Non-Fiction Books in Order

144

Books

1982

First Book

2024

Latest Book

43

Years

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: January 2026

Publication Order

1

Gun in Cheek

1982

2

San Francisco

1985

3

1001 Midnights

1986

4

Son of Gun in Cheek

1987

5

Six Gun In Cheek

1997

6

Wondermakers 2

1974

7

Future Corruption

1975

8

Arena: Sports Science Fiction

1976

9

Mystery Writers' Choice 1977

1976

10

Midnight Specials

1977

11

Dark Sins, Dark Dreams

1979

12

Werewolf!

1979

13

The End of Summer

1979

14

Night Screams

1979

15

Shared Tomorrows

1979

16

Chrysalis 5

1979

17

Chrysalis 6

1980

18

Voodoo

1980

19

Mummy!

1980

20

The Edgar Winners

1980

21

Other Worlds Volume 2

1980

22

The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural

1981

23

100 Malicious Little Mysteries

1981

24

Great Tales of Mystery and Suspense

1981

25

Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural

1981

26

The Arbor House Necropolis

1981

27

The Giant Book Of Horror Stories

1981

28

The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense

1982

29

Alfred Hitchcock's Borrowers of the Night

1983

30

The Web She Weaves

1983

31

The Arbor House Treasury of Detective and Mystery Stories from the Great Pulps

1983

32

Baker's Dozen

1984

33

The Western Hall of Fame

1984

34

Child's Ploy

1984

35

The Outlaws

1984

36

The Reel West

1984

37

Witches' Brew

1984

38

13 Short Mystery Novels

1984

39

The Eyes Have It

1984

40

The Mystery Hall of Fame

1984

41

Chapter and Hearse

1985

42

The Cowboys

1985

43

The Arbor House Treasury of Great Western Stories

1985

44

Dark Lessons

1985

45

She Won the West

1985

46

The Warriors

1985

47

Deadly Arts

1985

48

The Second Reel West

1985

49

Murder in the First Reel

1985

50

Wickedest Show on Earth

1985

51

Shadows 8

1985

52

Police Procedurals

1985

53

The Ethnic Detectives

1985

54

Halloween Horrors

1986

55

Tales of Mystery

1986

56

Mammoth Book of Short Crime Novels

1986

57

Tales of the Dead

1986

58

The Cattlemen

1986

59

The Railroaders

1986

60

Mean Streets

1986

61

The Steamboaters

1986

62

Great Modern Police Stories

1986

63

The Third Reel West

1986

64

Mystery in the Mainstream

1986

65

101 Mystery Stories

1986

66

Wild Westerns

1986

67

Prime Suspects

1987

68

The Horse Soldiers

1987

69

Uncollected Crimes

1987

70

Suspicious Characters

1987

71

Manhattan Mysteries

1987

72

13 Short Detective Novels

1987

73

The Gunfighters

1987

74

Lady on the Case

1988

75

Cloak and Dagger

1988

76

The Texans

1988

77

Best of the West

1988

78

The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories

1988

79

Homicidal Acts

1988

80

Criminal Elements

1988

81

The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction

1988

82

Mammoth Book of World War II Stories

1989

83

Kill or Cure

1989

84

The Californians

1989

85

Felonious Assaults

1989

86

The Arizonans

1989

87

More Wild Westerns

1989

88

Deadly Doings

1989

89

Mistletoe Mysteries

1989

90

The Northwesterners

1990

91

Crime and Crime Again

1990

92

The Northerners

1990

93

Best of the West 2

1990

94

Best of the West III

1990

95

Christmas Out West

1990

96

100 Great Detectives, Or, the Detective Directory

1991

97

A Treasury of World War II Stories

1991

98

A Treasury of Civil War Stories

1991

99

The Montanans

1991

100

Combat!

1992

101

The Best Western Stories of Ed Gorman

1992

102

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1992

1993

103

100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories

1993

104

100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories

1993

105

Dark Crimes 2

1993

106

Criminal Intent

1993

107

The Fine Art of Murder: The Mystery Reader's Indispensable Companion

1993

108

Great Tales of the West

1994

109

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1993

1994

110

Great Tales of Horror and the Supernatural

1994

111

Hardboiled

1995

112

Torture Trek and Eleven Other Action-Packed Stories of the Wild West

1995

113

100 Astounding Little Alien Stories

1996

114

First Cases, Volume 1

1996

115

The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels

1996

116

Gunfight!

1996

117

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1995

1996

118

A Century of Mystery

1997

119

The Giant Book of War Stories

1997

120

Giant Book of Short Crime Stories

1997

121

Detective Duos

1997

122

The Giant Book of Private Eye Stories

1997

123

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories 1997

1998

124

Pure Pulp

1999

125

The Best of the American West II

1999

126

Irreconcilable Differences

1999

127

Crafty Cat Crimes

2000

128

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 1

2000

129

Oddments

2000

130

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2

2000

131

A Century of Great Suspense Stories

2001

132

More Oddments

2001

133

Most Wanted

2002

134

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3

2002

135

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 4

2003

136

San Francisco Noir 2

2009

137

Masters of Horror and the Supernatural

2010

138

Beat to a Pulp: Round 2

2012

139

The Interrogator and Other Criminally Good Fiction

2012

140

Shivers VII

2013

141

Coast to Coast: Murder from Sea to Shining Sea

2015

142

Deadly Anniversaries

2020

143

Bullets and Other Hurting Things: A Tribute to Bill Crider

2021

144

Shamus and Anthony Commit Capers

2024

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Gun in Cheek (1982), 2. San Francisco (1985), 3. 1001 Midnights (1986), 4. Son of Gun in Cheek (1987), 5. Six Gun In Cheek (1997), and 139 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Non-Fiction series by Bill Pronzini contains 144 books. The series began in 1982 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Non-Fiction series is written by Bill Pronzini. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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