Author · updated 2026
Max Allan Collins Books in Order
Every Max Allan Collins book in publication order — 121 in total, spanning 1947–2021.
Publication Order of Bones Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buried Deep | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Caleb York Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legend of Caleb York | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Big Showdown | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Bloody Spur | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Last Stage to Hell Junction | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Hot Lead, Cold Justice | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Criminal Minds Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jump Cut | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Killer Profile | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Finishing School | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Dealer | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Sin City | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Cold Burn | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Body of Evidence | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Grave Matters | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Binding Ties | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Killing Game | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Snake Eyes | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of CSI: Miami Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Getaway | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Heat Wave | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Dark Angel Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Before the Dawn | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Skin Game | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | After the Dark | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Dick Tracy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Dick Tracy Goes to War | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Dick Tracy Meets His Match | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Disaster Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Titanic Murders | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Hindenburg Murders | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Pearl Harbor Murders | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Lusitania Murders | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The London Blitz Murders | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The War of the Worlds Murder | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Eliot Ness Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark City | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Butcher's Dozen | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Bullet Proof | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Murder by the Numbers | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Fangoria Dreadtime Stories Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Good Head on His Shoulders | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Reincarnal | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Wolf | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Mercy | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of G.I. Joe Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Above & Beyond | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Rise of Cobra | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Jackie & Maggie Starr Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Killing in Comics | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Strip for Murder | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Seduction of the Innocent | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of John Sand Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come Spy With Me | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Krista Larson Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girl Most Likely | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Girl Can't Help It | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mallory Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Baby Blue Rip-Off | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | No Cure for Death | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Kill Your Darlings | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | A Shroud for Aquarius | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Nice Weekend for a Murder | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mike Hammer Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I, the Jury | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | My Gun Is Quick | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Vengeance is Mine | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | One Lonely Night | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Big Kill | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Kiss Me, Deadly | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Girl Hunters | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Snake | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Twisted Thing | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Body Lovers | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Survival... Zero | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Killing Man | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Black Alley | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Goliath Bone | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Kiss Her Goodbye | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Big Bang | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Lady, Go Die! | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Skin | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Complex 90 | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | King of the Weeds | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Kill Me, Darling | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Murder Never Knocks | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | A Long Time Dead | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Will to Kill | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Killing Town | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Murder, My Love | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Masquerade for Murder | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mommy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mommy | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Mommy's Day | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Ms. Tree Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Mean Mother | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Skeleton in the Closet | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Mummy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mummy | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Mummy Returns | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Scorpion King | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Nathan Heller Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | True Detective | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | True Crime | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Million-Dollar Wound | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Neon Mirage | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Stolen Away | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Carnal Hours | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Blood and Thunder | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Damned in Paradise | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Flying Blind | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Majic Man | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Angel in Black | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Chicago Confidential | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Bye Bye, Baby | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Target Lancer | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Ask Not | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Better Dead | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Do No Harm | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Nathan Heller Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dying in the Post-War World | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Kisses of Death | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Chicago Lightning | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Triple Play | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of NYPD Blue Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Beginning | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Blue Blood | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Nolan Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bait Money | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Blood Money | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Fly Paper | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Hush Money | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Hard Cash | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Scratch Fever | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Spree | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Mourn the Living | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Tough Tender | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Skim Deep | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 121, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I, the Jury | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | My Gun Is Quick | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Vengeance is Mine | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | One Lonely Night | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Big Kill | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Kiss Me, Deadly | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Girl Hunters | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Snake | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Twisted Thing | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Body Lovers | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Survival... Zero | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Bait Money | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Blood Money | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Fly Paper | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Hush Money | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Hard Cash | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Scratch Fever | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Baby Blue Rip-Off | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | No Cure for Death | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | True Detective | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Kill Your Darlings | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | True Crime | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | A Shroud for Aquarius | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Nice Weekend for a Murder | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Million-Dollar Wound | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | The Dark City | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Spree | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Butcher's Dozen | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Neon Mirage | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Mourn the Living | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Bullet Proof | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Killing Man | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Dick Tracy Goes to War | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Stolen Away | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Dying in the Post-War World | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Tough Tender | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Dick Tracy Meets His Match | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Murder by the Numbers | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | A Good Head on His Shoulders | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Reincarnal | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Carnal Hours | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Wolf | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Blood and Thunder | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Blue Beginning | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Black Alley | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Damned in Paradise | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Mommy | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Blue Blood | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Mommy's Day | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Flying Blind | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | The Titanic Murders | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | The Mummy | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Majic Man | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Hindenburg Murders | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Pearl Harbor Murders | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | The Mummy Returns | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Angel in Black | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Kisses of Death | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Double Dealer | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Sin City | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Before the Dawn | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | The Lusitania Murders | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | The Scorpion King | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Chicago Confidential | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Cold Burn | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Body of Evidence | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Florida Getaway | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Skin Game | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | After the Dark | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Grave Matters | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Heat Wave | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | The London Blitz Murders | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Binding Ties | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Killing Game | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | The War of the Worlds Murder | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Buried Deep | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | Snake Eyes | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | Jump Cut | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | A Killing in Comics | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 81 | Killer Profile | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 82 | Finishing School | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 83 | Strip for Murder | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 84 | The Goliath Bone | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 85 | Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 86 | Above & Beyond | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 87 | The Rise of Cobra | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 88 | Kiss Her Goodbye | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 89 | The Big Bang | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 90 | Bye Bye, Baby | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 91 | Chicago Lightning | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 92 | Lady, Go Die! | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 93 | Skin | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 94 | Target Lancer | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 95 | Triple Play | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 96 | Seduction of the Innocent | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 97 | Complex 90 | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 98 | Ask Not | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 99 | King of the Weeds | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 100 | The Legend of Caleb York | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 101 | Kill Me, Darling | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 102 | The Big Showdown | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 103 | Murder Never Knocks | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 104 | A Long Time Dead | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 105 | Better Dead | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 106 | The Will to Kill | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
| 107 | The Bloody Spur | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 108 | Mercy | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 109 | Killing Town | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 110 | Last Stage to Hell Junction | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 111 | Girl Most Likely | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 112 | Murder, My Love | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 113 | One Mean Mother | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 114 | Hot Lead, Cold Justice | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 115 | Come Spy With Me | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 116 | Girl Can't Help It | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 117 | Masquerade for Murder | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 118 | Skeleton in the Closet | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 119 | Do No Harm | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 120 | Skim Deep | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 121 | Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek | 2021 | Amazon US UK |
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