Max Allan Collins is an American author of mysteries. Much more than a novelist, Collins has also penned short stories, movie novelizations, screenplays, graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, trading cards and more. Max was a fan of Mickey Spillane and eventually became friends with him. He would end up taking over for Spillane on his Mike Hammer series.

The first novel Max Allan Collins ever wrote was Mourn the Living, but that was not published until 1999 – over 20 years into his career as a published author. His first novel published was Quarry in 1976 (also titled The Broker). Below is a list of Max Allan Collins’ books in order of when they were originally published (as well as in chronological order when necessary):

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Publication Order of Bones Books

(with Kathy Reichs)

Publication Order of Caleb York Books

(with Mickey Spillane)

The Legend of Caleb York (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Big Showdown (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bloody Spur (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Last Stage to Hell Junction (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hot Lead, Cold Justice (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Criminal Minds Books

Publication Order of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Books

Double Dealer (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sin City (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bad Rap (With: Jeffrey Mariotte) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cold Burn (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thicker Than Blood (By: Gabriel Rodríguez,Ashley Wood,Jeffrey Mariotte) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Body of Evidence (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Grave Matters (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Binding Ties (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killing Game (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Snake Eyes (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Case Files Volume 1 (By: Jeffrey Mariotte) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brass in Pocket (By: Jeffrey Mariotte) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nevada Rose (By: Jerome Preisler) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killing Jar (By: Donn Cortez) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Quantum (By: Jeffrey Mariotte) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Headhunter (By: Greg Cox) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark Sundays (By: Donn Cortez) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Skin Deep (By: Jerome Preisler) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shock Treatment (By: Greg Cox) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Burning Season (By: Jeffrey Mariotte) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of CSI: Miami Books

Florida Getaway (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heat Wave (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cult Following (By: Donn Cortez) (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Riptide (By: Donn Cortez) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Misgivings (By: Donn Cortez) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heart Attack (By: Donn Cortez) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cut and Run (By: Donn Cortez) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Right to Die (By: Jeffrey Mariotte) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Dark Angel Books

Publication Order of Dick Tracy Books

Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dick Tracy Goes to War (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dick Tracy Meets His Match (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Disaster Books

The Titanic Murders (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hindenburg Murders (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pearl Harbor Murders (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lusitania Murders (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The London Blitz Murders (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The War of the Worlds Murder (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Eliot Ness Books

The Dark City (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Butcher's Dozen (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bullet Proof (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder by the Numbers (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Fangoria Dreadtime Stories Books

Publication Order of Frank Nolan Books

Bait Money (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Money (1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fly Paper (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hush Money (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hard Cash (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Scratch Fever (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spree (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mourn the Living (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tough Tender (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Skim Deep (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Double Down (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Chronological Order of Nolan Books

Mourn the Living is the first book in the series in chronological order.

Publication Order of G.I. Joe Books

Above & Beyond (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Rise of Cobra (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Jackie & Maggie Starr Books

(with Terry Beatty)

A Killing in Comics (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Strip for Murder (With: Terry Beatty) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seduction of the Innocent (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of John Sand Books

(with Matthew V. Clemens)

Come Spy With Me (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Live Fast, Spy Hard (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
To Live and Spy In Berlin (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Krista Larson Books

Girl Most Likely (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Girl Can't Help It (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mallory Books

The Baby Blue Rip-Off (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No Cure for Death (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kill Your Darlings (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Shroud for Aquarius (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nice Weekend for a Murder (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mike Hammer Books

(with Mickey Spillane)

I, the Jury (1947)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Gun Is Quick (1950)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vengeance is Mine (1950)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One Lonely Night (1951)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Big Kill (1951)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kiss Me, Deadly (1952)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Girl Hunters (1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Snake (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Twisted Thing (1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Body Lovers (1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Survival... Zero (1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killing Man (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Black Alley (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Goliath Bone (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kiss Her Goodbye (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Big Bang (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lady, Go Die! (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Skin (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Complex 90 (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
King of the Weeds (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kill Me, Darling (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder Never Knocks (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Long Time Dead (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Will to Kill (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killing Town (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder, My Love (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Masquerade for Murder (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kill Me If You Can (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dig Two Graves (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Graphic Novels

(with Mickey Spillane)

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #1 (With: Mickey Spillane) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #2 (With: Mickey Spillane) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mike Hammer Audio Books

