Max Allan Collins is a highly prolific and accomplished American author, best known for his contributions to the mystery genre. He was born on March 1948 and has made a significant impact in the world of arts and entertainment through his writing. Collins has written numerous novels, short stories, movie novelizations, screenplays, graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, and more, showcasing his versatility and talent in storytelling.
Collins has received considerable recognition for his work. In 2006, he was awarded the Shamus Award's "The Eye," a lifetime achievement award, attesting to his significant contributions to the mystery genre. Apart from writing under his real name, he has also published works under the pseudonyms Patrick Culhane and Barbara Allan, the latter of which he co-writes with his wife, Barbara Collins. Collins and his wife have also collaborated on several books together.
Max Allan Collins is not only an award-winning author of original mysteries, but he also has experience in writing movie adaptations and tie-in novels. His graphic novel, ROAD TO PERDITION, was made into a major motion picture by Tom Hanks's production company, Playtone, demonstrating his ability to create captivating stories that resonate with a wide audience. Collins's work has been recognized in various awards, including the Shamus Awards Best Novel winner in 1984 for True Detective and 1992 for Stolen Away, as well as nominations in 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2002. His writing skills have also been acknowledged in Japan, where he is known as マックス・アラン・コリンズ or マックス・アラン コリンズ.
Bones Books (with Kathy Reichs)
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Buried Deep
2006
Caleb York Books (with Mickey Spillane)
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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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Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek
2021
Criminal Minds Books
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Jump Cut
2007
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Killer Profile
2008
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Finishing School
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Books
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Double Dealer
2002
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Sin City
2002
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Bad Rap
2002
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Bad Rap (With: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2002
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Cold Burn
2003
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Thicker Than Blood (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2003
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Thicker Than Blood
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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Brass in Pocket (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2008
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Case Files Volume 1
2006
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Nevada Rose (By: Jerome Preisler)
2008
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Brass in Pocket
2008
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The Killing Jar (By: Donn Cortez)
2009
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Nevada Rose
2008
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The Killing Jar
2009
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Blood Quantum (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2010
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Insider's Guide to the TV Phenomenon (By: Titan Books)
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Blood Quantum
2010
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Headhunter
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Headhunter ( By: Greg Cox)
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Dark Sundays
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Dark Sundays (By: Donn Cortez)
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Skin Deep
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Skin Deep (By: Jerome Preisler)
2010
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Shock Treatment ( By: Greg Cox)
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Shock Treatment
2010
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The Burning Season
2011
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The Burning Season (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2011
CSI: Miami Books
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Florida Getaway
2003
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Heat Wave
2004
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Cult Following
2005
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Cult Following (By: Donn Cortez)
2005
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Riptide
2006
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Riptide (By: Donn Cortez)
2006
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Misgivings
2006
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Misgivings (By: Donn Cortez)
2006
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Heart Attack
2007
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Heart Attack (By: Donn Cortez)
2007
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Cut and Run
2008
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Cut and Run (By: Donn Cortez)
2008
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Right to Die
2008
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Right to Die (By: Jeffrey Mariotte)
2008
Dark Angel Books
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Before the Dawn
2002
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Skin Game
2003
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After the Dark
2003
Dick Tracy Books
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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
Disaster Books
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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 Worlds Murder
2005
Eliot Ness Books
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The Dark City
1987
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Butcher's Dozen
1988
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Bullet Proof
1989
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Murder by the Numbers
1993
Fangoria Dreadtime Stories Books
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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
Frank Nolan Books
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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
1988
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Tough Tender
1991
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Skim Deep
2020
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Double Down
2021
G.I. Joe Books
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Above & Beyond
2009
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The Rise of Cobra
2009
Jackie & Maggie Starr Books (with Terry Beatty)
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A Killing in Comics
2007
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Strip for Murder
2008
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Strip for Murder (With: Terry Beatty)
2008
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Seduction of the Innocent
2013
John Sand Books (with Matthew V. Clemens)
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Come Spy With Me
2020
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Live Fast, Spy Hard
2021
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To Live and Spy In Berlin
2021
Krista Larson Books
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Girl Most Likely
2019
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Girl Can't Help It
2020
Mallory Books
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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
Mike Hammer Books (with Mickey Spillane)
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I, the Jury
1947
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My Gun Is Quick
1950
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Vengeance is Mine
