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Start with I, the Jury and continue through all 204 books in the listed reading order.
About This Series
The Max Allan Collins series is a masterful collection of hard-boiled detective fiction, rooted in the gritty narratives crafted by the legendary Mickey Spillane. Known for its fast-paced plots and tough-guy protagonists, this series immerses readers in a world of crime, vengeance, and moral ambiguity, all delivered with Spillane's signature sharp wit and engaging storytelling. The series has become a cornerstone of crime literature, appealing to lovers of noir and classic detective tales alike.
What makes this series truly special is its exploration of themes such as justice, betrayal, and the human condition. Readers are drawn into the complex lives of its characters, who navigate a morally ambiguous landscape where the lines between right and wrong are often blurred. Ideal for fans of crime fiction and those who appreciate a gritty narrative that delves deep into the psyche of its characters, the Max Allan Collins series offers a compelling reading experience that resonates with contemporary themes.
To fully appreciate the richness of the series, starting with Book 1, "I, the Jury," is essential. This not only sets the stage for the unfolding drama but also introduces the iconic characters and themes that define the series. While there are spin-offs and tie-ins, the core storyline flows seamlessly from one book to the next, making the reading order significant for comprehension and enjoyment.
Notable thought leaders like Joe Rogan have praised the series for its intense storytelling and gripping plots, making it a recommended read for anyone interested in the intricacies of crime and justice. Entrepreneurs and thinkers alike recognize the value in these narratives, which offer profound lessons on morality and determination. Whether you are a seasoned crime fiction aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, the Max Allan Collins series promises a thrilling journey that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Start with I, the Jury
Book 1 by Mickey Spillane • Published 1947
Private eye Mike Hammer vows to avenge the slow, cruel murder of his war buddy Jack Williams by killing the culprit in exactly the same way. His hunt drags him through New York’s nightclubs, clinics, and mob hangouts,...
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Book 1:I, the Jury
Mickey Spillane • 1947
Private eye Mike Hammer vows to avenge the slow, cruel murder of his war buddy Jack Williams by killing the culprit in exactly the same way. His hunt drags him through New York’s nightclubs, clinics, and mob hangouts,...
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Book 2:My Gun Is Quick
Mickey Spillane • 1950
After Mike Hammer gives a down-on-her-luck redhead enough cash to escape the streets, she turns up dead in an apparent hit and run. Convinced it is murder, Hammer tears into a prostitution and blackmail ring that stre...
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Book 3:Vengeance is Mine
Mickey Spillane • 1950
Hammer wakes up in a hotel room with a hangover, a dead war buddy on the floor, and his own gun as the supposed suicide weapon. Stripped of his licenses, he digs into a modeling agency and blackmail racket that powerf...
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Book 4:One Lonely Night
Mickey Spillane • 1951
Shaken after a judge calls him a killer, Hammer wanders a rainy Manhattan bridge and stumbles into a woman’s death and a stranger’s murder. The trail leads to Communist cells, political fronts, and a conspiracy that t...
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Book 5:The Big Kill
Mickey Spillane • 1951
In a seedy bar on a stormy night, a desperate man kisses his baby goodbye, walks into the street, and is gunned down. Hammer shoots back, then takes responsibility for the child and launches a relentless hunt for the...
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Book 6:Kiss Me, Deadly
Mickey Spillane • 1952
Speeding home from Albany, Hammer almost runs down a terrified hitchhiker, then is run off the road by killers who torture and murder her. His investigation uncovers a tangle of mobsters, spies, and stolen atomic secr...
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Book 7:The Girl Hunters
Mickey Spillane • 1962
Seven years after Velda vanished on a case, Hammer is a drunken derelict pulled off the streets to hear a dying man’s confession: Velda is alive and in deadly danger. To save her, he has to sober up and face a Soviet...
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Book 8:The Snake
Mickey Spillane • 1964
Picking up after *The Girl Hunters*, Hammer spirits Velda out of hiding and discovers she has been sheltering a runaway young woman. Protecting the girl from her murderous stepfather throws Hammer and Velda into a dec...
