Ed Gorman Reading Order

75 books (1987–2020)

Ed Gorman edited 74 anthology collections between 1987 and 2020, spanning mystery, thriller, horror, western, and literary fiction. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction. These collections feature curated short stories and selections from established and emerging authors across multiple genres, with notable entries including the Black Lizard Crime anthologies, the Borderlands horror series, and specialized collections like Cat Crimes and 100 Great Detectives.

Start with The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction, the first of 74 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Year's 25 Finest Crime & Mystery Stories, Sixth Edition 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Stalkers 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Black Moon 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Borderlands 1 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Under the Gun 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Borderlands 3 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Cat Crimes I 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Cold Blood 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Invitation to Murder 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Solved 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Cat Crimes II 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Cat Crimes III 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Stalkers - 19 Original Tales By the Masters of Terror 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Best Western Stories of Ed Gorman 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Criminal Intent 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Danger in D.C. 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Dark Crimes 2 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Monsters in Our Midst 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Predators 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	A Modern Treasury of Great Detective and Murder Mysteries 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Blue Motel 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Feline and Famous 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Partners in Crime 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Woman On The Beat 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Guilty as Charged 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hollywood Fantasies: Ten Surreal Visions of Tinsel Town 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Once Upon a Crime 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The UFO Files 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Cat Crimes Through Time 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Future Crimes 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Mom, Apple Pie and Murder 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Pure Pulp 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Best of the American West II 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	October Dreams 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Sleuths of the Century 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Murder Most Feline 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Pulp Masters 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	The Blue and the Gray Undercover 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Guns of the West 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Lighthouse Hauntings 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Kittens, Cats, and Crime 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Stagecoach 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Mr. President, Private Eye 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Lone Star Law 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	These Guns for Hire 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Dark Passions 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	The Best of Cemetery Dance II 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Between the Dark and the Daylight 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Beat to a Pulp: Round 1 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Commutability 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Discount Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	The Shamus Winners 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	A Feast of Frights from The Horror Zine 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Beat to a Pulp: Round 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	In Pursuit of Spenser 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Writing Crime Fiction 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Shivers VII 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	Turn Down the Lights 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	Passages of the Macabre 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	The Adventure of the Missing Detective 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1989–1999)

The Catfantastic Anthologies is a complete six-book series of short story collections edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Andre Norton, published between 1989 and 1999. Each volume features multiple contributors writing fantasy and speculative fiction stories centered on feline characters and themes. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with the first Catfantastic and concluding with Catfantastic V. These anthologies showcase a range of authors and storytelling styles united by their focus on cats in imaginative settings.

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

3 books (2005–2007)

Ed Gorman's Cavalry Man series consists of three complete Western thrillers published between 2005 and 2007. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Killing Machine, followed by Powder Keg, and concluding with Doom Weapon. This trilogy combines Gorman's signature blend of mystery and Western elements into a cohesive narrative arc.

Start with The Killing Machine and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Killing Machine 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Powder Keg 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Doom Weapon 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

20 books (2015–2020)

Cemetery Dance Select is a complete twenty-book anthology series published between 2015 and 2020, with each volume curated by Cemetery Dance Publications and featuring selected works by a different author. The series includes contributions from horror, thriller, and literary fiction writers such as Bev Vincent, Jeff Strand, John R. Little, Kaaron Warren, Kealan Patrick Burke, and others. Readers should approach the series in publication order, beginning with the Bev Vincent volume and continuing through all twenty entries as they were released.

Start with Cemetery Dance Select: Bev Vincent(By: Bev Vincent), the first of 20 books in the Cemetery Dance Select series.

5 books (2005–2011)

Dean Koontz's Frankenstein is a completed five-book series published between 2005 and 2011, with Ed Gorman collaborating on the opening installment alongside Koontz himself. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with City of Night and concluding with The Dead Town. Most entries were written by Koontz, often in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson, blending mystery, thriller, and horror elements throughout the collection.

Start with City of Night(With: Dean Koontz), the first of 5 books in the Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series.

#	Title
1	City of Night(With: Dean Koontz) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Prodigal Son(By: Dean Koontz,Kevin J. Anderson) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dead and Alive(By: Dean Koontz) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Lost Souls(By: Dean Koontz) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Dead Town(By: Dean Koontz) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2008–2015)

The Dev Conrad series consists of five mystery and thriller novels by Ed Gorman, published between 2008 and 2015. Read the books in publication order, beginning with Sleeping Dogs and continuing through Stranglehold, Blindside, Flashpoint, and Elimination. The series is complete and fully concluded.

Start with Sleeping Dogs, the first of 5 books in the Dev Conrad series.