1950
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One Lonely Night
1951
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The Big Kill
1951
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Kiss Me, Deadly
1952
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The Girl Hunters
1962
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The Snake
1964
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The Twisted Thing
1966
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The Body Lovers
1967
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Survival... Zero
1970
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The Killing Man
1989
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Black Alley
1996
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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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Skin
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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Kill Me If You Can
2022
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Dig Two Graves
2023
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Baby, It's Murder
2025
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Graphic Novels (with Mickey Spillane)
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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #1 (With: Mickey Spillane)
2018
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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #1
2018
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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #2 (With: Mickey Spillane)
2018
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Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #2
2018
Mike Hammer Audio Books
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The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
2008
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The Little Death
2009
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Encore for Murder
2011
Mommy Books
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Mommy
1997
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Mommy's Day
1998
Ms. Tree Books
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One Mean Mother
2019
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Skeleton in the Closet
2020
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The Cold Dish
2021
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Deadline
2022
Mummy Books
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The Mummy
1999
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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
Nathan Heller Books
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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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The Big Bundle
2023
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Too Many Bullets
2023
Nathan Heller Collections
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Dying in the Post-War World
1991
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Kisses of Death
2001
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Chicago Lightning
2011
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Triple Play
2012
NYPD Blue Books (by with)
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Blue Beginning
1995
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Blue Blood
1997
NYPD Blue Books
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Blue Beginning
1995
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Blue Blood
1997
Quarry Books
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Quarry / The Broker
1976
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Quarry's List / The Broker's Wife
1976
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Quarry's Deal / The Dealer
1976
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Quarry's Cut / The Slasher
1977
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Quarry's Vote / Primary Target
1988
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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
2011
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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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Quarry's Blood
2021
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Quarry's Return
2024
Quarry Collections
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Quarry's Greatest Hits
2003
Reeder & Rogers Books (with Matthew V. Clemens)
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Supreme Justice
2014
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Fate of the Union
2015
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Fate of the Union (With: Matthew V. Clemens)
2015
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Executive Order
2017
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Executive Order (With: Matthew V. Clemens)
2017
You Can't Stop Me Books (with Matthew Clemens)
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You Can't Stop Me
2010
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You Can't Stop Me (With: Matthew Clemens)
2010
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No One Will Hear You
2011
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No One Will Hear You (With: Matthew Clemens)
2011
The X-Files Books
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Goblins
1994
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Goblins (By: Charles L. Grant)
1994
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Hunter ( By: Charles L. Grant)
1995
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Ground Zero
1995
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Ground Zero ( By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1995
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Whirlwind
1995
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Whirlwind (By: Charles L. Grant)
1995
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Ruins
1995
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Hunter
1995
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Ruins ( By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1995
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Antibodies (By: Kevin J. Anderson)
1997
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Antibodies
1997
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Skin
1998
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Skin ( By: Ben Mezrich)
1998
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Fight the Future
1998
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Fight the Future (By: Elizabeth Hand)
1998
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I Want to Believe
2008
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Trust No One
2015
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Trust No One (With: Gayle Lynds, Heather Graham, Jonathan Maberry, Kevin J. Anderson, Tim Lebbon, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Brian Keene, Peter Clines, Gini Koch)
2015
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The Truth Is Out There (By: Jonathan Maberry, Kelley Armstrong, David Farland, Rachel Caine, Hank Schwaeble, Kami Garcia, Jon McGoran, Hank Phillippi Ryan)
2016
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The Truth Is Out There
2016
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Perihelion
2024
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Perihelion (By: Claudia Gray)
2024
Dick Tracy: The Collins Case Files Books (with Rick Fletcher)
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Volume 1
2003
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Volume 2
2004
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Volume 3
2005
Dick Tracy: The Collins Case Files Books
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Volume 1 (With: Chester Gould, Rick Fletcher)
2003
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Volume 2 (With: Rick Fletcher)
2004
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Volume 3 (With: Rick Fletcher)
2004
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Volume 4
2005
Fancy Anders Books
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Fancy Anders Goes To War: Who Killed Rosie The Riveter?