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Book 9:The Twisted Thing
Mickey Spillane • 1966
A routine bodyguard job turns into a nightmare when the teenage son of Hammer’s wealthy client disappears. The kidnapping ties back to a fourteen-year-old crime and a killer whose warped motives make him one of the mo...
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Book 10:The Body Lovers
Mickey Spillane • 1967
Hammer hears a child’s scream in the night and finds a terrified boy beside the whipped, murdered body of a model. As similarly brutal killings mount, he dives into fashion houses, hidden clubs, and an underground cir...
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Book 11:Survival... Zero
Mickey Spillane • 1970
A dying friend’s phone call pulls Hammer into the shabby death of a small-time pickpocket. Under the cheap suit and alleyway violence he uncovers a deeper plot, where political players and faceless bureaucrats are rea...
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Book 12:Bait Money
Max Allan Collins • 1973
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Book 13:Blood Money
Max Allan Collins • 1973
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Book 14:Two for the Money
Max Allan Collins • 1973
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Book 15:Quarry / The Broker
Max Allan Collins • 1976
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Book 16:Quarry's List / The Broker's Wife
Max Allan Collins • 1976
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Book 17:Quarry's Deal / The Dealer
Max Allan Collins • 1976
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Book 18:Quarry's Cut / The Slasher
Max Allan Collins • 1977
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Book 19:Fly Paper
Max Allan Collins • 1981
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Book 20:Hush Money
Max Allan Collins • 1981
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Book 21:Hard Cash
Max Allan Collins • 1981
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Book 22:Scratch Fever
Max Allan Collins • 1982
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Book 23:The Baby Blue Rip-Off
Max Allan Collins • 1983
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Book 24:No Cure for Death
Max Allan Collins • 1983
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Book 25:True Detective
Max Allan Collins • 1983
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Book 27:True Crime
Max Allan Collins • 1984
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Book 28:A Shroud for Aquarius
Max Allan Collins • 1985
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Book 29:Nice Weekend for a Murder
Max Allan Collins • 1986
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Book 30:The Million-Dollar Wound
Max Allan Collins • 1986
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Book 31:Midnight Haul
Max Allan Collins • 1986
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Book 32:The Dark City
Max Allan Collins • 1987
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Book 33:Spree
Max Allan Collins • 1987
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Book 34:Scrap
Max Allan Collins • 1987
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Book 35:Butcher's Dozen
Max Allan Collins • 1988
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Book 36:Mourn the Living
Max Allan Collins • 1988
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Book 37:Neon Mirage
Max Allan Collins • 1988
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Book 38:Quarry's Vote / Primary Target
Max Allan Collins • 1988
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Book 39:The Killing Man
Mickey Spillane • 1989
Hammer walks into his office to find Velda unconscious on the floor, a mobster butchered in his chair, and a note from a killer signed “Penta.” With the DA, FBI, CIA, and the Mafia all crowding in, Hammer has to find...