#	Title
1	Sleeping Dogs 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Stranglehold 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Blindside 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Flashpoint 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Elimination 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2005–2006)

The Dev Mallory series by Ed Gorman comprises two mystery thrillers published between 2005 and 2006. This complete two-book series should be read in publication order, beginning with Bad Money followed by Fast Track, to fully appreciate the narrative arc.

Start with Bad Money and read in order.

#	Title
1	Bad Money 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fast Track 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1989–1989)

#	Title
1	Trapped 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (1985–1992)

Ed Gorman's Jack Dwyer series comprises seven mystery and thriller novels published between 1985 and 1992, now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with New, Improved Murder and concluding with The Reason Why. This fully realized series spans the late 1980s and early 1990s, offering readers a complete arc through all seven installments.

Start with New, Improved Murder, the first of 7 books in the Jack Dwyer series.

#	Title
1	New, Improved Murder 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder Straight Up 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder in the Wings 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Rough Cut 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Autumn Dead 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Cry of Shadows 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Reason Why 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1991–1991)

22 books (1973–2016)

The Kolchak: The Night Stalker series comprises 22 books published between 1973 and 2016, featuring contributions from multiple authors including Ed Gorman, Jeff Rice, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Joe Gentile, C.J. Henderson, and others. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Night Stalker by Jeff Rice. These mystery, horror, and thriller novels follow the adventures of investigative journalist Carl Kolchak as he confronts supernatural and unexplained phenomena.

Start with The Night Stalker(By: Jeff Rice), the first of 22 books in the Kolchak: The Night Stalker series.

#	Title
1	The Night Stalker(By: Jeff Rice) 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Night Strangler(By: Jeff Rice) 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Devil in the Details(By: Stefan Petrucha) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fever Pitch(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Get of Belial(By: Joe Gentile) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Lambs to the Slaughter(By: Joe Gentile) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Kolchak the Night Stalker Volume 1(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pain Without Tears(By: C.J. Henderson) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky,Max Allan Collins,Robert Weinberg) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Bare Bones(By: Joe Gentile) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Terror Within(By: C.J. Henderson,Stefan Petrucha) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Black & Evil Truth(By: C.J. Henderson) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Kolchak Papers(By: Jeff Rice) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Lovecraftian Horror(By: C.J. Henderson) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Sound of Fear(By: Joe Gentile) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Rise & Fall of Carl Kolchak(By: Dave Ulanski) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Cry Of Thunder(By: Joe Gentile) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Compendium(By: Stuart M. Kaminsky,Max Allan Collins,Christopher Golden) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Kolchak and the Lost World(By: C.J. Henderson) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Necronomicon(By: C.J. Henderson) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Lost World(By: C.J. Henderson) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Passages of the Macabre(With: Nancy Holder,C.J. Henderson) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

41 books (1985–2025)

This is an ongoing anthology series that has been published annually since 1985, collecting award-winning short fiction from the Writers of the Future competition. The series currently comprises 41 volumes and should be read in publication order to follow the chronological development of featured authors and stories. Each book presents a curated selection of science fiction, fantasy, and horror tales alongside writing advice and essays from established authors.

Start with L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1, the first of 41 books in the L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future series.

#	Title
1	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1987–1991)

The Leo Guild series comprises four mystery and thriller novels published between 1987 and 1991, following a complete arc across Guild, Death Ground, Blood Game, and Dark Trail. Read these books in publication order to experience the full progression of the character and plot developments. This finished series blends elements of mystery, thriller, and literary fiction across its four installments.

Start with Guild, the first of 4 books in the Leo Guild series.

#	Title
1	Guild 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Ground 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Blood Game 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dark Trail 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2003–2003)

#	Title
1	Crooks, Crimes and Christmas 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1989–2025)

The Murder Most series is an ongoing collection of mystery anthologies edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg, with twelve volumes published between 1989 and 2025. Each book in the series features stories organized around a particular theme, such as sacred settings, medieval times, food, Irish culture, feline mysteries, and humor. Readers should follow the series in publication order to experience how the anthology themes evolve over time. The series remains open for future additions.

Start with Murder Most Sacred(By: Martin H. Greenberg), the first of 12 books in the Murder Most series.