2021
Road to Perdition Books
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Road to Perdition
1998
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On the Road to Perdition
2003
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On the Road to Perdition — Oasis, Sanctuary, and Detour —
2003
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Road to Purgatory
2004
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Return to Perdition
2011
Artist Archives Non-Fiction Books
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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 I
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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Pin-Up Nudes II
2002
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Playful Pin-Ups
2002
Bibliomysteries Books
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The Book of Virtue
2012
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The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)
2012
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)
2012
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich
2012
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The Book Thing
2012
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The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)
2012
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The Book Case
2012
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The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
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An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
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An Acceptable Sacrifice
2012
11
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)
2012
12
Death Leaves a Bookmark
2012
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The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)
2013
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The Final Testament
2013
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Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)
2013
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Rides a Stranger
2013
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The Long Sonata of the Dead
2013
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The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
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The Book of Ghosts
2013
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The Book of Ghosts ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
21
The Compendium of Srem
2014
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The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
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What's in a Name?
2014
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What's in a Name? ( By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
25
Remaindered
2014
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Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
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The Sequel
2014
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The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)
2014
29
The Gospel of Sheba
2014
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The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
31
Book Club
2014
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Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
33
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
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The Nature of My Inheritance
2014
35
It's in the Book
2014
36
It's in the Book (With: Mickey Spillane)
2014
37
The Scroll
2014
38
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)
2014
39
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)
2015
40
The Book of the Lion
2015
41
The Little Men
2015
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The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)
2015
43
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)
2015
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Condor in the Stacks
2015
45
Mystery, Inc.
2015
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Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
47
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)
2015
48
Every Seven Years
2015
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From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
50
From the Queen
2015
51
The Travelling Companion
2016
52
The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin)
2016
53
Citadel
2016
54
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
55
Reconciliation Day
2016
56
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
57
Dead Dames Don't Sing
2016
58
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)
2016
59
The Haze
2016
60
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)
2016
61
Hoodoo Harry
2017
62
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
63
The Pretty Little Box ( By: Charles Todd)
2018
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The Pretty Little Box
2018
65
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)
2018
66
Seven Years
2018
67
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)
2018
68
The Hemingway Valise
2018
69
The Last Honest Horse Thief
2018
70
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)
2018
71
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)
2018
72
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository
2018
73
The Girl Who Did Say No
2020
74
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)
2020
75
The Traitor
2022
76
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)
2022
77
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)
2022
78
The Dark Door
2022
79
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)
2022
80
The Honeymoon Trap
2022
Bibliomysteries Series in Chronological Order
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The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)
2012
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The Book of Virtue
2012
3
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)
2014
4
The Scroll
2014
5
Pronghorns of the Third Reich
2012
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)
2012
7
An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
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An Acceptable Sacrifice
2012
9
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)
2012
10
Death Leaves a Bookmark
2012
11
Seven Years
2018
12
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)
2018
13
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)
2012
14
The Book Thing
2012
15
The Book of Ghosts ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
16
The Book of Ghosts
2013
17
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
18
Book Club
2014
19
The Long Sonata of the Dead
2013
20
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
21
The Final Testament
2013
22
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)
2013
23
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)
2013
24
Rides a Stranger
2013
25
What's in a Name?
2014
26
What's in a Name? ( By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
27
It's in the Book
2014
28
It's in the Book (With: Mickey Spillane)
2014
29
The Nature of My Inheritance
2014
30
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
31
Remaindered
2014
32
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
33
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
34
The Compendium of Srem
2014
35
The Gospel of Sheba
2014
36
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
37
The Sequel
2014
38
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)
2014
39
The Book of the Lion
2015
40
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)
2015
41
The Little Men
2015
42
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)
2015
43
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)
2015
44
Every Seven Years
2015
45
Citadel
2016
46
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
47
Condor in the Stacks
2015
48
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)
2015
49
Mystery, Inc.
