Max Allan Collins Reading Order

121 books (2002–2025)

The Akashic Noir series is an expansive anthology collection launched in 2002 that continues to grow, now encompassing 121 books across diverse cities and regions worldwide. Each volume features original noir fiction set in a specific geographic location, edited by Max Allan Collins and other contributors, and should be read in publication order beginning with San Francisco Noir. The series remains ongoing, with new location-based noir collections regularly added to the catalog. This is an ideal series for readers seeking short crime fiction stories rooted in authentic urban settings.

Start with San Francisco Noir, the first of 121 books in the Akashic Noir series.

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1	San Francisco Noir 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Bronx Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Seattle Noir 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Brooklyn Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hasidic Noir 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Brooklyn Noir 2 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Chicago Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Dublin Noir 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Baltimore Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	D.C. Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	London Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Manhattan Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Miami Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Twin Cities Noir 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Detroit Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Havana Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Los Angeles Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	New Orleans Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Wall Street Noir 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	D.C. Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Istanbul Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Las Vegas Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Manhattan Noir 2 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Paris Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Queens Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Toronto Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Trinidad Noir 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Boston Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Delhi Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Phoenix Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Portland Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Rome Noir 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	San Francisco Noir 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Copenhagen Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Haiti Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Indian Country Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Lone Star Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Los Angeles Noir 2 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Mexico City Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Moscow Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Orange County Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Philadelphia Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Richmond Noir 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Barcelona Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Cape Cod Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	New Jersey Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Pittsburgh Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	San Diego Noir 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Boston Noir 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
51	Kansas City Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
52	Kingston Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
53	Long Island Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
54	Mumbai Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
55	St. Petersburg Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
56	Staten Island Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
57	Venice Noir 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
58	Buffalo Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
59	Dallas Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
60	Haiti Noir 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
61	Manila Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
62	USA Noir 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
63	Belfast Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
64	Helsinki Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
65	Prison Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
66	Rio Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
67	Singapore Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
68	Tehran Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
69	Tel Aviv Noir 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
70	Beirut Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
71	Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
72	Marseille Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
73	Memphis Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
74	Providence Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
75	Zagreb Noir 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
76	Brussels Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
77	Mississippi Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
78	New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
79	Prague Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
80	San Juan Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
81	St. Louis Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
82	Stockholm Noir 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
83	Atlanta Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
84	Buenos Aires Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
85	Montana Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
86	Montreal Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
87	New Haven Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
88	Oakland Noir 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
89	Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
90	Baghdad Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
91	Berlin Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
92	Hong Kong Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
93	Lagos Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
94	Marrakech Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
95	Santa Cruz Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
96	Sydney Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
97	São Paulo Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
98	Vancouver Noir 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
99	Amsterdam Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
100	Houston Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
101	Milwaukee Noir 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
102	Accra Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
103	Addis Ababa Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
104	Alabama Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
105	Belgrade Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
106	Berkeley Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
107	Columbus Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
108	Miami Noir: The Classics 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
109	Nairobi Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
110	Santa Fe Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
111	Tampa Bay Noir 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
112	Palm Springs Noir 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
113	Denver Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
114	Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
115	South Central Noir 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
116	Cleveland Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
117	East Jerusalem Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
118	West Jerusalem Noir 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
119	Honolulu Noir 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
120	Hamburg Noir 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
121	Sacramento Noir 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

47 books (1986–2025)

Max Allan Collins has edited 45 anthologies of mystery and thriller stories since 1986, with the series ongoing through 2025. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Mean Streets and continuing through recent additions like Diagnosis Dead and beyond. Each volume features contributions from various authors working within the mystery, thriller, and crime fiction genres.

Start with Mean Streets, the first of 45 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Mean Streets 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	An Eye for Justice 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dick Tracy: The Secret Files 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dante's Disciples 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Deadly Allies 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Danger in D.C. 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Dark Crimes 2 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Deadly After Dark 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Murder is My Business 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Vampire Detectives 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	First Cases, Volume 1 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Kiss and Kill 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Vengeance is Hers 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Hot Blood X 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Private Eyes 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Diagnosis Dead 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Crafty Cat Crimes 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Shamus Game 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	...And the Dying is Easy 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Mystery Street 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	A Century of Noir 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Fatal Attractions 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Flesh and Blood 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Greatest Hits 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	My Lolita Complex and Other Tales of Sex and Violence 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	These Guns for Hire 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	At the Scene of the Crime 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Crimes by Moonlight 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	In Pursuit of Spenser 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Writing Crime Fiction 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Inherit the Dead 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Chicago Blues 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Trust No One 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	A Time For Violence 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Turning the Tied 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Ink and Daggers 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Murderers' Row: Original Baseball Mysteries: Volume 1 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1999–2002)

