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Ed McBain

American author Ed McBain, best known for his groundbreaking 87th Precinct police procedural series, revolutionized the crime genre. His books have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Ed McBain books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1942The Sunday Pigeon Murders(By: Craig Rice)POoBRaHKB · 1Buy ↗

1943The Thursday Turkey Murders(By: Craig Rice)POoBRaHKB · 2Buy ↗

1952Don\'t Crowd Me / Paradise Party(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 1Buy ↗

1952Find the Feathered SerpentPOoCB · 1Buy ↗

1952The Big FixPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1952Rocket to Luna(By: Richard Marsten)POoSN · 3Buy ↗

1954Cut Me InPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1954Runaway Black / Runaway(By: Richard Marsten)POoSN · 5Buy ↗

1955Death of a NursePOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1955Murder in the Navy(By: Richard Marsten)POoSN · 7Buy ↗

1956Cop HaterPOo8PB · 1Buy ↗

1956The MuggerPOo8PB · 2Buy ↗

1956The PusherPOo8PB · 3Buy ↗

1956Tomorrow's World / Tomorrow & Tomorrow(By: Hunt Collins)POoSN · 8Buy ↗

1956So Nude, So Dead(By: Richard Marsten)POoSN · 9Buy ↗

1957The Con ManPOo8PB · 4Buy ↗

1957Killer's ChoicePOo8PB · 5Buy ↗

1957Vanishing Ladies(By: Richard Marsten)POoSN · 10Buy ↗

1957The Spiked Heel(By: Richard Marsten)POoSN · 11Buy ↗

1958The April Robin Murders(With: Craig Rice)POoBRaHKB · 3Buy ↗

1958Lady KillerPOo8PB · 6Buy ↗

1958Killer's WedgePOo8PB · 7Buy ↗

1958Killer's PayoffPOo8PB · 8Buy ↗

1958Strangers When We Meet(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 12Buy ↗

1958Even the Wicked(By: Richard Marsten)POoSN · 13Buy ↗

1958The Gutter and the GravePOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1959King's RansomPOo8PB · 9Buy ↗

1959'Til DeathPOo8PB · 10Buy ↗

1959Big Man(By: Richard Marsten)POoSN · 15Buy ↗

1959A Matter of Conviction(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 16Buy ↗

1960Give the Boys a Great Big HandPOo8PB · 11Buy ↗

1960The HecklerPOo8PB · 12Buy ↗

1960See Them DiePOo8PB · 13Buy ↗

1961The Remarkable Harry(As: Evan Hunter)POoCB · 2Buy ↗

1961The Wonderful Button(As: Evan Hunter)POoCB · 3Buy ↗

1961Lady, Lady, I Did It!POo8PB · 14Buy ↗

1961Buddwing(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 17Buy ↗

1962The Empty HoursPOo8PB · 15Buy ↗

1962Like LovePOo8PB · 16Buy ↗

1963Ten Plus OnePOo8PB · 17Buy ↗

1963Ax / AxePOo8PB · 18Buy ↗

1965The SentriesPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

1965He Who HesitatesPOo8PB · 19Buy ↗

1965DollPOo8PB · 20Buy ↗

1966Eighty Million EyesPOo8PB · 21Buy ↗

1968FuzzPOo8PB · 22Buy ↗

1968ShotgunPOo8PB · 23Buy ↗

1970JigsawPOo8PB · 24Buy ↗

1971Nobody Knew They Were There(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 19Buy ↗