2015
50
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
51
The Travelling Companion
2016
52
The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin)
2016
53
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)
2016
54
The Haze
2016
55
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)
2016
56
Dead Dames Don't Sing
2016
57
Reconciliation Day
2016
58
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
59
Hoodoo Harry
2017
60
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
61
The Pretty Little Box
2018
62
The Pretty Little Box ( By: Charles Todd)
2018
63
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)
2018
64
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository
2018
65
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)
2018
66
The Hemingway Valise
2018
67
The Last Honest Horse Thief
2018
68
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)
2018
69
The Book Case
2012
70
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
71
From the Queen
2015
72
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
73
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)
2020
74
The Girl Who Did Say No
2020
75
The Traitor
2022
76
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)
2022
77
The Dark Door
2022
78
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)
2022
79
The Honeymoon Trap
2022
80
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)
2022
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
2
Halloween Rain
1997
3
The Angel Chronicles, Vol. 2
1998
4
Night of the Living Rerun
1998
5
Blooded
1998
6
Child of the Hunt
1998
7
Return to Chaos
1998
8
Visitors
1999
9
The Monster Book
1999
10
Immortal
1999
11
Sins of the Father
1999
12
Unnatural Selection
1999
13
Resurrecting Ravana
1999
14
The Sunnydale High Yearbook
1999
15
The Willow Files, Vol. 1
1999
16
Deep Water
2000
17
The Harvest
2000
18
The Evil That Men Do
2000
19
How I Survived My Summer Vacation
2000
20
Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row
2000
21
The Willow Files, Vol. 2
2001
22
Revenant
2001
23
Tempted Champions
2001
24
The Book of Fours
2001
25
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Watcher's Guides
2001
26
Paleo
2002
27
Ghoul Trouble
2002
28
Oz: Into the Wild
2002
29
Crossings
2002
30
The Wisdom of War
2002
31
Little Things
2002
32
These Our Actors
2002
33
Chosen
2003
34
Blood and Fog
2003
35
Chaos Bleeds
2003
36
Queen of the Slayers
2005
37
Blackout
2005
38
Carnival of Souls
2006
39
The Deathless
2007
40
Dark Congress
2007
41
One Thing or Your Mother
2008
42
Demons of the Hellmouth: A Guide for Slayers
2015
43
Ghost Roads
2017
44
Out of the Madhouse
2017
Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery Books (as Barbara Allan)
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Title
Year
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Amazon
1
Antiques Roadkill
2006
2
Antiques Maul
2007
3
Antiques Flee Market
2008
4
Antiques Bizarre
2010
5
Antiques Knock-Off
2011
6
Antiques Disposal
2012
7
Antiques Chop
2013
8
Antiques Slay Ride
2013
9
Antiques Con
2014
10
Antiques Fruitcake
2014
11
Antiques Swap
2015
12
Antiques St. Nicked
2015
13
Antiques Fate
2016
14
Antiques Frame
2018
15
Antiques Wanted
2018
16
Antiques Ho-Ho-Homicides
2018
17
Antiques Ravin'
2019
18
Antiques Fire Sale
2020
19
Antiques Carry on
2021
20
Antiques Liquidation
2022
21
Antiques Foe
2023
22
Antiques Slay Belles
2024
23
Antiques Round-Up
2025
Deadly Allies Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Deadly Allies
1992
2
Deadly Allies II
1994
Standalone Novels
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Midnight Haul
1986
2
In the Line of Fire
1993
3
Maverick (With: Dewey Gram)
1994
4
Maverick
1994
5
Waterworld
1995
6
Daylight
1996
7
Air Force One
1997
8
American Gangster
1997
9
American Gangster (With: Steve Zaillian)
1997
10
U.S. Marshals
1998
11
Regeneration
1999
12
Regeneration (With: Barbara Collins)
1999
13
U-571
2000
14
Windtalkers
2001
15
The History of Mystery
2001
16
I Spy
2002
17
Bombshell
2004
18
Bombshell (With: Barbara Collins)
2004
19
The Pink Panther
2005
20
Black Hats ( As: Patrick Culhane)
2007
21
Black Hats
2007
22
Deadly Beloved
2007
23
Red Sky in Morning ( As: Patrick Culhane)
2008
24
Red Sky in Morning
2008
25
The Consummata (With: Mickey Spillane)
2011
26
The Consummata
2011
27
Flower for the Butcher
2012
28
Saving Private Ryan
2012
29