The Artist Archives Non-Fiction series by Max Allan Collins comprises 14 completed books published between 1999 and 2002, documenting the works of classic pin-up and illustration artists. Each volume collects artwork and archival materials from specific artists and themes, including the Elvgren, Varga, and other notable illustrators from the golden age of pin-up art. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Elvgren Girls I and concluding with Playful Pin-Ups. This series is essential for art history enthusiasts and fans of vintage illustration.

Start with Elvgren Girls I, the first of 14 books in the Artist Archives Non-Fiction series.

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1	Elvgren Girls I 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Elvgren Girls II 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Exotic Ladies 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Swimsuit Sweeties 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Varga Girls I 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Varga Girls II 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Indian Maidens 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Pin-Up Nudes 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Pirate & Gypsy Girls 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Seaside Sweethearts 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Cowgirl Pin-Ups 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Patriotic Pin Ups 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Pin-Up Nudes II 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Playful Pin-Ups 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is an anthology series of forty mystery and thriller stories, each written by a different prominent author and centered around books, libraries, or literary themes. Published between 2012 and 2022, the series is likely complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver. Notable contributors include William Link, C.J. Box, Nelson DeMille, Laura Lippman, and many other established mystery writers, with Mickey Spillane appearing in one collaborative entry.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

#	Title
1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(With: Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box(By: Charles Todd) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2006–2006)

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1	Buried Deep 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

20 books (2002–2011)

The CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series spans twenty mystery novels published between 2002 and 2011, featuring various authors including Max Allan Collins, Jeffrey Mariotte, Jerome Preisler, and Donn Cortez. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Bad Rap. These books tie into the popular television show, with stories involving crime scene investigation and forensic mystery-solving.

Start with Bad Rap(With: Jeffrey Mariotte), the first of 20 books in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series.

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1	Bad Rap(With: Jeffrey Mariotte) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Double Dealer 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sin City 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Body of Evidence 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Cold Burn 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Thicker Than Blood(By: Jeffrey Mariotte) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Grave Matters 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Binding Ties 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Killing Game 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Snake Eyes 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Brass in Pocket(By: Jeffrey Mariotte) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Nevada Rose(By: Jerome Preisler) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Killing Jar(By: Donn Cortez) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Blood Quantum(By: Jeffrey Mariotte) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Insider's Guide to the TV Phenomenon(By: Titan Books) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Dark Sundays(By: Donn Cortez) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Headhunter(By: Greg Cox) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Shock Treatment(By: Greg Cox) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Skin Deep(By: Jerome Preisler) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Burning Season(By: Jeffrey Mariotte) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

8 books (2003–2008)

The CSI: Miami series consists of eight mystery novels published between 2003 and 2008, adapting the popular television show into prose form. The series was written by multiple authors including Max Allan Collins, Donn Cortez, and Jeffrey Mariotte, and should be read in publication order beginning with Florida Getaway. The complete series concluded in 2008 and offers fans additional cases featuring the Miami crime lab team.

Start with Florida Getaway, the first of 8 books in the CSI: Miami series.

#	Title
1	Florida Getaway 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Heat Wave 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Cult Following(By: Donn Cortez) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Misgivings(By: Donn Cortez) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Riptide(By: Donn Cortez) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Heart Attack(By: Donn Cortez) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Cut and Run(By: Donn Cortez) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Right to Die(By: Jeffrey Mariotte) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2015–2021)

The Caleb York series consists of six Western mysteries written by Max Allan Collins and published between 2015 and 2021. The books should be read in publication order beginning with The Legend of Caleb York and continuing through The Big Showdown, The Bloody Spur, Last Stage to Hell Junction, Hot Lead, Cold Justice, and Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek. The series appears to be complete as of its final installment in 2021.

