Reading Order
9 series · 166 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Dividend on Death | 1939 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Private Practice of Michael Shayne | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Uncomplaining Corpses | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Tickets for Death | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Bodies Are Where You Find Them | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Case of the Walking / Corpse Came Calling | 1943 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Murder Wears a Mummer's Mask / In a Deadly Vein | 1943 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Blood on the Black Market | 1943 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Michael Shayne's Long Chance | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Murder and the Married Virgin | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Murder is My Business | 1945 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Marked For Murder | 1945 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Blood on Biscayne Bay | 1946 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Counterfeit Wife | 1947 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Blood on the Stars / Murder Is a Habit | 1948 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | A Taste for Violence | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Call for Michael Shayne | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | This is it, Michael Shayne | 1950 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Framed in Blood | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | When Dorinda Dances | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | A Taste for Cognac | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | What Really Happened | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | One Night with Nora / The Lady Came By Night | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | She Woke to Darkness | 1954 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Death Has Three Lives | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Stranger in Town | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | The Blonde Cried Murder | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Heads You Lose | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Weep for a Blonde | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Shoot the works | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Murder and the Wanton Bride | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Fit to Kill | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | Date with a Dead Man (Short Story) | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | Target | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | Die Like A Dog | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | Murder Takes No Holiday | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 37 | Dolls Are Deadly | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 38 | The Homicidal Virgin | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 39 | Killers from the Keys (Short Story) | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 40 | Murder in Haste | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 41 | The Careless Corpse | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 42 | Pay-Off in Blood | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 43 | Murder by Proxy | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 44 | Never Kill a Client | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 45 | Too Friendly, Too Dead | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 46 | The Corpse That Never Was (Short Story) | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 47 | The Body Came Back (Short Story) | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 48 | A Redhead (Short Story) | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 49 | Shoot to Kill | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 50 | The Violent World of Michael Shayne | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 51 | Nice Fillies Finish Last | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 52 | Murder Spins the Wheel | 1966 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 53 | Armed... Dangerous... | 1966 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 54 | Mermaid on the Rocks | 1967 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 55 | Guilty as Hell | 1967 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 56 | So Lush, So Deadly | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 57 | Lady, be Bad | 1969 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 58 | Six Seconds to Kill | 1970 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 59 | Fourth Down to Death | 1970 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 60 | Count Backwards to Zero | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 61 | I Come To Kill You | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 62 | Caught Dead | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 63 | Kill All the Young Girls | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 64 | Blue Murder | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 65 | Last Seen Hitchhiking | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 66 | At The Point of A .38 | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 67 | Million Dollar Handle | 1976 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 68 | Win Some, Lose Some | 1976 | Buy from Amazon |
Brett Halliday Other Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dry-Gulch Adams ( As: Peter Field) | 1934 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Mardi Gras Madness (As: Peter Field) | 1934 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Ladies of Chance (As: Peter Field) | 1936 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Boss of the Lazy 9 ( As: Peter Field) | 1937 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Coyote Gulch ( As: Peter Field) | 1937 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Mustang Mesa ( As: Peter Field) | 1937 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Outlaw Of Eagle's Nest ( As: Peter Field) | 1938 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Green Path To The Moon ( As: Peter Field) | 1938 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The Tenderfoot Kid (As: Peter Field) | 1939 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Maverick's Return ( As: Peter Field) | 1947 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | The Man From Thief River ( As: Peter Field) | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | A Lonely Way to Die ( As: Peter Field) | 1950 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Canyon Hide-out ( As: Peter Field) | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Charlie Dell/A Time to Remember ( As: Peter Field) | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | You Killed Elizabeth | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Before I Wake (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Charlie Dell | 2016 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outlaws Three | 1933 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Guns from Powder Valley | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Powder Valley Pay-Off | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Law Man of Powder Valley / Sheriff's Revenge (Short Story) | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Trail South from Powder Valley (Short Story) | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Hell's