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Gary Phillips is a Los Angeles-based author, renowned for crafting gripping novels and short stories centered around the intriguing PI Ivan Monk. A versatile individual with a diverse professional background, he has previously worked as a graveyard shift security guard, printer, union organizer, and co-director of the MultiCultural Collaborative, a nonprofit organization that promotes race relations and healing following the 1992 LA riots. Phillips has also served as the political director of a city council campaign. In addition to his literary pursuits, he contributes insightful commentary on politics and popular culture to prominent publications, including the Los Angeles Times, LA Watts Times, and Black Scholar.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Gary Phillips
- #1AmazonThe Cocaine Chronicles (With: Lee Child,Laura Lippman,Ken Bruen,Jervey Tervalon,Bill Moody)(2005)
- #2AmazonThe Marijuana Chronicles (By: Jonathan Santlofer)(2013)
- #3AmazonThe Nicotine Chronicles (By: Lee Child,Joyce Carol Oates,Hannah Tinti,Christopher Sorrentino,Cara Black,Lauren Sanders,Bernice L. McFadden,Jonathan Ames)(2020)
- #1AmazonSan Francisco Noir(2002)
- #2AmazonSeattle Noir(2003)
- #3AmazonBronx Noir(2003)
- #4AmazonBrooklyn Noir(2004)
- #5AmazonBrooklyn Noir 2(2005)
- #6AmazonChicago Noir(2005)
- #7AmazonDublin Noir(2005)
- #8AmazonManhattan Noir(2006)
- #9AmazonMiami Noir(2006)
- #10AmazonD.C. Noir(2006)
- #11AmazonBaltimore Noir(2006)
- #12AmazonTwin Cities Noir(2006)
- #13AmazonLondon Noir(2006)
- #14AmazonNew Orleans Noir(2007)
- #15AmazonLos Angeles Noir(2007)
- #16AmazonWall Street Noir(2007)
- #17AmazonHavana Noir(2007)
- #18AmazonDetroit Noir(2007)
- #19AmazonQueens Noir(2008)
- #20AmazonBrooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth(2008)
- #21AmazonToronto Noir(2008)
- #22AmazonLas Vegas Noir(2008)
- #23AmazonTrinidad Noir(2008)
- #24AmazonD.C. Noir 2(2008)
- #25AmazonManhattan Noir 2(2008)
- #26AmazonParis Noir(2008)
- #27AmazonIstanbul Noir(2008)
- #28AmazonBoston Noir(2009)
- #29AmazonRome Noir(2009)
- #30AmazonSan Francisco Noir 2(2009)
- #31AmazonPortland Noir(2009)
- #32AmazonDelhi Noir(2009)
- #33AmazonPhoenix Noir(2009)
- #34AmazonLos Angeles Noir 2(2010)
- #35AmazonMexico City Noir(2010)
- #36AmazonRichmond Noir(2010)
- #37AmazonOrange County Noir(2010)
- #38AmazonIndian Country Noir(2010)
- #39AmazonMoscow Noir(2010)
- #40AmazonLone Star Noir(2010)
- #41AmazonPhiladelphia Noir(2010)
- #42AmazonHaiti Noir(2010)
- #43AmazonCopenhagen Noir(2010)
- #44AmazonPittsburgh Noir(2011)
- #45AmazonSan Diego Noir(2011)
- #46AmazonBarcelona Noir(2011)
- #47AmazonCape Cod Noir(2011)
- #48AmazonNew Jersey Noir(2011)
- #49AmazonStaten Island Noir(2012)
- #50AmazonWhen They Are Done With Us(2012)
- #51AmazonMumbai Noir(2012)
- #52AmazonLong Island Noir(2012)
- #53AmazonVenice Noir(2012)
- #54AmazonKingston Noir(2012)
- #55AmazonSt. Petersburg Noir(2012)
- #56AmazonKansas City Noir(2012)
- #57AmazonBoston Noir 2(2012)
- #58AmazonUSA Noir(2013)
- #59AmazonManila Noir(2013)
- #60AmazonBuffalo Noir(2013)
- #61AmazonDallas Noir(2013)
- #62AmazonHaiti Noir 2(2013)
- #63AmazonSingapore Noir(2014)
- #64AmazonPrison Noir(2014)
- #65AmazonTel Aviv Noir(2014)
- #66AmazonTehran Noir(2014)
- #67AmazonBelfast Noir(2014)
- #68AmazonHelsinki Noir(2014)
- #69AmazonRio Noir(2014)
- #70AmazonProvidence Noir(2015)
- #71AmazonChicago Noir: The Classics(2015)
