Trash ’n’ Treasures Mystery Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Antiques Roadkill | 2006 | Buy |
| Antiques Maul | 2007 | Buy |
| Antiques Flee Market | 2008 | Buy |
| Antiques Bizarre | 2010 | Buy |
| Antiques Knock-Off | 2011 | Buy |
| Antiques Disposal | 2012 | Buy |
| Antiques Chop | 2013 | Buy |
| Antiques Slay Ride | 2013 | Buy |
| Antiques Con | 2014 | Buy |
| Antiques Fruitcake | 2014 | Buy |
| Antiques St. Nicked | 2015 | Buy |
| Antiques Swap | 2015 | Buy |
| Antiques Fate | 2016 | Buy |
| Antiques Frame | 2018 | Buy |
| Antiques Ho-Ho-Homicides | 2018 | Buy |
| Antiques Wanted | 2018 | Buy |
| Antiques Ravin' | 2019 | Buy |
| Antiques Fire Sale | 2020 | Buy |
| Antiques Carry on | 2021 | Buy |
| Antiques Liquidation | 2022 | Buy |
| Antiques Foe | 2023 | Buy |
Barbara Allan is the joint pseudonym of husband-and-wife mystery writers Barbara Collins and Max Allan Collins. Barbara is an acclaimed short story writer, while Max is a New York Times bestselling author and Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, best known for Road to Perdition.
Their Trash ’n’ Treasures series features mother-daughter antiques dealers Brandy and Vivian Borne, who solve murders in their small Iowa hometown. Ellery Queen Magazine called it “one of the funniest cozy series going.” The authors say Max writes the unconventional mother Vivian while Barbara is more like the independent daughter Brandy.
The series also includes their Shih Tzu, Sushi, who has a sixth sense for clues, plus tips on antiques collecting and recipes.