Start with The Legend of Caleb York, the first of 6 books in the Caleb York series.

#	Title
1	The Legend of Caleb York 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Big Showdown 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Bloody Spur 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Last Stage to Hell Junction 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hot Lead, Cold Justice 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1989–1999)

The Catfantastic Anthologies is a complete series of six anthology collections published between 1989 and 1999, featuring short stories centered around cats. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Catfantastic and continuing through Catfantastic V. Each volume brings together multiple authors to explore feline-themed fiction across mystery, thriller, and speculative genres.

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

3 books (2007–2008)

Max Allan Collins' Criminal Minds trilogy consists of three standalone mystery thrillers published between 2007 and 2008. Read the series in publication order, beginning with Jump Cut, followed by Finishing School and concluding with Killer Profile. The complete series is now finished, offering fans the full collection of Collins' crime-focused narratives.

Start with Jump Cut and read in order.

#	Title
1	Jump Cut 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Finishing School 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Killer Profile 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2002–2003)

The Dark Angel trilogy by Max Allan Collins consists of three complete mystery thrillers published between 2002 and 2003. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Before the Dawn, followed by After the Dark, and concluding with Skin Game. The series is finished and requires no waiting for new installments.

Start with Before the Dawn and read in order.

#	Title
1	Before the Dawn 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	After the Dark 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Skin Game 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1930–2026)

Max Allan Collins continues the legendary detective Sam Spade saga with two novels published across nearly a century, beginning with Dashiell Hammett's classic 1930 original and continuing with a new entry in 2026. This ongoing series should be read in publication order to follow the detective's cases chronologically. Collins revives the iconic hard-boiled investigator for modern audiences while honoring the character's noir roots.

Start with The Maltese Falcon(By: Dashiell Hammett) and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Maltese Falcon(By: Dashiell Hammett) 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Return of the Maltese Falcon 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1991–1992)

Max Allan Collins completed a three-book Dick Tracy mystery series between 1991 and 1992. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Dick Tracy Goes to War, followed by Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine, and concluding with Dick Tracy Meets His Match. This finished series offers a complete arc for readers interested in classic detective fiction.

Start with Dick Tracy Goes to War and read in order.

#	Title
1	Dick Tracy Goes to War 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dick Tracy Meets His Match 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2003–2005)

Max Allan Collins completed a four-book Dick Tracy mystery series between 2003 and 2005 known as the Collins Case Files. The series should be read in publication order beginning with Volume 1, which was created in collaboration with Chester Gould and Rick Fletcher. The subsequent three volumes, released through 2005, were developed with Rick Fletcher. This complete series is ideal for readers seeking mystery and thriller content featuring the classic detective character.

Start with Volume 1(With: Chester Gould,Rick Fletcher), the first of 4 books in the Dick Tracy: The Collins Case Files series.

#	Title
1	Volume 1(With: Chester Gould,Rick Fletcher) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Volume 2(With: Rick Fletcher) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Volume 3(With: Rick Fletcher) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Volume 4 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1999–2005)

Max Allan Collins' Disaster series comprises six complete novels published between 1999 and 2005, each centered on a real historical catastrophe. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Titanic Murders and continuing through The Hindenburg Murders, The Pearl Harbor Murders, The Lusitania Murders, The London Blitz Murders, and concluding with The War of the Worlds Murder. This mystery thriller series blends historical events with fictional crime narratives, offering readers a unique exploration of disaster-era intrigue.

Start with The Titanic Murders, the first of 6 books in the Disaster series.

#	Title
1	The Titanic Murders 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Hindenburg Murders 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Pearl Harbor Murders 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Lusitania Murders 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The London Blitz Murders 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The War of the Worlds Murder 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1987–1993)

Max Allan Collins's Eliot Ness series comprises four complete novels published between 1987 and 1993, following the legendary federal agent through historical crime investigations. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Dark City, followed by Butcher's Dozen, Bullet Proof, and Murder by the Numbers. This mystery and thriller series draws on both historical fact and Collins's fiction writing to bring Ness's cases to life during a pivotal era in American law enforcement.