- #72AmazonMemphis Noir(2015)
- #73AmazonZagreb Noir(2015)
- #74AmazonMarseille Noir(2015)
- #75AmazonBeirut Noir(2015)
- #76AmazonNew Orleans Noir: The Classics(2016)
- #77AmazonStockholm Noir(2016)
- #78AmazonBrussels Noir(2016)
- #79AmazonMississippi Noir(2016)
- #80AmazonSt. Louis Noir(2016)
- #81AmazonPrague Noir(2016)
- #82AmazonSan Juan Noir(2016)
- #83AmazonOakland Noir(2017)
- #84AmazonTrinidad Noir: The Classics(2017)
- #85AmazonAtlanta Noir(2017)
- #86AmazonNew Haven Noir(2017)
- #87AmazonMontana Noir(2017)
- #88AmazonBuenos Aires Noir(2017)
- #89AmazonMontreal Noir(2017)
- #90AmazonBerlin Noir(2018)
- #91AmazonSão Paulo Noir(2018)
- #92AmazonSanta Cruz Noir(2018)
- #93AmazonLagos Noir(2018)
- #94AmazonMarrakech Noir(2018)
- #95AmazonBaghdad Noir(2018)
- #96AmazonVancouver Noir(2018)
- #97AmazonSydney Noir(2018)
- #98AmazonHong Kong Noir(2018)
- #99AmazonAmsterdam Noir(2019)
- #100AmazonMilwaukee Noir(2019)
- #101AmazonHouston Noir(2019)
- #102AmazonNairobi Noir(2020)
- #103AmazonColumbus Noir(2020)
- #104AmazonSanta Fe Noir(2020)
- #105AmazonAlabama Noir(2020)
- #106AmazonBerkeley Noir(2020)
- #107AmazonAddis Ababa Noir(2020)
- #108AmazonTampa Bay Noir(2020)
- #109AmazonMiami Noir: The Classics(2020)
- #110AmazonAccra Noir(2020)
- #111AmazonBelgrade Noir(2020)
- #112AmazonPalm Springs Noir(2021)
- #113AmazonParis Noir: The Suburbs(2022)
- #114AmazonDenver Noir(2022)
- #115AmazonSouth Central Noir(2022)
- #116AmazonCleveland Noir(2023)
- #117AmazonEast Jerusalem Noir(2023)
- #118AmazonWest Jerusalem Noir(2023)
- #119AmazonHonolulu Noir(2024)
- #120AmazonSacramento Noir(2025)
- #121AmazonHamburg Noir(2025)
- #1AmazonBass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 1 (With: Mel Odom,Andrew Salmon,Derrick Ferguson)(2016)
- #2AmazonBass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 2 (With: Mel Odom,Derrick Ferguson,Michael A. Black)(2017)
- #3AmazonBass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 3 (With: Mel Odom,Terry Alexander,R.A. Jones)(2018)
- #4AmazonLegends of the West (By: Michael A. Black)(2019)
- #5AmazonBass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 4 (By: Mel Odom)(2020)
- #6AmazonBass Reeves Frontier Marshal Volume 5 (With: Mel Odom,Rob Davis,Michael Panush,Thomas McNulty)(2022)
- #1AmazonTales Of The Demon (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1971)
- #2AmazonBatman Official Annual 1980 (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1979)
- #3AmazonBatman Official 1986 Annual. (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1985)
- #4AmazonAbsoluteYear One (By: Frank Miller)(1988)
- #5AmazonAnnual 1989 (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1988)
- #6AmazonBatman Movie Adaptation (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1989)
- #7AmazonChallenge Of The Man-bat (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1989)
- #8AmazonBride Of The Demon (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1990)
- #9AmazonVenom (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1991)
- #10AmazonLegends Of The Dark Knight Annual No. 2 (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1992)
- #11AmazonBirth Of The Demon (By: Dennis O'Neil,Mike W. Barr)(1992)
- #12AmazonSword Of Azrael (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1993)
- #13AmazonKnightfall (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1994)
- #14AmazonBatman Forever (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1995)
