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Brett Halliday Books in Order

9 series including Michael Shayne Series, Powder Valley Series as Peter Field and more

9 series 166 books Latest: The Kissed Corpse ( As: Peter Field) (2020)
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Michael ShayneBrett Halliday Other NovelsPowder Valley Series as Peter FieldJerry Burke Series as Peter FieldRio Kid Adventure Series as Peter FieldTwister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Series with Davis DyerMorgan Wayne Series as Peter FieldTwister and Chuckaluck Mysteries Series asBrett Halliday Anthologies

Reading Order

9 series · 166 books

Michael Shayne Series

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# Title Year 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

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# Title Year Buy
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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# Title Year Buy
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

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# Title Year 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

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# Title Year 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

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# Title Year 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

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# Title Year 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

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# Title Year 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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# Title Year 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 (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.

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