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Andrew Vachss

American author Andrew Vachss is best known for his hardboiled Burke series, featuring a relentless, morally complex protagonist. His novels have sold millions of copies and earned a devoted cult following for their unflinching portrayal of crime and justice. This page lists Andrew Vachss’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1979The Life Style Violent JuvenilePOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1985FloodPOoBB · 1Buy ↗

1986Born BadPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1987StregaPOoBB · 2Buy ↗

1988Blue BellePOoBB · 3Buy ↗

1989Hard CandyPOoBB · 4Buy ↗

1990BlossomPOoBB · 5Buy ↗

1991SacrificePOoBB · 6Buy ↗

1993ShellaPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1993Another Chance to Get It RightPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1994Hard Looks: Adapted StoriesPOoGN · 1Buy ↗

1994Harder Looks(With: Geof Darrow)POoGN · 2Buy ↗

1994Down in the ZeroPOoBB · 7Buy ↗

1995Footsteps of the HawkPOoBB · 8Buy ↗

1996False AllegationsPOoBB · 9Buy ↗

1998Safe HousePOoBB · 10Buy ↗

1999Veil's Visit(With: Joe R. Lansdale)POoH&LC · 1Buy ↗

1999Everybody PaysPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1999Choice of EvilPOoBB · 11Buy ↗

2000Dead and GonePOoBB · 12Buy ↗

2001Pain ManagementPOoBB · 13Buy ↗

2002Only ChildPOoBB · 14Buy ↗

2003The Getaway ManPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

2004Down HerePOoBB · 15Buy ↗

2005Two Trains RunningPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

2006Mask MarketPOoBB · 16Buy ↗

2007TerminalPOoBB · 17Buy ↗

2008Another LifePOoBB · 18Buy ↗

2009HaikuPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

2010L.A. Noire: The Collected StoriesPOoLNTCSB · 1Buy ↗

2010Heart TransplantPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

2010The WeightPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

2011Black DahliaWhite Rose(By: Joyce Carol Oates)POoLNTCSB · 2Buy ↗

2012BlackjackPOoCB · 1Buy ↗

2012The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure MagazinePOoGN · 3Buy ↗

2012That's How I RollPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

2012A Bomb Built in HellPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

2013AftershockPOoAB · 1Buy ↗

2013Mortal LockPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

2014Urban RenewalPOoCB · 2Buy ↗

2014ShockwavePOoAB · 2Buy ↗

2014Vachss: UndergroundPOoGN · 4Buy ↗

2015SignwavePOoAB · 3Buy ↗

2016Hap and Leonard(By: Joe R. Lansdale)POoH&LC · 2Buy ↗

2016Drawing DeadPOoCB · 3Buy ↗

2017Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade(By: Joe R. Lansdale)POoH&LC · 3Buy ↗

2018The QuestionerPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2019CarbonPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

2022Blood LinePOoSN · 11Buy ↗

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Publication Order of Hap & Leonard Collections3 books · 1999–2017

01Veil's Visit(With: Joe R. Lansdale)1999Buy ↗

02Hap and Leonard(By: Joe R. Lansdale)2016Buy ↗

03Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade(By: Joe R. Lansdale)2017Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels11 books · 1993–2022

01Shella1993Buy ↗

02The Getaway Man2003Buy ↗

03Two Trains Running2005Buy ↗

04Haiku2009Buy ↗

05Heart Transplant2010Buy ↗

06The Weight2010Buy ↗

07That's How I Roll2012Buy ↗

08A Bomb Built in Hell2012Buy ↗

09Mortal Lock2013Buy ↗

10Carbon2019Buy ↗

11Blood Line2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 1979

01The Life Style Violent Juvenile1979Buy ↗

Publication Order of Burke Books18 books · 1985–2008

01Flood1985Buy ↗

02Strega1987Buy ↗

03Blue Belle1988Buy ↗

04Hard Candy1989Buy ↗

05Blossom1990Buy ↗

06Sacrifice1991Buy ↗

07Down in the Zero1994Buy ↗

08Footsteps of the Hawk1995Buy ↗

09False Allegations1996Buy ↗

10Safe House1998Buy ↗

11Choice of Evil1999Buy ↗

12Dead and Gone2000Buy ↗

13Pain Management2001Buy ↗

14Only Child2002Buy ↗

15Down Here2004Buy ↗

16Mask Market2006Buy ↗

17Terminal2007Buy ↗

18Another Life2008Buy ↗

Publication Order of L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories Books2 books · 2010–2011

01L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories2010Buy ↗

02Black DahliaWhite Rose(By: Joyce Carol Oates)2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Cross Books3 books · 2012–2016

01Blackjack2012Buy ↗

02Urban Renewal2014Buy ↗

03Drawing Dead2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of Graphic Novels4 books · 1994–2014

01Hard Looks: Adapted Stories1994Buy ↗

02Harder Looks(With: Geof Darrow)1994Buy ↗

03The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine2012Buy ↗

04Vachss: Underground2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 2018

01The Questioner2018Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections3 books · 1986–1999

01Born Bad1986Buy ↗

02Another Chance to Get It Right1993Buy ↗

03Everybody Pays1999Buy ↗

Publication Order of Aftershock Books3 books · 2013–2015

01Aftershock2013Buy ↗

02Shockwave2014Buy ↗

03Signwave2015Buy ↗

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