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Book 40:Bullet Proof
Max Allan Collins • 1989
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Book 41:Hot Blood Tales of Erotic Horror
Yvonne Navarro • 1989
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Book 42:Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror
Yvonne Navarro • 1991
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Book 43:Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine
Max Allan Collins • 1991
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Book 44:Dick Tracy Goes to War
Max Allan Collins • 1991
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Book 45:Tough Tender
Max Allan Collins • 1991
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Book 46:Stolen Away
Max Allan Collins • 1991
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Book 47:Dying in the Post-War World
Max Allan Collins • 1991
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Book 48:Dick Tracy Meets His Match
Max Allan Collins • 1992
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Book 49:Hottest Blood
Yvonne Navarro • 1993
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Book 50:Murder by the Numbers
Max Allan Collins • 1993
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Book 51:A Good Head on His Shoulders
Max Allan Collins • 1993
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Book 52:In the Line of Fire
Max Allan Collins • 1993
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Book 53:Reincarnal
Max Allan Collins • 1994
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Book 54:Carnal Hours
Max Allan Collins • 1994
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Book 55:Deadly After Dark
Yvonne Navarro • 1994
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Book 56:Maverick
Max Allan Collins • 1994 • 4 recommendations
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Book 57:Wolf
Max Allan Collins • 1995
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Book 58:Blood and Thunder
Max Allan Collins • 1995 • 1 recommendation
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Book 59:Seeds of Fear
Yvonne Navarro • 1995
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Book 60:Waterworld
Max Allan Collins • 1995
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Book 61:Black Alley
Mickey Spillane • 1996
Still recovering from bullet wounds and presumed dead by many who knew him, Hammer returns to New York and to an old army buddy on his deathbed. The friend whispers one last secret, pointing Hammer toward a hidden cac...
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Book 62:Damned in Paradise
Max Allan Collins • 1996
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Book 63:Fear the Fever
Yvonne Navarro • 1996
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Book 64:Daylight
Max Allan Collins • 1996
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Book 65:Kiss and Kill
Yvonne Navarro • 1997
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Book 66:Crimes of Passion
Yvonne Navarro • 1997
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Book 67:Air Force One
Max Allan Collins • 1997
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Book 68:American Gangster
Max Allan Collins • 1997
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Book 69:Flying Blind
Max Allan Collins • 1998
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Book 70:Hot Blood X
Yvonne Navarro • 1998
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Book 71:Road To Perdition
Max Allan Collins • 1998
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Book 72:U.S. Marshals
Max Allan Collins • 1998
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Book 73:The Titanic Murders
Max Allan Collins • 1999
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Book 74:The Mummy
Max Allan Collins • 1999
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Book 75:Majic Man
Max Allan Collins • 1999
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Book 76:Regeneration
Max Allan Collins • 1999 • 1 recommendation
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Book 77:Elvgren Girls I
Max Allan Collins • 1999
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Book 78:Elvgren Girls II
Max Allan Collins • 1999
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Book 79:Swimsuit Sweeties
Max Allan Collins • 1999
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Book 80:Varga Girls I
Max Allan Collins • 1999
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Book 81:Varga Girls II
Max Allan Collins • 1999
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Book 82:Exotic Ladies
Max Allan Collins • 1999
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Book 83:The Hindenburg Murders
Max Allan Collins • 2000
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Book 84:The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1
Max Allan Collins • 2000
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Book 85:The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
Max Allan Collins • 2000
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Book 86:U-571
Max Allan Collins • 2000
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Book 87:The Pearl Harbor Murders
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 88:The Mummy Returns
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 89:Angel in Black
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 90:Kisses of Death
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 91:Windtalkers
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 92:The History of Mystery
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 93:Pirate and Gypsy Girls
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 94:Pin-Up Nudes
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 95:Seaside Sweethearts
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 96:Indian Maidens
Max Allan Collins • 2001
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Book 97:The Lusitania Murders
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 98:Double Dealer
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 99:Sin City
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 100:Before the Dawn
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 101:The Scorpion King
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 102:Chicago Confidential
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 103:The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 104:I Spy
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 105:Patriotic Pin Ups
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 106:Cowgirl Pin-Ups
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 107:Pin-Up Nudes II
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 108:Playful Pin-Ups
Max Allan Collins • 2002
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Book 109:Fatal Attractions
Yvonne Navarro • 2003
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Book 110:Cold Burn
Max Allan Collins • 2003
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Book 111:Body of Evidence
Max Allan Collins • 2003
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Book 112:Florida Getaway
Max Allan Collins • 2003
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Book 113:Skin Game
Max Allan Collins • 2003
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Book 114:After the Dark
Max Allan Collins • 2003
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Book 115:Quarry's Greatest Hits
Max Allan Collins • 2003
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Book 116:The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4
Max Allan Collins • 2003
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Book 117:Strange Bedfellows
Yvonne Navarro • 2004
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Book 118:The London Blitz Murders
Max Allan Collins • 2004
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Book 119:Grave Matters
Max Allan Collins • 2004
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Book 120:Heat Wave
Max Allan Collins • 2004 • 1 recommendation
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Book 121:The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 5
Max Allan Collins • 2004
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Book 122:Road to Purgatory
Max Allan Collins • 2004
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Book 123:Bombshell
Max Allan Collins • 2004
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Book 124:The War of the Worlds Murder
Max Allan Collins • 2005
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Book 125:Binding Ties
Max Allan Collins • 2005
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Book 126:Killing Game
Max Allan Collins • 2005
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Book 127:Dick Tracy
Max Allan Collins • 2005
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Book 128:The Pink Panther
Max Allan Collins • 2005
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Book 129:Buried Deep
Kathy Reichs • 2006
In this tie in to the television series Bones, Dr Temperance Brennan and FBI agent Seeley Booth investigate a plastic bag of mixed skeletal remains left on federal steps. As Booth pursues a Chicago mob case, Tempe unc...