1971Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here!POo8PB · 25Buy ↗

1972SevenPOoSN · 20Buy ↗

1972Sadie When She DiedPOo8PB · 26Buy ↗

1973Let's Hear It for the Deaf ManPOo8PB · 27Buy ↗

1973Hail to the ChiefPOo8PB · 28Buy ↗

1974BreadPOo8PB · 29Buy ↗

1975Doors(By: Ezra Hannon)POoSN · 21Buy ↗

1975Where There's SmokePOoSN · 22Buy ↗

1975Blood RelativesPOo8PB · 30Buy ↗

1976GoldilocksPOoMHB · 1Buy ↗

1976Me and Mr. Stenner(As: Evan Hunter)POoCB · 4Buy ↗

1976GunsPOoSN · 23Buy ↗

1976So Long as You Both Shall LivePOo8PB · 31Buy ↗

1977Long Time No SeePOo8PB · 32Buy ↗

1979Gangs! / Walk ProudPOoSN · 24Buy ↗

1980GhostsPOo8PB · 33Buy ↗

1980CalypsoPOo8PB · 34Buy ↗

1981RumpelstiltskinPOoMHB · 2Buy ↗

1981Love, Dad(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 25Buy ↗

1981HeatPOo8PB · 35Buy ↗

1982The McBain BriefPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1982Beauty and the BeastPOoMHB · 3Buy ↗

1982Far from the Sea(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 26Buy ↗

1983IcePOo8PB · 36Buy ↗

1984Jack and the BeanstalkPOoMHB · 4Buy ↗

1984Lizzie(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 27Buy ↗

1984LightningPOo8PB · 37Buy ↗

1984And All Through The HousePOo8PB · 38Buy ↗

1985Snow White and Rose RedPOoMHB · 5Buy ↗

1985Eight Black HorsesPOo8PB · 39Buy ↗

1986CinderellaPOoMHB · 6Buy ↗

1986Another Part of the CityPOoSN · 28Buy ↗

1987Puss in BootsPOoMHB · 7Buy ↗

1987PoisonPOo8PB · 40Buy ↗

1988McBain's Ladies(As: Evan Hunter)POo8PCB · 1Buy ↗

1988The House That Jack BuiltPOoMHB · 8Buy ↗

1989McBain's Ladies Too(As: Evan Hunter)POo8PCB · 2Buy ↗

1989DowntownPOoSN · 29Buy ↗

1989LullabyPOo8PB · 41Buy ↗

1989VespersPOo8PB · 42Buy ↗

1989TricksPOo8PB · 43Buy ↗

1990Three Blind MicePOoMHB · 9Buy ↗

1991Mary, MaryPOoMHB · 10Buy ↗

1991WidowsPOo8PB · 44Buy ↗

1992KissPOo8PB · 45Buy ↗

1993For Better and for WorsePOoSSB · 1Buy ↗

1993MischiefPOo8PB · 46Buy ↗

1994There Was A Little GirlPOoMHB · 11Buy ↗

1994Criminal Conversation(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 30Buy ↗

1995Privileged Conversation(As: Evan Hunter)POoSN · 31Buy ↗

1995RomancePOo8PB · 47Buy ↗

1996Gladly the Cross-Eyed BearPOoMHB · 12Buy ↗

1997NocturnePOo8PB · 48Buy ↗

1998Even More LaughsPOoSSB · 2Buy ↗

1998The Last Best HopePOoMHB · 13Buy ↗

1998Driving LessonsPOoSN · 32Buy ↗

1998The Big Bad CityPOo8PB · 49Buy ↗

1999The Last DancePOo8PB · 50Buy ↗

2001Money, Money, MoneyPOo8PB · 51Buy ↗

2002Running from Legs and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2002Fat Ollie's BookPOo8PB · 52Buy ↗

2003The Frumious BandersnatchPOo8PB · 53Buy ↗

2004Alice In JeopardyPOoSN · 33Buy ↗

2004Hark!POo8PB · 54Buy ↗

2005Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,Walter Mosley,John Farris)POoTB · 1Buy ↗

2005FiddlersPOo8PB · 55Buy ↗

2006Transgressions, Vol. 2(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,John Farris)POoTB · 2Buy ↗

2006Learning to KillPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

2006Transgressions, Vol. 3(With: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)POoTB · 3Buy ↗

2006Timeless ClassicsPOoSSB · 3Buy ↗

2006Transgressions, Vol. 4(With: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb)POoTB · 4Buy ↗

2006Keller's Adjustment; ForeverPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