- #15AmazonDeath Of Innocents (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1996)
- #16AmazonBatman & Robin Movie Adaptation (By: Dennis O'Neil)(1997)
- #17AmazonThe Brave And The Bold (By: Dennis O'Neil)(2004)
- #18AmazonThe Man Who Laughs (By: Ed Brubaker,Doug Mahnke,Patrick Zircher,Steve Bird,Aaron Sowd)(2005)
- #19AmazonBatman Hush (By: Jeph Loeb)(2005)
- #20AmazonAll-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder (By: Frank Miller)(2008)
- #21AmazonWorld's Finest, Vol. 4 (By: Dennis O'Neil)(2012)
- #22AmazonDark Night, Dark City (By: Peter Milligan)(2015)
- #23AmazonThe Killing Joke (With: Christa Faust)(2018)
- #24AmazonBatman: Year One & Two (By: Alan Davis,Mike W. Barr,Frank Miller)(2024)
- #25AmazonOff-World (By: Jason Aaron)(2025)
- #1Amazon10 Seconds To Death(2013)
- #1AmazonThe Concrete Smile (By: Frank Zafiro)(2019)
- #2AmazonPeople Like Us (By: J.D. Rhoades)(2019)
- #3AmazonThe Whale (By: Lawrence Kelter)(2019)
- #4AmazonThe Movie Makers(2019)
- #5AmazonLost in Middle America (By: Colin Conway)(2019)
- #6AmazonCome the Apocalypse (By: Frank Zafiro)(2019)
- #7AmazonLosing Streak (By: Jim Wilsky)(2019)
- #8AmazonGone Dead on You (By: Eryk Pruitt)(2020)
- #9AmazonUpgrade (By: Asa Maria Bradley)(2020)
- #10AmazonThe Money Block (By: Holly West)(2020)
- #11AmazonThe Sound of Breaking Bones (By: Eric Beetner)(2020)
- #12AmazonStill Life with Suitcase (By: Scott Eubanks)(2020)
- #13AmazonDown Comes the Night (By: Frank Zafiro)(2020)
- #14AmazonThe Reckoner (By: Frank Zafiro)(2021)
- #15AmazonThe Rule of Thirds (By: Matt Phillips)(2021)
- #16AmazonThe Down and Out (By: Lawrence Maddox)(2021)
- #17AmazonTravel Money (By: Jonathan J. Brown)(2021)
- #18AmazonRocky Mountain Lie (By: Michael Pool)(2021)
- #19AmazonOpen Up Your Heart (By: Carmen Jaramillo)(2021)
- #20AmazonRide Like Hell (By: S.A. Cosby)(2021)
- #21AmazonThe Alpha Whisperer (By: Frank Zafiro)(2021)
- #22AmazonDracula Wine (By: David Housewright)(2021)
- #23AmazonDiamond Dogs (By: Gabriel Valjan)(2022)
- #24AmazonDusty and Bent (By: Trey R. Barker)(2022)
- #25AmazonConcrete and Cocaine (By: Vincent Zandri)(2022)
- #26AmazonThe Low White Plain (By: Paul J. Garth)(2022)
- #27AmazonDangerous to Know (By: Hilary Davidson)(2022)
- #28AmazonMadam Tomahawk (By: Nick Kolakowski)(2023)
- #29AmazonGood For It (By: T.G. Wolff)(2023)
- #30AmazonOutfoxed (By: Jeffery Hess)(2023)
- #31AmazonSomewhere Outside Salvation (By: James D.F. Hannah)(2023)
- #32AmazonInto the Dying Sun (By: Frank Zafiro)(2023)
- #1AmazonTacos de Cazuela con Smith & Wesson(2019)
- #2AmazonThree Brisket Tacos and a Sig Sauer (By: Michael Bracken)(2019)
- #3AmazonA Gyro and a Glock (By: Frank Zafiro)(2019)
- #4AmazonThree Chalupas, Rice, Soda…and a Kimber .45 (By: Trey R. Barker)(2019)
- #5AmazonSome Churros and El Burro (By: William Dylan Powell)(2019)
- #6AmazonA Beretta, Burritos and Bears (By: James A. Hearn)(2019)
- #7AmazonBurritos & Bullets (By: Eric Beetner)(2020)
- #8AmazonJalapeño Poppers and a Flare Gun (By: Trey R. Barker,Michael Bracken)(2020)
- #9AmazonFour Shrimp Tacos and a Walther P38 (By: Alec Cizak)(2020)
- #10AmazonA Taco, A T-Bird, A Beretta and One Furious Night (By: Ann Aptaker)(2020)
- #11AmazonSopa and a Streetsweeper (By: Ryan Sayles)(2020)
- #12AmazonDos Tacos Guatemaltecos y Una Pistola Casera (By: Mark Troy)(2020)
- #13AmazonTwo More Tacos, a Beretta .32, and a Pink Butterfly (By: Dave Zeltserman)(2021)