Start with The Dark City, the first of 4 books in the Eliot Ness series.

#	Title
1	The Dark City 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Butcher's Dozen 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bullet Proof 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Murder by the Numbers 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2021–2021)

4 books (1993–2018)

The Fangoria Dreadtime Stories series comprises four complete horror novels by Max Allan Collins, spanning from 1993 to 2018. Read these books in publication order beginning with A Good Head on His Shoulders, followed by Reincarnal, Wolf, and Mercy. This series offers standalone horror stories that should be experienced in the sequence they were originally released.

Start with A Good Head on His Shoulders, the first of 4 books in the Fangoria Dreadtime Stories series.

11 books (1973–2021)

Max Allan Collins's Frank Nolan series comprises eleven mystery and thriller novels spanning from 1973 to 2021, following a criminal protagonist through various capers and cases. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Bait Money and concluding with Double Down. Each installment builds on the established character and world, making sequential reading essential to fully appreciate the arc of this long-running crime series.

Start with Bait Money, the first of 11 books in the Frank Nolan series.

#	Title
1	Bait Money 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blood Money 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fly Paper 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hard Cash 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hush Money 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Scratch Fever 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Spree 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Mourn the Living 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Tough Tender 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Skim Deep 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Double Down 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2009–2009)

Max Allan Collins wrote two G.I. Joe novels published in 2009 that should be read in publication order beginning with Above & Beyond followed by The Rise of Cobra. This complete two-book series blends mystery and thriller elements within the G.I. Joe universe.

Start with Above & Beyond and read in order.

#	Title
1	Above & Beyond 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Rise of Cobra 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2003–2022)

Max Allan Collins wrote three graphic novels between 2003 and 2022, beginning with Road to Perdition 2: On the Road and followed by Quarry's War and Deadly Beloved and Other Stories. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order. These mystery and thriller graphic novels showcase Collins' work in the medium across nearly two decades.

Start with Road to Perdition 2: On the Road and read in order.

#	Title
1	Road to Perdition 2: On the Road 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Quarry's War 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Deadly Beloved and Other Stories(With: Johnny Craig,Al Feldstein) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2007–2013)

Max Allan Collins' Jackie & Maggie Starr series comprises three complete mysteries published between 2007 and 2013. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with A Killing in Comics, followed by Strip for Murder (co-written with Terry Beatty), and concluding with Seduction of the Innocent. This mystery and thriller series combines Collins' expertise in both fiction and non-fiction storytelling.

Start with A Killing in Comics and read in order.

#	Title
1	A Killing in Comics 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Strip for Murder(With: Terry Beatty) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Seduction of the Innocent 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2020–2021)

The John Sand series by Max Allan Collins comprises three spy thrillers published between 2020 and 2021. The books should be read in publication order: Come Spy With Me, Live Fast, Spy Hard, and To Live and Spy In Berlin. The series appears to be complete, offering a self-contained trilogy for readers interested in espionage fiction.

Start with Come Spy With Me and read in order.

#	Title
1	Come Spy With Me 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Live Fast, Spy Hard 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	To Live and Spy In Berlin 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

22 books (1973–2016)

This 22-book series featuring investigative journalist Carl Kolchak spans from 1973 to 2016 and is now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Night Stalker by Jeff Rice. Written by multiple authors including Max Allan Collins, Stefan Petrucha, and Joe Gentile, the series blends mystery and thriller elements across its full collection.

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(With: Stuart M. Kaminsky,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(With: Stuart M. Kaminsky,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(By: Ed Gorman,Nancy Holder,C.J. Henderson) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2019–2020)

Max Allan Collins' Krista Larson series consists of two complete mystery thrillers published between 2019 and 2020. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Girl Most Likely followed by Girl Can't Help It. This two-book series offers a contained narrative arc for readers seeking a finished mystery experience.

Start with Girl Most Likely and read in order.