2007Falling in LovePOoSSB · 4Buy ↗

2007Food FictionsPOoSSB · 5Buy ↗

2007Travel TalesPOoSSB · 6Buy ↗

2007Edith WhartonPOoSSB · 7Buy ↗

2007Pets!POoSSB · 8Buy ↗

2007Tales of BetrayalPOoSSB · 9Buy ↗

2007Family MattersPOoSSB · 10Buy ↗

2008Are We There Yet?POoSSB · 11Buy ↗

2009A Touch of MagicPOoSSB · 12Buy ↗

2009The William Hurt CollectionPOoSSB · 13Buy ↗

2009Whodunit?POoSSB · 14Buy ↗

2010American ClassicsPOoSSB · 15Buy ↗

2011New American StoriesPOoSSB · 16Buy ↗

2012Poe!POoSSB · 17Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Selected Shorts Books17 books · 1993–2012

01For Better and for Worse1993Buy ↗

02Even More Laughs1998Buy ↗

03Timeless Classics2006Buy ↗

04Falling in Love2007Buy ↗

05Food Fictions2007Buy ↗

06Travel Tales2007Buy ↗

07Edith Wharton2007Buy ↗

08Pets!2007Buy ↗

09Tales of Betrayal2007Buy ↗

10Family Matters2007Buy ↗

11Are We There Yet?2008Buy ↗

12A Touch of Magic2009Buy ↗

13The William Hurt Collection2009Buy ↗

14Whodunit?2009Buy ↗

15American Classics2010Buy ↗

16New American Stories2011Buy ↗

17Poe!2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels33 books · 1952–2004

01Don\'t Crowd Me / Paradise Party(As: Evan Hunter)1952Buy ↗

02The Big Fix1952Buy ↗

03Rocket to Luna(By: Richard Marsten)1952Buy ↗

04Cut Me In1954Buy ↗

05Runaway Black / Runaway(By: Richard Marsten)1954Buy ↗

06Death of a Nurse1955Buy ↗

07Murder in the Navy(By: Richard Marsten)1955Buy ↗

08Tomorrow's World / Tomorrow & Tomorrow(By: Hunt Collins)1956Buy ↗

09So Nude, So Dead(By: Richard Marsten)1956Buy ↗

10Vanishing Ladies(By: Richard Marsten)1957Buy ↗

11The Spiked Heel(By: Richard Marsten)1957Buy ↗

12Strangers When We Meet(As: Evan Hunter)1958Buy ↗

13Even the Wicked(By: Richard Marsten)1958Buy ↗

14The Gutter and the Grave1958Buy ↗

15Big Man(By: Richard Marsten)1959Buy ↗

16A Matter of Conviction(As: Evan Hunter)1959Buy ↗

17Buddwing(As: Evan Hunter)1961Buy ↗

18The Sentries1965Buy ↗

19Nobody Knew They Were There(As: Evan Hunter)1971Buy ↗

20Seven1972Buy ↗

21Doors(By: Ezra Hannon)1975Buy ↗

22Where There's Smoke1975Buy ↗

23Guns1976Buy ↗

24Gangs! / Walk Proud1979Buy ↗

25Love, Dad(As: Evan Hunter)1981Buy ↗

26Far from the Sea(As: Evan Hunter)1982Buy ↗

27Lizzie(As: Evan Hunter)1984Buy ↗

28Another Part of the City1986Buy ↗

29Downtown1989Buy ↗

30Criminal Conversation(As: Evan Hunter)1994Buy ↗

31Privileged Conversation(As: Evan Hunter)1995Buy ↗

32Driving Lessons1998Buy ↗

33Alice In Jeopardy2004Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections4 books · 1982–2006

01The McBain Brief1982Buy ↗

02Running from Legs and Other Stories2002Buy ↗

03Learning to Kill2006Buy ↗

04Keller's Adjustment; Forever2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Transgressions Books4 books · 2005–2006

01Transgressions(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,Anne Perry,Jeffery Deaver,Sharyn McCrumb,Donald E Westlake,Bonnie Jeanne Perry,Joyce Carol Oates,Walter Mosley,John Farris)2005Buy ↗