- #14AmazonTwo Tamales, One Tokarev, and a Lifetime of Broken Promises (By: Stacy Woodson)(2021)
- #15AmazonChimichangas and a Couple of Glocks (By: David H. Hendrickson)(2021)
- #16AmazonRefried Beans and a Snub-Nosed .44 (By: Hugh Lessig)(2021)
- #17AmazonTwo Steak Taco Combos and a Pair of Sig Sauers (By: Neil S. Plakcy)(2021)
- #18AmazonA Smith & Wesson with a Side of Chorizo (By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins)(2021)
- #19AmazonTwo Black Bean and Shrimp Quesadillas, and a Pink Ruger LCP (By: Joseph S. Walker)(2022)
- #20AmazonA Handful of Chicles and a Custom Nine (By: C.W. Blackwell)(2022)
- #21AmazonTwo Shrimp Tacos and a .22 Ruger (By: Adam Meyer)(2022)
- #22AmazonNachos, a Stun Gun, and a Wedding Ring (By: Karen E. Olson)(2022)
- #23AmazonNo Food, No Drink, Just the Gun (By: Trey R. Barker)(2022)
- #1AmazonMatthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem(2020)
- #1AmazonThe Human Front (By: Ken MacLeod)(2001)
- #2AmazonThe Left Left Behind (By: Terry Bisson,Eleanor Arnason)(2009)
- #3AmazonLucky Strike (By: Kim Stanley Robinson)(2009)
- #4AmazonThe Underbelly (With: Eleanor Arnason)(2010)
- #5AmazonMammoths of the Great Plains (By: Eleanor Arnason)(2010)
- #6AmazonThe Wild Girls (By: Ursula K. Le Guin,Eleanor Arnason)(2011)
- #7AmazonModem Times 2.0 (By: Michael Moorcock,Eleanor Arnason)(2011)
- #8AmazonThe Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (By: Cory Doctorow,Eleanor Arnason)(2011)
- #9AmazonReport from Planet Midnight (By: Nalo Hopkinson,Eleanor Arnason)(2012)
- #10AmazonThe Science of Herself (By: Karen Joy Fowler,Eleanor Arnason)(2013)
- #11AmazonPatty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (By: Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner)(2013)
- #12AmazonNew Taboos (By: John Shirley)(2013)
- #13AmazonRaising Hell (By: Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason)(2014)
- #14AmazonMy Life, My Body (By: Marge Piercy)(2015)
- #15AmazonGypsy (By: Carter Scholz,Eleanor Arnason)(2015)
- #16AmazonMiracles Ain't What They Used to Be (By: Joe R. Lansdale,Eleanor Arnason)(2016)
- #17AmazonFire. (By: Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason)(2017)
- #18AmazonTotalitopia (By: John Crowley)(2017)
- #19AmazonThe Atheist in the Attic (By: Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason)(2018)
- #20AmazonThoreau's Microscope (By: Michael Blumlein,Eleanor Arnason)(2018)
- #21AmazonThe Beatrix Gates (By: Rachel Pollack)(2019)
- #22AmazonA City Made of Words (By: Paul Park)(2019)
- #23AmazonBig Girl (By: Meg Elison)(2020)
- #24AmazonNot What I Intended (By: Nancy Kress)(2025)
- #1AmazonThe Presidential Papers (By: John H. Kessel)(1984)
- #2AmazonThe Human Front (By: Ken MacLeod)(2001)
- #3AmazonThe Underbelly (With: Eleanor Arnason)(2010)
- #4AmazonMammoths of the Great Plains (By: Eleanor Arnason)(2010)
- #5AmazonModem Times 2.0 (By: Michael Moorcock,Eleanor Arnason)(2011)
- #6AmazonSurfing the Gnarl (By: Rudy Rucker)(2012)
- #7AmazonPatty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (By: Eleanor Arnason,Paul Krassner)(2013)
- #8AmazonRaising Hell (By: Norman Spinrad,Eleanor Arnason)(2014)
- #9AmazonGypsy (By: Carter Scholz)(2015)
- #10AmazonMiracles Ain't What They Used to Be (By: Joe R. Lansdale,Eleanor Arnason)(2016)
- #11AmazonFire. (By: Elizabeth Hand,Eleanor Arnason)(2017)
- #12AmazonThe Atheist in the Attic (By: Samuel R. Delany,Eleanor Arnason)(2018)
- #13AmazonTalk Like a Man (By: Nisi Shawl)(2019)
- #14AmazonBig Girl (By: Meg Elison)(2020)