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Book 130:Snake Eyes
Max Allan Collins • 2006
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Book 131:The Last Quarry
Max Allan Collins • 2006
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Book 132:Jump Cut
Max Allan Collins • 2007
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Book 133:A Killing in Comics
Max Allan Collins • 2007
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Book 134:Deadly Beloved
Max Allan Collins • 2007
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Book 135:Dark Passions
Yvonne Navarro • 2007
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Book 136:Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told, Vol. 2
Max Allan Collins • 2007
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Book 137:Black Hats
Max Allan Collins • 2007
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Book 138:The Goliath Bone
Mickey Spillane • 2008
On the eve of retirement and marriage to Velda, Hammer stumbles into an attack on two young archaeologists carrying a mysterious giant thigh bone. The relic is tied to biblical legend, Middle Eastern politics, and a t...
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Book 139:Killer Profile
Max Allan Collins • 2008
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Book 140:Finishing School
Max Allan Collins • 2008
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Book 141:Strip for Murder
Max Allan Collins • 2008
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Book 142:Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Max Allan Collins • 2008
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Book 143:The First Quarry
Max Allan Collins • 2008
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Book 144:I Want to Believe
Charles Grant • 2008
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Book 145:Red Sky in Morning
Max Allan Collins • 2008
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Book 146:Kiss Her Goodbye
Mickey Spillane • 2009
Recuperating in Florida from a mob shootout, Hammer learns that his old NYPD mentor apparently killed himself. He refuses to believe it and heads home, only to find a murdered woman, Nazi loot in the shadows, and enem...
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Book 147:Quarry in the Middle
Max Allan Collins • 2009
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Book 148:The Big Bang
Mickey Spillane • 2010
Set in the swingin’ sixties, Hammer is just back from a near-fatal run-in with the mob when he stops a gang mugging a young hospital messenger. The kid was carrying lifesaving drugs, and the ambush leads Hammer and Ve...
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Book 149:You Can't Stop Me
Max Allan Collins • 2010
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Book 150:Bye Bye, Baby
Max Allan Collins • 2011
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Book 151:Chicago Lightning
Max Allan Collins • 2011
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Book 152:Quarry's Ex
Max Allan Collins • 2011
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Book 153:No One Will Hear You
Max Allan Collins • 2011
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Book 154:Stranger by Night
Yvonne Navarro • 2011
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Book 155:The Consummata
Mickey Spillane • 2011
Notorious thief Morgan the Raider owes his life to a group of Cuban exiles in Miami, and when seventy-five thousand dollars of their money is stolen, he agrees to get it back. The favor leads him into Latin clubs, fed...
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Book 156:Lady, Go Die!
Mickey Spillane • 2012
On a supposed beach vacation with Velda, Hammer crosses paths with a crooked small-town cop and a missing party girl. When the woman turns up naked and dead on a statue in the town square, he digs into illegal gamblin...