What Doesn't Kill Her
2013
30
USS Powderkeg
2018
31
Cutout (With: Barbara Collins)
2024
Short Stories/Novellas
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Scrap
1987
2
Dying in the Post-War World
1991
3
The Blonde Tigress
2008
4
So Long, Chief
2013
5
So Long, Chief (With: Mickey Spillane)
2013
6
A Dangerous Cat
2017
7
A Dangerous Cat (With: Mickey Spillane)
2017
Short Story Collections
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Blue Christmas and Other Holiday Homicides
2001
2
Early Crimes
2013
3
Murderlized
2020
4
Murderlized (With: Matthew V. Clemens)
2020
5
Shoot The Moon
2021
6
Murder—His & Hers
2020
7
Reincarnal & Other Dark Tales
2021
8
Suspense—His & Hers: Tales of Love and Murder (With: Barbara Collins)
2021
9
Suspense—His & Hers: Tales of Love and Murder
2021
Graphic Novels
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Road to Perdition 2: On the Road
2003
2
Quarry's War
2018
3
Deadly Beloved and Other Stories (With: Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein)
2022
4
Deadly Beloved and Other Stories
2022
Non-Fiction Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Mystery Scene Movie Guide
1984
2
The Critics' Choice (With: John Javna)
1988
3
The Critics' Choice
1988
4
Gil Elvgren: The Wartime Pin-Ups
1996
5
Earl MacPherson: The Sketchbook Pin-Ups
1997
6
Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan
1998
7
Pin-Up Poster Book: The Billy DeVorss Collection
1998
8
For the Boys: The Racy Pin-Ups of World War II
2000
9
Calendar Girl
2003
10
Mickey Spillane on Screen (With: James L. Traylor)
2012
11
Mickey Spillane on Screen
2012
12
Scarface and the Untouchable
2018
13
Scarface and the Untouchable (With: A. Brad Schwartz)
2018
14
Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher
2020
15
Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher (With: A. Brad Schwartz)
2020
16
Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction (With: James L. Traylor)
2023
17
Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction
2023
Akashic Noir Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
San Francisco Noir
2002
2
Seattle Noir
2003
3
Bronx Noir
2003
4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
5
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
6
Chicago Noir
2005
7
Dublin Noir
2005
8
Manhattan Noir
2006
9
Miami Noir
2006
10
D.C. Noir
2006
11
Dublin Noir: The Celtic Tiger vs. the Ugly American
2006
12
Baltimore Noir
2006
13
Twin Cities Noir
2006
14
London Noir
2006
15
New Orleans Noir
2007
16
Los Angeles Noir
2007
17
Wall Street Noir
2007
18
Havana Noir
2007
19
Detroit Noir
2007
20
Queens Noir
2008
21
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
22
Toronto Noir
2008
23
Las Vegas Noir
2008
24
Trinidad Noir
2008
25
D.C. Noir 2
2008
26
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
27
Paris Noir
2008
28
Istanbul Noir
2008
29
Boston Noir
2009
30
Rome Noir
2009
31
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
32
Portland Noir
2009
33
Delhi Noir
2009
34
Phoenix Noir
2009
35
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
36
Mexico City Noir
2010
37
Richmond Noir
2010
38
Orange County Noir
2010
39
Indian Country Noir
2010
40
Moscow Noir
2010
41
Lone Star Noir
2010
42
Philadelphia Noir
2010
43
Haiti Noir
2010
44
Copenhagen Noir
2010
45
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
46
San Diego Noir
2011
47
Barcelona Noir
2011
48
Cape Cod Noir
2011
49
New Jersey Noir
2011
50
Staten Island Noir
2012
51
When They Are Done With Us
2012
52
Mumbai Noir
2012
53
Long Island Noir
2012
54
Venice Noir
2012
55
Kingston Noir
2012
56
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
57
Kansas City Noir
2012
58
Boston Noir 2
2012
59
USA Noir
2013
60
Manila Noir
2013
61
Buffalo Noir
2013
62
Dallas Noir
2013
63
Haiti Noir 2
2013
64
Singapore Noir
2014
65
Prison Noir
2014
66
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
67
Tehran Noir
2014
68
Belfast Noir
2014
69
Helsinki Noir
2014
70
Rio Noir
2014
71
Providence Noir
2015
72
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
73
Memphis Noir
2015
74
Zagreb Noir
2015
75
Marseille Noir
2015
76
Beirut Noir
2015
77
New Orleans Noir: The Classics
2016
78
Stockholm Noir
2016
79
Brussels Noir
2016
80
Mississippi Noir
2016
81
St. Louis Noir
2016
82
Prague Noir
2016
83
San Juan Noir
2016
84
Oakland Noir
2017
85
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