#	Title
1	Girl Most Likely 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Girl Can't Help It 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1983–1986)

The Mallory series by Max Allan Collins comprises five mystery and thriller novels published between 1983 and 1986, with the sequence complete. Read the books in publication order, beginning with No Cure for Death and continuing through The Baby Blue Rip-Off, Kill Your Darlings, A Shroud for Aquarius, and concluding with Nice Weekend for a Murder. Each entry builds on the preceding story, making chronological reading essential for maximum enjoyment of this closed series.

Start with No Cure for Death, the first of 5 books in the Mallory series.

#	Title
1	No Cure for Death 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Baby Blue Rip-Off 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Kill Your Darlings 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Shroud for Aquarius 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Nice Weekend for a Murder 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1989–2017)

This complete series collects short stories and novellas featuring Mickey Spillane's iconic characters, spanning from 1989 to 2017. The three books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Killing Man, followed by So Long, Chief, and concluding with A Dangerous Cat. Max Allan Collins worked with or completed these stories based on Spillane's original material, blending mystery and thriller elements throughout the collection.

Start with The Killing Man(By: Mickey Spillane) and read in order.

2 books (2018–2018)

This two-book graphic novel series adapts Mickey Spillane's iconic hard-boiled detective character Mike Hammer, with stories developed by both Spillane and adapter Max Allan Collins. Published in 2018, the series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with the first volume. The graphic format brings Spillane's tough noir mysteries to life through visual storytelling that captures the classic pulp detective tradition.

Start with Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #1(With: Mickey Spillane) and read in order.

30 books (1947–2025)

The Mike Hammer series spans 30 books following the hard-boiled private investigator across decades of crime fiction. Beginning with I, the Jury in 1947 and continuing through 2025, this ongoing collection grows from the original works and subsequent expansions by Max Allan Collins. Readers should follow the books in publication order to experience the character's evolution across nearly eighty years of mystery and thriller adventures.

Start with I, the Jury, the first of 30 books in the Mike Hammer series.

#	Title
1	I, the Jury 1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	My Gun Is Quick 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Vengeance is Mine 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	One Lonely Night 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Big Kill 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Kiss Me, Deadly 1952Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Girl Hunters 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Snake 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Twisted Thing 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Body Lovers 1967Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Survival... Zero 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Killing Man 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Black Alley 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Goliath Bone 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Kiss Her Goodbye 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Big Bang 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Lady, Go Die! 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Skin 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Complex 90 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	King of the Weeds 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Kill Me, Darling 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	A Long Time Dead 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Murder Never Knocks 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Will to Kill 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Killing Town 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Murder, My Love 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Masquerade for Murder 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Kill Me If You Can 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Dig Two Graves 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Baby, It's Murder 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2008–2011)

Max Allan Collins completed this three-book audio series between 2008 and 2011, featuring the classic hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer. The series comprises The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, The Little Death, and Encore for Murder, and should be read in publication order. These standalone yet connected stories offer mystery and thriller content tied to the legendary character created by Mickey Spillane.

Start with The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and read in order.

#	Title
1	The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Little Death 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Encore for Murder 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1997–1998)

Max Allan Collins completed this two-book mystery thriller series between 1997 and 1998. Both Mommy and Mommy's Day should be read in publication order to follow the narrative properly. The series is finished with no additional volumes planned.

Start with Mommy and read in order.

#	Title
1	Mommy 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Mommy's Day 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2019–2022)

Max Allan Collins's Ms. Tree series consists of four mystery and thriller novels published between 2019 and 2022, likely concluding with Deadline. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with One Mean Mother, followed by Skeleton in the Closet, The Cold Dish, and Deadline.

Start with One Mean Mother, the first of 4 books in the Ms. Tree series.

#	Title
1	One Mean Mother 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Skeleton in the Closet 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Cold Dish 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Deadline 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1999–2008)

The Mummy series by Max Allan Collins consists of four complete mystery and thriller novels published between 1999 and 2008. These books should be read in their publication order, beginning with The Mummy and continuing through The Mummy Returns, The Scorpion King, and Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. The series concludes with the fourth installment released in 2008.

Start with The Mummy, the first of 4 books in the Mummy series.

