Mike Hammer is a fictional character featured in a series of hardboiled crime fiction novels by American novelist Mickey Spillane and later American novelist Max Allan Collins. Following World War II, Spillane conceived of a comic book character named Mike Danger, which ended up becoming a detective fiction character named Mike Hammer. The character is a no-holds-barred private investigator, fuelled by rage against violent crime. He considers the law an impediment to justice, although he holds most cops in high regard. The character has reached across to other mediums, including several television shows, movies, a comic strip and radio.

The Mike Hammer series began in 1947 with the novel I, the Jury. The last novel that Spillane would be directly involved with was The Goliath Bone in 2008. Despite Spillane, the series remains ongoing with new installments being written by Max Allan Collins. Below is a list of Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins’ Mike Hammer books in order of when they were originally released (which is also their chronological order):

Publication Order of Mike Hammer Books

(By: Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins)

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
Baby, It's Murder(2025)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of's Mike Hammer Graphic Novels

(By: Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins)

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

Notes: As of The Goliath Bone, the Mike Hammer novels are co-authored (or ghostwritten) by Max Allan Collins.

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