Order of Max Allan Collins Books
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):
Publication Order of Bones Books
(with Kathy Reichs)
Publication Order of Caleb York Books
(with Mickey Spillane)
The Legend of Caleb York | (2015) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Big Showdown | (2016) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Bloody Spur | (2018) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Last Stage to Hell Junction | (2019) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hot Lead, Cold Justice | (2020) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek | (2021) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Criminal Minds Books
Publication Order of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Books
(with)
Publication Order of CSI: Miami Books
Publication Order of Dark Angel Books
Publication Order of Dick Tracy Books
Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine | (1991) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dick Tracy Goes to War | (1991) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dick Tracy Meets His Match | (1992) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Disaster Books
The Titanic Murders | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Hindenburg Murders | (2000) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Pearl Harbor Murders | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Lusitania Murders | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The London Blitz Murders | (2004) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The War of the Worlds Murder | (2005) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Eliot Ness Books
Publication Order of Fangoria Dreadtime Stories Books
Publication Order of G.I. Joe Books
Publication Order of Jackie & Maggie Starr Books
Publication Order of John Sand Books
Publication Order of Krista Larson Books
Publication Order of Mallory Books
The Baby Blue Rip-Off | (1983) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No Cure for Death | (1983) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Kill Your Darlings | (1984) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Shroud for Aquarius | (1985) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nice Weekend for a Murder | (1986) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Mike Hammer Books
(with Mickey Spillane)
Publication Order of Mommy Books
Publication Order of Ms. Tree Books
Publication Order of Mummy Books
Publication Order of Nathan Heller Books
Publication Order of Nathan Heller Collections
Publication Order of NYPD Blue Books
Publication Order of Nolan Books
Publication Order of Quarry Books
Quarry / The Broker | (1976) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarry's List / The Broker's Wife | (1976) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarry's Deal / The Dealer | (1976) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarry's Cut / The Slasher | (1977) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarry's Vote / Primary Target | (1988) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Last Quarry | (2006) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The First Quarry | (2008) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarry in the Middle | (2009) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarry's Ex | (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Wrong Quarry | (2014) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarry's Choice | (2015) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarry in the Black | (2016) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Quarry's Climax | (2017) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Killing Quarry | (2019) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Quarry Collections
Publication Order of Reeder & Rogers Books
(with Matthew V. Clemens)
Publication Order of Road To Perdition Books
Publication Order of You Can't Stop Me Books
(with)
Publication Order of X-Files Books
The X-Files | (1994) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ground Zero | (1995) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ruins | (1995) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Goblins/Whirlwind | (1996) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Antibodies | (1997) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Skin | (1998) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I Want to Believe | (2008) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
X-Files Archives, Vol. 1 | (2015) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
X-Files Archives, Vol. 2 | (2016) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
X-Files Archives, Vol. 3 | (2016) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Two for the Money | (1973) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Midnight Haul | (1986) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In the Line of Fire | (1993) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Maverick | (1994) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Waterworld | (1995) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Daylight | (1996) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Air Force One | (1997) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
American Gangster | (1997) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
U.S. Marshals | (1998) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Regeneration | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
U-571 | (2000) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Windtalkers | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The History of Mystery | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I Spy | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bombshell | (2004) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Pink Panther | (2005) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Black Hats | (2007) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Deadly Beloved | (2007) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Red Sky in Morning | (2008) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Consummata | (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Flower for the Butcher | (2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Saving Private Ryan | (2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
What Doesn't Kill Her | (2013) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
USS Powderkeg | (2018) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Blue Christmas and Other Holiday Homicides | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Early Crimes | (2013) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Murderlized | (2020) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Murderlized: Stories | (2020) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Murder—His & Hers | (2020) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Shoot The Moon | (2021) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Reincarnal & Other Dark Tales | (2021) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
The Mystery Scene Movie Guide | (1984) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gil Elvgren: The Wartime Pin-Ups | (1996) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Earl MacPherson: The Sketchbook Pin-Ups | (1997) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan | (1998) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pin-Up Poster Book: The Billy DeVorss Collection | (1998) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
For the Boys: The Racy Pin-Ups of World War II | (2000) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calendar Girl | (2003) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mickey Spillane on Screen | (2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Scarface and the Untouchable | (2018) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher | (2020) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Artist Archives Non-Fiction Books
Elvgren Girls I | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elvgren Girls II | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Swimsuit Sweeties | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Varga Girls II | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Varga Girls I | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exotic Ladies | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pirate & Gypsy Girls | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pin-Up Nudes | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Seaside Sweethearts | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Indian Maidens | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Patriotic Pin Ups | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cowgirl Pin-Ups | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Playful Pin-Ups | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pin-Up Nudes II | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Books
(with Mickey Spillane)
Publication Order of World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories Books
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1 | (2000) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2 | (2000) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4 | (2003) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5 | (2004) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Mean Streets: The Second Private Eye Writers of America Anthology | (1986) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
An Eye for Justice | (1988) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dick Tracy: The Secret Files | (1990) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Murder is My Business | (1994) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vengeance Is Hers | (1997) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Private Eyes | (1998) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Diagnosis Dead | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Shamus Game | (2000) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mystery Street | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Century of Noir | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3 | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Greatest Hits | (2005) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles | (2005) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
These Guns for Hire | (2006) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My Lolita Complex and Other Tales of Sex and Violence | (2006) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
At the Scene of the Crime | (2008) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year | (2010) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 | (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Inherit the Dead | (2013) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Blues | (2014) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
X-Files: Trust No One | (2015) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Silent Night, Deadly Night | (2016) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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