2017
86
Atlanta Noir
2017
87
New Haven Noir
2017
88
Montana Noir
2017
89
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
90
Montreal Noir
2017
91
Berlin Noir
2018
92
São Paulo Noir
2018
93
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
94
Lagos Noir
2018
95
Marrakech Noir
2018
96
Baghdad Noir
2018
97
Vancouver Noir
2018
98
Sydney Noir
2018
99
Hong Kong Noir
2018
100
Amsterdam Noir
2019
101
Milwaukee Noir
2019
102
Houston Noir
2019
103
Nairobi Noir
2020
104
Columbus Noir
2020
105
Santa Fe Noir
2020
106
Alabama Noir
2020
107
Berkeley Noir
2020
108
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
109
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
110
Miami Noir: The Classics
2020
111
Accra Noir
2020
112
Belgrade Noir
2020
113
Palm Springs Noir
2021
114
Paris Noir: The Suburbs
2022
115
Denver Noir
2022
116
South Central Noir
2022
117
Cleveland Noir
2023
118
East Jerusalem Noir
2023
119
West Jerusalem Noir
2023
120
Honolulu Noir
2024
121
Sacramento Noir
2025
122
Hamburg Noir
2025
Mysterious Profiles Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais)
2022
2
Jack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen)
2022
3
Jack Reacher (By: Lee Child)
2022
4
Charlie Parker (By: John Connolly)
2022
5
Hieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly)
2022
6
Lincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver)
2022
7
Alex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman)
2022
8
Tess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman)
2022
9
Charlie Resnick (By: John Harvey)
2022
10
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman)
2022
11
Inspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter)
2022
12
Dismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart)
2022
13
Bob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter)
2022
14
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston)
2022
15
Lou Boldt (By: Ridley Pearson)
2022
16
Spenser (By: Robert B. Parker)
2022
17
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry)
2022
18
John Rebus (By: Ian Rankin)
2022
19
Mallory (By: Carol O'Connell)
2022
20
Jane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry)
2022
21
Ian Rutledge ( By: Charles Todd)
2022
22
Amos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2022
23
Precious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith)
2022
24
Maisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear)
2022
25
The Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly)
2022
26
Condor ( By: James Grady)
2023
27
Ben Kincaid ( By: William Bernhardt)
2023
28
Repairman Jack (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2023
29
Joe Pickett (By: C.J. Box)
2024
30
Peter Diamond (By: Peter Lovesey)
2024
31
Nathan Heller
2024
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Night Stalker (By: Jeff Rice)
1973
2
The Night Strangler (By: Jeff Rice)
1974
3
Fever Pitch ( By: Stuart M. Kaminsky)
2003
4
Lambs to the Slaughter ( By: Joe Gentile)
2003
5
Devil in the Details (By: Stefan Petrucha)
2003
6
Get of Belial (By: Joe Gentile)
2003
7
Pain Without Tears (By: C.J. Henderson)
2004
8
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles (With: Stuart M. Kaminsky)
2005
9
Terror Within (By: C.J. Henderson, Stefan Petrucha)
2006
10
Bare Bones (By: Joe Gentile)
2006
11
A Black & Evil Truth (By: C.J. Henderson)
2007
12
The Lovecraftian Horror (By: C.J. Henderson)
2007
13
Sound of Fear (By: Joe Gentile)
2008
14
The Rise & Fall of Carl Kolchak (By: Dave Ulanski)
2009
15
Cry Of Thunder (By: Joe Gentile)
2010
16
Compendium (With: Stuart M. Kaminsky, Christopher Golden)
2011
17
The Lost World (By: C.J. Henderson)
2012
18
Kolchak and the Lost World (By: C.J. Henderson)
2012
19
Necronomicon (By: C.J. Henderson)
2012
20
Passages of the Macabre (By: Ed Gorman, Nancy Holder, C.J. Henderson)
2016
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayer Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Tales of the Slayer
2001
2
Tales of the Slayer (By: Greg Rucka, Christie Golden, Nancy Holder, Christopher Golden, Yvonne Navarro, Doranna Durgin, Mel Odom, Joss Whedon)
2001
3
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2
2002
4
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2 (With: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Nancy Holder, Greg Cox, Michael Reaves, Matthew V. Clemens, Joss Whedon, Scott Allie, Jane Espenson, Melinda Metz, Laura J. Burns, Rebecca Rand Kirshner, Kara Dalky, Todd McIntosh)
