Order of Dennis Lynds Books
Dennis Lynds was an American author who also wrote books under the names of Michael Collins, Mark Sadler, John Crowe, and William Arden. He was a great mystery writer who won the prestigious Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and also received Lifetime Achievement awards from the Private Eye Writers of America and the MWA.
Lynds grew up in New York City before heading off to fight in World War II where he earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Upon returning, he studied chemistry and journalism, and worked as a magazine editor in New York before moving to California to focus on his writing. In his life, he wrote over 80 novels and 200 short stories. Lynds passed away in 2005.
Publication Order of Paul Shaw Books
(as Mark Sadler)
| The Falling Man | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Here to Die | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mirror Image | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Circle of Fire | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Touch of Death | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deadly Innocents | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dan Fortune Books
(as Michael Collins)
Publication Order of Kane Jackson Books
(as William Arden)
| A Dark Power | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Goliath Scheme | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deal in Violence | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Murder Underground / Die to a Distant Drum | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deadly Legacy | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Buena Costa County Books
(as John Crowe)
| Another Way To Die | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bloodwater | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Crooked Shadows | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When They Kill Your Wife | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Close to Death | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Charlie Chan Books
| Charlie Chan | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Combat Soldier | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Uptown Downtown | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mask of Silence | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lukan War | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Planets of Death | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Woman in marble | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| SWAT No. 1 - Crossfire | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cadillac Cowboy | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Success of a Mission | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Talking to the World and Other Stories | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spies and Thieves, Cops and Killers, Etc. | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Slot Machine Kelly | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators Books
| The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Secret of Terror Castle | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Green Ghost | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Secret of Skeleton Island | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Silver Spider | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Fiery Eye | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Screaming Clock | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Moaning Cave | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Talking Skull | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Secret of the Crooked Cat | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Flaming Footprints | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Shrinking House | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of Monster Mountain | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Secret of Phantom Lake | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Secret of the Haunted Mirror | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Invisible Dog | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of Death Trap Mine | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Dancing Devil | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Headless Horse | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Deadly Double | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Magic Circle | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Secret of Shark Reef | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Scar-Faced Beggar | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mystery of the Blazing Cliffs | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Purple Pirate | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Wandering Caveman | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Kidnapped Whale | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Missing Mermaid | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Two-Toed Pigeon | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery Of The Smashing Glass | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Trail of Terror | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Rogues' Reunion | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Creep-Show Crooks | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of Wreckers' Rock | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mystery of the Cranky Collector | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hot Wheels | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Mack Bolan Books
Publication Order of Michael Collins Short Story Collections
| Spies and Thieves, Cops and Killers, Etc. | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Slot Machine Kelly | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Michael Collins Short Stories/Novellas
(as Michael Collins)
| The Oldest Killer | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Partners in Crime | (1994) | 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 Shadow: The Master of Darkness Books
(with Walter B. Gibson, Maxwell Grant)
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Alfred Hitchcock's Borrowers of the Night | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Deadly Allies | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Partners in Crime | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fedora | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
If You Like Dennis Lynds Books, You’ll Love…
Walk A Black Wind is a popular book in the Dan Fortune mystery series that Lynds wrote. The book takes place in 1970s New York at a time when liberated young women are making it their home. One such woman is Francesca Crawford who is making a nice life for herself there at just twenty years old – until she is murdered. A man twenty five years older than her shows up at Dan Fortune’s office and gives him a large sum of money, much more than he usually charges, to find her killer. Fortune agrees to take the case and finds things to be much more complicated than he imagined.
Another good book in that series is called The Silent Scream. Fortune is having some trouble in his love life and to take his mind off it, he agrees to take a case to investigate a blonde woman who frequents a local French restaurant. It’s not long after his investigation begins that he is warned to run by one man and threatened by another. This case leads him into a world of violence and treachery that he’ll need to figure out.