Order of Loren D. Estleman Books
Loren D. Estleman is an American author of crime and western fiction. He is best known for his Amos Walker series, but also has several other active series to his name. Loren submitted his first short story at age 15 and received 150 rejections. Loren is considered to be an authority on criminal history and the American West. He counts Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Chandler among his favourite authors. He left the job market in 1980 to become a full-time writer. Today, he spends an average of six hours a day writing on his 1950 manual typewriter. Loren resides in Michigan.
Loren Estleman became a published author in 1976 with the novel The Oklahoma Punk (aka Red Highway). Below is a list of Loren Estleman’s books in order of when they were originally released:
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Publication Order of Page Murdock, US Deputy Marshal Books
| The High Rocks | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stamping Ground | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murdock's Law | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Stranglers | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| City of Widows | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| White Desert | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Port Hazard | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Book of Murdock | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cape Hell | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Wild Justice | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Amos Walker Books
Publication Order of Amos Walker Collections
| General Murders | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Amos Walker: The Complete Story Collection | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Peter Macklin Books
| Kill Zone | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Roses are Dead | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Any Man's Death | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Something Borrowed, Something Black | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Little Black Dress | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Detroit Books
| Whiskey River | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Motown | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| King of the Corner | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Edsel | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stress | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Jitterbug | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Thunder City | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Valentino Books
| Frames | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Alone | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Alive! | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shoot | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Brazen | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Indigo | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Vamp | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Dead Soldier | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Greektown | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Eight Mile and Dequindre | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I’m in the Book | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bodyguards Shoot Second | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man Who Loved Noir | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Cigarette Stop | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Safe House | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Crooked Way | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Slipstream | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Alchemist | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lady on Ice | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Square One | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trust Me | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kill the Cat | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bandit | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sob Sister | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Best Western Stories of Loren D. Estleman | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Valentino: Film Detective | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bandit & Others | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Evil Grows & Other Thrilling Tales | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Perils of Sherlock Holmes | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sons of Moriarty and More Stories of Sherlock Holmes | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Adventure of the Plated Spoon and Other Tales of Sherlock Holmes | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Desperate Detroit and Stories of Other Dire Places | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Contention and Other Frontier Stories | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Legend | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Wister Trace | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Writing the Popular Novel | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Amos Walker's Detroit | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
Publication Order of Painted Turtle Books
| Amos Walker's Detroit | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Travelin' Man: On the Road and Behind the Scenes with Bob Seger | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Techno Rebels | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| MC5 Sonically Speaking: A Tale of Revolution and Rock n Roll | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Stooges Head On: A Journey Through the Michigan Underground | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Revolution Detroit: Strategies for Urban Reinvention | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Images from the Arsenal of Democracy | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Art of Memory: Historic Cemeteries of Grand Rapids, Michigan | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Great Lakes Island Escapes: Ferries and Bridges to Adventure | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Grace, Grit, and Glory | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Saving Arcadia: A Story of Conservation and Community in the Great Lakes | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Greetings from Detroit: Historic Postcards from the Motor City | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Brewed in Michigan: The New Golden Age of Brewing in the Great Beer State | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Building the Modern World: Albert Kahn in Detroit | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Faygo Book | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Queen Next Door: Aretha Franklin, An Intimate Portrait | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Northern Harvest: Twenty Michigan Women in Food and Farming | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Deadly Allies Books
| Deadly Allies | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deadly Allies II | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Mean Streets | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Matter of Crime | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Black Moon | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The New Frontier | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| City Sleuths and Tough Guys | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Ultimate Frankenstein | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Invitation to Murder | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deadly Allies | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dark Crimes 2 | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deadly Allies II | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| How the West Was Read, Volume 2 | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Night Awakens | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best of the American West II | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| American West | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shamus Game | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Century of Great Western Stories | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder, My Dear Watson | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Hot and Sultry Night for Crime | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lost Trails | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Detroit Noir | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| At the Scene of the Crime | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ghost Towns | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| In Pursuit of Spenser | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Detroit Is Our Beat | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bob Seger's House and Other Stories | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Moores Are Missing & The Housewife | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder, They Wrote: Five Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award-Winning Authors | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hobnail and Other Frontier Stories | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: The Oklahoma Punk was also published as Red Highway. The Black Moon was written with Ed Gorman, W.R. Philbrick. Robert J. Randisi and L.J. Washburn. Legend also contains stories by Judy Alter, Jane Candia Coleman, Ed Gorman, Elmer Kelton, Robert J. Randisi and James Reasoner. Lost Trails also includes stories by William W. Johnstone, Elmer Kelton and Louis L’Amour.
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