#	Title
1	The Mummy 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Mummy Returns 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Scorpion King 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

34 books (2022–2025)

Mysterious Profiles is an ongoing 33-book series by Max Allan Collins featuring profiles of famous fictional detectives and crime-solving protagonists from mystery and thriller literature. Published between 2022 and 2025, the series spans characters created by major authors including Jonathan Kellerman, Douglas Preston, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, and many others, covering detectives ranging from Alex Delaware to Jack Reacher to Inspector Morse. Readers should follow the books in publication order to experience Collins's analysis of these iconic characters. This non-fiction series provides insights into some of crime fiction's most memorable protagonists.

Start with Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman), the first of 33 books in the Mysterious Profiles series.

2 books (1995–1997)

Max Allan Collins's two-book NYPD Blue series follows the cases of New York's finest detectives in this complete mystery collection. Published between 1995 and 1997, the novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Blue Beginning and continuing with Blue Blood. The series offers a gritty look at police procedural work grounded in the author's established expertise in crime fiction and investigative storytelling.

Start with Blue Beginning and read in order.

#	Title
1	Blue Beginning 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Blue Blood 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

19 books (1983–2023)

Max Allan Collins' Nathan Heller series consists of 19 mystery novels published between 1983 and 2023, beginning with True Detective and concluding with Ask Not. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order to follow the detective's cases chronologically. Collins, known for his work in mystery, thriller, and nonfiction genres, crafted these books to blend historical crime cases with fictional investigation by the protagonist private investigator.

Start with True Detective, the first of 19 books in the Nathan Heller series.

#	Title
1	True Detective 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	True Crime 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Million-Dollar Wound 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Neon Mirage 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Stolen Away 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Carnal Hours 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Blood and Thunder 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Damned in Paradise 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Flying Blind 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Majic Man 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Angel in Black 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Chicago Confidential 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Bye Bye, Baby 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Target Lancer 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Ask Not 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Better Dead 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Do No Harm 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Big Bundle 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Too Many Bullets 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1991–2012)

The Nathan Heller Collections is a complete four-book mystery series by Max Allan Collins, published between 1991 and 2012. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Dying in the Post-War World and continuing through Kisses of Death, Chicago Lightning, and concluding with Triple Play. The series blends mystery and thriller elements with historical detail characteristic of Collins's work in both fiction and non-fiction genres.

Start with Dying in the Post-War World, the first of 4 books in the Nathan Heller Collections series.

#	Title
1	Dying in the Post-War World 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Kisses of Death 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Chicago Lightning 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Triple Play 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1984–2023)

Max Allan Collins' non-fiction series comprises twelve books published between 1984 and 2023, exploring topics ranging from cinema and pin-up art to true crime and pulp fiction history. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Mystery Scene Movie Guide and concluding with Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction. Several entries in the series are collaborative works with co-authors John Javna, James L. Traylor, and A. Brad Schwartz. The series is likely complete as of 2023.

Start with The Mystery Scene Movie Guide, the first of 12 books in the Non-Fiction series.

#	Title
1	The Mystery Scene Movie Guide 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Critics' Choice(With: John Javna) 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Gil Elvgren: The Wartime Pin-Ups 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Earl MacPherson: The Sketchbook Pin-Ups 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Pin-Up Poster Book: The Billy DeVorss Collection 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	For the Boys: The Racy Pin-Ups of World War II 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Calendar Girl 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Mickey Spillane on Screen(With: James L. Traylor) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Scarface and the Untouchable(With: A. Brad Schwartz) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher(With: A. Brad Schwartz) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction(With: James L. Traylor) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (1976–2026)

The Quarry series by Max Allan Collins is an ongoing mystery and thriller sequence comprising 17 books published between 1976 and 2026. These novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Quarry/The Broker. The series follows a professional assassin navigating the criminal underworld across interconnected cases and assignments that span both his past and present operations.

Start with Quarry / The Broker, the first of 17 books in the Quarry series.

