Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Titanic Murders | 1999 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 2 | The Hindenburg Murders | 2000 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 3 | The Pearl Harbor Murders | 2001 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 4 | The Lusitania Murders | 2002 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 5 | The London Blitz Murders | 2004 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
| 6 | The War of the Worlds Murder | 2005 | Max Allan Collins | Buy |
Max Allan Collins’ Disaster series is a six-book run of mystery novels published between 1999 and 2005. Each book places a murder mystery inside the setting of a famous historical disaster or event. The Titanic Murders kicks things off aboard the doomed ocean liner, while subsequent entries move to the Hindenburg, Pearl Harbor, the Lusitania, the London Blitz, and Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast.
Collins populates these books with real historical figures who become suspects and witnesses in fictional murder plots. The approach gives readers a mystery to solve while also recreating the atmosphere of these well-known events. Collins is a prolific crime fiction writer with a strong interest in American history, and the Disaster series is a good example of how he blends the two interests. Each book works as a standalone mystery, so readers can start with whatever historical event interests them most.