A Gibbons and Tozzi Thriller Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Bad Guys |
1988 |
Buy |
| Bad Blood |
1989 |
Buy |
| Bad Luck |
1990 |
Buy |
| Bad Business |
1991 |
Buy |
| Bad Moon |
1992 |
Buy |
| Bad Apple |
1994 |
Buy |
Crimescape Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil |
2011 |
Buy |
| Immortal Monster |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Vampire Trap |
2011 |
Buy |
| Death by Rock and Roll |
2011 |
Buy |
| Mom |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Roppongi Stalker |
2011 |
Buy |
| Psychopath |
2011 |
Buy |
| Something Happened to Grandma |
2011 |
Buy |
| Sexual Obsessions Gone Wrong |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Ivy League Killer |
2012 |
Buy |
| Kiss the Girls Goodnight |
2012 |
Buy |
| Moonlight Murders on Lovers’ Lane |
2012 |
Buy |
| Fatal Trust |
2013 |
Buy |
| The American Sweeney Todd |
2017 |
Buy |
| Killer in the Holy City |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Sex Beast |
2018 |
Buy |
| Il Mostro: The Monster of Florence |
2018 |
Buy |
| Ghost Killers |
2018 |
Buy |
Loretta Kovacs Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Devil’s Food |
1997 |
Buy |
| Double Espresso |
1998 |
Buy |
| Hot Fudge |
2000 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Iceman |
1993 |
Buy |
| The Seekers |
2000 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Seven |
1995 |
Buy |
| The Temptations of St. Frank |
2009 |
Buy |
| Bleeders |
2014 |
Buy |
Anthony Bruno built his reputation on Bad Guys, the 1988 debut of FBI agents Mike Tozzi and Cuthbert Gibbons, an odd-couple partnership aimed at New York and New Jersey organized crime. The series ran to six books, drawing on Bruno’s research into actual Mafia figures — territory he was working in well before The Sopranos made it mainstream.
He followed the Gibbons and Tozzi books with a very different series: the Loretta Kovacs thrillers, which center on a parole officer and a darkly comedic premise, including an undercover stint at a Florida fat farm. His Crimescape collection adds a body of true crime short works to his output. The nonfiction books The Iceman and The Seekers (co-written with Joshua Armstrong and nominated for an Edgar Award) show his range beyond fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Anthony Bruno written?
Anthony Bruno has written 32 books across five series.
What was Anthony Bruno's first book?
Anthony Bruno’s first book is Bad Guys, published in 1988.
What is Anthony Bruno best known for writing?
Bruno is best known for the Gibbons and Tozzi series, featuring two mismatched FBI agents targeting the New Jersey mob. People magazine called them the best fictional cop duo around. He also wrote The Iceman, a nonfiction account of contract killer Richard Kuklinski.