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Andrew Vachss Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Andrew Vachss in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 49 books / 10 series

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.

Books by Andrew Vachss in Publication Order

1979 The Life Style Violent Juvenile POoNB / 1 Buy
1985 Flood POoBB / 1 Buy
1986 Born Bad POoSSC / 1 Buy
1987 Strega POoBB / 2 Buy
1988 Blue Belle POoBB / 3 Buy
1989 Hard Candy POoBB / 4 Buy
1990 Blossom POoBB / 5 Buy
1991 Sacrifice POoBB / 6 Buy
1993 Shella POoSN / 1 Buy
1993 Another Chance to Get It Right POoSSC / 2 Buy
1994 Hard Looks: Adapted Stories POoGN / 1 Buy
1994 Harder Looks(With: Geof Darrow) POoGN / 2 Buy
1994 Down in the Zero POoBB / 7 Buy
1995 Footsteps of the Hawk POoBB / 8 Buy
1996 False Allegations POoBB / 9 Buy
1998 Safe House POoBB / 10 Buy
1999 Veil's Visit(With: Joe R. Lansdale) POoH&LC / 1 Buy
1999 Everybody Pays POoSSC / 3 Buy
1999 Choice of Evil POoBB / 11 Buy
2000 Dead and Gone POoBB / 12 Buy
2001 Pain Management POoBB / 13 Buy
2002 Only Child POoBB / 14 Buy
2003 The Getaway Man POoSN / 2 Buy
2004 Down Here POoBB / 15 Buy
2005 Two Trains Running POoSN / 3 Buy
2006 Mask Market POoBB / 16 Buy
2007 Terminal POoBB / 17 Buy
2008 Another Life POoBB / 18 Buy
2009 Haiku POoSN / 4 Buy
2010 L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories POoLNTCSB / 1 Buy
2010 Heart Transplant POoSN / 5 Buy
2010 The Weight POoSN / 6 Buy
2011 Black DahliaWhite Rose(By: Joyce Carol Oates) POoLNTCSB / 2 Buy
2012 Blackjack POoCB / 1 Buy
2012 The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine POoGN / 3 Buy
2012 That's How I Roll POoSN / 7 Buy
2012 A Bomb Built in Hell POoSN / 8 Buy
2013 Aftershock POoAB / 1 Buy
2013 Mortal Lock POoSN / 9 Buy
2014 Shockwave POoAB / 2 Buy
2014 Urban Renewal POoCB / 2 Buy
2014 Vachss: Underground POoGN / 4 Buy
2015 Signwave POoAB / 3 Buy
2016 Hap and Leonard(By: Joe R. Lansdale) POoH&LC / 2 Buy
2016 Drawing Dead POoCB / 3 Buy
2017 Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade(By: Joe R. Lansdale) POoH&LC / 3 Buy
2018 The Questioner POoSS / 1 Buy
2019 Carbon POoSN / 10 Buy
2022 Blood Line POoSN / 11 Buy

Complete Andrew Vachss Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Veil's Visit(With: Joe R. Lansdale) 1999 Buy
02 Hap and Leonard(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2016 Buy
03 Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 11 books / 1993-2022
01 Shella 1993 Buy
02 The Getaway Man 2003 Buy
03 Two Trains Running 2005 Buy
04 Haiku 2009 Buy
05 Heart Transplant 2010 Buy
06 The Weight 2010 Buy
07 That's How I Roll 2012 Buy
08 A Bomb Built in Hell 2012 Buy
09 Mortal Lock 2013 Buy
10 Carbon 2019 Buy
11 Blood Line 2022 Buy
01 The Life Style Violent Juvenile 1979 Buy
Burke Reading Order 18 books / 1985-2008
01 Flood 1985 Buy
02 Strega 1987 Buy
03 Blue Belle 1988 Buy
04 Hard Candy 1989 Buy
05 Blossom 1990 Buy
06 Sacrifice 1991 Buy
07 Down in the Zero 1994 Buy
08 Footsteps of the Hawk 1995 Buy
09 False Allegations 1996 Buy
10 Safe House 1998 Buy
11 Choice of Evil 1999 Buy
12 Dead and Gone 2000 Buy
13 Pain Management 2001 Buy
14 Only Child 2002 Buy
15 Down Here 2004 Buy
16 Mask Market 2006 Buy
17 Terminal 2007 Buy
18 Another Life 2008 Buy
01 L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories 2010 Buy
02 Black DahliaWhite Rose(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2011 Buy
Cross Reading Order 3 books / 2012-2016
01 Blackjack 2012 Buy
02 Urban Renewal 2014 Buy
03 Drawing Dead 2016 Buy
Graphic Reading Order 4 books / 1994-2014
01 Hard Looks: Adapted Stories 1994 Buy
02 Harder Looks(With: Geof Darrow) 1994 Buy
03 The Shaolin Cowboy Adventure Magazine 2012 Buy
04 Vachss: Underground 2014 Buy
01 The Questioner 2018 Buy
01 Born Bad 1986 Buy
02 Another Chance to Get It Right 1993 Buy
03 Everybody Pays 1999 Buy
Aftershock Reading Order 3 books / 2013-2015
01 Aftershock 2013 Buy
02 Shockwave 2014 Buy
03 Signwave 2015 Buy

Where to start with Andrew Vachss

What is the best order to read Andrew Vachss books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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