2002
5
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3
2003
6
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3 (By: Nancy Holder, Christopher Golden, Yvonne Navarro, Mel Odom, Joss Whedon)
2003
7
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4 (By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Nancy Holder, Greg Cox, Michael Reaves, Kara Dalkey, Joss Whedon, Scott Allie, Robert Joseph Levy, Jane Espenson)
2004
8
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4
2004
Max Allan Collins Anthologies
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Mean Streets
1986
2
An Eye for Justice
1988
3
Dick Tracy: The Secret Files
1990
4
Dante's Disciples
1991
5
Deadly Allies
1992
6
Dark Crimes 2
1993
7
Deadly After Dark
1994
8
Murder is My Business
1994
9
Deadly Allies II
1994
10
Vampire Detectives
1995
11
First Cases, Volume 1
1996
12
Kiss and Kill
1997
13
Vengeance is Hers
1997
14
Hot Blood X
1998
15
Private Eyes
1998
16
Diagnosis Dead
1999
17
Crafty Cat Crimes
2000
18
The Shamus Game
2000
19
...And the Dying is Easy
2001
20
Mystery Street
2001
21
Tales of the Slayer
2001
22
San Francisco Noir
2002
23
A Century of Noir
2002
24
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
2002
25
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 2
2002
26
Seattle Noir
2003
27
Fatal Attractions
2003
28
Flesh and Blood
2003
29
Bronx Noir
2003
30
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 3
2003
31
Brooklyn Noir
2004
32
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4
2004
33
Greatest Hits
2005
34
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
35
Chicago Noir
2005
36
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles
2005
37
Dublin Noir
2005
38
Miami Noir
2006
39
Baltimore Noir
2006
40
Twin Cities Noir
2006
41
London Noir
2006
42
These Guns for Hire
2006
43
My Lolita Complex and Other Tales of Sex and Violence
2006
44
Los Angeles Noir
2007
45
Wall Street Noir
2007
46
Havana Noir
2007
47
Detroit Noir
2007
48
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
49
Toronto Noir
2008
50
Trinidad Noir
2008
51
At the Scene of the Crime
2008
52
Boston Noir
2009
53
Delhi Noir
2009
54
Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense
2009
55
Phoenix Noir
2009
56
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year
2010
57
Mexico City Noir
2010
58
Richmond Noir
2010
59
Orange County Noir
2010
60
Crimes by Moonlight
2010
61
Indian Country Noir
2010
62
Moscow Noir
2010
63
Lone Star Noir
2010
64
Philadelphia Noir
2010
65
Haiti Noir
2010
66
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011
2011
67
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
68
Barcelona Noir
2011
69
Cape Cod Noir
2011
70
New Jersey Noir
2011
71
Staten Island Noir
2012
72
In Pursuit of Spenser
2012
73
Long Island Noir
2012
74
Venice Noir
2012
75
Kingston Noir
2012
76
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
77
Writing Crime Fiction
2012
78
Kansas City Noir
2012
79
The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction
2012
80
Inherit the Dead
2013
81
Buffalo Noir
2013
82
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats
2013
83
The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs
2013
84
Haiti Noir 2
2013
85
Singapore Noir
2014
86
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
87
Chicago Blues
2014
88
Providence Noir
2015
89
Trust No One
2015
90
Zagreb Noir
2015
91
Marseille Noir
2015
92
Beirut Noir
2015
93
The Truth Is Out There
2016
94
Stockholm Noir
2016
95
Passages of the Macabre
2016
96
Brussels Noir
2016
97
Mississippi Noir
2016
98
St. Louis Noir
2016
99
Prague Noir
2016
100
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2016
101
Oakland Noir
2017
102
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
2017
103
New Haven Noir
2017
104
Montana Noir
2017
105
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
106
Montreal Noir
2017
107
São Paulo Noir
2018
108
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
109
Vancouver Noir
2018
110
Hong Kong Noir
2018
111
Amsterdam Noir
2019
112
A Time For Violence
2019
113
Columbus Noir
2020
114
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
115
Turning the Tied
2021
116
Cleveland Noir
2023
117
Ink and Daggers
2023
118
Murderers' Row: Original Baseball Mysteries: Volume 1