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Book 157:Skin
Mickey Spillane • 2012
Driving upstate, Hammer spots a dog guarding something off the road and finds a mangled corpse with only a single hand intact. Teaming with an ambitious young reporter who soon vanishes, he uncovers grave robberies an...
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Book 158:Target Lancer
Max Allan Collins • 2012
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Book 159:Triple Play
Max Allan Collins • 2012
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Book 161:Saving Private Ryan
Max Allan Collins • 2012
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Book 162:Complex 90
Mickey Spillane • 2013
Acting as security for a controversial anti-Communist politician, Hammer is snatched off the streets and hustled behind the Iron Curtain. Imprisoned, interrogated, and written off as a dead man, he has to fight his wa...
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Book 163:Seduction of the Innocent
Max Allan Collins • 2013
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Book 164:Ask Not
Max Allan Collins • 2013
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Book 165:What Doesn't Kill Her
Max Allan Collins • 2013
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Book 166:So Long, Chief
Max Allan Collins • 2013
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Book 167:King of the Weeds
Mickey Spillane • 2014
As Hammer and Velda finally plan their wedding, an assassin’s bullet nearly kills him outside his office. At the same time a serial killer of cops is about to walk free and everyone suspects Hammer knows where billion...
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Book 168:It's in the Book
Mickey Spillane • 2014
In this short Mike Hammer caper, a notorious mob boss dies, leaving behind rumors of a ledger listing every payoff he ever made. Hired to find the book before it ruins politicians and gangsters alike, Hammer rips thro...
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Book 169:The Wrong Quarry
Max Allan Collins • 2014
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Book 170:Kill Me, Darling
Mickey Spillane • 2015
Velda has vanished from Hammer’s life, and he is coming off a four-month bender when an ex-vice cop she once worked with turns up murdered. Learning that Velda is now on the arm of a Miami gangster, Hammer heads south...
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Book 171:X-Files: Trust No One
Charles Grant • 2015
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Book 172:The Legend of Caleb York
Mickey Spillane • 2015
In Trinidad, New Mexico, Sheriff Harry Gauge rules with a fast gun and greedy eye on rancher George Cullen’s land and daughter, Willa. When a mysterious stranger rides in and refuses to be pushed, a struggle for the t...
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Book 173:Quarry's Choice
Max Allan Collins • 2015
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Book 174:Murder Never Knocks
Mickey Spillane • 2016
A hired gun bursts into Hammer’s office and nearly puts him in the ground, then a newsstand vendor takes a bullet meant for him. While hunting whoever signed the contract, Hammer is hired to guard a producer’s glamoro...
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Book 175:A Long Time Dead
Mickey Spillane • 2016
This collection gathers eight Mike Hammer stories completed from Spillane’s drafts, beginning with a string of “accidents” that nearly kill him. The cases range from subway platform brawls to mob vendettas, showing Ha...
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Book 176:The Big Showdown
Mickey Spillane • 2016
Hired as town marshal in a settlement teetering between law and lawlessness, Caleb York faces rustlers, crooked businessmen, and a fast-gun rival who wants the star for himself. The inevitable showdown forces York to...
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Book 177:Better Dead
Max Allan Collins • 2016
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Book 178:Quarry in the Black
Max Allan Collins • 2016
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Book 179:The Will to Kill
Mickey Spillane • 2017
A midnight walk by the Hudson brings Hammer face to face with a partial corpse drifting on an ice floe. The dead man was a former cop turned butler to a wealthy family now beset by suspicious deaths, and Hammer must s...
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Book 180:Quarry's Climax
Max Allan Collins • 2017
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Book 181:Killing Town
Mickey Spillane • 2018
In this “lost” first Mike Hammer case, the young PI hops a freight to the mill town of Killington and is promptly accused of rape and murder. A powerful senator’s beautiful daughter gives him an alibi at a price, and...