- #15AmazonPlanetbreaker’s Son (By: Nick Mamatas)(2021)
- #16AmazonUtopias of the Third Kind (By: Vandana Singh)(2021)
- #17AmazonNight Shift (By: Eileen Gunn)(2022)
- #18AmazonThe Collapsing Frontier (By: Jonathan Lethem)(2024)
- #19AmazonThe Shamus Game(2000)
- #20AmazonThe World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2(2000)
- #21AmazonThe Mighty Johns(2002)
- #22Amazon...And Some of Them Are Dead(2002)
- #23AmazonShow Business is Murder(2004)
- #24AmazonThe Cocaine Chronicles(2005)
- #25AmazonFull House(2007)
- #26AmazonPolitics Noir(2008)
- #27AmazonThe Darker Mask(2008)
- #28AmazonOnce Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense(2009)
- #29AmazonSend My Love and a Molotov Cocktail!(2011)
- #30AmazonShaken: Stories for Japan(2011)
- #31AmazonPULP INK(2011)
- #32AmazonIn Pursuit of Spenser(2012)
- #33AmazonBlood & Tacos #1(2012)
- #34AmazonBlack Pulp(2013)
- #35AmazonBlood & Tacos: The Beginning(2013)
- #36AmazonGary Phillips' Hollis P.I.(2014)
- #37AmazonAsian Pulp(2015)
- #38AmazonOccupied Earth(2015)
- #39AmazonBass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 1(2016)
- #40AmazonCrime Plus Music(2016)
- #41AmazonCrimespree Magazine #64(2016)
- #42Amazon44 Caliber Funk(2016)
- #43AmazonBass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 2(2017)
- #44AmazonNoir Nation No. 6: The Jazz Issue(2017)
- #45AmazonThe Obama Inheritance(2017)
- #46AmazonPassport to Murder(2017)
- #47Amazon18 Wheels of Science Fiction(2018)
- #48AmazonBass Reeves Frontier Marshal, Volume 3(2018)
- #49AmazonGary Phillips' Hollis for Hire(2018)
- #50AmazonBlack Pulp II(2019)
- #51AmazonStar Noir(2019)
- #52AmazonGuns + Tacos Vol. 1(2020)
- #53AmazonThe Faking of the President(2020)
- #54AmazonLow Down Dirty Vote Volume 2(2020)
- #55AmazonStop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic(2020)
- #56AmazonJukes & Tonks: Crime Fiction Inspired by Music in the Dark and Suspect Choices(2021)
- #57AmazonThe Eviction of Hope(2021)
- #58AmazonCrime Hits Home(2022)
- #59AmazonSouth Central Noir(2022)
- #60AmazonWitnesses for the Dead(2022)
- #61AmazonBrutal & Strange(2023)
- #1AmazonThe Jook(1999)
- #2AmazonBangers(2003)
- #3AmazonMidnight Mover(2004)
- #4AmazonFreedom's Fight(2009)
- #5AmazonThe Underbelly (With: Eleanor Arnason)(2010)
- #6AmazonThe Warlord of Willow Ridge(2012)
- #7AmazonThe Anti-Gravity Steal(2014)
- #8AmazonThe Extractors(2014)
- #9AmazonCulprits (With: Richard Brewer)(2024)
- #10AmazonThe Sleeping Detective(2000)
- #11AmazonBlazin’ on Broadway(2009)
- #12AmazonTreacherous(2012)
- #13Amazon3 the Hard Way(2016)
- #14AmazonThe Unvarnished Gary Phillips: A Mondo Pulp Collection(2023)
About Gary Phillips
Gary Phillips is a Los Angeles-based author, renowned for crafting gripping novels and short stories centered around the intriguing PI Ivan Monk. A versatile individual with a diverse professional background, he has previously worked as a graveyard shift security guard, printer, union organizer, and co-director of the MultiCultural Collaborative, a nonprofit organization that promotes race relations and healing following the 1992 LA riots. Phillips has also served as the political director of a city council campaign. In addition to his literary pursuits, he contributes insightful commentary on politics and popular culture to prominent publications, including the Los Angeles Times, LA Watts Times, and Black Scholar.
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