The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Little Death (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Encore for Murder (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mommy Books

Publication Order of Ms. Tree Books

One Mean Mother (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Skeleton in the Closet (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cold Dish (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadline (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mummy Books

The Mummy (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mummy Returns (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Scorpion King (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Nathan Heller Books

Publication Order of Nathan Heller Collections

Dying in the Post-War World (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kisses of Death (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chicago Lightning (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Triple Play (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of NYPD Blue Books

(by)

Publication Order of Quarry Books

Quarry / The Broker (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry's List / The Broker's Wife (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry's Deal / The Dealer (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry's Cut / The Slasher (1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry's Vote / Primary Target (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Quarry (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The First Quarry (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry in the Middle (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry's Ex (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wrong Quarry (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry's Choice (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry in the Black (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry's Climax (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killing Quarry (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry's Blood (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Quarry Collections

Quarry's Greatest Hits (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Reeder & Rogers Books

(with Matthew V. Clemens)

Supreme Justice (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fate of the Union (With: Matthew V. Clemens) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Executive Order (With: Matthew V. Clemens) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of You Can't Stop Me Books

(with Matthew Clemens)

You Can't Stop Me (With: Matthew Clemens) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No One Will Hear You (With: Matthew Clemens) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The X-Files Books

Goblins (By: Charles L. Grant) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ground Zero (By: Kevin J. Anderson) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Whirlwind (By: Charles L. Grant) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ruins (By: Kevin J. Anderson) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hunter (By: Charles L. Grant) (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antibodies (By: Kevin J. Anderson) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Skin (By: Ben Mezrich) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fight the Future (By: Elizabeth Hand) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Want to Believe (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Truth Is Out There (By: Jonathan Maberry,Kelley Armstrong,David Farland,Rachel Caine,Hank Schwaeble,Kami Garcia,Jon McGoran,Hank Phillippi Ryan) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Perihelion (By: Claudia Gray) (2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Dick Tracy: The Collins Case Files Books

(with)

Publication Order of Fancy Anders Books

Fancy Anders Goes To War: Who Killed Rosie The Riveter? (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Road to Perdition Books

Road to Perdition (By: Richard Piers Rayner) (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
On the Road to Perdition — Oasis, Sanctuary, and Detour — (By: ) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Road to Purgatory (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Return to Perdition (By: Terry Beatty) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Artist Archives Non-Fiction Books

Elvgren Girls I (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Elvgren Girls II (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Swimsuit Sweeties (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Varga Girls I (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Varga Girls II (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Exotic Ladies (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pirate & Gypsy Girls (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pin-Up Nudes (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seaside Sweethearts (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Indian Maidens (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Patriotic Pin Ups (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cowgirl Pin-Ups (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pin-Up Nudes II (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Playful Pin-Ups (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books

The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
What's in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
It's in the Book (By: Mickey Spillane) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Haze (By: James W. Hall) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books

The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
An Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
What's in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
It's in the Book (By: Mickey Spillane)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Deadly Allies Books

Deadly Allies (With: Sue Grafton,Sara Paretsky,Jan Grape,Susan Dunlap,Margaret Maron,Nancy Pickard,Loren D. Estleman,Julie Smith,Jeremiah Healy,Benjamin M. Schutz,John Lutz,Robert J. Randisi,Carolyn Hart,Lia Matera,Michael Collins,Marilyn Wallace,Rob Kantner,Sandra Scoppettone,Sarah Andrews,Bob Randisi) (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Allies II (By: Susan Dunlap,Loren D. Estleman,John Lutz,Robert J. Randisi) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mickey Spillane Short Stories/Novellas

(with Mickey Spillane)

The Killing Man (By: Mickey Spillane) (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
So Long, Chief (With: Mickey Spillane) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Dangerous Cat (With: Mickey Spillane) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery Books

(as Barbara Allan)

