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 Fangoria Dreadtime Stories Books
| A Good Head on His Shoulders | (1993) |
  
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| Reincarnal | (1994) |
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| Wolf | (1995) |
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| Mercy | (2018) |
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Publication Order of Nolan Books
| Bait Money | (1973) |
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| Blood Money | (1973) |
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| Fly Paper | (1981) |
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| Hush Money | (1981) |
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| Hard Cash | (1981) |
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| Scratch Fever | (1982) |
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| Spree | (1987) |
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| Mourn the Living (1st chronologically) | (1988) |
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Publication Order of Quarry Books
| Quarry | (1976) |
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| Quarry's Deal | (1976) |
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| Quarry's List | (1976) |
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| Quarry's Cut | (1977) |
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| Primary Target | (1987) |
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| The Last Quarry | (2006) |
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| The First Quarry | (2008) |
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| Quarry in the Middle | (2009) |
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| Quarry's Ex | (2010) |
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| The Wrong Quarry | (2014) |
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| Quarry's Choice | (2015) |
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| Quarry in the Black | (2016) |
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| Quarry's Climax | (2017) |
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| Killing Quarry | (2019) |
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Publication Order of Quarry Collections
| Quarry's Greatest Hits | (2003) |
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Publication Order of Mallory Books
| The Baby Blue Rip-Off | (1983) |
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| No Cure for Death | (1983) |
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| Kill Your Darlings | (1984) |
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| A Shroud for Aquarius | (1985) |
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| Nice Weekend for a Murder | (1986) |
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Publication Order of Nathan Heller Books
| True Detective | (1983) |
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| True Crime | (1984) |
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| The Million-Dollar Wound | (1986) |
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| Neon Mirage | (1988) |
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| Stolen Away | (1991) |
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| Carnal Hours | (1994) |
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| Blood and Thunder | (1995) |
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| Damned in Paradise | (1996) |
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| Flying Blind | (1998) |
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| Majic Man | (1999) |
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| Angel in Black | (2001) |
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| Chicago Confidential | (2002) |
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| Bye Bye, Baby | (2011) |
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| Target Lancer | (2012) |
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| Ask Not | (2013) |
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| Better Dead | (2016) |
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| Do No Harm | (2020) |
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Publication Order of Nathan Heller Collections
| Dying in the Post-War World | (1991) |
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| Chicago Lightning | (2011) |
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| Triple Play | (2012) |
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Publication Order of Eliot Ness Books
| The Dark City | (1987) |
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| Butcher's Dozen | (1987) |
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| Bullet Proof | (1988) |
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| Murder by the Numbers | (1989) |
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Publication Order of Dick Tracy Books
| Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine | (1991) |
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| Dick Tracy Goes to War | (1991) |
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| Dick Tracy Meets His Match | (1992) |
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Publication Order of Mommy Books
| Mommy | (1996) |
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| Mommy's Day | (1998) |
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Publication Order of Road To Perdition Books
| Road to Purgatory | (2004) |
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| Road to Paradise | (2005) |
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Publication Order of Mummy Books
| The Mummy | (1998) |
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| The Mummy Returns | (2001) |
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| The Scorpion King | (2002) |
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| Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | (2008) |
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Publication Order of Disaster Books
| The Titanic Murders | (1999) |
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| The Hindenburg Murders | (2000) |
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| The Pearl Harbor Murders | (2001) |
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| The Lusitania Murders | (2002) |
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| The London Blitz Murders | (2004) |
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| The War of the World's Murder | (2005) |
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Publication Order of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Books
| Double Dealer | (2001) |
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| Sin City | (2002) |
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| Cold Burn | (2003) |
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| Body of Evidence | (2003) |
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| Grave Matters | (2004) |
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| Binding Ties | (2005) |
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| Killing Game | (2005) |
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| Snake Eyes | (2006) |
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Publication Order of Dark Angel Books
| Before the Dawn | (2002) |
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| Skin Game | (2003) |
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| After the Dark | (2003) |
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Publication Order of CSI: Miami Books
| Florida Getaway | (2003) |
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| Heat Wave | (2004) |
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Publication Order of Bones Books
| Buried Deep | (2006) |
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Publication Order of Jackie & Maggie Starr Books
| A Killing in Comics | (2007) |
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| Strip For Murder | (2008) |
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| Seduction of the Innocent | (2013) |
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Publication Order of Criminal Minds Books
| Jump Cut | (2007) |
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| Killer Profile | (2008) |
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| Finishing School | (2008) |
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Publication Order of Mike Hammer Books
| The Goliath Bone | (2008) |
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| Kiss Her Goodbye | (2009) |
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| The Big Bang | (2010) |
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| Lady, Go Die! | (2012) |
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| Complex 90 | (2013) |
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| King of the Weeds | (2014) |
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| Kill Me, Darling | (2015) |
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| Murder Never Knocks | (2016) |
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| A Long Time Dead | (2016) |
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| The Will to Kill | (2017) |
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| Killing Town | (2018) |
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| Murder, My Love | (2019) |
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| Masquerade for Murder | (2020) |
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Publication Order of Mike Hammer Short Stories
| Skin | (2012) |
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Publication Order of G.I. Joe Books
| Above and Beyond | (2009) |
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| The Rise of Cobra | (2009) |
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Publication Order of You Can’t Stop Me Books
| You Can't Stop Me | (2010) |
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| No One Will Hear You | (2011) |
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Publication Order of Reeder & Rogers Books
| Supreme Justice | (2014) |
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| Fate of the Union | (2015) |
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| Executive Order | (2017) |
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Publication Order of Caleb York Books
| The Legend of Caleb York | (2015) |
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| The Big Showdown | (2016) |
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| The Bloody Spur | (2018) |
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| Last Stage to Hell Junction | (2019) |
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| Hot Lead, Cold Justice | (2020) |
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Publication Order of Krista Larson Books
| Girl Most Likely | (2019) |
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| Girl Can't Help It | (2020) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Midnight Haul | (1986) |
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| Tough Tender | (1991) |
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| In the Line of Fire | (1993) |
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| Maverick | (1994) |
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| Waterworld | (1995) |
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| NYPD Blue: Blue Beginning | (1995) |
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| Daylight | (1996) |
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| Air Force One | (1997) |
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| Saving Private Ryan | (1998) |
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| U.S. Marshals | (1998) |
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| Regeneration | (1999) |
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| U-571 | (2000) |
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| History of Mystery: Art Fiction | (2001) |
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| Windtalkers | (2001) |
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| I Spy | (2002) |
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| Two for the Money | (2004) |
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| Bombshell | (2004) |
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| American Gangster | (2007) |
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| Deadly Beloved | (2007) |
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| Black Hats | (2007) |
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| Red Sky in the Morning | (2008) |
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| X-Files: I Want To Believe | (2008) |
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| The Pink Panther | (2009) |
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| The Consummata | (2011) |
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| Flower for the Butcher | (2012) |
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| Seduction of the Innocent | (2013) |
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| What Doesn't Kill Her | (2013) |
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| USS Powderkeg | (2018) |
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Publication Order of Short Stories
| Flowers for Bill O'Reilly | (2014) |
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Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles | (2005) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
| Dick Tracy: The Secret Files | (1990) |
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| Murder is My Business | (1994) |
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| Vengeance is Hers | (1997) |
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| Private Eyes | (1998) |
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| A Century of Noir: Thirty-Two Classic Crime Stories | (2002) |
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| My Lolita Complex and Other Tales of Sex and Violence | (2006) |
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Publication Order of Artist Archives Non-Fiction Books
| Elvgren Girls I | (1999) |
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| Elvgren Girls II | (1999) |
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| Swimsuit Sweeties | (1999) |
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| Varga Girls II | (1999) |
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| Exotic Ladies | (1999) |
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| Pirate & Gypsy Girls | (2001) |
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| Pin-Up Nudes | (2001) |
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| Seaside Sweethearts | (2001) |
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| Indian Maidens | (2001) |
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| Patriotic Pin-Ups | (2002) |
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| Cowgirl Pin-Ups | (2002) |
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| Playful Pin-Ups | (2002) |
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| Pin-Up Nudes II | (2002) |
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Mystery Scene Movie Guide | (1984) |
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| Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan | (1998) |
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| Pin-Up Poster Book: The Billy DeVorss Collection | (1997) |
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| For the Boys: The Racy Pin-Ups of World War II | (2000) |
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| Mickey Spillane on Screen | (2012) |
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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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