02Transgressions, Vol. 2(With: Stephen King,Lawrence Block,John Farris)2006Buy ↗

03Transgressions, Vol. 3(With: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb,Donald E Westlake,John Farris)2006Buy ↗

04Transgressions, Vol. 4(With: Anne Perry,Sharyn McCrumb)2006Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak Books3 books · 1942–1958

01The Sunday Pigeon Murders(By: Craig Rice)1942Buy ↗

02The Thursday Turkey Murders(By: Craig Rice)1943Buy ↗

03The April Robin Murders(With: Craig Rice)1958Buy ↗

Publication Order of 87th Precinct Books55 books · 1956–2005

01Cop Hater1956Buy ↗

02The Mugger1956Buy ↗

03The Pusher1956Buy ↗

04The Con Man1957Buy ↗

05Killer's Choice1957Buy ↗

06Lady Killer1958Buy ↗

07Killer's Wedge1958Buy ↗

08Killer's Payoff1958Buy ↗

09King's Ransom1959Buy ↗

10'Til Death1959Buy ↗

11Give the Boys a Great Big Hand1960Buy ↗

12The Heckler1960Buy ↗

13See Them Die1960Buy ↗

14Lady, Lady, I Did It!1961Buy ↗

15The Empty Hours1962Buy ↗

16Like Love1962Buy ↗

17Ten Plus One1963Buy ↗

18Ax / Axe1963Buy ↗

19He Who Hesitates1965Buy ↗

20Doll1965Buy ↗

21Eighty Million Eyes1966Buy ↗

22Fuzz1968Buy ↗

23Shotgun1968Buy ↗

24Jigsaw1970Buy ↗

25Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here!1971Buy ↗

26Sadie When She Died1972Buy ↗

27Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man1973Buy ↗

28Hail to the Chief1973Buy ↗

29Bread1974Buy ↗

30Blood Relatives1975Buy ↗

31So Long as You Both Shall Live1976Buy ↗

32Long Time No See1977Buy ↗

33Ghosts1980Buy ↗

34Calypso1980Buy ↗

35Heat1981Buy ↗

36Ice1983Buy ↗

37Lightning1984Buy ↗

38And All Through The House1984Buy ↗

39Eight Black Horses1985Buy ↗

40Poison1987Buy ↗

41Lullaby1989Buy ↗

42Vespers1989Buy ↗

43Tricks1989Buy ↗

44Widows1991Buy ↗

45Kiss1992Buy ↗

46Mischief1993Buy ↗

47Romance1995Buy ↗

48Nocturne1997Buy ↗

49The Big Bad City1998Buy ↗

50The Last Dance1999Buy ↗

51Money, Money, Money2001Buy ↗

52Fat Ollie's Book2002Buy ↗

53The Frumious Bandersnatch2003Buy ↗

54Hark!2004Buy ↗

55Fiddlers2005Buy ↗

Publication Order of Matthew Hope Books13 books · 1976–1998

01Goldilocks1976Buy ↗

02Rumpelstiltskin1981Buy ↗

03Beauty and the Beast1982Buy ↗

04Jack and the Beanstalk1984Buy ↗

05Snow White and Rose Red1985Buy ↗

06Cinderella1986Buy ↗

07Puss in Boots1987Buy ↗

08The House That Jack Built1988Buy ↗

09Three Blind Mice1990Buy ↗

10Mary, Mary1991Buy ↗

11There Was A Little Girl1994Buy ↗

12Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear1996Buy ↗

13The Last Best Hope1998Buy ↗

Publication Order of Children's Books4 books · 1952–1976

01Find the Feathered Serpent1952Buy ↗

02The Remarkable Harry(As: Evan Hunter)1961Buy ↗

03The Wonderful Button(As: Evan Hunter)1961Buy ↗

04Me and Mr. Stenner(As: Evan Hunter)1976Buy ↗

Publication Order of 87th Precinct Collections Books2 books · 1988–1989

01McBain's Ladies(As: Evan Hunter)1988Buy ↗

02McBain's Ladies Too(As: Evan Hunter)1989Buy ↗

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