Antiques Roadkill (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Maul (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Flee Market (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Bizarre (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Knock-Off (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Disposal (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Chop (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Slay Ride (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Con (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Fruitcake (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Swap (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques St. Nicked (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Fate (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Frame (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Wanted (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Ho-Ho-Homicides (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Ravin' (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Fire Sale (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Carry on (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Liquidation (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Antiques Foe (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Midnight Haul (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In the Line of Fire (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Maverick (With: Dewey Gram) (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Waterworld (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Daylight (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Air Force One (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
American Gangster (With: Steve Zaillian) (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
U.S. Marshals (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Regeneration (With: Barbara Collins) (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
U-571 (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Windtalkers (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The History of Mystery (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Spy (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bombshell (With: Barbara Collins) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pink Panther (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Black Hats (As: Patrick Culhane) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Beloved (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Sky in Morning (As: Patrick Culhane) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Consummata (With: Mickey Spillane) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Flower for the Butcher (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Saving Private Ryan (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
What Doesn't Kill Her (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
USS Powderkeg (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Scrap (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dying in the Post-War World (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Blonde Tigress (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
So Long, Chief (With: Mickey Spillane) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Dangerous Cat (With: Mickey Spillane) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Blue Christmas and Other Holiday Homicides (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Early Crimes (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murderlized (With: Matthew V. Clemens) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder—His & Hers (With: Barbara Collins) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shoot The Moon (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Reincarnal & Other Dark Tales (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Suspense—His & Hers: Tales of Love and Murder (With: Barbara Collins) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Graphic Novels

Road to Perdition 2: On the Road (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quarry's War (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Beloved and Other Stories (With: Johnny Craig,Al Feldstein) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Mystery Scene Movie Guide (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Critics' Choice (With: John Javna) (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gil Elvgren: The Wartime Pin-Ups (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Earl MacPherson: The Sketchbook Pin-Ups (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pin-Up Poster Book: The Billy DeVorss Collection (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
For the Boys: The Racy Pin-Ups of World War II (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Calendar Girl (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mickey Spillane on Screen (With: James L. Traylor) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Scarface and the Untouchable (With: A. Brad Schwartz) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher (With: A. Brad Schwartz) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction (With: James L. Traylor) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer Books

Tales of the Slayer (By: Greg Rucka,Christie Golden,Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Doranna Durgin,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
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) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3 (By: Nancy Holder,Christopher Golden,Yvonne Navarro,Mel Odom,Joss Whedon) (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4 (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch,Nancy Holder,Greg Cox,Michael Reaves,Kara Dalkey,Joss Whedon,Scott Allie,Robert Joseph Levy,Jane Espenson) (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Mean Streets(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
An Eye for Justice(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dick Tracy: The Secret Files(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dante's Disciples(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Allies(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark Crimes 2(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly After Dark(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder is My Business(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vampire Detectives(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
First Cases, Volume 1(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kiss and Kill(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Vengeance is Hers(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hot Blood X(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Private Eyes(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Diagnosis Dead(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crafty Cat Crimes(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shamus Game(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
...And the Dying is Easy(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mystery Street(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Century of Noir(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fatal Attractions(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Greatest Hits(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
These Guns for Hire(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Lolita Complex and Other Tales of Sex and Violence(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
At the Scene of the Crime(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crimes by Moonlight(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In Pursuit of Spenser(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Writing Crime Fiction(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Inherit the Dead(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chicago Blues(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trust No One(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silent Night, Deadly Night(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Turning the Tied(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: The novels Black Hats and Red Sky in the Morning were written using the pen name of Patrick Culhane.

Quarry was also titled The Broker. Quarry’s Deal was also released as The Dealer. Quarry’s List was also known as The Broker’s Wife. Quarry’s Cut was also titled The Slasher. Primary Target is also known as Quarry’s Vote.

The Bones series is based on the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs. The Mike Hammer series and The Consummata is co-authored with Mickey Spillane. The You Can’t Stop Me series is co-authored by Matthew Clemens. Regeneration and Bombshell are co-authored with Barbara Collins. Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine is co-authored by Dick Locher. The Caleb York series was created by Mickey Spillane, but written by Max Allan Collins. Executive Order was written with Matthew V. Clemens.

A Century of Noir, Dick Tracy: The Secret Files, Murder is My Business, Vengeance is Hers and Private Eyes were co-edited with Mickey Spillane. My Lolita Complex was co-edited with Matthew Clemens.

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One Response to “Order of Max Allan Collins Books”

  1. mr1take: 7 years ago

    So what ever happened to the Mike Hammer book, “Don’t Look Behind You”? The cover artwork is on the MAC website. Also, why is there no audio book for “Will to Kill”?

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