#	Title
1	Murder Most Sacred(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Murder Most Medieval(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murder Most Delicious(By: Martin H. Greenberg,Barbara Paul) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder Most Irish(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Murder Most Delectable(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Murder Most Divine(By: Ralph McInerny) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Murder Most Feline(With: Martin H. Greenberg) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Murder Most Postal(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Murder Most Romantic(By: Martin H. Greenberg,Susan Sizemore) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Murder Most Celtic(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Murder Most Confederate(By: Martin H. Greenberg) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Mystery Most Humorous(By: Donna Andrews,Marcia Talley,Gigi Pandian,Steve Shrott,Hugh Lessig,Melinda Mullet,Becky Clark,Victoria Dowd,Sylvia Maultash Warsh,Nikki Knight,Suzanne Flaig,Nina Mansfield,Susan Love Brown,Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier,Gregory Meece,M.S. Greene,P. J. Nelson,Sarah Bewley,Melissa Westemeier) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1999–2017)

This two-book nonfiction series by Ed Gorman was published between 1999 and 2017 and is now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with They're Here... Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a collaboration with Kevin McCarthy, followed by Death of a Translator.

Start with They're Here... Invasion of the Body Snatchers(With: Kevin McCarthy) and read in order.

#	Title
1	They're Here... Invasion of the Body Snatchers(With: Kevin McCarthy) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death of a Translator 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1991–2000)

This four-book mystery and thriller series by Ed Gorman spans the 1990s, with the first installment appearing in 1991 and the final book published in 2000. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Blood Moon, also known as Dead Cold. Each subsequent entry—Hawk Moon, Harlot's Moon, and Voodoo Moon—follows the Robert Payne character through interconnected cases that develop throughout the sequence.

Start with Blood Moon / Dead Cold, the first of 4 books in the Robert Payne series.

#	Title
1	Blood Moon / Dead Cold 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hawk Moon 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Harlot's Moon 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Voodoo Moon 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1998–2014)

The Sam McCain series comprises ten mysteries written by Ed Gorman and published between 1998 and 2014. This complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Day The Music Died. The books blend mystery and thriller elements with literary fiction sensibilities across a decade-spanning narrative arc.

Start with The Day The Music Died, the first of 10 books in the Sam McCain series.

#	Title
1	The Day The Music Died 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wake Up Little Susie 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Save the Last Dance for Me 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Everybody's Somebody's Fool 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Fools Rush In 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Ticket to Ride 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Bad Moon Rising 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Riders on the Storm 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1987–2012)

Ed Gorman's Short Stories/Novellas series spans twelve books published between 1987 and 2012, bringing together mystery, thriller, horror, and western tales in novella and short story form. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Turn Away and concluding with Yesterday and the Day Before. Several entries feature collaborations with fellow writers Richard T. Chizmar and Tom Piccirilli, expanding the creative scope of individual volumes. This collection showcases Gorman's versatility across multiple genres throughout its quarter-century span.

Start with Turn Away, the first of 12 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Turn Away 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Face 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	One of Those Days, One of Those Nights 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Out There in the Darkness 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Dirty Coppers(With: Richard T. Chizmar) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Eye of the Beholder 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Lawless 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Cast in Dark Waters(With: Tom Piccirilli) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Cages 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The End of it All 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Survival 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Yesterday and the Day Before 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

20 books (1988–2016)

Ed Gorman's Short Story Collections series spans twenty volumes published from 1988 to 2016, presenting a complete run of interconnected short fiction. These collections showcase Gorman's versatility across mystery, thriller, horror, literary fiction, and western genres, with titles like Westeryear, Dark Whispers and Other Stories, and Such a Good Girl and Other Crime Stories demonstrating the thematic range throughout the series. Read in publication order beginning with Westeryear to experience how Gorman's storytelling evolves across nearly three decades of work.

Start with Westeryear, the first of 20 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	Westeryear 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dark Whispers and Other Stories 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Moonchasers and Other Stories 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Out There in the Darkness, Volume 1 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Eye of the Beholder and Other Stories 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Famous Blue Raincoat 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Such a Good Girl and Other Crime Stories 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Crooks, Crimes and Christmas(With: Michael Jahn) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Prisoners & Other Stories 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Ride Back 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Different Kinds of Dead and Other Tales 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The End Of It All And Other Stories 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Phantom Chronicles 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Noir 13 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	A Disgrace to the Badge 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Dead Man's Gun and Other Western Stories 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Enemies and Other Western Stories 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Scream Queen and Other Tales of Menace 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Long Ride Back and Other Western Stories 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Shadow Games and Other Sinister Stories of Show Business 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

59 books (1985–2016)

Ed Gorman's 59 standalone novels span from 1985 to 2016, encompassing mystery, thriller, horror, literary fiction, western, and non-fiction works. Several titles were published under the pseudonym Daniel Ransom. Though each novel stands alone, readers interested in exploring Gorman's body of work chronologically should begin with Daddy's Little Girl and proceed in publication order through the complete series.