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Book 182:The Bloody Spur
Mickey Spillane • 2018
Rancher George Cullen is ready to fight the Santa Fe Railroad’s plan to push a spur through his land, even if everyone else in Trinidad welcomes it. York is sent to talk him down, but the return of an old partner and...
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Book 183:Mercy
Max Allan Collins • 2018
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Book 184:Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #1
Mickey Spillane • 2018
The first issue of a graphic Mike Hammer adventure, based on an unproduced Spillane script, finds the PI drawn into a case called “The Night I Died.” A chance meeting with a dangerous woman brings mob retaliation, lea...
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Book 185:Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #2
Mickey Spillane • 2018
Continuing the comic-book arc begun in issue one, Hammer digs deeper into the mob war that exploded after his run-in with a femme fatale. As the body count climbs, he closes in on the hidden mastermind and delivers hi...
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Book 186:USS Powderkeg
Max Allan Collins • 2018
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Book 187:Murder, My Love
Mickey Spillane • 2019
Hammer is hired by a New York senator and the senator’s sharp, charismatic wife to stop a blackmailer who threatens a White House bid. As suspects die one by one, he finds himself neck-deep in political secrets, bedro...
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Book 188:Last Stage to Hell Junction
Mickey Spillane • 2019
Outlaws hijack the morning stage from Trinidad, not for cash but for a banker and two women York cares about, Willa Cullen and saloon owner Rita Filley. Held in a ghost town called Hell Junction, the hostages become b...
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Book 189:Girl Most Likely
Max Allan Collins • 2019
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Book 190:One Mean Mother
Max Allan Collins • 2019
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Book 191:Killing Quarry
Max Allan Collins • 2019
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Book 192:Masquerade for Murder
Mickey Spillane • 2020
Witnessing a Wall Street hotshot mowed down by a speeding red sports car, Hammer is hired by the victim’s broker father to find the driver. What looks like a hit and run leads to a series of bizarre murders tied to a...
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Book 193:Hot Lead, Cold Justice
Mickey Spillane • 2020
A killer blizzard slams into New Mexico just as York’s deputy is gunned down in a case of mistaken identity. The bullets were meant for York, fired on orders from an old guerrilla fighter planning a bank robbery, and...
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Book 194:Skim Deep
Max Allan Collins • 2020
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Book 195:Come Spy With Me
Max Allan Collins • 2020
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Book 196:Girl Can't Help It
Max Allan Collins • 2020
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Book 197:Skeleton in the Closet
Max Allan Collins • 2020
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Book 198:Do No Harm
Max Allan Collins • 2020
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Book 199:Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek
Mickey Spillane • 2021
When Sheriff Caleb York guns down an abusive young brute in Trinidad, the dead man’s mother, a ruthless cattle baroness, demands revenge and Willa Cullen’s ranch. York is caught between two iron-willed women as hired...
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Book 200:Double Down
Max Allan Collins • 2021
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Book 201:Live Fast, Spy Hard
Max Allan Collins • 2021
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Book 202:To Live and Spy In Berlin
Max Allan Collins • 2021
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Book 203:Quarry's Blood
Max Allan Collins • 2021
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Book 204:Fancy Anders Goes To War: Who Killed Rosie The Riveter?
Max Allan Collins • 2021
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Book 205:Kill Me If You Can
Mickey Spillane • 2022
Set between *Kiss Me, Deadly* and *The Girl Hunters*, Hammer reels from Velda’s disappearance when an old bootlegger friend is murdered. To avenge him, Hammer hunts for a secret ledger packed with the names of corrupt...
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Book 206:The Big Bundle
Max Allan Collins • 2023
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What is the best order to read the Max Allan Collins series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with I, the Jury.
How many books are in the Max Allan Collins series?
There are 204 books currently listed in the Max Allan Collins series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Max Allan Collins series?
New readers should start with I, the Jury, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Max Allan Collins series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1947 to 2023.