Corner / Powder Valley Vengeance | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Sheriff on the Spot | 1943 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Death Rides The Night | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Midnight Round-Up | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Smoking Iron | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Gringo Guns | 1944 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Ravaged Range | 1945 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Road to Laramie | 1945 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | The End of the Trail | 1945 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Gambler's Gold | 1946 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Powder Valley Showdown | 1946 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Fight for Powder Valley! / The Land Grabber (Short Story) | 1947 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Trail From Needle Rock | 1947 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Return to Powder Valley | 1948 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Outlaw Valley | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Sheriff Wanted! | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Blacksnake Trail | 1950 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Powder Valley Ambush | 1950 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Back Trail to Danger | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Guns in the Saddle | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Powder Valley Holdup | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Riders of the Outlaw Trail | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Three Guns From Colorado | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Dig the Spurs Deep | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Guns Roaring West | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Montana Maverick | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Powder Valley Deadlock | 1954 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | Powder Valley Stampede | 1954 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | Ride for Trinidad! | 1954 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | War in the Painted Buttes | 1954 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | Breakneck Pass | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 37 | Outlaw of Castle Canyon | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 38 | Rawhide Rider | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 39 | Saddles to Santa Fe | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 40 | Powder Valley Renegade | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 41 | Strike for Tomahawk | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 42 | Wild Horse Lightning | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 43 | Guns for Grizzly Flat | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 44 | The Man from Robber's Roost | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 45 | Powder Valley Manhunt | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 46 | Raiders at Medicine Bow | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 47 | Hangman's Trail | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 48 | Rustler's Rock | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 49 | Sagebrush Swindle | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 50 | Drive For Devil's River | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 51 | Outlaw Express | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 52 | Trail to Troublesome; | 1959 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 53 | Double Cross Canyon | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 54 | Marauders at the Lazy Mare | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 55 | Powder Valley Plunder | 1960 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 56 | Rattlesnake Range | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 57 | Rimrock Riders | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 58 | Wolf Pack Trail | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 59 | Cougar Canyon | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 60 | Powder Valley Ransom | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 61 | The Outlaw Herd | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 62 | Outlaw Deputy | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 63 | Powder Valley Getaway | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 64 | Trail Through Tascosa | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 65 | Rustler's Empire | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 66 | Feud at Silvermine | 1965 | Buy from Amazon |
Jerry Burke Series as Peter Field
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum's the Word for Murder ( As: Peter Field) | 1938 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Kissed Corpse ( As: Peter Field) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
Rio Kid Adventure Series as Peter Field
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death On Treasure Trail ( As: Peter Field) | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Return of the Rio Kid ( As: Peter Field) | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Two-Gun Rio Kid ( As: Peter Field) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon |
Twister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Series with Davis Dyer
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder on the Mesa ( By: Davis Dyer) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon |
Morgan Wayne Series as Peter Field
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Avenger ( As: Peter Field) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Death is a Lovely Dame ( As: Peter Field) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
Twister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Series as
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Rides The Pecos | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Gunsmoke on the Mesa | 1941 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Hangmen of Sleepy Valley / The Masked Riders of Sleepy Valley | 1950 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Lynch-Rope Law | 1952 | Buy from Amazon |
Brett Halliday Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Great Tales of Murder | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Murder Plus | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Miami Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
Brett Halliday (1894-1977), born Anthony Berkeley Cox, was an American detective fiction writer best known for his series featuring private investigator Michael Shayne. Halliday began his writing career in the 1920s, initially publishing under his own name. He adopted the pseudonym Brett Halliday in 1933 with the publication of "Dividend on Death," the first in the long-running Shayne series. Over the next four decades, Halliday produced over 80 Shayne novels, numerous short stories, and several screenplays based on the character. Shayne became one of the most popular and enduring private investigators in mystery fiction, known for his hard-boiled demeanor, wit, and penchant for quick, decisive action. Halliday's Shayne novels were praised for their fast-paced plots, suspenseful action, and vivid characters. He received the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1953 for "Dividend on Death." Halliday's work continues to be enjoyed by fans of classic detective fiction.