Start with Daddy's Little Girl(As: Daniel Ransom), the first of 59 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Daddy's Little Girl(As: Daniel Ransom) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Night Caller(As: Daniel Ransom) 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Toys in the Attic(As:Daniel Ransom) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Forsaken(As:Daniel Ransom) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Graves' Retreat 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Babysitter(As:Daniel Ransom) 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Night Kills 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Night of Shadows 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Nightmare Child(As:Daniel Ransom) 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Poker Club 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	What The Dead Men Say 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Cage of Night 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Robin In I, Werewolf 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Long Midnight(As:Daniel Ransom) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Prodigal Gun 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Serpent's Kiss(As:Daniel Ransom) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Sharpshooter 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Wolf Moon 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Shadow Games 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Blood Red Moon 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Moonchasers 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Fugitive Stars(As:Daniel Ransom) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Black River Falls 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Night Screams(As:Daniel Ransom) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The First Lady(As: E.J. Gorman) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Zone Soldiers(As:Daniel Ransom) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Gundown 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Runner in the Dark 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Senatorial Privilege(As: E.J. Gorman) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Silver Scream 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Cold Blue Midnight 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Daughter of Darkness 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Trouble Man 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	I Know What the Night Knows 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Ride Into Yesterday 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Serpent's Kiss 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Storm Riders 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Dark Moon 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Blackmail & Lace(As:Daniel Ransom) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Ghost Town 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	The Dark Fantastic 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Rituals 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Vendetta 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Gun Truth 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Lynched 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Relentless 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	An American Education 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Branded 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Two Guns to Yuma 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Shoot First 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	A Knock at the Door 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	The Midnight Room 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	The Marilyn Tapes 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Hell-For-Leather Rider / The Man from Nightshade Valley(With: James Reasoner) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	Showdown 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	The Girl in the Attic(With: Patricia Lee Macomber) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Now You See Her 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Backshot 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Run to Midnight 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (2020–2021)

The Year of the Cat is a twelve-book anthology series edited by Ed Gorman and published between 2020 and 2021, featuring stories by Kristine Kathryn Rusch alongside contributions from various authors including both contemporary writers and classic literature retellings. Each volume in the series is themed around feline characteristics, progressing from "A Cat of Cozy Situations" through "A Cat of Romantic Soul." The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order. These collections blend original fiction with reimagined classic works to create diverse explorations of cat-centered narratives across multiple genres.

Start with A Cat of Cozy Situations(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Carole Nelson Douglas,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe), the first of 12 books in the The Year of the Cat series.

#	Title
1	A Cat of Cozy Situations(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Carole Nelson Douglas,Dean Wesley Smith,W.W. Jacobs,Mary A. Turzillo,Dory Crowe) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Cat of Disdainful Looks(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Rudyard Kipling,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mark Twain,Ray Vukcevich,John Adams,Jodi Lyn Nye) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Cat of Heroic Heart(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Carole Nelson Douglas,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Lisa Silverthorne,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Liz Pierce) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Cat of Perfect Taste(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Saki,Charles Dudley Warner,Philip Gilbert Hamerton,Kari Kilgore) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Cat of Roving Nature(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Emile Zola,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dory Crowe,C.J. Erick,Sylvia Warner) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Cat of Space and Time(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Andre Norton,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Cordwainer Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Mary Turzillo,Daemon Crowe) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Cat of Strange Lands(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Kent Patterson,Meyari McFarland,Leigh Saunders) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Cat of a Different Color(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Annie Reed,Louisa Swann,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Ray Vukcevich,Dory Crowe) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Cat of Artistic Sensibilities(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Henry Slesar,Joan Aiken,Annie Reed,Stefon Mears,Dean Wesley Smith,Mary Turzillo) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Cat of Fantastic Whims(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,E. Nesbit,Jamie Ferguson,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Dean Wesley Smith,Geoffrey A. Landis,Liz Pierce) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Cat of Feral Instincts(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Allan Poe,Brigid Collins,Dean Wesley Smith,Pamela Sargent,Jamie McNabb,Mary Turzillo,N. Margaret Campbell) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Cat of Romantic Soul(By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Anthea Sharp,Annie Reed,Lisa Silverthorne,Bonnie Elizabeth,Dean Wesley Smith,Kari Kilgore) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1987–2001)

The Tobin series consists of two complete mystery novels by Ed Gorman, published across a fourteen-year span from 1987 to 2001. Both Murder on the Aisle and Several Deaths Later should be read in publication order to follow the story's intended progression. This short series blends elements of mystery and thriller with the author's distinctive literary style.

Start with Murder on the Aisle and read in order.

#	Title
1	Murder on the Aisle 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Several Deaths Later 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible