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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Gun in Cheek" (1982) and follow publication order through all 144 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Gun in Cheek
1982
San Francisco
1985
1001 Midnights
1986
Son of Gun in Cheek
1987
Six Gun In Cheek
1997
Wondermakers 2
1974
Future Corruption
1975
Arena: Sports Science Fiction
1976
Mystery Writers' Choice 1977
1976
Midnight Specials
1977
Dark Sins, Dark Dreams
1979
Werewolf!
1979
The End of Summer
1979
Night Screams
1979
Shared Tomorrows
1979
Chrysalis 5
1979
Chrysalis 6
1980
Voodoo
1980
Mummy!
1980
The Edgar Winners
1980
Other Worlds Volume 2
1980
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural
1981
100 Malicious Little Mysteries
1981
Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense
1981
Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural
1981
The Arbor House Necropolis
1981
The Giant Book Of Horror Stories
1981
The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense
1982
Alfred Hitchcock's Borrowers of the Night
1983
The Web She Weaves
1983
The Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps
1983
Baker's Dozen
1984
The Western Hall of Fame
1984
Child's Ploy
1984
The Outlaws
1984
The Reel West
1984
Witches' Brew
1984
13 Short Mystery Novels
1984
The Eyes Have It
1984
The Mystery Hall of Fame
1984
Chapter and Hearse
1985
The Cowboys
1985
The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories
1985
Dark Lessons
1985
She Won the West
1985
The Warriors
1985
Deadly Arts
1985
The Second Reel West
1985
Murder in the First Reel
1985
Wickedest Show on Earth
1985
Shadows 8
1985
Police Procedurals
1985
The Ethnic Detectives
1985
Halloween Horrors
1986
Tales of Mystery
1986
Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels
1986
Tales of the Dead
1986
The Cattlemen
1986
The Railroaders
1986
Mean Streets
1986
The Steamboaters
1986
Great Modern Police Stories
1986
The Third Reel West
1986
Mystery in the Mainstream
1986
101 Mystery Stories
1986
Wild Westerns
1986
Prime Suspects
1987
The Horse Soldiers
1987
Uncollected Crimes
1987
Suspicious Characters
1987
Manhattan Mysteries
1987
13 Short Detective Novels
1987
The Gunfighters
1987
Lady on the Case
1988
Cloak and Dagger
1988
The Texans
1988
Best of the West
1988
The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories
1988
Homicidal Acts
1988
Criminal Elements
1988
The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction
1988
Mammoth Book of World War II Stories
1989
Kill or Cure
1989
The Californians
1989
Felonious Assaults
1989
The Arizonans
1989
More Wild Westerns
1989
Deadly Doings
1989
Mistletoe Mysteries
1989
The Northwesterners
1990
Crime and Crime Again
1990
The Northerners
1990
Best of the West 2
1990
Best of the West III
1990
Christmas Out West
1990
100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory
1991
A Treasury of World War II Stories
1991
A Treasury of Civil War Stories
1991
The Montanans
1991
Combat!
1992
The Best Western Stories of Ed Gorman
1992
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992
1993
100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories
1993
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
1993
Dark Crimes 2
1993
Criminal Intent
1993
The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion
1993
Great Tales of the West
1994
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993
1994
Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural
1994
Hardboiled
1995
Torture Trek and Eleven Other Action-Packed Stories of the Wild West
1995
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories
1996
First Cases, Volume 1
1996
The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels
1996
Gunfight!
1996
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995
1996
A Century of Mystery
1997
The Giant Book of War Stories
1997
Giant Book of Short Crime Stories
1997
Detective Duos
1997
The Giant Book of Private Eye Stories
1997
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997
1998
Pure Pulp
1999
The Best of the American West II
1999
Irreconcilable Differences
1999
Crafty Cat Crimes
2000
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1
2000
Oddments
2000
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2
2000
A Century of Great Suspense Stories
2001
More Oddments
2001
Most Wanted
2002
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
2002
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4
2003
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
Masters of Horror and the Supernatural
2010
Beat to a Pulp: Round 2
2012
The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction
2012
Shivers VII
2013
Coast to Coast: Murder from Sea to Shining Sea
2015
Deadly Anniversaries
2020
Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider
2021
Shamus and Anthony Commit Capers
2024
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