#	Title
1	Quarry / The Broker 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Quarry's Deal / The Dealer 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Quarry's List / The Broker's Wife 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Quarry's Cut / The Slasher 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Quarry's Vote / Primary Target 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Last Quarry 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The First Quarry 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Quarry in the Middle 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Quarry's Ex 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Wrong Quarry 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Quarry's Choice 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Quarry in the Black 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Quarry's Climax 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Killing Quarry 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Quarry's Blood 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Quarry's Return 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Quarry's Reunion 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2003–2003)

#	Title
1	Quarry's Greatest Hits 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2017)

The Reeder & Rogers series by Max Allan Collins consists of three complete mystery thrillers published between 2014 and 2017. Begin with Supreme Justice, followed by Fate of the Union and Executive Order, reading them in publication order. The second and third installments were co-written with Matthew V. Clemens.

Start with Supreme Justice and read in order.

#	Title
1	Supreme Justice 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Fate of the Union(With: Matthew V. Clemens) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Executive Order(With: Matthew V. Clemens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1998–2011)

Max Allan Collins's Road to Perdition series comprises four crime novels published between 1998 and 2011, with the complete saga now concluded. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Road to Perdition and continuing through On the Road to Perdition, Road to Purgatory, and Return to Perdition. This mystery and thriller series unfolds a dark tale of crime and violence across multiple interconnected narratives.

Start with Road to Perdition, the first of 4 books in the Road to Perdition series.

#	Title
1	Road to Perdition 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	On the Road to Perdition 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Road to Purgatory 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Return to Perdition 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1987–2026)

This ongoing series of short stories and novellas by Max Allan Collins spans four decades, beginning with Scrap in 1987 and continuing through 2026. The six books should be read in publication order, with several entries co-written with Mickey Spillane. Collins' work across mystery, thriller, and non-fiction genres is represented throughout this collection, making it an ideal entry point for readers interested in his shorter form fiction.

Start with Scrap, the first of 6 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

#	Title
1	Scrap 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Dying in the Post-War World 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Blonde Tigress 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	So Long, Chief(With: Mickey Spillane) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Dangerous Cat(With: Mickey Spillane) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2001–2021)

Max Allan Collins compiled six mystery and thriller short story collections between 2001 and 2021, which appear to be complete. Several volumes feature collaborations with other authors, including Matthew V. Clemens and Barbara Collins. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Blue Christmas and Other Holiday Homicides and continuing through Suspense—His & Hers: Tales of Love and Murder.

Start with Blue Christmas and Other Holiday Homicides, the first of 6 books in the Short Story Collections series.

#	Title
1	Blue Christmas and Other Holiday Homicides 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Early Crimes 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Murderlized(With: Matthew V. Clemens) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Reincarnal & Other Dark Tales 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Shoot The Moon 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Suspense—His & Hers: Tales of Love and Murder(With: Barbara Collins) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

24 books (1986–2024)

Max Allan Collins has written 24 standalone novels since 1986, with the most recent published in 2024, spanning mystery, thriller, and non-fiction genres. These works should be read in publication order, beginning with Midnight Haul and progressing through titles like In the Line of Fire, American Gangster, and U-571. The series remains ongoing, with Collins continuing to add to this diverse collection of independent narratives. Each novel stands alone and requires no prior knowledge of other entries in the series.

Start with Midnight Haul, the first of 24 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Midnight Haul 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	In the Line of Fire 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Maverick(With: Dewey Gram) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Waterworld 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Daylight 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Air Force One 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	American Gangster(With: Steve Zaillian) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	U.S. Marshals 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Regeneration(With: Barbara Collins) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	U-571 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The History of Mystery 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Windtalkers 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	I Spy 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Bombshell(With: Barbara Collins) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Pink Panther 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Black Hats(As: Patrick Culhane) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Deadly Beloved 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Red Sky in Morning(As: Patrick Culhane) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Consummata(With: Mickey Spillane) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Flower for the Butcher 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Saving Private Ryan 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	What Doesn't Kill Her 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	USS Powderkeg 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Cutout(With: Barbara Collins) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2001–2003)

Tales of the Slayer is a two-book anthology series published between 2001 and 2003, featuring short stories from multiple authors set in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with the first volume. Each book collects original fiction exploring different Slayers and their stories across various time periods.

