodes' tenure as sheriff, blending procedural mystery with humor and action across small-town investigations.

Start with Too Late to Die, the first of 25 books in the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series.

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1	Too Late to Die 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Shotgun Saturday Night 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cursed to Death 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Death on the Move 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Evil at the Root 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Booked for a Hanging 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Murder Most Fowl 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Winning Can Be Murder 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Death by Accident 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Ghost of a Chance 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Romantic Way to Die 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Red, White, and Blue Murder 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Mammoth Murder 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Murder Among the OWLS 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Of All Sad Words 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Murder in Four Parts 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Murder in the Air 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Wild Hog Murders 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Compound Murder 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Half in Love with Artful Death 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Between the Living and the Dead 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Survivors Will Be Shot Again 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Dead, to Begin With 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	That Old Scoundrel Death 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

8 books (1992–2012)

Bill Crider's Short Stories/Novellas series comprises eight collections and novellas published between 1992 and 2012, now complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with My Heart Cries For You and continuing through Cranked. Several entries were co-written with Judy Crider, and the collection spans mystery, thriller, and adventure fiction across its various volumes.

Start with My Heart Cries For You, the first of 8 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	My Heart Cries For You 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	How I Found a Cat, Lost True Love, and Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	At the Hop(With: Judy Crider) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Chocolate Moose(With: Judy Crider) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Werewolf Named Wayne 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Death's Brother 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	What a Croc! 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cranked 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1991–2017)

Bill Crider's Short Story Collections series comprises four volumes of mystery and literary fiction spanning from 1991 to 2017. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Nighttime is the Right Time and concluding with Eight Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Each collection showcases Crider's work across various genres including mystery, thriller, and adventure storytelling.

Start with The Nighttime is the Right Time, the first of 4 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	The Nighttime is the Right Time 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	I am a Roving Gambler 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Raining Willie & Cranked 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Eight Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

13 books (1988–2011)

Bill Crider's collection of thirteen standalone mystery and thriller novels spans from 1988 to 2011, offering readers a diverse range of crime and adventure stories with no overarching narrative connecting them. Each book can be enjoyed independently, though readers who want to experience them as the author released them should follow publication order beginning with Galveston Gunman. The series concludes with The Girl Who Wanted to Be Sherlock Holmes, making this a complete collection that showcases Crider's versatility across the mystery and literary fiction genres.

Start with Galveston Gunman, the first of 13 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Galveston Gunman 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Keepers of the Beast 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Ryan Rides Back 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Time for Hanging 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Blood Dreams 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Goodnight Moom 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Vampire Named Fred 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Just Before Dark 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Medicine Show 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Rest in Peace 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Blood Marks 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Texas Capitol Murders 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Girl Who Wanted to Be Sherlock Holmes 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1998–1999)

Bill Crider's Stanley Waters series comprises two mystery novels published between 1998 and 1999, following publication order. The complete series features Murder Under Blue Skies and Murder in the Mist, blending mystery and thriller elements with literary fiction and action-adventure components.

Start with Murder Under Blue Skies and read in order.

#	Title
1	Murder Under Blue Skies 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder in the Mist 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2007–2010)

Bill Crider's Ted Stephens series consists of two mystery novels published between 2007 and 2010. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Houston Homicide followed by Mississippi Vivian. This two-book mystery series combines elements of thriller and literary fiction with an action-adventure sensibility.

Start with Houston Homicide and read in order.

#	Title
1	Houston Homicide 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mississippi Vivian 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

22 books (2011–2014)

The Dead Man is a complete 22-book series of mystery and thriller novels published between 2011 and 2014, with each installment written by Bill Crider in collaboration with various co-authors including Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Face of Evil and continuing through its full run. This action-driven thriller series features collaborative storytelling across its complete arc, making sequential reading essential to following the narrative.

Start with Face of Evil(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin), the first of 22 books in the The Dead Man series.

#	Title
1	Face of Evil(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hell In Heaven(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Kill Them All(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Harry Shannon) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ring of Knives(By: James Daniels,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Beast Within(By: James Daniels,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Blood Mesa(By: James Reasoner,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Dead Woman(By: David McAfee,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Carnival of Death(With: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Fire and Ice(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Jude Hardin) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Freaks Must Die(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Joel Goldman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Midnight Special(By: Phoef Sutton,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Slaves to Evil(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Lisa Klink) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Black Death(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Aric Davis) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Death Match(By: Christa Faust,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Killing Floor(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,David Tully) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Colder than Hell(By: Anthony Neil Smith,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Crucible of Fire(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Mel Odom) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Evil to Burn(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Lisa Klink) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Streets of Blood(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Barry Napier) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Dark Need(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Stant Litore) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Rising Dead(By: Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Stella Green) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Reborn(By: Phoef Sutton,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin,Lisa Klink,Kate Danley) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1991–1997)

The Truman Smith Private Eye series consists of five mystery novels published between 1991 and 1997, following the investigations of private detective Truman Smith. All books in this complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Dead on the Island and continuing through Gator Kill, When Old Men Die, The Prairie Chicken Kill, and Murder Takes a Break. Bill Crider blends mystery and thriller elements with literary fiction and action-adventure throughout the series.

Start with Dead on the Island, the first of 5 books in the Truman Smith Private Eye series.

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1	Dead on the Island 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Gator Kill 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	When Old Men Die 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Prairie Chicken Kill 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder Takes a Break 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible