Order of Mickey Spillane Books
Mickey Spillane (1918-2006) was an American author of hardboiled crime fiction, most notably his Mike Hammer series. Over 225 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide and at one time, seven his books were in the top 15 in the list of all-time bestselling novels in the United States. At the time, his work had more sex and violence than was the norm. Following his death, his Mike Hammer character would be picked up by his friend Max Allan Collins.
Mickey Spillane became a published author in 1947 with the novel I, the Jury. The final novel he would write start-to-finish was Something Down There in 2003, with 2007’s Dead Street being finished by Collins. Below is a list of Mickey Spillane’s books (including books by Max Allan Collins based on his work) in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Mike Hammer Books
(with Max Allan Collins)
Publication Order of Tiger Mann Books
Publication Order of Caleb York Books
(with Max Allan Collins)
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 Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
(with Max Allan Collins)
The Killing Man | (1989) | |
So Long, Chief | (2013) | |
A Dangerous Cat | (2017) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Me, Hood! | (1963) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Flier | (1964) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Return of the Hood | (1964) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Killer Mine | (1965) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Tough Guys | (1969) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vintage Spillane | (1974) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tomorrow I Die | (1984) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stand Up and Die! | (2022) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of's Mike Hammer Graphic Novels
(with Max Allan Collins)
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
City Sleuths and Tough Guys | (1989) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Private Eyes | (1998) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Century of Great Suspense Stories | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
A Century of Noir | (2002) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 | (2011) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Notes: As of The Goliath Bone, the Mike Hammer novels as well as the standalone novel The Consummata are co-authored (or ghostwritten) by Max Allan Collins. The Caleb York series was created by Spillane, but written by Max Allan Collins.
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