Reading Order
9 series · 145 books
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A White Arrest | 1998 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Taming The Alien | 1999 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The McDead | 2001 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Blitz | 2002 | 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Vixen | 2003 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Calibre | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Ammunition | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Max and Angela Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bust | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Slide | 2007 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Max | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Pimp | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Ken Bruen Other Novels
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shades of Grace | 1993 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Her Last Call to Louis MacNeice (Short Story) | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Rilke on Black | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Hackman Blues | 1997 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | London Boulevard | 2002 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Dispatching Baudelaire | 2004 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | American Skin | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Once Were Cops | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Tower with Reed Farrel Coleman | 2009 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Callous (Short Story) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Ken Bruen Short Stories/Novellas
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder by the Book | 2005 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Time of the Green | 2008 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Wednesday’s Child (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Ken Bruen Short Story Collections
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Funeral: Tales of Irish Morbidities | 1992 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Sherry and Other Stories (Short Story) | 1994 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Time of Serena-May and Upon the Third Cross (Short Story) | 1995 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | A Fifth of Bruen: Early Fiction of Ken Bruen | 2006 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) by C.J. Box | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Book Thing by Laura Lippman | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Book Case by Nelson DeMille | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) by William Link | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Final Testament (Short Story) by Peter Blauner | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) by David Bell | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) by Andrew Taylor | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) by Reed Farrel Coleman | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) by F. Paul Wilson | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) by Thomas H. Cook | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | Remaindered (Short Story) by Peter Lovesey | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | The Sequel (Short Story) by R.L. Stine | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) by Lyndsay Faye | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Book Club (Short Story) by Loren D. Estleman | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) by Bradford Morrow | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | It's in the Book (Short Story) by Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | The Scroll (Short Story) by Anne Perry | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) by Thomas Perry | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | The Little Men (Short Story) by Megan Abbott | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) by James Grady | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) by Joyce Carol Oates | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) by Denise Mina | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | From the Queen (Short Story) by Carolyn Hart | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | Citadel (Short Story) by Stephen Hunter | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) by Christopher Fowler | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) by John Harvey | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | The Haze (Short Story) by James W. Hall | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) by Joe R. Lansdale | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) by Charles Todd | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | Seven Years (Short Story) by Peter Robinson | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | The Hemingway Valise by Robert Olen Butler | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 35 | The Last Honest Horse Thief by Michael Koryta | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 36 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) by David Handler | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 38 | The Traitor (Short Story) by Martin Edwards | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 39 | The Dark Door by Lisa Unger | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) by Peter Swanson | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) by C.J. Box | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | An Acceptable Sacrifice by Jeffery Deaver | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) by William Link | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | The Book Thing by Laura Lippman | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Book Case by Nelson DeMille | 2012 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) by Reed Farrel Coleman | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) by Andrew Taylor | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | The Final Testament (Short Story) by Peter Blauner | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Rides a Stranger (Short Story) by David Bell | 2013 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | The Scroll (Short Story) by Anne Perry | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Book Club (Short Story) by Loren D. Estleman | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | What's in a Name? (Short Story) by Thomas H. Cook | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | It's in the Book (Short Story) by Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) by Bradford Morrow | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Remaindered (Short Story) by Peter Lovesey | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) by F. Paul Wilson | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) by Lyndsay Faye | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | The Sequel (Short Story) by R.L. Stine | 2014 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | The Book of the Lion (Short Story) by Thomas Perry | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | The Little Men (Short Story) by Megan Abbott | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | From the Queen (Short Story) by Carolyn Hart | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | Every Seven Years (Short Story) by Denise Mina | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) by James Grady | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) by Joyce Carol Oates | 2015 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | Citadel (Short Story) by Stephen Hunter | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | The Travelling Companion by Ian Rankin | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | The Haze (Short Story) by James W. Hall | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) by John Harvey | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | Reconciliation Day (Short Story) by Christopher Fowler | 2016 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) by Joe R. Lansdale | 2017 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | Seven Years (Short Story) by Peter Robinson | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) by Charles Todd | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 35 | The Hemingway Valise by Robert Olen Butler | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 36 | The Last Honest Horse Thief by Michael Koryta | 2018 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) by David Handler | 2020 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 38 | The Traitor (Short Story) by Martin Edwards | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 39 | The Dark Door by Lisa Unger | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia | ||
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) by Peter Swanson | 2022 | Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia |
Ken Bruen Anthologies
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About the Author
Ken Bruen (3 January 1951 – 29 March 2025) was an Irish writer of hardboiled and noir crime fiction.