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Brett Halliday Books in Order

9 series including Michael Shayne, Powder Valley and more

9 series 166 books Latest: The Kissed Corpse ( As: Peter Field) (2020)

Publishing since 1933, Brett Halliday has 166 books to their name. Those titles are spread across 9 series, led by Michael Shayne with 68 books. The Kissed Corpse (2020) is the most recent addition we've catalogued.

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1 Michael Shayne 2 Brett Halliday Other Novels 3 Powder Valley Series as Peter Field 4 Jerry Burke Series as Peter Field 5 Rio Kid Adventure Series as Peter Field 6 Twister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Series with Davis Dyer 7 Morgan Wayne Series as Peter Field 8 Twister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Series as 9 Brett Halliday Anthologies

Reading Order

9 series · 166 books

Michael Shayne Series

0 of 68 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Dividend on Death 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Private Practice of Michael Shayne 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Uncomplaining Corpses 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Tickets for Death 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Bodies Are Where You Find Them 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Case of the Walking / Corpse Came Calling 1943 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Murder Wears a Mummer's Mask / In a Deadly Vein 1943 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Blood on the Black Market 1943 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Michael Shayne's Long Chance 1944 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Murder and the Married Virgin 1944 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Murder is My Business 1945 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Marked For Murder 1945 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Blood on Biscayne Bay 1946 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Counterfeit Wife 1947 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Blood on the Stars / Murder Is a Habit 1948 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 A Taste for Violence 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Call for Michael Shayne 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 This is it, Michael Shayne 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Framed in Blood 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 When Dorinda Dances 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 A Taste for Cognac 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 What Really Happened 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 One Night with Nora / The Lady Came By Night 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 She Woke to Darkness 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Death Has Three Lives 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Stranger in Town 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 The Blonde Cried Murder 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Heads You Lose 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Weep for a Blonde 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Shoot the works 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Murder and the Wanton Bride 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Fit to Kill 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Date with a Dead Man (Short Story) 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Target 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Die Like A Dog 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Murder Takes No Holiday 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Dolls Are Deadly 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 The Homicidal Virgin 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Killers from the Keys (Short Story) 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 Murder in Haste 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 The Careless Corpse 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Pay-Off in Blood 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Murder by Proxy 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 Never Kill a Client 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 Too Friendly, Too Dead 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 The Corpse That Never Was (Short Story) 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 The Body Came Back (Short Story) 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
48 A Redhead (Short Story) 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
49 Shoot to Kill 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
50 The Violent World of Michael Shayne 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
51 Nice Fillies Finish Last 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
52 Murder Spins the Wheel 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
53 Armed... Dangerous... 1966 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
54 Mermaid on the Rocks 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
55 Guilty as Hell 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
56 So Lush, So Deadly 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
57 Lady, be Bad 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
58 Six Seconds to Kill 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
59 Fourth Down to Death 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
60 Count Backwards to Zero 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
61 I Come To Kill You 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
62 Caught Dead 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
63 Kill All the Young Girls 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
64 Blue Murder 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
65 Last Seen Hitchhiking 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
66 At The Point of A .38 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
67 Million Dollar Handle 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
68 Win Some, Lose Some 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Brett Halliday Other Novels

0 of 17 read
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1 Dry-Gulch Adams ( As: Peter Field) 1934 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Mardi Gras Madness (As: Peter Field) 1934 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Ladies of Chance (As: Peter Field) 1936 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Boss of the Lazy 9 ( As: Peter Field) 1937 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Coyote Gulch ( As: Peter Field) 1937 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Mustang Mesa ( As: Peter Field) 1937 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Outlaw Of Eagle's Nest ( As: Peter Field) 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Green Path To The Moon ( As: Peter Field) 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Tenderfoot Kid (As: Peter Field) 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Maverick's Return ( As: Peter Field) 1947 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Man From Thief River ( As: Peter Field) 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 A Lonely Way to Die ( As: Peter Field) 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Canyon Hide-out ( As: Peter Field) 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Charlie Dell/A Time to Remember ( As: Peter Field) 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 You Killed Elizabeth 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Before I Wake (Short Story) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Charlie Dell 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Powder Valley Series as Peter Field

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1 Outlaws Three 1933 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Guns from Powder Valley 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Powder Valley Pay-Off 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Law Man of Powder Valley / Sheriff's Revenge (Short Story) 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Trail South from Powder Valley (Short Story) 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Hell's Corner / Powder Valley Vengeance 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Sheriff on the Spot 1943 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Death Rides The Night 1944 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Midnight Round-Up 1944 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Smoking Iron 1944 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Gringo Guns 1944 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Ravaged Range 1945 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Road to Laramie 1945 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The End of the Trail 1945 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Gambler's Gold 1946 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Powder Valley Showdown 1946 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Fight for Powder Valley! / The Land Grabber (Short Story) 1947 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Trail From Needle Rock 1947 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Return to Powder Valley 1948 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Outlaw Valley 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Sheriff Wanted! 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Blacksnake Trail 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Powder Valley Ambush 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Back Trail to Danger 1951 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Guns in the Saddle 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Powder Valley Holdup 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Riders of the Outlaw Trail 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Three Guns From Colorado 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Dig the Spurs Deep 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Guns Roaring West 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Montana Maverick 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Powder Valley Deadlock 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Powder Valley Stampede 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Ride for Trinidad! 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 War in the Painted Buttes 1954 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Breakneck Pass 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Outlaw of Castle Canyon 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Rawhide Rider 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Saddles to Santa Fe 1955 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 Powder Valley Renegade 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 Strike for Tomahawk 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Wild Horse Lightning 1956 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Guns for Grizzly Flat 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 The Man from Robber's Roost 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 Powder Valley Manhunt 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 Raiders at Medicine Bow 1957 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 Hangman's Trail 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
48 Rustler's Rock 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
49 Sagebrush Swindle 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
50 Drive For Devil's River 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
51 Outlaw Express 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
52 Trail to Troublesome; 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
53 Double Cross Canyon 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
54 Marauders at the Lazy Mare 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
55 Powder Valley Plunder 1960 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
56 Rattlesnake Range 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
57 Rimrock Riders 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
58 Wolf Pack Trail 1961 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
59 Cougar Canyon 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
60 Powder Valley Ransom 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
61 The Outlaw Herd 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
62 Outlaw Deputy 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
63 Powder Valley Getaway 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
64 Trail Through Tascosa 1963 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
65 Rustler's Empire 1964 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
66 Feud at Silvermine 1965 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jerry Burke Series as Peter Field

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Mum's the Word for Murder ( As: Peter Field) 1938 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Kissed Corpse ( As: Peter Field) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Rio Kid Adventure Series as Peter Field

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Death On Treasure Trail ( As: Peter Field) 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Return of the Rio Kid ( As: Peter Field) 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Two-Gun Rio Kid ( As: Peter Field) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Twister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Series with Davis Dyer

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Murder on the Mesa ( By: Davis Dyer) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Morgan Wayne Series as Peter Field

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Avenger ( As: Peter Field) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Death is a Lovely Dame ( As: Peter Field) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Twister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Series as

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Death Rides The Pecos 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Gunsmoke on the Mesa 1941 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Hangmen of Sleepy Valley / The Masked Riders of Sleepy Valley 1950 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Lynch-Rope Law 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Brett Halliday Anthologies

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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 20 Great Tales of Murder 1952 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Murder Plus 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Miami Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 – February 4, 1977) is the primary pen name of Davis Dresser, an American mystery and western writer.

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