Start with Tales of the Slayer(By: Greg Rucka,Christie Golden,Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Doranna Durgin,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Tales of the Slayer(By: Greg Rucka,Christie Golden,Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Doranna Durgin,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2(With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Nancy Holder,Greg Cox,Michael Reaves,Matthew V. Clemens,Joss Whedon,Scott Allie,Jane Espenson,Melinda Metz,Laura J. Burns,Rebecca Rand Kirshner,Kara Dalky,Todd McIntosh) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3(By: Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1994–2024)

The X-Files book series spans twelve novels published between 1994 and 2024, featuring contributions from various authors including Charles L. Grant, Kevin J. Anderson, Elizabeth Hand, Ben Mezrich, and many others. This ongoing series should be read in publication order, beginning with Goblins and continuing through the most recent entry, Perihelion. The books include both standalone novels and anthologies featuring multiple authors exploring the mythology of the iconic television series.

Start with Goblins(By: Charles L. Grant), the first of 12 books in the The X-Files series.

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1	Goblins(By: Charles L. Grant) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Ground Zero(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Hunter(By: Charles L. Grant) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Ruins(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Whirlwind(By: Charles L. Grant) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Antibodies(By: Kevin J. Anderson) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Fight the Future(By: Elizabeth Hand) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Skin(By: Ben Mezrich) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	I Want to Believe 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Trust No One(With: Gayle Lynds,Heather Graham,Jonathan Maberry,Kevin J. Anderson,Tim Lebbon,Keith R.A. DeCandido,Brian Keene,Peter Clines,Gini Koch) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Truth Is Out There(By: Jonathan Maberry,Kelley Armstrong,David Farland,Rachel Caine,Hank Schwaeble,Kami Garcia,Jon McGoran,Hank Phillippi Ryan) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Perihelion(By: Claudia Gray) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

24 books (2006–2026)

The Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery series by Max Allan Collins comprises 23 books published between 2006 and 2025, with the series still ongoing. These mystery novels should be read in publication order, beginning with Antiques Roadkill and continuing through the most recent entries. The series follows a consistent cast of characters as they navigate mysteries connected to antiques and collectibles across their adventures.

Start with Antiques Roadkill, the first of 23 books in the Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery series.

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1	Antiques Roadkill 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Antiques Maul 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Antiques Flee Market 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Antiques Bizarre 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Antiques Knock-Off 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Antiques Disposal 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Antiques Chop 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Antiques Slay Ride 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Antiques Con 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Antiques Fruitcake 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Antiques St. Nicked 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Antiques Swap 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Antiques Fate 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Antiques Frame 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Antiques Ho-Ho-Homicides 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Antiques Wanted 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Antiques Ravin' 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Antiques Fire Sale 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Antiques Carry on 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Antiques Liquidation 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Antiques Foe 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Antiques Slay Belles 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Antiques Round-Up 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Antiques Web 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

39 books (2015–2016)

The X-Files Anthology is a complete collection of 39 stories published between 2015 and 2016, featuring contributions from multiple authors including Keith R.A. DeCandido, Tim Lebbon, Heather Graham, Brian Keene, and many others. Each entry offers a standalone tale set within the X-Files universe, allowing readers to enjoy stories in any order, though publication order is recommended for the intended reading experience. This series captures the spirit of paranormal investigation and mystery that defines the franchise, with stories ranging from alien encounters to supernatural phenomena.

Start with Back in El Paso My Life Will Be Worthless(By: Keith R.A. DeCandido), the first of 39 books in the X-Files Anthology series.

2 books (2010–2011)

The You Can't Stop Me series is a two-book mystery and thriller collection by Max Allan Collins and Matthew Clemens, published between 2010 and 2011. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with You Can't Stop Me followed by No One Will Hear You.

Start with You Can't Stop Me(With: Matthew Clemens) and read in order.

#	Title
1	You Can't Stop Me(With: Matthew Clemens) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	No One Will Hear You(With: Matthew Clemens) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible